Rick Rozoff, in his article, "U.S. Tightens Missile Shield Encirclement Of China And Russia, " (Global Research, March 4, 2010), says that the sale of arms to Taiwan tightens its missle sheld encirclement of China and Russia.
He points out: "If the proposed placement of U.S. missile shield components in Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Alaska and elsewhere were explained by alleged missile threats emanating from Iran and North Korea, the transfer of U.S. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles to Taiwan and, as was revealed in January, 35 miles from Russian territory in Poland represents the crossing of a new threshold. The Patriots in Taiwan and Poland and the land- and sea-based missiles that will follow them are intended not against putative rogue states but against two major nuclear powers, China and Russia."
The author adds, "the PAC-3, one of the most comprehensive upgrade programs ever undertaken on an American weapon system, is in theory a strictly defensive anti-ballistic missile system, targeting cruise and tactical ballistic missiles. However, it has seven times the range of its PAC-2 predecessor and with plans for a yet further major upgrade, the Missile Segment Enhancement, its operational capability will be doubled again. With a future range of some 300 kilometers, the PAC-3 would be able to intercept and destroy missiles over Chinese and Russian territory."
According to Rozoff. the current U.S. administration has by no means abandoned plans to surround Russia as well as China with a ring of interceptor missile installations and naval deployments.