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Bush: No to Aegis, maybe later WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush will not sell Taiwan the advanced Aegis radar system, but has approved the sale of submarines and destroyers, congressional sources said Monday. Beijing had strongly resisted the sale of the Aegis system saying that it would destabilize the region. The sources said that Bush had not totally ruled out the request, and that the technology may be transferred in the future. The items approved for transfer are eight diesel-electric submarines, four Kidd-class destroyers, 12 P-3 anti-submarine warfare planes and self-propelled artillery. The P-3 aircraft are variants of the EP-3 involved in the collision with a Chinese jet fighter off Hainan island. Tensions between China and the United States have been tense, especially after the accident. Chinese officials have expressed concern over what they feel is an aggressive policy towards China by the Bush administration. --- Earlier stories Spy plane standoff continues, positions harden Bush, Jiang issue demands over spy flight Search for related pages in APU Discuss the issues in our Table Talk dicussion area. Or just chat and meet people in our live chat web.

Headlines Central Asia Uzbeks losing patience (Times of Central Asia) Indo-Nepalese medical team leaves for Everest (World Tibet News) East Asia CHINA: Strong reaction if US proceeds (Straits Times) Koizumi poised to clinch poll, prime ministership (Japan Times) Pacific Islands Saipan group supports RP's call for toxic waste cleanup (Saipan Tribune) Micronesia youth conference starts April 28 on Guam (Pacific Daily News) South Asia India seeks to defuse tension on border (Deccan Herald) 16 BSF personnel killed by Bangladeshi troops (Times of India) Southeast Asia Thaksin amnesty slammed (Bangkok Post) Staten Island’s ‘Fifth Beatle’ is a Filipino (PDI)