Should the US sell arms to Taiwan?

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China has reacted angrily to a US proposal to sell $6.4bn of arms to Taiwan. Should the deal go ahead?

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[Dimentio]

I am inclined to say: Better that Taiwan don't use the weapons than that the United States is using them.

[pierrotlefou]

It should only be ok if other countries can arm small islands outside of the US.

[Revy]

No.

I realize the question is itself kind of absurd, much like most of the other questions posted by the BBC News "Have Your Say" section and re-posted by Newsbot.

The politics in Taiwan (formally called the Republic of China) seems to be divided between two camps. Anti-communist Chinese nationalists (Pan-Blue) and Taiwanese nationalists (Pan-Green). The Kuomintang actually claims more land than the PRC does.

As for the far-left, there's the Taiwan Communist Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Communist_Party).

[Tablo]

I really do not see the point in them arming themselves. No matter what they do, I see China quite easily taking power in the future.