The report, Russia is China's largest arms supplier, accounting for 89% of China's arms imports. France and Ukraine ranked second and third. The proportion of 3% in France, by the French company providing products, including licensed production in China for helicopters and warships and other engine components. These agreements are reached in 70s of last century.

IPRI expert Wiesemann said: "Germany provided China with nearly all warships and military vehicles used in the engine components. Most of which is licensed by the German manufactured in China. These agreements are basically back in the last century, reached in the seventies. "

After 1989, the EU announced the implementation of arms embargoes on China. In France and Germany, two European Union countries also export arms to China, Wiesemann explained that the arms embargo is more a political symbol because the embargo did not make clear the list: "The European Union in 1989 China has formulated the arms embargo, we can say that only such a sentence only, and does not specify what weapons, and under what conditions to prohibit the export to China. "

Over the years, the provisions of the EU arms embargo on China has never been updated, and always there is no specific content. EU Member States on the views of this provision is also very divided. Some countries believe that only explosives, such as bombs and missiles belonging to the embargo. Other countries that announced the implementation of the agreement prior to the embargo should not be restricted.