6.20.2004
China Arms Sales Would be a Mistake for Britain's Blair, Experts Say
From the Heritage Foundation comes this report:
France wants the European Union to lift its ban on arms sales to China, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair is reportedly close to going along.
But, according to two experts at The Heritage Foundation, one a China specialist, the other a former aide to Lady Margaret Thatcher, such a move would weaken Britain's "special relationship" with the United States. Moreover, it would hurt European (including British) defense manufacturers, who could be cut off from U.S. military technology.
Not to mention the hell it would raise in the Pentagon's Situation Room
France wants the European Union to lift its ban on arms sales to China, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair is reportedly close to going along.
But, according to two experts at The Heritage Foundation, one a China specialist, the other a former aide to Lady Margaret Thatcher, such a move would weaken Britain's "special relationship" with the United States. Moreover, it would hurt European (including British) defense manufacturers, who could be cut off from U.S. military technology.
Not to mention the hell it would raise in the Pentagon's Situation Room
# posted by Frank_D @ 01:28 
