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The Spanish EU presidency has indicated it is willing to reconsider the bloc's arms embargo with China, implemented over 20 years ago following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Chinese pro-democracy protesters.
European diplomats also queried whether the Spanish decision to visit the perennial issue would win the backing of all 27 member states this time round, with any decision requiring unanimity for a change of position.
How much impetus really is there in European leadership to stick it to the US?
thing is though, it will come at a cost, to not only them, but the entire western world, no?That has nothing to do with the U.S. China has vast amounts of cash, and would gladly pay for more advanced technology to boost up their military capabilities. Profit is the primary motive here.
How much impetus really is there in European leadership to stick it to the US?
Do you know, Zebra?
I think lifting it would be a very bad idea. There's no reason to sell arms to China, they'd only use it on their people. Commies have a habit of periodically conducting purges of "unsavory" folk. There's no real good reason to lift such an embargo.
That has nothing to do with the U.S. China has vast amounts of cash, and would gladly pay for more advanced technology to boost up their military capabilities. Profit is the primary motive here.
Seams pretty stupid considering that these weapons will simply end up in the hands of Chinas allys, for example Burma and Sudan.But when you consider in whos interests these decisions are being made in its actually quite smart. If we see these weapons used on French troops in Darfur then we will have a pretty good illustration of this.
This is the argument which is much more important to EU/European leaders than the US pressure. As far as I have understood, this is the main blocking point.
There are indeed two sides in the Tibet issue, one is fighting for their legally enshrined right to self determination, and one is fighting against it.
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