Invade Taiwan? Pas de probleme!
French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said Paris will continue to push for the lifting of the European Union’s arms embargo on China.
Mr Raffarin was speaking at the start of a three-day visit to China.He also said France had no objection to China’s anti-secession law, authorising the use of force against Taiwan should it move to declare independence.
Some EU states have recently voiced concern on the issue after China passed the controversial law in March.
Mr Raffarin – together with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao – also attended a ceremony where Chinese airline companies signed orders worth about $3.2bn (£1.7bn) for 30 European Airbus aircraft.
Mr Raffarin said he saw no reason for the EU to delay lifting the arms embargo imposed against China after Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy rallies in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
He described the ban as “unfair, outdated and discriminatory”.
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