1. Following are excerpts from the 2 April 2015 article headlined "China angered after U.S. fighter jets land in Taiwan" at http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/us-china-usa-taiwan-idUSKBN0MT0SA20150402 (Begin excerpts) (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Thursday after two U.S. fighter jets landed in Taiwan, in a rare official contact between the militaries of the United States and the self-ruled democratic island. Taiwan's Central News Agency said the two F-18s landed at an air force base in southern Taiwan on Wednesday after experiencing mechanical problems. It said it was not clear where they were coming from or where they were going. "While this landing was unplanned and occurred exclusively out of mechanical necessity, it reflects well on Taiwan that they permitted pilots in distress to land safely," said U.S. Pentagon spokeswoman Henrietta Levin. China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, told a regular news briefing: "We have already made solemn representations to the U.S. side." "China demands that the United States strictly abide by the 'one-China policy' ... and cautiously and appropriately handle this incident." The United States is obligated to help Taiwan defend itself under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, when Washington severed formal ties with the island to recognize the People's Republic of China in Beijing. U.S. weapons sales in recent years to Taiwan, or indeed any formal contact between the two armed forces, have provoked strong condemnation by China, but have not caused lasting damage to Beijing's relations with either Washington or Taipei..... (End excerpts) 2. Two US fighter jets were forced to land in Taiwan on April 1 after experiencing "mechanical problems". Although it was not a hoax story on April Fools' Day, it gave the Chinese a rare chance to laugh at the poor quality of American products. Mind you, not one but two US fighter jets were having "mechanical problems" at the same time. However, the April Fools' Day "mechanical problems" also raise concern for China as it ponders the following questions: (a) What will happen if more and more US fighter jets, US warships and even US aircraft carriers experience "mechanical problems" and have to stop in Taiwan for repair and maintenance in the future? (b) What will happen if some US officials and even the US President experience "medical problems" and have to end up in some Taiwanese hospitals in the future? (c) Now the greatest cause for concern to China: What will happen if some US nuclear missiles land accidentally on Chinese soil after experiencing "mechanical problems" during test flight? P.S. The apparent poor quality of US products also provide an insight why the US sacrificed Crimea to Russia and why there was no show of American force in Ukraine even when Russia announced its intention to annex Crimea. The answer to the following question is obvious: What would have happened if the US fighter jets experienced "mechanical problems" in their dogfights with Russian aircraft in Ukrainian airspace?
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