Taliban fighters pose with weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 30. ReutersWikiLeaks: Chinese Weapons Fall Into Hands Of Insurgents -- The Telegraph
Chinese-made weapons have fallen into the hands of insurgents fighting Coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan because of China’s failure to enforce export controls on arms to Iran, the leaked cables show.
US diplomats also feared that Chinese companies were selling materials to Iran that could be used to build nuclear missiles and other weapons of mass destruction.
Chinese-made guns, as well as rocket-propelled grenades and surface-to-air missiles containing Chinese-made components, have all been used against Coalition forces or civilian targets in Iraq, the US claims, while other weapons have been obtained by militants in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: It all comes down to making a buck .... and for the Chinese this is their new religion even though the long term consequences may end up impacting them directly in the form of militant Islamists on their borders.
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