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| China says arms bound for Zimbabwe to be recalled |
| 2008-04-25 |
| (SomaliNet) A shipment of weapons bound for Zimbabwe would be recalled after South African port workers refused to unload it, China said on Thursday. "To my knowledge, the Chinese company has decided to recall the ship and the relevant goods bound for Zimbabwe," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a news conference. Earlier, Zambia, which chairs the Southern African Development Community grouping, had urged regional states to bar the An Yue Jiang from entering their waters, saying the weapons could deepen Zimbabwe's election crisis. Jiang said the reason was the same she gave on Tuesday -- that the ship had been unable to unload its goods, but she defended the shipment. "In the field of conventional weapons, we have trade relations with some countries. These are consistent with our laws and with Security Council resolutions and China's international obligations. "We have been very responsible and cautious with regards to weapons exports." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Or a responsibly manufactured Chinese mine. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-04-25 15:41 |
| #3 time for that ship to hit one of those numerous uncharted nuclear powere SSN 'reefs.' |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-04-25 14:48 |
| #2 They were being recalled anyway, because of ah...uh...lead...lead...yes, lead paint. That's the story. The head of Collective #13 Tractor and Kalashnikova Revolutionary Medium Industries is being investigated for improper application of finishes. The shipment constitutes important evidence in the forthcoming disappearance of one of the factories petty bureaucrats. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-04-25 09:19 |
| #1 "We have been very responsible and cautious with regards to weapons exports." They must pay their PR guys a whole hell of a lot of money so their heads don't explode when they say stuff like this. And it is for the same reasons that I think it would be OK to deliver nukes to Taiwan and Tibet to use at their discretion. They didn't tell you that hosting the Olympics would be a double-edged sword, did they? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-04-25 06:22 |