What is likely to happen? was Re: [Marxism] Alma Powell says Bush used Colin to sell war

[Lajany Otum]

Louis Proyect <lnp3 at panix.com> wrote:


> But keep in mind that China is sending 
> troops to "keep the peace" in Lebanon. 

This is nothing new. Though PRC only established
diplomatic ties with Israel in the 1990's, military 
and political collaboration between the two is of
longer standing. China has procured military harware
from Israel and the latest Chinese manufactured 
aircraft are based on Israeli designs.

Sorry quote below from VOA via Federation of American 
Scientists appears in caps:
<http://www.fas.org/news/china/1998/980528-prc2.htm>


ONE ISRAELI HIGH-TECH EXPORT THAT THE CHINESE HAVE DEVELOPED A 
TASTE FOR IS MILITARY EQUIPMENT.  ACCORDING TO WESTERN EXPERTS IN
BEIJING, THE SECRET TRADE IS WORTH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLION 
DOLLARS A YEAR.  THEY SAY CHINA IS THE LARGEST CUSTOMER IN ASIA 
FOR ISRAELI MILITARY-RELATED EXPORTS AND THAT ISRAEL IS SECOND 
ONLY TO RUSSIA IN THE VOLUME OF ITS MILITARY SALES TO CHINA.  BUT
MR. NETANYAHU IS UNWILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE THRIVING TRADE.

                     /////NETANYAHU ACT/////

 THERE IS A LONG-STANDING HABIT OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTERS NOT TO
DISCUSS MILITARY SALES, AND I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO BREAK 
TRADITION.

                        /////END ACT/////

THE CHINESE ARE EVEN MORE CLOSE-MOUTHED THAN THE ISRAELI LEADER 
ON THE SUBJECT.  BUT WESTERN MILITARY ATTACHES IN BEIJING SAY 
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IN THE DEFENSE FIELD RUNS 
DEEP.  THEY SAY THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES OF ISRAEL ARE INVOLVED IN
CHINESE PROJECTS COVERING FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT AND AIRBORNE EARLY 
WARNING TECHNOLOGY.  THEY BELIEVE ISRAEL'S MILITARY INDUSTRIES 
ARE PROVIDING CRUISE MISSILE-RELATED TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA.  AND 
THEY SAY RAFAEL --THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTRY'S RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR AIR-LAUNCHED WEAPONS -- HAS SOLD 
PYTHON-THREE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES TO THE CHINESE AND IS SEEKING TO
SELL THEM THE MORE ADVANCED PYTHON-FOUR.





 		
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