Posted on 09/23/2008 8:40:44 AM PDT by markomalley
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Beijing Tuesday to meet with top Chinese officials and to discuss the possibility of buying weapons, state-run media reported.
Chavez is in China for meetings with President Hu Jintao, along with other "relevant state leaders," according to the Xinhua news agency.
Their discussions are expected to include "bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern," Xinhua reported. Venezuela is reportedly working on a deal to purchase Chinese K-8 military training planes.
The nations are also expected to sign cooperation agreements in the areas of "justice, sports, and quality supervision and inspection."
Two months ago, Chavez made a similar visit to Russia, meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev and is scheduled to be there again this week.
During the July visit, the Venezuelan leader negotiated for the purchase of Russian military equipment.
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Nope. And neither will Hugo's army if he has them armed and riding around in cheap "made in China" equipment. :o)
Can someone offer him a glass or two of milk? Sheesh, where are their manners?
Jeff Head’s Dragon’s Fury is seeming less like fiction as the days go by.
Time for a regime change while he’s away?
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