DATE=3/23/99
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-247012
TITLE=CHINA / U-S (S-ONLY)
BYLINE=STEPHANIE HO
DATELINE=BEIJING
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: CHINA IS DENYING A CHARGE MADE IN A "NEWSWEEK" MAGAZINE
ARTICLE SAYING CHINESE SPIES HAVE DEEPLY INFILTRATED WEAPONS
LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES. V-O-A'S STEPHANIE HO REPORTS,
BEIJING IS ALSO REJECTING ALLEGATIONS IT HAS SEIZED TWO
UNEXPLODED U-S CRUISE MISSILES.
TEXT: THE NEWSWEEK ARTICLE -- PUBLISHED MONDAY -- QUOTES AN
UNNAMED U-S OFFICIAL CLOSE TO THE INVESTIGATION INTO NUCLEAR
WEAPONS ESPIONAGE AS SAYING CHINESE SPYING IN U-S WEAPONS
LABORATORIES IS "TOTAL."
AT A BRIEFING FOR REPORTERS TUESDAY, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY
SPOKESMAN SUN YUXI -- SPEAKING THROUGH AN INTERPRETER -- SAID THE
ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT TRUE.
// SUN / INTERPRETER ACTUALITY //
I WANT TO SAY THE ACCUSATION THAT CHINA HAS STOLEN NUCLEAR
TECHNOLOGY FROM AMERICA IS GROUNDLESS AND OUT OF ULTERIOR
MOTIVES.
// END ACTUALITY //
MR. SUN SAYS THE NEWSWEEK ASSERTION CHINA SEIZED TWO U-S TOMAHAWK
MISSILES THAT FAILED TO DETONATE IN ATTACKS LAST YEAR IN
AFGHANISTAN IS AN UNJUSTIFIED FABRICATION. (SIGNED)
NEB / HO / GC / WD
23-Mar-99 4:54 AM EST (0954 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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