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Al-Araby
The UAE is threatening to pull out of an arms deal with the US due to a row over fears of Chinese spying, Washington officials have said. Abu Dhabi informed US officials that it felt the security requirements laid out by Washington to safeguard the weaponry from Chinese espionage were too much, thus deciding to scrap the deal. The $23 billion dollar deal had included F-35 jets, Reaper drones, and other munitions, and had been agreed on with former US president Donald Trump. “The UAE has informed the US that it will suspend discussions to acquire the F-35,” an Emirati official said in a stateme…