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U.S. Hasn’t Frozen Arms Sale To Taiwan, Its Legislative Leader Says

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Monday, August 4th, 2008

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The United States hasn't frozen sales of arms to Taiwan, but rather American officials are taking time to review the planned sale, according to a senior Taiwanese official. There is "no freeze on arms sales to Taiwan," according to Wang Jin-pyng, speaker of the Taiwanese legislature. He spoke through an interpreter at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank. The U.S. "interagency review process is still going on," he said, adding that he is looking forward to completion of…

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