Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2009 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese negotiator leaves Taiwan CNA 25 Dec 2009 -- China's chief negotiator with Taiwan left Taiwan Friday after wrapping up a five-day visit during which three cross-Taiwan Strait cooperation agreements on technical issues were signed but differences between the two sides also emerged.
- Imprisonment of Chinese dissident deeply concerns UN human rights chief UN News Centre 25 Dec 2009 -- The top United Nations human rights official voiced deep concern today over the verdict and severe sentencing of a prominent Chinese writer, warning that this represents a serious setback for human rights in China.
- China Sentences Dissident to 11 years in Prison VOA 25 Dec 2009 -- A Beijing court issued the sentence Friday following a two-hour trial earlier in the week. A group of U.S and European diplomats were among those who stood outside the court after they were barred from the courtroom.
- China Sentences Five More To Death For Xinjiang Riots RFE/RL 24 Dec 2009 -- A Chinese court has sentenced five more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting earlier this year in Urumqi, the capital of far western Xinjiang region, a local government spokeswoman said today.
- China Rejects International Criticism of Dissident Trial VOA 24 Dec 2009 -- Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu Thursday made it clear Beijing considers the case of Liu Xiaobo no one else's business.
- China Criticizes Argentina for Arrest Request of Jiang Zemin, Falun Gong Support VOA 24 Dec 2009 -- The case centers around Falun Gong, a spiritual group that was banned in China in 1999, after thousands of members surrounded the Chinese leadership compound in central Beijing.
- Prominent Chinese Dissident Goes On Trial On Subversion Charges RFE/RL 23 Dec 2009 -- Liu Xiaobo, one of China's most prominent dissidents and a veteran of the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests, has gone on trial in Beijing on charges of "inciting subversion of state power."
- Well Known Chinese Dissident Goes on Trial for Subversion VOA 23 Dec 2009 -- One of China's best-known dissidents has gone on trial, more than a year after he was taken into custody. The dissident has been accused of subversion and faces a maximum of 15 years in jail.
- Taiwan, China open new round of talks on economic issues CNA 22 Dec 2009 -- Taiwan and China's top negotiators formally opened their latest round of talks Tuesday following a surprise announcement a day earlier that a planned agreement on double taxation avoidance had been removed from the meeting's agenda.
- Taiwan, China seal three agreements on cross-strait cooperation CNA 22 Dec 2009 -- Taiwan and China formally signed three agreements Tuesday on fishing crew cooperation, agricultural quarantine inspection, and industrial product standards, inspection and certification, at a meeting of their top negotiators in Taichung City.
- Tax deal with China involves no sovereignty issue: premier CNA 22 Dec 2009 -- Premier Wu Den-yih on Tuesday dismissed speculations that the reason for the delay in signing a deal with China on avoidance of double taxation was due to issues involving the island's sovereignty.
- China says no lack of transparency in new talks with Taiwan CNA 21 Dec 2009 -- China's Taiwan affairs chief dismissed allegations of a lack of transparency in the upcoming new round of trade negotiations with Taiwan, as China's top negotiator left Beijing for the island Monday.
- Talk of the Day - News digest of local media - Bracing for talks CNA 21 Dec 2009 -- Taiwan is braced for a new round of high-level talks with China, as Chen Yunlin, president of the Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, is scheduled to arrive later Monday.
- Taiwan, China to press ahead with trade pact discussions CNA 21 Dec 2009 -- Taiwan and China will step up discussions on the signing of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), a local official involved in the negotiations said Monday as the two countries prepared for formal talks on other economic issues set to begin Tuesday.
- Exchange of spies could be included in cross-strait talks: SEF CNA 17 Dec 2009 -- Exchange of intelligence agents being held captive by each side could be put on the agenda for the future round of cross-Strait talks.
- Document Signed between DPRK and Chinese Security Ministries KCNA 17 Dec 2009 -- Document on offer of aid between the DPRK Ministry of People's Security and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security was signed.
- Talks Held between DPRK and Chinese Security Ministers KCNA 17 Dec 2009 -- Talks were held between Ju Sang Song, minister of People's Security of the DPRK, and Meng Jianzhu, minister of Public Security of China.
- China pledges Rs 220 million aid as military assistance to Nepal IRNA 17 Dec 2009 -- China will train the Nepalese Army and pledged Rs 220 mil as military assistance for procuring "non lethal" hardware and logistics.
- No threat to Indian skies from China IRNA 15 Dec 2009 -- The Indian Air Force Tuesday allayed fears of a threat from China in the eastern skies and said it was fully geared to give the necessary protection.
- Presidential Office clarifies Wall Street Journal report CNA 15 Dec 2009 -- Taiwan's media played up a comment by President Ma that unification of China and Taiwan would depend on events over the next "decade."
- China launches first public-welfare mini satellite RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2009 -- China has put into orbit its first public-welfare mini satellite.
- President Ma presents his vision in WSJ Asia article CNA 14 Dec 2009 -- President Ma Ying-jeou told the Wall Street Journal Asia that military means is one of the means his government will use to defend Taiwa.
- China's Hu Kicks Off Central Asian Energy Tour RFE/RL 12 Dec 2009 -- Energy will dominate Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Central Asia.
- China opposes U.S. plans to sell arms to Taiwan RIA Novosti 10 Dec 2009 -- China has said it is against all arms sales to Taiwan, following an announcement by the U.S. that it is considering new deliveries to the Taiwanese military.
- Fourth round of cross-strait talks to open Dec. 22 in Taichung CNA 10 Dec 2009 -- The fourth round of talks between the chief cross-Taiwan Strait negotiators on each side -- Taipei-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung and Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin -- will be held Dec. 22 in Taichung, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced Thursday.
- China Sentences 5 More to Death Over Xinjiang Riots VOA 03 Dec 2009 -- A court in China's western Xinjiang region has announced 5 more people have been sentenced to death for crimes committed during riots in July.
- Chinese military team visiting to boost ties IRNA 02 Dec 2009 -- Chinese Army delegation will be in India for five days beginning Wednesday to explore opportunities to take forward the defence ties.
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