Rules on bio agents set tone for Jiang's visit (Singapore paper)
"BEIJING - In a move intended to set the mood for conciliation, China has issued rules on regulating biological agents a week before President Jiang Zemin visits the United States.
It sends the message to the US that China is opposed to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and is serious about preventing biological weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
Professor Liang Yingming at Beijing University noted: 'The announcement is to show China is against weapons proliferation, something the US wants to hear. Of course, it's conciliatory enough to set a good mood for President Jiang's visit.' ..."
October 20
China Issues Measures on Control of Chemicals Exports (People's Daily)
"The Chinese government issued a set of measures on controlling chemicals exports on Friday via a decree co-signed by Shi Guangsheng, minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Li Rongrong, minister in charge of the State Economic and Trade Commission and Mou Xinsheng, director of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. ... (proliferation issues discussed)..."
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People's Daily full of such articles, plus articles about American airmen in WWII, calling them martyrs and such. Also a lot of discussion about oil security.
They seem quite hopeful and positive about the trip. BTW, Singapore straits-Times is a great site for article on the Orient. Go to a story about, for example, China, and recent stories about China will come up with the article, linked via a column on the right side.
The Far Eastern Economic Review is pretty good usually. Most Asia reports are slanted or downright not very good because of a lack of objectivity, English, or research or any combination of the above.
China has been doing all kinds of deals and this and that lately. They recently signed an oil deal...China/US/Middle East country for supplying oil to China. THAT is pretty darn big there.
Yeah, I imagine so... NOW that China is in trouble and has been getting so much heat on things.
Because there are articles doesn't make it so. Bad habits die hard. All this North Korea nuclear stuff has China right in mind.