http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060419-110441-8567r.htm
"Chinese military linked to missile smuggling"
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
April 20, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Chao Tung Wu, 51, of La Puente, Calif., pleaded guilty yesterday at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to conspiracy to smuggle Chinese QW-2 anti-aircraft missiles into the United States. It was the first conviction under a 2004 anti-terrorism law aimed at preventing the spread of shoulder-fired and portable anti-aircraft missiles.
Wu and a second defendant who is awaiting trial, Yi Qing Chen, met an undercover FBI agent and sought to sell 200 QW-2s, as well as launcher and operational hardware for the missiles, according to court papers. A statement of facts read in court yesterday revealed that Wu had offered to provide enough missiles "for a regiment" of soldiers."
http://www.suntimes.com/post-trib/04-18-06_z1_news_15.html
"Bush death threat tied to PU student"
By Danielle Braff
Post-Tribune staff writer
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Purdue University graduate student was arrested and charged with threatening to kill President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Vikram Buddhi allegedly posted the detailed and threatening messages on an online message board."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "In the various messages posted, Buddhi urged the Web site’s readers to bomb the United States and for them to rape American and British women and mutilate them, according to court documents. Other messages called for the killing of all Republicans."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #3: "Buddhi was arrested Friday and told investigators he is not suffering from any mental illnesses nor is he taking any illegal or prescription drugs."
PERSECUTION.ORG - COUNTRY INFO - CHINAhttp://www.persecution.org/newsite/countryinfodetail.php?countrycode=16&PHPSESSID=8b34d46b623016677cda6714beb75f61
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http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200604/INT20060420a.html
"Rights Violations Hang Over Hu Visit"
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com International Editor
April 20, 2006
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1618740/posts
"Japan: 107 Alerts on Chinese Spy Planes (vs. 13 last year)"
AP ^ | 04/20/06 | HIROKO TABUCHI
Posted on 04/20/2006 10:05:05 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Japan: 107 Alerts on Chinese Spy Planes
By HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer
Thu Apr 20, 3:14 PM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Japan has scrambled fighter jets 107 times this year to intercept suspected Chinese spy planes, a top general said Thursday, amid growing concern in Tokyo over China's arms buildup.
The 107 alerts in the first three months of 2006 — the most in at least a decade — were a dramatic increase from the previous year, when fighters scrambled only 13 times against Chinese planes, said Gen. Hajime Massaki.
"Chinese activities in areas around Japanese territory have reached unprecedented levels," the chairman of the Joint Staff Committee told reporters.
"We believe these planes to be engaging in information-gathering activity, and behind the trend is the rapid modernization of China's military," the general said.
The bulk of the incidents took place over the East China Sea, where the two countries are feuding over gas deposits and an island chain, the military said.
Beijing rejected Tokyo's allegations."