US Selling Taiwan F-16Vs Fighters Delays Risk of China Invasion

US Selling Taiwan F-16Vs Fighters Delays Risk of China Invasion
Two US-made F-16 fighters in the air during an scramble take off at the eastern Hualien air force base on Jan. 23, 2013. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
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Taiwan’s acquisition of over 60 Lockheed Block 70 F-16C/D Vipers fighter jets will delay the risk of a successful invasion by the Peoples’ Republic of China for up to a decade.