Sat, May 13, 2006 - Page 1 News List

US House approves bill to bolster Taiwanese defense

HELPING HAND The US House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to help Taiwan proceed with the proposed purchase of eight diesel-electric submarines

By Charles Snyder  /  STAFF REPORTER IN WASHINGTON

Any firm violating the provision would be barred from selling to the US military or participating in joint weapons development for at least five years.

That provision, originally introduced last year, was specifically aimed at European nations at a time when the EU was considering lifting its embargo on arms sales to China, but includes all foreign firms.

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