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February 2005 - China Special Weapons News

  • State Report Says China Still Committing Numerous Rights Abuses Washington File 28 Feb 2005 -- Although the Chinese constitution was amended in 2004 to mention human rights for the first time, the Chinese government's human rights record remained poor and the government continued to commit "numerous and serious human rights abuses," the U.S. Department of State says.
  • CHINA IS READY TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS ON DPRK NUCLEAR PROBLEM RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2005 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing considers it possible to resume the six-sided negotiations on the nuclear problem of the DPRK.
  • CHINA TAIWAN VOA 25 Feb 2005 -- China is calling on Taiwan to allow more direct charter flights between the mainland and the island republic.
  • U.S.-JAPAN JOINT SECURITY STATEMENT: CONCERNS OVER AN 'EMERGING CHINA' US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 24 Feb 2005
  • CHINA-US-TAIWAN VOA 24 Feb 2005 -- China is objecting to former President Bill Clinton's plans to meet Sunday with Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian in Taiwan. Officials called for Mr. Clinton to conform to U.S.-China agreements on Taiwan.
  • CHINA-NORTH KOREA VOA 22 Feb 2005 -- China is calling on the United States and North Korea to show more flexibility in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear dispute. The comments follow reports that North Korea is backing away from early statements that it would not take part in disarmament talks.
  • CHINA / NORTH KOREA VOA 19 Feb 2005 -- A Chinese envoy flew to North Korea Saturday to urge Pyongyang to reconsider its decision to abandon talks on its nuclear weapons program.
  • U.S. Monitoring China's Military Improvements, Rumsfeld Says Washington File 18 Feb 2005 -- The United States is closely watching China's military improvements and hoping the country will evolve into "a constructive force" in the Asia-Pacific region, says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
  • RUMYANTSEV ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH CHINA, IRAN RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2005 -- Russia is waiting for China's permission to launch the nuclear power plant in Tianwan, head of the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency Alexander Rumyantsev told journalists on Thursday.
  • US/EURO/CHINA VOA 17 Feb 2005 -- Europe and the United States still differ on plans by the European Union to lift its arms embargo against China.
  • RUSSIA, CHINA PLAN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES RIA Novosti 16 Feb 2005 -- Russia and China will complete in two months the preparation for the first-ever bilateral military exercises, the head of the Main Department for international cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, Colonel-General Anatoly Mazurkevich said Wednesday.
  • RUSSIA, CHINA COORDINATE PLAN OF FIRST BILATERAL MILITARY EXERCISES RIA Novosti 14 Feb 2005 -- Russia and China have coordinated the plan of first-ever bilateral military exercises, Colonel-General Anatoly Mazurkevich, head of the main department of international cooperation, said on Monday.
  • CHINA-US NOKOR VOA 13 Feb 2005 -- China has told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it will work to resume multi-party negotiations on North Korea's nuclear programs.
  • Rice Describes EU Arms Embargo Discussion as "Fruitful" Washington File 10 Feb 2005 -- As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited eight European capitals in early February, one of the major topics at each stop was the European Union's pledge during a December summit meeting with China to lift the arms embargo it imposed June 27, 1989, in response to the Chinese government's brutal repression of protestors calling for democratic and political reform.
  • U.S./China: Rumsfeld Might Resume Military Ties With China RFE/RL 10 Feb 2005 -- Formal military contacts between China and the United States broke off nearly four years ago when an American surveillance plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet and had to make an emergency landing on the Chinese island of Hainan. That first international mini-crisis of the administration of President George W. Bush was soon resolved, with the plane and its 24 crew members returned home. But only now is Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ready to restore regular contacts with China.
  • RICE / CHINA / EU VOA 09 Feb 2005 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday urged the European Union not lift it's arms embargo against China, imposed after China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Ms. Rice says China has not dealt with the human rights issues that prompted the embargo.
  • US/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO VOA 07 Feb 2005 -- State Department officials have again raised concerns about European and Russian arms sales to China. VOA's Steve Herman reports from Tokyo the European Union is preparing to lift its long-standing embargo on weapons sales to Beijing.
  • Lifting Arms Embargo Against China Would Send "Wrong Signal" Washington File 02 Feb 2005 -- A European Union (EU) decision to lift its arms embargo against China would "send the wrong signal about human rights," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said February 1 during an interview with Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
  • Analysis: Kuchma's Ukraine Cruises Back Into The Spotlight RFE/RL 02 Feb 2005 -- An ongoing investigation by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has revealed that in 2002, officials of the SBU, along with high-ranking members of the Ukrainian military and the state arms-sales company UkrSpetzExport, sold at least six cruise missiles each to Iran and China.
  • RUSSIA IS CHINA'S MAIN STRATEGIC PARTNER RIA Novosti 02 Feb 2005 -- "Russia is China's main strategic partner," member of the Chinese State Council Tan Zixiang told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • U.S./China: Ties A Study In Complications, Perhaps Contradictions RFE/RL 01 Feb 2005 -- Since President Richard Nixon resumed U.S. relations with China three decades ago, the two countries have had what seems to be a relation rife with contradictions. On one hand, Washington has encouraged China's efforts to establish a market economy, even championing its entry into the World Trade Organization. On the other, the United States has not forgotten Beijing's bloody crackdown on the student pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. It also bristles at China's threats of force against the island nation of Taiwan, which Beijing calls a renegade province.
  • CHINA-US DEFENSE VOA 01 Feb 2005 -- U.S. and Chinese military officials have met in Beijing for talks on building cooperation. The topic of Taiwan was high on the agenda.
  • NEPAL/DALAI LAMA VOA 01 Feb 2005 -- China has welcomed Nepal's decision to shut down two offices associated with Tibetan exile organizations.



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