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| How May Europe Strengthen China's Military? |
| 2005-01-27 |
| If this was posted already, sorry, via EU Referendum: In early December 2004 the European Union (EU) decided "in principle" to lift the embargo on arms sales to China put in place after the Tiananmen massacre of 1989.[1] Washington is strongly opposed. But if the Europeans go ahead, then the question for the United States—and its friends and allies in Asia, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, India, and even Australia—will be: what can the Europeans provide that China does not already have, and how would such provision affect US and allied security? To assist in answering those questions, here are two issues to consider: Six Key Technologies Europe Has Already Provided: **SNIP** |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #5 That is what really hurts, Frank. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-01-27 10:34:33 PM |
| #4 even, sad to say, the Brits |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-27 10:33:13 PM |
| #3 This will affect our relationship with NATO, or what is left of it. How in good faith can we give our allies access to our stuff when they could be sending it along to the Chicoms? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-01-27 10:19:12 PM |
| #2 Of course, all bets are off starting in July with the lifing of the ban on arms sales to China. With allies like these, who needs enemies? |
| Posted by: Duke Nukem 2005-01-27 6:24:09 PM |
| #1 Any -- the French GPS tech has been covered and possibly the German stealth subs, but I don't recall seeing the nanotech stuff. |
| Posted by: Duke Nukem 2005-01-27 6:21:46 PM |