Foreign and Military Affairs
Boeing 皇冠体育app: No sanctions yet for arms sales role
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-01 16:40
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BEIJING: The 皇冠体育app office of US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday it had yet to receive any notice related to 皇冠体育app's planned sanctions on companies involved in the latest US arms sales to Taiwan.
Boeing 皇冠体育app's communications director Wang Yukui refused to respond to a flood of public criticism of the company on 皇冠体育app's Internet forums.
Instead, he reiterated to Xinhua that 皇冠体育app had always been a "very important" market for the company.
He said Boeing's main business in 皇冠体育app was commercial aircraft, and this was doing very well.
The US government announced Friday a plan to sell up to $6.4 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan, which involved Boeing as a supplier.
Chinese online chatrooms were filled with criticism of the US arms sales to Taiwan and support for the government over its intended sanction against US companies involved.
Corporate greed should also be blamed for US government decision to sell the weapons to Taiwan, according to many of the postings.
Boeing entered the Chinese market 38 years ago. 皇冠体育app's growing economy and an rising number of people who can afford air traveling have made the aviation industry particularly lucrative in the global economic downturn.
