EU Not Yet Ready to Lift China Arms Embargo
501357
The European Union says it is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old ban on selling arms to China, but is working toward that goal. The arms embargo dominated a one-day EU-China summit in the Netherlands that
290531
Taiwan President President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday urged the European Union to maintain its arms embargo on China, saying Beijing&#39;s military buildup posed the biggest threat to regional peace.
286588
Despite US pleas, France and Germany want to end a European Union arms embargo of China. Fortunately, other nations in the EU are expected to nix the idea at a China-EU summit this week.
266068
TAIPEI, Taiwan  - Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year Embargo on weapons sales to China - the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
15341
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the European Union would have to work to ease tensions with the United States over the likely lifting of an embargo on arms sales to China, a move opposed by Washington.
345713
The European Union remains split over lifting the 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but "the tide is turning" and the bloc appears set to end the ban sooner or later, diplomats said.
18789
French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a ...
31523
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will urge the European Union to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo and call on the continent to view China as a full market economy during an EU-China summit beginning Wednesday in the Hague.
97458
The European Union is not ready to lift its arms embargo on China, according to a senior EU minister. Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, which holds the EU&#39;s rotating presidency, made the comment at the start of EU-China talks.
369911
THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year.
161315
Beijing, Dec 7 (PTI) China has said its appeal to lift the EU&#39;s 15-year-old arms embargo does not mean the country was &quot;eager&quot; to buy weapons from EU countries, the state media reported today.
149658
The European Union Wednesday held out the prospect of lifting a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, possibly by next year. Washington firmly opposes
39431
The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times reported.
362155
THE HAGUE - The European Union and China on Wednesday pledged to boost bilateral ties at their annual summit here, with the European Union saying it would consider lifting its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales to China.
189204
Japan has voiced opposition to the European Union's likely lifting of an embargo on arms sales to China, saying the move raises serious concerns over peace and security in East Asia.
474489
The lack of a legal framework for the global arms trade is allowing weapons to reach states under embargo, a report says.
501870
At their meeting in Luxemburg on Oct. 11-12, the EU foreign ministers decided to maintain -- for the time being -- the EU arms embargo against China.