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[quote=MARRIE,366175]"Some politicians agreed to resettle the nine Chinese prisoners to be consistent in their support for the US closure of Guantanamo, as Germany had long pressed for the shutdown, while others have kept questioning the security issues - why doesn't the US keep them in America and why put them here in Germany?" Feng said.

"It is reasonable to send the nine back to China but the US is unlikely to do so," Feng said.

Out of the 240 prisoners in Guantanamo who can't return to their home countries, the US is still trying to find countries willing to accept 50 of them. Many Americans oppose housing them in the US, said AFP.

Only France and Portugal have signaled a readiness to accept Guantanamo inmates, according to Reuters.

Zhao Junjie, an expert in European Studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said most European countries are very "cautious" about resettling the Guantanamo inmates for fear of potential public threats and for domestic political reasons.

"Most of the European countries are working on a balance to maintain their relationship with the US while keeping away potential acts of terror," Zhao said. 
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