Glacial thaw: Sino-British ties warm after Hurd's Peking trip

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British Foreign Sec Douglas Hurd visited Peking on Jul 9, 1993 to discuss ongoing questions about Hong Kong-Chinese reunification. His meeting with Chinese Pres Jiang Zemin and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen was more amicable than previous meetings by Hong Kong Gov Chris Patten. China is continuing to dispute British attempts at liberalizing Hong Kong's government, but has agreed to speed negotiations and schedule future meetings. Despite the recent show of good will, suspicion abounds on both sides of the negotiations.

United Kingdom, Political aspects, International relations, Chinese foreign relations, British foreign relations, Hong Kong-China reunification question, Hurd, Douglas

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Lost in the postings

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The removal of Chinese army leader Yang Shangkun and Gen Yang Baibing from their posts has led to a reshuffle of China's top military officers. The two officers were removed because of reported maneuverings to create a power base meant to succeed Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. Some of the generals affected by the reshuffle were closely connected to the two former military officials. Lieutenant General Zhang Wannian has been appointed as the new chief of the general staff.

Management, Officials and employees, China. People's Liberation Army, China. Central Military Commission

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Loaded weapons: China on arms buying spree in former Soviet Union

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China is updating its obsolete arms arsenal by buying advanced weaponry from the former Soviet Union. These weapons have the added advantage of being cheap. Additionally, the Russians are willing to accept barter as a system of payment for these weapons. An aircraft carrier, aircraft, radar systems and armored vehicles are just some of the advanced weapons being sought by China. Furthermore, the Russians are willing to help the Chinese in improving their arms industry.

Purchasing, Marketing, Military aspects, Weapons, Soviet Union, Arms merchants

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