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| France tells China, "Go ahead and attack Tiawan" |
| 2005-04-21 |
| 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. Huh, I wonder why? 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. Oh, that is why. Positioning for money. Raffarin also signed or finalized major business deals with Beijing valued at around $3.2 billion (2.4 billion euros). Is there a dictatorship France WON'T sell out too? Appearing to put his government at odds with the European Union, and the rest of the world Raffarin said at the outset of the three day visit that Paris had no objections to the anti-secession law. "The anti-secession law is completely compatible with the position of France," "The position of France is we want Americans to die." he said in a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. And people still say France is an ally?? Rest at link. |
| Posted by:mmurray821 |
| #8 check Little Green Footballs as well |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-21 10:14:51 PM |
| #7 Look, I understand that the French aren't our friends. But how could they be so unsubtle about this? Is Taiwan as hated as Israel over in Europe? I am baffled that this incident hasn't caused an uproar anywhere except on Rantburg. |
| Posted by: Captain Pedantic 2005-04-21 10:12:35 PM |
| #6 From fiction to reality... Team America. "Fuck Yeah!" |
| Posted by: .com 2005-04-21 8:38:11 PM |
| #5 Just cause a bad industrial accident in that little missile field east of Paris that inflates their ego so much... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-04-21 8:23:14 PM |
| #4 Well, just so we remember to tell the French that we have pre-positioned hundreds of tons of high explosives all over Paris, and each and every time the Chinese initiate an aggressive act with their French-made weapons, large numbers of Parisians will die. If the Chinese destroy Taiwan, there will be little left of Paris than ruins. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-04-21 8:18:46 PM |
| #3 ..."strategic partnership" between the EU and China,... Oh they have a strategic partnership? I say we nuke them as a warning to China then. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-04-21 7:44:43 PM |
| #2 Time to tell NATO we will not honor Article 5 wrt France. If they want to stay without France, fine. If they want to go with France, fine. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-04-21 7:24:43 PM |
| #1 no ally - already an enemy - moving up the list |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-21 7:04:06 PM |