Rice warns EU against lifting China arms embargo

US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday suggested it would be irresponsible of European governments to sell sophisticated weaponry to China that might one day be used against US forces in the Pacific.

The EU may soon lift an arms embargo on China that was imposed after the deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.

France and Germany have led calls for its lifting over the past year, arguing that conditions in the country have changed significantly since the 1989 crackdown on student demonstrators.