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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This article traces the evolution of European Union-China relations in terms of
arms transfer, specifically from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
States sell arms for the reasons of security, political influence, and the pursuit of
wealth; however, the motives for the arms trade conducted between these European
countries and China are driven by political decisions that will increase European
non-military exports to China to improve general trade conditions for European
investors in China. The EU-China arms trade should be perceived as a gesture of
goodwill, because even though China has a massive army and implements extensive
military modernization, EU countries have decided against a large-scale arms
trade with China. The EU arms trade with China remains limited due to political
decisions based on the responsibility to their allies within the European Union
and in terms of NATO with the United States.
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