A Chinese navy ship. Britain has authorised millions in sales of arms to China, mostly military radar equipment for the country’s fast-growing navy, now the world’s largest. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
Mark Curtis, Consortium News: UK Hypes China ‘Threat’ While Selling Country Billions in Military-Related Equipment
Last year saw a tripling in exports to Beijing of “dual use” items defined as “civilian goods with a military purpose,” Mark Curtis reports.
The U.K. government has authorized the sale of £2.6-billion worth of military and civilian equipment with potential military use to China in the past three years, government figures show.
Last year saw a tripling in exports to China of “dual use” items defined as “civilian goods with a military purpose.” Some £1.6-billion worth were authorised in 2020, compared to £526-million in 2019.
The increase coincided with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. The exports have been approved while China is identified by the British government as “an increasing risk to U.K. interests” and “the biggest state-based threat to the U.K.’s economic security.”
Most British exports were for “dual use” equipment but £53-million worth classified purely as “military” went to China over the three years 2018-20, including components for combat aircraft and military support aircraft.
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WNU Editor: The UK has been a major seller of arms to countries with restrictions for a long time .... UK sells arms to nearly 80% of countries under restrictions, says report (The Guardian).
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With allies like that, we don't need enemies.
Globalists have no country. Money, power, control is all they care about, regardless of who, what, when, how, why, or where.
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