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Tue 02 Feb 2010Beijing fury over US arms sales to Taiwan
BEIJING HAS reacted with fury to Washington’s decision to approve the sale of weapons to self-ruled Taiwan, which the Chinese consider a rogue province, and has promised sanctions against US firms that arm the Taiwanese.
It is the latest sign of bad blood between the established superpower and the rising superpower that is China.
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