China Caught With Hand in Candy Jar

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(1) Graeme Smith, China Offered Gadhafi Huge Stockpiles of Arms: Libyan Memos. Globe and Mail (Toronto), Sept 2, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/china-offered-gadhafi-huge-stockpiles-of-arms-libyan-memos/article2152875/  

Quote from two consecutive pragraphs:

"Documents obtained by The Globe and Mail show that state-controlled Chinese arms manufacturers were prepared to sell weapons and ammunition worth at least $200-million to the embattled Col. Gadhafi in late July, a violation of United Nations sanctions.

"The documents suggest that Beijing and other governments may have played a double game in the Libyan war, claiming neutrality but covertly helping the dictator. The papers do not confirm whether any military assistance was delivered, but senior leaders of the new transitional government in Tripoli say the documents reinforce their suspicions about the recent actions of China, Algeria and South Africa.

"Omar Hariri, chief of the transitional council’s military committee, reviewed the documents and concluded that they explain the presence of brand-new weapons his men encountered on the battlefield

Note:
(a) The Muslim surname Hariri means a silk merchant, from Arabic "hariri" for silk.
(b) For Qw-18, see QW-1 Vanguard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QW-1_Vanguard
(Qian Wei 前卫;  an all-aspect man-portable surface to air missile; section 6 QW-18)


(2) If The Government Doesn't Like It, It Must Be Good. Strategy Page, Sept 3, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/china/articles/20110903.aspx
("During the recent fighting in Libya, the rebels complained of encountering government troops armed with new Chinese weapons")

(3) China Seeks Libyan Guarantees on Business Interests. AFP, Sept 3, 2011.‎

(4) Fu Jing and Ma Liyao, China's contracts 'safe' in Libya. China Daily, Sept 3, 2011.


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