There was an article in the ST by Goh Sui Noi, Singapore's China correspondence on the worsening relations between China and the USA with the latter acting more aggressively and madly to want to push China to the brink of war. Trump and his mad dog Pompeo have been going around the world to egg nations to form an alliance against China in a new cold War. Not many silly nations have stood up to join this destruction adventure of the warmongering Americans. Only the die hard 5 eye nations of Anglo Saxon breed were left to carry on this dangerous pursuit for war.
In the same article the correspondence mentioned that it was worrisome that the Americans are selling F16 fighter jets to Taiwan and more weapons including cruise missiles. How worrisome is this development is complicated by the deep intrique in the relationship between Taiwan and China. Are the difference unbridgeable, real or just for show? Even if it is for real, the leadership can change after an election of the Presidency and a pro China could make a 180 degree change in the policy towards China and unification.
When such an eventuality happens, it could happen any time, everything the Americans sold to Taiwan would become China's. Oooops, I shouldn't say this to frighten the Americans from selling more advanced weapons and technology to Taiwan. Actually nothing to worry about this. The Americans know very well that this could happen and whatever they sold to Taiwan would be obsolete weapons and technology or modified and downgraded to prevent the loss of their technology to Taiwan.
F16s are ancient technology as far as war planes are concerned. Even F15s can be regarded as antique when China is having the 4th and 5th generation fighter jets in J20s and J31s. The F15s and F16s would be up there to be shot down if needed. But the Americans are only prepared to sell only the F16s, not even the F15s. This explains why Taiwan is not going to get any more advanced new weapons and technology from the Americans. The Americans know that Taiwan would be part of China as a matter of time and would not be foolish enough to do silly things.
The selling of F16s is just a token, for show and to get some foreign exchange. China would be quietly hoping that the Americans would offer more advanced weapons to Taiwan when they could easily lay their hands on them. There is nothing worrisome to China in the sale of F16s or advanced weapons to Taiwan. China would be the final beneficiary of this technology transfer.
What is real or unreal is not easy to fathom in international relations and in China Taiwan relations when both sides are Chinese. The white men do not trust Chinese, not even Taiwanese.