Rumors of China's Acquisition of US Missiles From Taliban Groundless

PEOPLES DAILY ^ | 10/01/01

[Enemy Of The State]

Rumors of China's Acquisition of US Missiles From Taliban Groundless: FM Spokesman

The report on China's acquisition from the Taliban of Afghanistan cruise missiles left by the United States during its attacks on the Taliban is groundless and concocted out of ulterior motives, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said in Beijing Monday.

The Washington Times claimed in a September 28 report that China obtained the US cruise missiles and that Chinese companies were assisting the Taliban in installing a telecom system.

Zhu said that such accusations are "groundless", reiterating that the Chinese government has no formal ties of any kind with the Taliban.

"It is necessary to point out that since the 'September 11 Incident,' there have always been some people in the United States who spread various rumors out of ulterior motives and attempt to tarnish the image of China," Zhu said.

"Their political motives will not succeed," he added.

[Enemy Of The State]

OH! IF CHINA SAYS IT'S NOT TRUE THEN IT MUST NOT BE... /SARCASM

"there have always been some people in the United States who spread various rumors out of ulterior motives and attempt to tarnish the image of China,"

As if China really has an image that could be tarnished any worse that what it already is.

[tallhappy]

Chinese companies were assisting the Taliban in installing a telecom system.

This is true. More than one Chinese company has been involved. One of them, Huawei, is a world class fiber optic communications company that wants to be listed on the NYSE. They have built a military network for Iraq.

There is also a report that bin Laden attended meetings in Pakistan between the ChiCom foreign minister and Pakistani foreign minister.

[Frankiedi]

Shucks,I was looking foward to the Taliban getting human wave attacks from the Chinese.