Washington Must Head Off European Arms Sales to China

With the European Union likely to lift the embargo on arms sales toChina at the March 25-26 Brussels summit, the Bush Administrationshould remind the EU why the embargo exists; point out that liftingthe embargo could threaten U.S. forces and could be interpreted asan unfriendly act; and exclude from defense technology cooperationthose companies that sell arms to China.

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