China may have learned a valuable lesson with Libya but probably not. China allegedly offered to sell arms to the Libyan dictators at the end of his demise, in violation of UN sanctions. Now that Libya knows the score about China, they are a little bit upset. But who could really be surprised by this, after all, China is known as the financier of thugs and thieves..
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“Tensions are growing between China and Libya’s new government after revelations that Chinese weapons manufacturers met recently with a delegation sent by Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, despite a UN resolution banning military assistance to his regime….Col. Gadhafi’s envoys arrived in Beijing on a regular Lufthansa flight that landed July 16; they were met by a Libyan military liaison officer – a senior general – who made reservations for the group at a Beijing hotel. Although the documents emphasize that the Chinese firms asked for confidentiality, there was no suggestion of keeping secrets from the Chinese government.
“The People’s Republic of China is a good friend of ours, and we previously imported several kinds of weapons, ammunition and equipment from them”