n by France which, with Germany, has the most to gain by selling arms to China.
The embargo was laid down after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.
Last week, The Scotsman understands, US diplomats officially warned both Brussels and London that if the embargo was lifted, the US Congress would retaliate. A US government official said: “We would like to believe that Prime Minister Blair does not fully appreciate what he’s getting into. But we have made it clear enough – and when Foreign Secretary Straw arrives next week, we’ll make it clear to him too.” […]
Mr Straw is keen not to draw attention to the genuine and widening rift over the EU and China – which strategists on both sides of the Atlantic fear will spell the end of NATO. The White House has said that the alliances Britain joins now may decide the coalitions of the future.
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