Israel Cancels Sale of Early Warning Aircraft to China

By John Liang / July 12, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Bowing to pressure from the White House and Congress, Israel has canceled its sale of an airborne early warning aircraft to China, an Israeli official confirmed today. "Israel has informed the United States and China that it is not going to continue with the sale of the Phalcon aircraft," the official told InsideDefense.com . Officials at the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC could not be reached for comment. White House officials declined to comment on the matter, although spokesman Joe...

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