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October 2003 - China Special Weapons News

  • India, China to hold joint naval exercises soon: report IRNA 31 Oct 2003 -- Indian and Chinese navies will come together for the first time to conduct joint exercises in the middle of November, the press reported here on Friday.
  • DPRK and China Discuss Nuclear Issue KCNA 31 Oct 2003 -- The DPRK and Chinese sides discussed the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. while the Chinese state delegation is staying in the DPRK.
  • China to Provide Grant-in-Aid to DPRK KCNA 31 Oct 2003 -- The Chinese government decided to provide grant-in-aid to the DPRK.
  • Wu Bangguo Pays Courtesy Call on Premier of DPRK Cabinet KCNA 31 Oct 2003 -- Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, paid a courtesy call on Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
  • Wu Bangguo Refers to His Visit to DPRK KCNA 30 Oct 2003 -- Head of the Chinese state delegation Wu Bangguo who is member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China made public an arrival speech on Wednesday.
  • Wu Bangguo Pays Courtesy Call on Kim Yong Nam KCNA 30 Oct 2003 -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
  • Talks Held between Kim Yong Nam and Wu Bangguo KCNA 30 Oct 2003 -- Talks were held between Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
  • Chinese State Delegation Arrives KCNA 30 Oct 2003 -- Chinese state delegation led by Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, arrived here today by air to pay an official goodwill visit to the DPRK at the invitation of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the Cabinet of the DPRK.
  • CHINA/E-U VOA 30 Oct 2003 -- A European Union delegation headed by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in China for talks on trade and human rights.
  • CHINA-NORTH KOREA VOA 30 Oct 2003 -- Chinese state television says China and North Korea have agreed in principle to go ahead with plans for another round of six-way negotiations to end the North Korean nuclear crisis.
  • CHINA-NORTH KOREA VOA 29 Oct 2003 -- China's number two leader arrived in North Korea Wednesday amid continuing efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
  • AMNESTY / E-U / CHINA VOA 28 Oct 2003 -- Amnesty International, the human-rights group, is urging the European Union to put pressure on China to improve its human-rights record. The group has issued a report citing a litany of human-rights abuses in China just two days before E-U leaders are to hold a summit in Beijing with their Chinese counterparts.
  • PENTAGON/CHINA VOA 27 Oct 2003 -- Chinese Minister of Defense Cao Gangchuan will meet this week at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the first such high-level military contact in years.
  • CHINA/TAIWAN VOA 26 Oct 2003 -- China warned Taiwan's leaders that their call for a new constitution and a law that will permit referendums could be "disastrous for Taiwan." China fears these moves could produce a vote for the island's independence.
  • Wu's NK Visit Brightens Outlook for 6-Party Talks Korea-net 24 Oct 2003 -- China's parliamentary leader Wu Bangguo will visit Pyongyang next week to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and other senior Pyongyang figures to tackle pending issues including the nuclear crisis.
  • PAX CHINA VOA 24 Oct 2003 -- China's growing influence in Asia was on display during a series of regional gatherings this month. Experts say China's rising power profile could threaten the United States' long-time dominance in this part of the world.
  • Taiwan and China VOA 23 Oct 2003 -- For more than five decades, China and Taiwan have been entwined in a relationship fraught with tension and filled with promise. Up until 1979, China was intermittenly shelling Taiwanese islands off the coast of China, but these days the two countries are linked by trade and investment. Even so, an increasing number of Taiwan citizens think their country should declare independence even though Beijing has vowed to attack if Taiwan formally separates itself from the mainland.
  • Chinese State Delegation to Visit DPRK Soon KCNA 23 Oct 2003 -- A Chinese state delegation led by Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, will soon pay an official goodwill visit to the DPRK at the invitation of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the Cabinet of the DPRK.
  • CHINA-NOKOR DIPLOMACY VOA 23 Oct 2003 -- China says it is sending a high-level official to North Korea next week as it continues its efforts to mediate a solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis.
  • Two Chinese navy ships visit Guam 7th Fleet Release 22 Oct 2003-- Two naval vessels from the People's Republic of China made a port visit here Oct. 22. The ships are on a goodwill cruise with approximately 550 Sailors making a first-ever visit to Guam.
  • China Still Needs to Work on Export Controls, U.S. Official Says Washington File 20 Oct 2003 -- Commerce Dept.'s Juster also describes India, transshipment hub initiatives
  • CHINA/JAPAN/NOKOR VOA 20 Oct 2003 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said the issue of Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea is a matter that must be settled between the two countries.
  • CHINA U-S HEALTH VOA 19 Oct 2003 -- The United States is asking China to be more open in its reporting of disease figures, including those on AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
  • U.S. Reiterates Support for Taiwan Democracy, One-China Policy Washington File 18 Oct 2003 -- In an October 18 statement, the United States stressed its support for free and fair elections as Taiwan approaches its third democratic election for president in 2004.
  • CHINA-COMMUNISTS VOA 14 Oct 2003 -- Leaders of China's communist party have wrapped up an annual gathering with plans to reform the country's constitution and adopt further market reforms.
  • CHINA/COMMUNIST PARTY VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- Leaders of China's Communist Party have opened their annual conference in Beijing.
  • CHINA/COMMUNIST PARTY VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Leaders of China's Communist Party hold (are holding) their annual conference in Beijing (starting on Saturday). The meeting will give new President Hu Jintao a chance to talk about the economic and electoral reforms he has in mind.
  • Iranian, Chinese commanders of popular forces hold security talks IRNA 10 Oct 2003 -- Commander of the Basij (volunteer forces) of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi and Chinese Commander of popular forces Fan Shiao Guang here Friday held talks on the security matters.
  • CHINA / KOREAS VOA 09 Oct 2003 -- China is criticizing South Korea for closing its consulate in Beijing because it is overloaded with North Korean refugees.
  • CHINA / INDIA DISPUTE VOA 09 Oct 2003 -- After years of diplomatic standoffs, China and India this week appeared to be settling a dispute over the region of Sikkim. But there are indications China may be backing away from resolving the issue.
  • Grassley Urges China To Comply With Its Trade Obligations Washington File 07 Oct 2003-- Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to the Minister of Commerce for the People's Republic of China October 7 requesting that China "make a serious effort to improve its compliance with its World Trade Organization obligations," according to a press release issued by the committee the same day.
  • Senate Passes Resolution Urging China To Release Rebiya Kadeer Washington File 07 Oct 2003-- The Senate passed a resolution October 3 calling on China to release immediately and unconditionally Rebiya Kadeer, a prominent businesswoman from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
  • CHINA / DEATH PENALTY VOA 02 Oct 2003-- In a move aimed at stopping a rising number of revenge killings, China is threatening to execute people caught buying and selling illegal rat poison
  • HONG KONG / SARS REPORT VOA 02 Oct 2003-- A report on Hong Kong's handling of its Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak concludes that health authorities were caught off guard - a situation the report says was compounded by China's early refusal to release accurate information on the disease
  • CHINA'S POLITICAL CHALLENGES VOA 01 Oct 2003-- In Focus China's new leadership. Chinese leader Hu Jintao (PRON: Hoo Jihn-Taow) has been in office for almost a year, but so far he has sent mixed signals on what direction he wants to take his country. Will President Hu open up China's political system in the same way his predecessors reformed China's economy?
  • CHINA-ELECTIONS VOA 01 Oct 2003-- China's president is calling for more democratic elections and a greater public say in how leaders are chosen.
  • China Not a Market Economy Yet, Commerce Official Says Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- China's transformation from a non-market economy to one that operates fully on market principles is incomplete, says Grant Aldonas, under secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
  • U.S. Urges Pro-growth, Stability Policies for China, World Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- U.S. economic policy toward China -- including China's exchange rate regime -- is the same as its overall international economic strategy: Remove barriers and encourage pro-growth, pro-stability policies.



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