Pressed by its NATO allies, Turkey may back out of China missile deal

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The government of Turkey is facing increasing pressure from its key NATO allies, especially the United States, and may abandon its earlier decision to buy a Chinese-made missile defense system that would have cost $3.44 billion.

Such a move was strongly indicated last week when Turkey’s Defense Industry Executive Committee [SSIK] announced an extension of the deadline for open bids to Jan. 31, 2014.

The announcement signaled that the decision to abandon the Chinese deal might have been reached and that a new round of bidding would start from the beginning.

On Sept. 26, Turkey shocked the global arms trade and international security communities by announcing the decision to purchase China’s HQ-9 [Red Flag-9] missile defense system.

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