Petition for the Continuation of the European Arms Embargo
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Please read and sign the following petition to the European Union
supporting the continuation of the European arms embargo for the
Peoples Republic of China.
http://www.petitiononline.com/taiwan05/petition.html
We are concerned individuals, resident in Taiwan or mainland China, or
otherwise having a strong connection with the Taiwan Straits region.
我們是一群居住在台灣、中國大陸，或者對台灣海峽兩岸有著強烈情感牽連的人。
We view with concern any move by any government or other authority
which threatens the freedom or rights of people living in this area.
我們很關心任何由政府當局作出有可能會威脅到台灣海峽兩岸居民的自由或是權利的決定。
Disagreements are resolved by discussion, not by threats or legislation
which prevent individuals from exercising their rights.
我們相信爭吵應該透過討論來解決，而不是威脅或是立法來防止任何獨立的個體行使他們應有的權利。
All persons living in any jurisdiction are entitled to equal and fair
treatment under the law regardless of the passport they carry.
無論他們拿的是什麼樣的護照，他們都應當依法被賦予公正平等的對待。
A resolution to the issue of Taiwan's sovereignty will only come about
through peaceful means and is dependent on the relevant authorities
being committed to the welfare of the people under their jurisdiction.
解決台灣主權問題的方法，只有在和平的狀況下才有可能產生，而這個解決方法需要一個以考慮人民福利為使命的有關當局。
We recognize that progress is being made to give and guarantee greater
rights to the citizenry and residents of this region, and call on the
European Union to support this process and to refrain from any action
that may undermine it.
我們確信給予和保證這個地區的公民以及居民更完整的權利這個目標正在進展中，而我們也要號召歐盟一起支持這項措施，並且避開任何可能會損害這個目標的行動。
In particular, we oppose recent moves within the European Union to
resume the sale of military equipment to mainland China. We believe
that this would increase the likelihood of military confrontation at
the expense of negotiation and respect for human rights.
尤其，我們反對日前歐盟欲繼續向中國大陸銷售軍用武器的行動。因為我們相信這會提高軍事衝突的可能性，也等於犧牲了談判協商的選擇以及對人權的尊重。
We respectfully ask that the EU maintain the current embargo on sales
of military equipment to mainland China.
在此，我們謹求歐盟能夠維持目前對中國大陸輸出武器的限制。