**CHINESE LEADERS QUIETLY TOURING ARAB STATES**

World Tribune.com and Geo Strategy Direct ^ | April 23, 2002 | Bill Gertz- Washington Times Military Reporter

[codebreaker]

GeoStrategy Direct Intelligence Briefing Headline Index April 23, 2002 (Some text subscriber only)

FOCUS ON IRAN:U.S. Sees Iran Behind Anti-American violence in Bahrain

BACKGROUNDER COLUMN:Russia Modernizing It's ABM System, Al Qaeda in Canada..., and in Singapore.., Russian Intellligence Says Chechen Commander Dead

DOSSIER: Marwan Barghouti-Documents Captured by Israel Detail Chaotic Regieme of Yasser Arafat and his Key Terrorist

FOCUS ON CHINA:Chinese Leaders Quietly Touring Arab Region

NORTHEAST ASIA REPORT:Japan's Nuclear Talk Rattles China, Taiwan Develops New Air Defense System, PLA Bans Cell Phones and Pagers, North Korea Helped Cuba in 1962

MIDDLE EAST REPORT:Deep divisions within Bush White House on Mideast Policy, Israel's Military Performs Poorly in Jenin, Big Break in Greece Probe of Terror Group

LATIN AMERICAN REPORT:Venezuela-Colombia Tensions Mounting Over Charges That Chavez Regieme Aiding FARC Guerillas, U.S. Sucess of Winning Mild Rebuke from Latin Neighbors Infuriates Cuba

MILITARY TECHNOLOGY: U.S. To Sell Jordan Early Warning Radar That Could Detect Iraqi Missile Launch, Syria Wants to Spend Its New Oil Money on Russian Tanks, Israeli Firm to Offer Upgrades of Russian Made Helicopter Fleets

[codebreaker]

Was this a trip that had been scheduled for long?

[galt-jw]

i have long thought the commie bastards were using terrorist networks as a proxy fighting force, like an arm of their espionage div. after 9/11, i was thinking that if the deal went down the way it could have, the chinese were poised to attack.

[DJ88]

Good question, and also one that I, unfortunately, don't have the answer to.

[codebreaker]

Wasn't this scenario in that 'Seeds of Fire' book on China, Israeli Intel thought that the Sept. 11 attacks may be war by proxy becuase of the friendship agreement the Chinese signed with the Taliban on Sept. 10

[codebreaker]

With all of the oil talk going around, I don't like this one bit.

[Jamten]

And San "Cesspool" Francisco is flooded with the commie rugrats.

[DJ88]

Me either. This could be "another" reason why SecofState Powell was over there. Things that make ya go "hmmmmmm"..or, the shower deal, I don't quite know how that one works, LOL!

[codebreaker]

Not yet a 'shower on,' but I'm keeping my eyes peeled on the Chi Coms and Taiwan Island-could this be a non-aggression pact if China invades the Island during an all out Middle East conflict?

[DJ88]

Hm...good thinking. I never thought about that....what better timing? I don't like this at all.

[codebreaker]

I don't think the Chi Coms will have the equipment to go after Taiwan for at least two years, Clinton sure sped up the process..

[L`enn]

Good. Best thing to happen to the American Economy is to have China get belligerent with us or at least their proxies. Stop the bleeding of American jobs over there and maybe get some back where they belong. Of course the thing is, we will have and have had a long fuse witrh China just because of that. It will probably take them dropping a nuke to keep American jobs from being given to them.

[Libertina]

World policy is more comlicated than it seems, isn't it? Just wish reactionary nay-sayers would take a breath and think of strategy before jumping to simple, and erronious, conclusions.

[codebreaker]

If you look at China and their history, long term they are set to be our biggest rival..possibly allied with Russia over the rights to the 'Golden Triangle'

[John H K]

Not yet a 'shower on,' but I'm keeping my eyes peeled on the Chi Coms and Taiwan Island-could this be a non-aggression pact if China invades the Island during an all out Middle East conflict?

Slight problem with this theory is China CAN'T invade Taiwan. Whether the US helps Taiwan or not.

[codebreaker]

In a few years they could...

[John H K]

FOCUS ON CHINA:Chinese Leaders Quietly Touring Arab Region

Gee, THAT'S nice and vague...WHAT leaders? What countries? There are all kinds of diplomatic visits going on all the time, every day, 365 days a year.

[codebreaker]

I want to know about the Al Qeada in Canada too...haven't seen that one in the paper

[caa26]

Yeah, that would be really great. Let's retard our country economically, so all our products our bought, sold and made here.

The US cannot trust the Chinese government, but economic isolationism is pure idiocy. Can anyone name an isolationist country that has a strong economy?

[Q6-God]

Why do you say that China CAN'T invade Taiwan?