August 2006 - China Special Weapons News |
- China Sends Hong Kong Reporter to Prison on Spy Charges VOA 31 Aug 2006 -- A court in Beijing has sentenced a Hong Kong journalist who was working for a Singapore newspaper to five years in prison on espionage charges
- South Korean Media Report Kim Jong Il May Have Started Secret Visit to China VOA 30 Aug 2006 -- South Korean media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have begun a visit to his neighbor and ally, China
- MORE CHINESE MILITARY AIRCRAFT CROSSING MIDDLE LINE OF TAIWAN STRAIT CNA 29 Aug 2006 -- A large number of Chinese military aircraft and frigates have been detected crossing the middle line of the Taiwan Strait or trespassing into Taiwan's exclusive economic zone over the past decade, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ministry of National Defense.
- NEARLY 800 MISSILES DEPLOYED BY CHINA AGAINST TAIWAN: MND REPORT CNA 29 Aug 2006 -- China had deployed 784 Dongfeng-series short-range ballistic missiles against Taiwan as of the end of 2005, with the number increasing by between 75 and 100 every year, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in its annual national defense report released Tuesday.
- South Korea, China to Cooperate on Preventing North Korean Nuclear Test VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- The chief security advisor to South Korea's president says Seoul and Beijing have agreed to cooperate to try to prevent North Korea from conducting a nuclear weapons test.
- China-North Korea Relations Tested as Reports Say Kim Jong Il to Visit Beijing VOA 24 Aug 2006 -- Reports say North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is to visit China next week as concerns grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear explosive
- Chinese Official Tells US to 'Shut Up' on Military Spending VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva says the United States should "shut up" about his country's military spending.
- Talks between Delegations of DPRK and China KCNA 17 Aug 2006 -- Talks between a delegation of the Ministry of People's Security of the DPRK and a delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of China were held at the People's Palace of Culture on Tuesday.
- DPRK and China Cooperate in Public Security KCNA 17 Aug 2006 -- An agreement on cooperation between the DPRK Ministry of People's Security and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security was signed at the People's Palace of Culture on August 15.
- China Prods Iran To Accept Nuclear Offer RFE/RL 16 Aug 2006 -- China has urged Iran to accept an international offer of economic and other incentives to suspend sensitive nuclear activities.
- US Senators Press China on Missile Sales to Iran VOA 11 Aug 2006 -- A group of U.S. senators visiting China to discuss trade and security have questioned Beijing about reports that missiles it sold to Iran ended up in the hands of the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon
- Japan Calls for Chinese Military Transparency VOA 01 Aug 2006 -- The Japanese government's annual defense report is calling for China to disclose more data about its military expansion and also concludes North Korea has ballistic missiles that could hit Japan.
