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Pentagon official to review military swaps in China 22 June, 2002 By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pentagon official will hold talks in China next week aimed at boosting the military-to-military ties still not fully recovered from the collision of a U.S. surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea, Pentagon officials said Friday. Peter Rodman, assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs, will push for "transparency and consistency and reciprocity" during his talks in Beijing, Rumsfeld told a briefing for foreign correspondents. Pentagon officials said this means the United States wants more of a...

Agence France Presse March 18, 2002 Monday 7:15 AM Eastern Time SECTION: International News LENGTH: 418 words HEADLINE: Beijing to cancel naval exchanges with US over Taiwan visit: report DATELINE: BEIJING, March 18 BODY:China was Monday preparing to cancel naval exchanges with the United States in retaliation for Washington allowing Taiwan's defense minister to meet US officials in Florida, state press reported. "The determination of the United States to allow the visit of Tang Yaoming has given rise to strong dissatisfaction amongst China's highest leadership," the Global Times quoted an unnamed "reliable source" as saying. "The Chinese side will make a...