Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2010 - China Special Weapons News
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- Continued Chinese Financial Support of N. Korea Questioned VOA 31 Mar 2010 -- North Korea's leader appears poised to travel to China, as his country reels from what regional analysts describe as an economic policy fiasco. China has long been a generous patron of Pyongyang, but at least one Beijing scholar warns in blunt terms that China will not rescue the North this time.
- Clinton: China To Play Role In Iran Sanctions Push RFE/RL 30 Mar 2010 -- Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations are meeting in Canada for talks focusing on Iran's nuclear program.
- China to Play Active Role in Iran Sanctions Debate VOA 30 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says China is growing more receptive to the idea of taking punitive action against Iran for its nuclear ambitions.
- China Convicts, Sentences 4 Rio Tinto Executives VOA 29 Mar 2010 -- A Chinese court has handed down stiff prison terms to four executives of Australian mining corporation Rio Tinto, after convicting them of bribery and commercial spying.
- China Objects to Uighur Detainees' Transfer VOA 25 Mar 2010 -- China's Foreign Ministry has expressed opposition to the U.S. transfer of two Chinese Muslims – also known as Uighurs – from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Switzerland.
- China Urges Stronger Communication with US VOA 25 Mar 2010 -- China says it is willing to strengthen communication with the United States, in spite of recent a frictions between the two countries.
- Afghan President Signs Economic Agreements On China Visit RFE/RL 24 Mar 2010 -- The presidents of Afghanistan and China have overseen the signing of new agreements aimed at strengthening the Afghan economy and stabilizing the volatile region.
- Chinese, Afghan Presidents Meet in Beijing VOA 24 Mar 2010 -- Afghanistan's president is in China for talks aimed at strengthening political and economic ties between the two neighbors.
- Russia, China to build two new reactors at Tianwan nuclear power plant RIA Novosti 24 Mar 2010 -- Russia and China have signed a framework contract for the construction of the second stage of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China, Russia's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Atomstroyexport said on Wednesday.
- Google Decision To Relocate Web-Search Services Angers Chinese RFE/RL 23 Mar 2010 -- The U.S. Internet company Google has directly challenged the Chinese authorities on the issue of censorship.
- China Defends Its Internet Censorship Policies VOA 23 Mar 2010 -- China is defending its Internet censorship policies, less than a day after U.S. Internet company Google moved its China-based search engine to Hong Kong.
- Rio Tinto Executives Plead Guilty to Bribery in China VOA 22 Mar 2010 -- Four mining executives on trial in Shanghai have pleaded guilty to taking bribes in a case that has raised international concern about doing business in China.
- Three cross-Taiwan Strait agreements to take effect March 21 CNA 19 Mar 2010 -- The three agreements Taiwan signed with China last December during the fourth round of formal talks between the two countries' top negotiators will take effect starting March 21, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Deputy Secretary-General Ma Shaw-chang said Friday.
- China Warns Australia Not to Politicize Rio Tinto Spying Case VOA 18 Mar 2010 -- China has warned Australia not to politicize the case of the four employees of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. They are accused of commercial espionage and will stand trial next week.
- No need to worry over China missile deployment: MND CNA 17 Mar 2010 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Wednesday that it is closely monitoring China's deployment of missiles at a military airport in Fujian province and the Taiwan public has no need to worry.
- China: Iran Sanctions 'Counterproductive' VOA 17 Mar 2010 -- China's new Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva says his country does not want Iran to have nuclear weapons. But he says his country is opposed to sanctions against Iran, calling them counterproductive.
- Security bureau pushes for talks on release of Taiwan agents in China CNA 17 Mar 2010 -- The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) will conduct negotiations with its mainland counterpart on the release of Taiwanese intelligence agents imprisoned in China, if it receives authorization from the government to do so, an SEF official said Wednesday.
- Premier sets preconditions for cross-strait talks on military CBMs CNA 16 Mar 2010 -- Premier Wu Den-yih set two preconditions Tuesday for talks with China on cross-Taiwan Strait military confidence building measures (CBMs).
- Defense minister to step down if censure cases continue unabated CNA 16 Mar 2010 -- National Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu on Tuesday vowed to step down if he is not successful in reducing the rate at which the Control Yuan is censuring people under his ministry for ethical irregularities.
- China says Missing Dissident Not Being Tortured VOA 16 Mar 2010 -- A leading Chinese official has publicly commented on the case of missing dissident Gao Zhisheng, who was sentenced on charges of subverting state power. But his answer raises more questions about the lawyer, who disappeared into police custody more than one year ago.
- West’s efforts to persuade China to support Iran sanctions ineffective: Spokesman IRNA 16 Mar 2010 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said here on Tuesday that western countries’ pressure on China to support new sanctions against Iran was ineffective.
- UK Foreign Minister Pays Fence-Mending Trip to China VOA 15 Mar 2010 -- Britain Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China on a three-day visit seeking to smooth the rift between London and Beijing, following British anger over the Copenhagen Climate talks and China's execution of Briton Akmal Shaihk.
- Britain FM: China Agrees to Press Iran About Nuclear Programs VOA 15 Mar 2010 -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Britain and China agree on the need to press Iran about its nuclear programs while also seeking engagement with Tehran.
- British Foreign Secretary In China For Talks Expected To Touch On Iran RFE/RL 15 Mar 2010 -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has arrived in China for talks with Chinese leaders expected to touch on the possibility of tougher sanctions against Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.
- China Counters US Report on its Human Rights Record VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- China has offered its own critique of the United States in response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.
- China's fourth space center to be completed by 2015 RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2010 -- China's fourth space center, Wenchang, will be put into service between 2014 and 2015, not in 2013 as it was previously announced, the CCTV channel reported on Tuesday.
- China's Congress Convenes RFE/RL 05 Mar 2010 -- China's annual session of parliament, the National People's Congress, has opened in Beijing.
- China Says 2010 Defense Budget To Rise 7.5 Percent RFE/RL 04 Mar 2010 -- China's military budget for 2010 will rise 7.5 percent over last year.
- US Deputy Secretary of State Arrives in Beijing for Talks VOA 02 Mar 2010 -- Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg arrived in Beijing Tuesday, to begin the first talks since relations soured because of a range of issues from cyber-spying to trade.
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