{"id":5413,"date":"2004-03-16T06:48:21","date_gmt":"2004-03-16T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/03\/16\/our-close-friends-and-allies.html"},"modified":"2004-03-16T06:48:21","modified_gmt":"2004-03-16T13:48:21","slug":"our_close_frien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/03\/16\/our_close_frien.html","title":{"rendered":"Our close friends and allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why the heck is France conducting <a title=\"International News Article | Reuters.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&#038;storyID=4565433\">joint naval exercises with China<\/a>, particularly right before a Taiwanese presidential election?<\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">French President Jacques Chirac, keen to strengthen ties with China and win French business a firm footing in the rapidly growing market, sided with China in January in opposing Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#8217;s plan to hold a referendum on missile defense alongside presidential elections on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>Ah.  Okay, as long as there&#8217;s a principled, multi-lateral reason for it, I guess it&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instapundit.com\/archives\/014653.php\">InstaPundit<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why the heck is France conducting joint naval exercises with China, particularly right before a Taiwanese presidential election? 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