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US takes China to task over Iraq and Afghan arms

By Demetri Sevastopuloin Washington

Published: July 9 2007 03:00 | Last updated: July 9 2007 03:00

The US has raised concerns with the Chinese government about the discovery of Chinese-made weapons on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Richard Lawless, the departing senior Pentagon official for Asia, on -Friday said that Washington had flagged the issue with -Beijing. US officials have become increasingly alarmed that Chinese armour-piercing ammunition has been used by the Taliban in Afghanistan and by insurgents in Iraq.

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