Germany Seeks to End EU's China Arms Ban
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Monday called for an end to a 15-year-old European arms embargo on China imposed after the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, as the two countries signed contracts worth &#36;2.1 billion for Airbus jets and other industrial goods.
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BEIJING - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday with Beijing giving Germany its backing in for Berlin&#39;s quest for a seat on an expanded United Nations&#39; Security Council as part of plans for reforming the UN.
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Germany moved on Monday to control damage to its diplomatic ties with China a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel angered Beijing by holding an historic meeting with the Dalai Lama.
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The European Union urged China to strengthen human rights as the EU considers ending a 15-year-old arms embargo that denies weapons makers such as BAE Systems Plc access to the growing Chinese market.
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Chinese premier reiterates resolve to protect intellectual property rights    HAMBURG, Germany, Sept.
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China&#39;s demand that Europe lift its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales will receive a sympathetic hearing at today&#39;s EU-China summit in The Hague, despite fierce opposition from an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and the Bush administration.
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THE HAGUE : The EU is set to give a &quot;positive signal&quot; to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.
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The European Union is not yet ready to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands which holds the bloc&#39;s rotating presidency, said Wednesday.
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The European Union&#39;s arms embargo against China was the focus of nearly all the attention at Wednesday&#39;s political summit in The Hague between the EU and China.
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Germany urged its European Union partners to move ahead on a new treaty of reforms without Poland, after Warsaw rejected an offer to modify the bloc&#39;s voting system in its favour.
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Germany's foreign minister on Monday called for a calm debate within the European Union, the NATO alliance and with Russia on U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile shield in Europe.
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The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China.
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China spent $2.2 billion ( 1.6 billion) on German planes and trains this week. The Wall Street Journal reported German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder also called for an end to a European arms embargo on China, as ...
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Speaking in Beijing, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw backs plans to end the EU arms ban on China.
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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
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China urged the European Union yesterday to end &quot;political discrimination&quot; and resume its arms trade, but failed to secure a clear commitment on the timing of such a move.
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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.