China denies reports that its missiles have ended up in Iraq

[Barrett808]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING: China said Thursday that reports saying its missiles had been shipped through Iran to Iraq were misleading and made to discredit China.

"For some time now, certain countries have linked China's normal military trade ties with other countries to arms smuggling as well as regional security instability," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in a statement.

"This approach is to mislead the public with ulterior motives. The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and opposition," said the statement posted on the ministry's Web site.

Liu's comments came several days after a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said Chinese-made missiles had been found in Iraq and were probably smuggled into Iraq from Iran.

"We have seen ordnance and weapons that come from other places, but we assess that they have come through Iran," Admiral Mark Fox told reporters. "There are missiles that are actually manufactured in China that we assess come through Iran as well," Fox said.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/asia/AS-GEN-China-Iraq-Missiles.php

[ohio2007]

1. Well, Chinese do envoke the death penalty for those who embarrass the nation

So...


if serial #'s can be traced back to certain key Chinese "officials"...somebody may have their head on the chopping block.

Stop talking and just show the proof

[pinniped]

2. The US is accusing everyone of arming the Iraqis.

The mortar shells with the bogus Iranian markings fell off the front page as fast as the fat Osama confession tape.