Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3449-1004063788-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:37:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 31306 invoked by uid 510); 26 Oct 2001 02:35:53 -0000 Received: from n29.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.79) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 26 Oct 2001 02:35:53 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3449-1004063788-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.223] by n29.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Oct 2001 02:36:29 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 26 Oct 2001 02:36:28 -0000 Received: (qmail 91049 invoked from network); 26 Oct 2001 02:36:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by 10.1.1.223 with QMQP; 26 Oct 2001 02:36:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 26 Oct 2001 02:36:28 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f9Q2aWN22845 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:36:32 -0700 Message-Id: <200110260236.f9Q2aWN22845@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:36:32 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:China.balks.at.U.S..export.controls.on.arms.to.terrorists] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit China balks at U.S. export controls on arms to terrorists China's government is refusing to initiate stricter export controls on its state-run companies despite pressure from the United States to curb arms sales to terrorist states and unstable regions, according to U.S. officials. The issue was discussed by U.S. and Chinese officials in Shanghai at side meetings during the Asia-Pacific economic conference. China is upgrading Iran's Hy-14 tactical radar near the Afghan border that is part of a nationwide integrated air defense system. Chinese companies also are helping Iraq and until recently were working in Kabul to help set up a telephone system for the Taliban regime. The telephone system was bombed in the past week by U.S. warplanes. The bombing cut off international telephone service to the Afghan capital. The Chinese government is demanding that Washington first lift sanctions imposed in September on Chinese and Pakistani companies for trade in nuclear missile-related goods. The Bush administration slapped economic sanctions on a Chinese company and Pakistan's missile manufacturing group based on intelligence reports that shipments of missile equipment and materials were sent from China to Pakistan for Pakistan's Shaheen-1 and Shaheen-2 nuclear capable missiles. The transfers violated China's pledge in November to the Clinton administration not to support any foreign nation's nuclear weapons and missile programs. Chinese officials are refusing to institute the new export controls because they have said privately that they cannot appear to be giving in to U.S. pressure. Bush administration officials are divided over lifting the sanctions. Officials in the State Department's East Asia bureau favor lifting the sanctions and had opposed the September decision to impose them. Pentagon officials are opposed to lifting the sanctions because of continuing reports of Chinese arms sales. China eyes Cuba spy post vacated by Russia U.S. intelligence officials are watching closely to see if Beijing moves to take over the Russian electronic eavesdropping post at Lourdes, Cuba. Moscow announced last week it will give up the post it has occupied since the 1960s. Staffed by some 1,500 Russians at its peak, Lourdes personnel includes GRU military intelligence Sixth Directorate personnel - those in charge of signal intelligence, as well as the Third Main Directorate of the Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information, known as FAPSI. The Russians had been paying Havana $200 million a year for the listening post. Russia's military plans to use the cash for intelligence-gathering satellites and other high-technology collection gear. Lourdes is a key strategic eavesdropping post that is capable of listening in on telephone and other electronic communications in the United States. China recently has sent specialists to work on an eavesdropping post at Bejcal, Cuba. And in May 1999 the Chinese and Cuban defense ministers signed an agreement to increase military cooperation. U.S. officials said the agreement likely includes intelligence-sharing. Japan to send forces to Southwest Asia Tokyo has drawn up plans to allow its military to provide medical service in Afghan refugee camps near northern and southern Afghanistan and to provide supplies to U.S. forces, including water and fuel. Japanese forces also will send some 20 SDF medical officers to set up field hospitals for Afghan refugees. The Japanese will likely go to Pakistan and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. They also could be dispatched to Uzbekistan. The lower house of Japan's Diet approved a bill on Oct. 18 that would enable Japan's armed forces to provide rear-area support for U.S. attacks on terrorist targets in Afghanistan. The legislation would allow the Self-Defense Forces, as the Japanese military is known, to provide logistics and other noncombatant support to the U.S.-led forces. It also will permit the forces to take part in combat search-and-rescue activities for military personnel and to conduct humanitarian relief operations. The legislation is needed before Japan can take part in military operations because of Japan's pacifist constitution that grew out of World War II. Two other bills also were approved allowing Japanese military forces to guard Japanese and U.S. military bases and permitting Japan's Coast Guard to fire on suspicion vessels. The bills are expected to become law by the end of the month after approval in the upper house. South Korea to get Israeli EW systems Israel's Elisra group, the military branch of the Koor Corporation, has agreed to supply $60 million worth of electronic warfare systems to South Korean warplanes. The Elisra group, which specializes in aircraft and naval electronic and intelligence warfare systems, will upgrade South Korea's F-4 and F-5 jets, the company announced last week. The firm also is seeking to install electronic warfare systems on helicopters. Another Israeli company, BVR, also reached an agreement with Seoul to provide aerial combat debriefing systems. South Korea's Air Force is expected to decide in the near future on a multi-million dollar weapons purchase program that would involve purchases of U.S. F-15 fighters or French Rafael fighters. The South Koreans also are expected buy U.S. Apache attack helicopters and Israeli-equipped airborne warning and control aircraft. Copyright © 2001 East West Services. All rights reserved. ------------------------ Yahoo! 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