May 2005 - China Special Weapons News |
- South Korea Says North's Economy Is Growing, But Analysts Say Serious Problems Remain VOA 31 May 2005 -- South Korea's central bank says North Korea's economy grew for a sixth consecutive year in 2004. However, the North is still struggling with serious food shortages and income inequalities as it tries to implement economic reforms.
- China-Japan Boundary Dispute Talks End with No Agreement VOA 31 May 2005 -- Chinese and Japanese officials have reached no agreement following two days of talks on a boundary dispute in the East China Sea.
- Chinese Acknowledges Problem Aboard Military Submarine at Sea VOA 31 May 2005 -- A Chinese military submarine has run into trouble in the South China Sea.
- China/Japan: New Sour Note On Bilateral Relations RFE/RL 24 May 2005 -- China's strained relations with Japan took another turn for the worse yesterday when Vice Prime Minister Wu Yi cancelled a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and cut short her visit to Japan. Beijing blamed the decision on remarks made by the Japanese premier about visiting a controversial war shrine, which honours convicted war criminals as well as Japan's 2.5 million war dead. China has repeatedly criticised visits by Japanese leaders to the shrine.
- Senior Chinese Official Suddenly Cancels Koizumi Meeting VOA23 May 2005 -- Japan says it is at a loss as to why China's Vice Prime Minister Wu Yi at the last minute canceled a meeting Beijing had requested with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
- Japan to Build Plants in China to Dismantle Chemical Weapons VOA News 15 May 2005 -- Japan reportedly is planning to build 12 new facilities in China to dismantle chemical weapons left behind by the Imperial Army at the end of World War II.
- China Sees No Need to Pressure North Korea VOA 12 May 2005 -- A day after North Korea announced it has taken steps that could help it build nuclear bombs, China is repeating it does not want to see sanctions used to pressure Pyongyang to return to multi-party negotiations.
- China Renews Offer for Talks with Taiwan Government VOA 12 May 2005 -- President Hu Jintao has renewed China's offer to negotiate with rival Taiwan.
- China Reports Death of Infamous 'Gang of Four' Member VOA 10 May 2005 -- Chinese officials are reporting the death of Zhang Chunqiao, a member of China's purged ultra-leftist political clique known as the "Gang of Four."
- Taiwan President Invites China's Leaders to Visit VOA 03 May 2005 -- The president of Taiwan has invited China's leaders to visit the island, as Beijing offered economic concessions and a pair of giant pandas as goodwill gestures to its rival.
- Chinese Weapons Proliferation Threat a Major U.S. Concern Washington File 02 May 2005 -- United States sanctions China's repeat offenders for controlled export lapses
- Taiwan's President Calls for Talks with China VOA 01 May 2005 -- Taiwan's president, Chen Shui-bian, is urging China's communist leaders to open direct talks with his government. His call follows a meeting between Taiwanese opposition leader Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing Friday.
