China says "serious and responsible" in arms trade
14/1/2007 9:37
China has always been "serious and responsible" in arms trade, said a
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman today in response to a rumor that the rocket
used in the US embassy attack in Athens of Greece was made in China. "We have
noticed the media reports, but have so far received no official information from
concerned parties, so we are unclear about the matter," the spokesman, Liu
Jianchao, said when answering a journalist's question. "What I must point
out, however, is that China has always been serious and responsible in arms
trade, and have strictly followed the principles of trading arms with only
sovereign states and maintaining a country's sovereignty and regional peace and
stability," Liu said. The Chinese government has always been opposed to any
violent attack on diplomatic agencies and staffers, Liu added. The US Embassy
in Athens was attacked early Friday by a rocket that exploded inside the embassy
building but caused no casualties. Police said the attack was probably carried
out by a domestic terror group.
Xinhua
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