Posted on 01/15/2002 3:49:33 AM PST by Ranger
BEIJING (APP): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Muhammad Aziz Khan arrived here Monday to discuss with his Chinese counterpart ways and means to further strengthening their bilateral cooperation in the defence sector.General Aziz who is accompanied by senior military officers of the three services is expected to meet top-level civil and military leadership during his week-long stay in China.
General Aziz is paying the visit on the invitation of General Fu Quanyou, Commander-in-Chief of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).
On his arrival this morning, he was warmly received at the Beijing International Airport by the senior officials of the PLA, Pakistan Ambassador to China Riaz H.
Khokhar, Defence Attache Brig.
Saeed Sharif and other officials of Pakistan Embassy.
According to the Defence sources, the two sides during the talks will discuss and review the existing level of their defence cooperation.
Talking to APP, Ambassador Riaz Khokhar said that the two countries have normal military trade relations and the current visit is a part of their regular contacts.
He hoped that the visit help to discuss various aspects of their defence cooperation.
He said Pakistan and China enjoy exemplary relations in all fields.
Their cooperation in the Defence field plays a significant role in maintaining peace and stability in the region, he added.
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Gee, China and Pakistan are backing down from India. Who (besides me) woulda thunk it?!Any more predictions to entertain us?
2 posted on 1/12/02 1:20 AM Pacific by Southack
China is sending Zhu to cowtow personally to India. Pakistan and China are backing down to save their skins just as I told you they would
8 posted on 1/12/02 1:15 PM Pacific by Southack
because of China
Did you catch that? Hello? Anybody there?
China did not like Musharraf letting the US use bases and didn't like the listening posts. They were not cooperative in this war. Musharaf did it despite China.
They have big plans for Gwadar and don't want the US anywhere near.
Bush goes to China next month for an overnight in Beijing.
Above from your link. Pasni is right next to Gwadar. The ChiComs especially do not like the listening posts.
We will have to see what happens.
Bin Laden is probably in Pakistan, so this is all quite significant.
And the latest speculation circulated is that he likely is in Kashmir, just a good fit with its instability and fighting. Given the decentralized operation of the nuclear forces in Pak, I expect next to hear that OBL is running operations there in conjuction with the local warlord with a nuke.
The West will panic. As it should already.
Thanks.
Since they are not actually leaving Pakistan, the rest of the thesis fails.
I am not so optimistic that things "are done in that theater," especially considering the main leaders (OBL, Omar, Zawahiri, etc.) are not even located. And how come all the heavy bombing now even in Afghanistan. We hear of al Qaeda regrouping. And the Pashtuns are OBL sympathetic.
Musharraf cut his teeth on fighting India over Kashmir. He would not hand over the 20 or so old friends of his so easily to India. Ther is much left to be done in the theater IMO.
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