Libya had such EU restrictions lifted last October ostensibly for joining the fight against terrorism and abandoning its weapons of mass destruction. In addition, those in favor of reviving EU-China arms trade see such sales as a stabilizer in bouts of political turbulence and are loath to let bad politics interfere with good business.
法国的对华港口解禁也代表着法国承认中国在反伊斯兰恐怖主义活动中的重要地位。去年10月，利比亚参加反恐阵营并放弃发展大规模杀伤性武器，欧盟因此公开解除对其制裁。支持复苏欧中军火贸易的人们将这些事件看作动荡政治的稳定器，并希望恶化的政治不会殃及火热的生意。