The Global Encirclement of America

Key areas that will be covered: US led global war on terror (BLUE) Ideology of the international islamist movement (GREEN) Economic and military rise of China (RED) Threats to democratic nations and institutions throughout the world (PURPLE) Transnational threats i.e. organized crime, proliferation of WMD, etc. (ORANGE)

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I am a National Security specialists who currently works in Washington D.C. (insert your own joke here). For myself individual and national sovereignty is sacrosanct, populist, neo-marxist or fascist trends and ideologies despite espousing democratic rhetoric are anything but democratic and represent a threat that must be dealt with. – In addition, democracy must be modeled on the respect for individual liberty, personal sovereignty, with its accompanying political-rights, which when combined with free-market economic principles, represents a good for society. If you have stumbled across this blog and think that you are going to convert me to either respecting or accepting other systems as just different do not waste yours, or more importantly my time.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

China underlines plea to EU over lifting arms embargo

Fri 25 Mar 2005


AUDRA ANG IN BEIJING

CHINA yesterday stepped up its appeal to the European Union to lift its arms embargo - just one day after the bloc indicated it was leaning toward ending it - and indirectly criticised the United States for lobbying against the decision.

"I hope the European Union can demonstrate political wisdom and courage to lift the arms embargo as soon as possible," said Liu Jianchao, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry .

European diplomats have been moving toward ending the embargo, but appeared to waver after China’s legislature passed a law authorising a military attack if Taiwan pursues formal independence.

France and Germany have been strong proponents for lifting the ban, while Britain, Sweden and others have been less enthusiastic.

The United States has aggressively opposed ending the embargo.



This article:

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=317122005

posted by Global Encirclement | 11:13 AM

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