Bart Baron on Foreign Policy

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Stop arming China; trade won't stop their authoritarianism

China is a strict authoritarian society and, with incredibly brief exceptions, has been for 6000 years. Trade is not going to change their type of government. They have been a trading nation for thousands of years.

Why do we to continue to arm our enemy with the latest technological advances and funding? Why do the Chinese need aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, & missiles to aim at our satellites? Why are they selling or transferring technology to rogue nations and terrorist organizati

Source: Campaign website, www.bartbaron.com, "Issues" Mar 9, 2008

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