French Politics To The Resue

Psst, wanna know what real spin sounds like?

The end of an EU arms embargo on China could slow a push by Beijing to develop its own advanced weapons, which would otherwise happen in five years with or without outside help, France’s defence minister said in an interview published in Britain’s Financial Times on Wednesday.

Oh, thank you, French Politicos, for helping to "slow" the "push" by a communist dictatorship that "would otherwise happen in five years with or without outside help".

Sacre blue! Imagine how bad things could have gotten without the French to sell them weapons. Whew!