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Tien Tan Advanced Combat System Ship [AEGIS]

• SENATE LEADER PRESSES FOR ARM SALES TO TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING TSEA (CNA Taiwan) 08 April 2000 -- If the Pentagon approves the deal, two of the four destroyers -- with a price tag of US$1 billion each -- will be built in Lott's home state of Mississippi, and will boost the senator's re-election campaign in November.
• TAIWAN SHOULD KEEP SILENT ON ARMS FROM US: ROC DEFENSE MINISTER (CNA Taiwan) 05 April 2000 -- Although earlier reports said the United States has agreed to provide Taiwan with the state-of-the-art Aegis warships, the latest news in Taiwan on Wednesday was that the United States has made a decision not to sell Taiwan any of the vessels this year.
• TAIWAN KEEPS MUM OVER US ARM SALES CNA-Taiwan 03 March 2000 -- Taipei kept mum on Friday over reports that Washington is inclined to reject Taiwan's offer to buy four US warships. US Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott urged US President Bill Clinton on Thursday to give Taiwan ground- and sea-based early-warning radar equipment.
• Arms requests test for US policy China Times 02 March 2000 -- Debate is continuing within the Clinton administration on the sale of Aegis-equipped warships to Taiwan, but it now seems likely that the U.S. president will reject the sale. Even if the U.S. approves the Aegis sale, delivery of the first ship would not occur for five years, while it would be several more years before ROC navy personnel would be able to handle the equipment properly.
• US expected to sell Aegis ships February 29, 2000 -- Eleven Jan, a senior editor at the Defense Technology Monthly magazine, expressed doubts that conscripts, who make up the bulk of Taiwan's armed forces, could properly operate the sophisticated Aegis technology.
• US REPORTEDLY TO SELL ANTI-SUB PLANES, MISSILES TO TAIWAN (CNA-Taiwan) 01 February 2000 -- Taiwan's request to acquire four AEGIS radar systems has caused a fierce debate within the Clinton Administration. The Pentagon agrees with the sales and the National Security Council and State Department officials object to the proposal.
• US SAID SET TO SELL 4 AEGIS WARSHIPS TO TAIWAN FOR TMD [CNA Taiwan] 09 January 2000 -- The United States has reportedly agreed to sell four Guided Missile AEGIS warships equipped with a new theater missile defense system (TMD) for naval use to Taiwan, a senior adviser to the Republic of China President said on Sunday.
• Why Taiwan's Navy Needs Aegis Destroyers Now By Carl Ford Taiwan Research Institute December 1999 -- Delaying sale of the Aegis system now poses special dangers. It takes years to build and outfit these sophisticated vessels. It takes more time for crews to become proficient in their use.
• AEGIS Destroyers Would Spell Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait By Carl Ford Taiwan Research Institute June 1999 - The versatile AEGIS would go a long way towards offsetting the PRC's crushing numerical advantages.