China urges EU to end ban on arms sales
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the European Union Saturday to lift its ban on arms sales to Beijing imposed after the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot reiterated that the European Union is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but said he hopes the ban can be ended next year.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday called for an end to a European Union arms embargo on China as companies from both nations signed contracts worth more than &#36;1 billion during a high profile visit meant to strengthen commercial ties.
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Chinaâs human rights record does not warrant the lifting of a 15 year old EU arms embargo, said a senior US official. Gregory Suchan, US Deputy assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs
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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
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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.
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Swiss pacifists are demanding an end to arms exports and today released a flight of doves outside parliament in the capital, Berne, to draw attention to a call for a ban on arms exports. The action coincided with the handing-in of signatures for a people's initiative which will give the Swiss voters the final say on the issue.  The backers of the initiative chose World Peace Day to hand in 109,000 signatures they collected, and celebrated with a flag-waving rally on Parliament Square. "Swiss weapons kill - worldwide" the authors of the initiative say. They want to outlaw the export and transfer of all military material, including technology that can be used for the development, production and use of weapons.
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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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BEIJING, Jan 21 (IPS) - The new Chinese leadership is set to get a major  boost to its legitimacy and military ambitions as British Foreign  Secretary Jack Straw confirms in Beijing that the European Union  is ready to lift its 15-year-old ban on arms sales to China.
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China's new restrictions on foreign media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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French President Jacques Chirac told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao he wants to end the European Union&#39;s 15-year embargo on arms sales to China, introduced after troops killed student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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China Tuesday urged the United States  to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling  arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President  Chen Shui-bian's recent peace overtures.
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The European Union today told China it will maintain its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales until Beijing makes significant improvements in its human rights record.
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The European Union decided on Wednesday to maintain its 15-year-old arms embargo on China, reports Reuters. &quot;The EU side confirmed its political will to continue to work towards lifting the embargo,&quot; the EU
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China on Wednesday urged the European Union to end "political discrimination" 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 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
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The European Union and China agreed to boost relations Wednesday, but the EU made clear there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old arms embargo until Beijing improves its human rights record.