U.S. to offer Taiwan fighter upgrade but no new planes

The United States will offer Taiwan a  US$4.2 billion upgrade of its aging F-16 A/B fighter fleet but not the  more advanced F-16 C/D fighters Taiwan covets at this time, the U.S.  State Department told Congress Friday, according to a senior  congressional aide.  

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