There has been much talk on the forums regarding China flexing its muscles with possible threats to its neighbours .
However , it now looks as if France has a self interest in supplying
China with arms.
21.04.05
During a state visit to China, French Premier Raffarin threw support behind a law allowing China to attack Taiwan and continued to push for a lift of the EU arms embargo.
At the outset of a three-day visit to China, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said he supported Beijing's "anti-secession" law on Taiwan, and vowed to keep pushing for an end to an EU arms embargo that could open the door for Paris to sell weapons to the Asian giant.
Appearing to put his government at odds with the European Union, Raffarin said at the outset of the three day visit that Paris had no objections to the anti-secession law.
Link :http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1559253,00.html
France appears to be chosing its friends carefully, and I wonder if only
financial interest is all that is being sought here ?
However , it now looks as if France has a self interest in supplying
China with arms.
21.04.05
During a state visit to China, French Premier Raffarin threw support behind a law allowing China to attack Taiwan and continued to push for a lift of the EU arms embargo.
At the outset of a three-day visit to China, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said he supported Beijing's "anti-secession" law on Taiwan, and vowed to keep pushing for an end to an EU arms embargo that could open the door for Paris to sell weapons to the Asian giant.
Appearing to put his government at odds with the European Union, Raffarin said at the outset of the three day visit that Paris had no objections to the anti-secession law.
Link :http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1559253,00.html
France appears to be chosing its friends carefully, and I wonder if only
financial interest is all that is being sought here ?
