EU Says Time Not Right to Lift China Arms Ban
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The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Dutch Foreign Minister  Bernard Bot said just before the start of a summit with Chinese  leaders Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time  is not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters. The  Netherlands holds the bloc's rotating presidency.
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THE HAGUE -- The European Union and China agreed to boost relations yesterday, 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.
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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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China has warned that continuing the European Union (EU) arms embargo on Beijing will negatively affect the relationship between them.
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EU leaders have squeezed a debate on the possible lifting of an arms embargo against China onto the agenda of a Brussels summit but have no plans to make an immediate decision, officials said.
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The EU is preparing to send a &quot;positive signal&quot; to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Wednesday over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.
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The international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday called on the European Union to resist China&#39;s call to end the EU embargo on arms sales to China.
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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.
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China has warned the EU that it risks damaging bilateral ties unless it lifts a 15-year embargo on selling arms to Beijing.
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Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to China &#151; the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
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The European Union has assured Beijing it will not follow Turkey's lead by imposing quotas on textiles it imports from China, state media reported.
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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 $1 billion
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The EU ban on arms exports to China could be lifted this year despite US objections, Jack Straw says.
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The European Union reaffirmed that it is working to lift its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales to China, in a statement released after an EU-China summit.
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The French president says the European arms embargo on China is outdated and should be lifted.
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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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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.