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2004-01-24 East Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-24 12:58:40 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This has all the earmarks of a foreign policy coming back to bite its owners in the ass.

Posted by Val 2004-1-24 1:03:54 AM|| 2004-1-24 1:03:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 As Mssrs. Penis-wrinkles Chirac and de villepin have said, it is their desire to create a multi-polar world to counter America. If that 'pole' is China, so be it.

On the other hand, if they wish to sell the Chicoms euro hardware, I'm all for it. Hopefully the chicoms won't realize it's obsolete until it's too late.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-24 1:10:10 AM|| 2004-1-24 1:10:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 How convenient for the Euros. Gweilo Diaries reports troop movements in China, a prelude to another Taiwan crisis.

My first time linking, apologies if it fails to function.
Report is at gweilodiaries.com

Posted by Dogsbody 2004-1-24 1:53:48 AM|| 2004-1-24 1:53:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 It will be interesting to see whether their capability improves when they buy actual Western weapons instead of 'improving' Russian designs. The gear that they had developped outs USA plans obtained by spying and/or reverse engineering is soso.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-24 1:35:21 PM|| 2004-1-24 1:35:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Chiraq and Co. have finally realized that their ME markets are drying up and despite all the artifical sweeteners their foreign ministry-types have applied to the US, they have and will be locked out of the ME picture. Now China wants to buy. China sees it as an opportunity to get arms it needs and to drive a wedge between the US and the EU. The EU sees it as a wedge to get at the US and to get foreign exchange. Perfect fit. As far as that poor chap who faced accelerated depreciation under the Tieneman Tank, he's yesterday's roadkill.
It is sickening.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-1-24 2:03:37 PM|| 2004-1-24 2:03:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 "No one is really opposed to this objective,"

...couple of lines later:

The Netherlands and Scandinavian nations lead opposition to ending the arms ban, along with the European Parliament...

So I guess Herve Ladsous is right, no one is really opposing.

Posted by Rafael 2004-1-24 3:21:12 PM|| 2004-1-24 3:21:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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