Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2006 - China Special Weapons News
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- Analysis: China Plays Its North Korea Hand cfr.org 31 Oct 2006 -- Ever protective of North Korea's sovereignty, China chose not to overplay the alarm, or any of the anger it may have felt about North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month
- China Wants Southeast Asian Nations to Strengthen Defense Cooperation VOA 30 Oct 2006 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is calling on Southeast Asian nations to boost military cooperation with China
- South Korean FM in China for Talks on North Korean Nuclear Ambitions VOA 27 Oct 2006 -- South Korea's foreign minister - soon to be the new U.N. secretary-general - is meeting with Chinese leaders to discuss sanctions against North Korea for its recent nuclear test.
- Backgrounder: China's Relationship with a Nuclear North Korea cfr.org 24 Oct 2006
- China Says North Korea Did Not Apologize for Nuclear Tests VOA 24 Oct 2006 -- China is denying South Korean news reports last week that said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret for carrying out a nuclear test on October 9.
- Special Envoy of Chinese President Leaves KCNA 21 Oct 2006 -- Tang Jiaxuan, state councilor who is a special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, left here Thursday by special plane of China.
- China Promises Constructive Role on Iran VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- China says it will play a "constructive role" in efforts to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.
- US, China Urge North Korea to Return to Nuclear Talks VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in China, where she and Chinese officials have urged North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations following its October 9 nuclear test
- China And North Korea Hold 'Very Significant' Talks RFE/RL 19 Oct 2006 -- China's Foreign Ministry says that a special envoy sent by Beijing has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il for what it described as "very significant" talks about North Korea's nuclear program.
- Chinese envoy meets N. Korea's Kim Jong-il - Chinese diplomat RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2006 -- The Chinese president's envoy met with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang Thursday, a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said.
- Chinese Envoy Meets With N. Korean Leader Ahead of Rice Visit to Beijing VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- A Chinese envoy has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to China
- China Beginning to Distance Itself from Ally North Korea VOA 17 Oct 2006 -- China is increasingly distancing itself from its long-time ally North Korea
- China To Inspect North Korean Ships For Illegal Weapons VOA 16 Oct 2006 -- China has said it will comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution mandating inspections of North Korean cargo to search for illegal weapons.
- China hopes for peaceful resolution of N. Korean nuclear issue RIA Novosti 15 Oct 2006 -- China expects the UN Security Council's decisions on North Korea to boost a peaceful resolution of the nuclear problem on the Korean Peninsula, a Chinese diplomat said Sunday.
- China, South Korea Agree to Sanctions on North Korea VOA 13 Oct 2006 -- The presidents of China and South Korea have concluded meetings in Beijing, saying they agree with sanctions against North Korea in response to the North's announced nuclear test
- Bush Meets Chinese Envoy On North Korea VOA 12 Oct 2006 -- President Bush and other top administration officials met Thursday with a senior Chinese envoy, who told them Beijing supports strong measures against North Korea following its announced nuclear test
- China intends to launch its first lunar orbiter in 2007 RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2006 -- China is planning to launch a research satellite to orbit the Moon in 2007, the head of the national space agency said Thursday.
- China Ambiguous on UN Sanctions Against North Korea VOA 12 Oct 2006 -- China is stepping up efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis without sanctions or the use of force
- China Joins Call for 'Punitive Actions' Against North Korea VOA 10 Oct 2006 -- China has agreed that its ally North Korea should be punished for conducting a nuclear test.
- China Rules Out Military Action, But Not Sanctions, Against North Korea VOA 10 Oct 2006 -- China has long opposed sanctions against North Korea, but in the wake of North Korea's claimed nuclear test, Beijing now indicates it might support U.N. sanctions after all
- China Condemns North Korean Nuclear Test VOA 09 Oct 2006 -- China, North Korea's closest ally, is condemning Pyongyang's announcement that it had exploded a nuclear device
- China Leads Chorus of Condemnation of North Korean Nuclear Test VOA 09 Oct 2006 -- China is leading a chorus of condemnation of North Korea's purported nuclear test.
- China, Japan Say Korean Nuclear Test Cannot Be Tolerated VOA 08 Oct 2006 -- Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has wrapped up a summit with Chinese leaders in Beijing, saying the two countries have agreed that a North Korean nuclear test cannot be tolerated.
- China Rebuffs US Diplomatic Push on North Korea VOA 04 Oct 2006 -- China has rebuffed U.S. calls for a swift U.N. Security Council response to North Korea's nuclear weapons test threat, calling the stalled six-party talks the only workable solution.
- China Urges North Korean 'Restraint' Over Planned Nuclear Test VOA 04 Oct 2006 -- North Korea's announcement that it plans to carry out a nuclear test is worrying its last remaining ally, China
- Kim Jong Il Greets Chinese Party and State Leaders KCNA 02 Oct 2006 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il together with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Saturday sent a message of greetings to Hu Jintao, General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, and Wen Jiabao, premier of the State Council, on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the PRC.
- 57th Anniversary of PRC Observed KCNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Papers here today dedicate designed articles to the 57th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, which say that the Korean people extend congratulations and friendly greetings to the Chinese people on their national day.
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