Despite India's protests, Vietnam buys arms from Pakistan

Not a big concern for India

waterbound, if the US haven't yet lift the ban on Chinese imports, how on Earth you know things have improved with the MIC guns?

Also, unless you're talking about their security details or police at their headquarters in New York, UN has no standing armed forces of any sort, Blue Helmets are those from contributed nations and they bring their nation's issued weapons.

Now on the topic...

India always see arms sales as part of diplomacy so yeah they won't be happy if Vietnam, whom they allied along with Japan to blockade China, instead shop with India's sworn enemy Pakistan, but let's be fair, what Vietnam wants India don't produce (and doubtful if they got the spare capacity, even the order is so small, for one who have to rely on TAR-21 and AKMs to compliment its arsenal).

And that also tell the Vietnam is rather poor...IIRC, MP-5's patent have long since expired so practically anybody can make their copy and H&K can't do squat, other than remind everyone the original is the best - though more expensive. Such a small shipment and one for the police mind you, couldn't do much in any impact of balance...if Vietnam CT unit trains on the international standard, the total of 200 SMGs and 100 sniper rifles might just enough to meet the wear and tear plus a good degree of ready stock, which they should be.

waterbound said:

That is exactly why Clinton banned Chinese made weapons and munitions. He wanted to get the cheap stuff out of the gangs in the US. He also saw the long term effects this had on the US firearms industry as more than 90% are now foreign owned. Another example is the fact that the UN doesn’t use US made M-16s, they use Chinese ones because of the cost effectiveness. This contract loss was the turning point for Chinese small arms manufacturing.

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UN use Chinese made rifles?

The UN doesn't own the weapons. It uses armed forces contributed by its members and the members have bought ( or leased or borrowed or even made themselves ) the weapons they use.