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                                (News Global)

                          Saturday, December 19, 1992


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1. News Brief (5 Items) ................................................. 42
2. Summary of China-Russia Joint Declaration  ........................... 43
3. U.S. Commerce Secretary Sees Slow Progress in Sino-U.S. Trade Talks .. 47
4. Kim Young Sam Won South Korea President Election ..................... 36
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1. News Brief (5 Items) ................................................. 42
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[AP-DJ, 12/18/1992] BEIJING -- Yeltsin discloses Deng is ill. Yeltsin said
at a news conference Friday that he had not met with the 88-year-old Deng
because "he's not feeling too well, unfortunately." It was the first dis-
closure that Deng was in poor health. Yeltsin did not give any details on
Deng's illness or say what the source of the information was. Deng is
reported to suffer from prostate cancer. (Forwarded by: Liu Jian)
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[AP-DJ, 12/18/1992] BEIJING -- Yeltsin decided to cut short his China trip
and return home Saturday morning, giving up a scheduled jaunt to south
China because of pressing business at home, Xinhua News Agency said.

Xinhua quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying, "With prior notifica-
tion to the Chinese side, President Yeltsin, owing to his busy schedule at
home, has ended his visit and left Beijing for home." The statement said,
"President Yeltsin's visit to China has been very smooth and successful."

Speaking at Beijing's Capital Airport, Yeltsin told reporters he has moved
up his departure time to attend to pressing matters back in Russia. "I will
go back to Moscow because there is some dispute in the formation of a new
cabinet," he said. But presidential spokesman Anatoly Krasikov was at pains
to emphasize that the situation in Russia is stable.
(Forwarded by: Liu Jian)
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[DPA, 12/18/1992] TAIPEI -- Chien Fu Friday lashed out at the U.S. and Japan
for failing to upgrade their bilateral ties with Taipei.

Chien's statement came to the backdrop of Taibei's mounting dissatisfaction
with Washington and Tokyo, both of which are eager to benefit from Taiwan's
ecconomic success but avoid developing political ties for fear of angering
China, observers said. Chien, addressing some 100 foreign observers of the
legislative election to be held Saturday, urged U.S. president-elect Bill
Clinton to drop a ban on high-level visits of U.S. officials to Taiwan, up-
grade the level of Taiwan's mission in the U.S. and refrain from trade
sanction against Taipei.

On ties with Japan, Chien said Tokyo was interested only in making money in
Taiwan and did not have the least intention of strengthening ties and did
nothing to narrow the widening trade deficit and people cannot accept this
and are most unhappy about it," he said. (Forwarded by: Wenfeng)
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[AFP, 12/18/1992] BEIJING -- Foreign ministry spokesman Wu Jianmin said:
"Chris Patten should fundamentally change his position and give up his plan
for political reforms." He added "our position stands firm" and said China
was ready to cooperate with the British authorities on the basis of the
Joint Declaration. (Forwarded by: Tina Tong <skn1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>)
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[DPA 12/18/1992] -- Boeing said the order from China Southern Airlines for
six B-777 passenger planes are to be delivered starting in March 1994, each
costing 88 million dollars. The B-777 is the newest product in Boeing's
line of civilian passenger aircraft (twin-engine, 380-seat).
(Forwarded by: Wenfeng)

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2. Summary of China-Russia Joint Declaration  ........................... 43
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Forwarded by: Liu Jian, Tina Tong <skn1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Source: AFP, JAPAN ECONOMIC NEWSWIRE, 12/18/1992

BEIJING -- The following is the gist of a China-Russian joint declaration
signed Friday by Yeltsin and Yang Shangkun. The full text has 21 articles.

  China and Russia
  -- regard each other as friends and will develop friendly ties.
  -- affirm all disputes between them should be resolved by peaceful means.
  -- should not join any military or political alliance against the other.
  -- reaffirm the "One-China" policy.
  -- shall cooperate in UN and its Security Council.
  -- reaffirm the two countries will not seek hegemony in the Asia-Pacific
        region or any other region in the world.
  -- are opposed to hegemonism and power politics in any form.
  -- oppose any arms race and will take measures to prevent the proliferation
        of weapons of mass destruction.
  -- shall cooperate to promote peace, security, stability and prosperity in
        the Asia-Pacific region and especially in Northeast Asia.
  -- shall continue negotiations on the unsettled boundary
        sections between the two countries.
  -- hold the view that the military forces in the Sino-Russia border areas
        should be reduced to the minimum level.
  -- shall maintain military contacts to build up mutual cooperation in the
        military field. (Article #14)
  -- shall work to promote economic and financial cooperation and strengthen
        bilateral economic ties.
  -- shall strengthen cooperation in the scientific and technological field.

Japan Economic Newswire especially cited the article 14. It reports:

An advanced copy of the Joint Declaration obtained by Kyodo News Service
echoes this desire to develop military relations.

"The two countries will develop relations in the military sphere in
accordance with international practice with a view to forging military
cooperation," article 14 of the document says.

Wu Jiaming confirmed that China and Russia have achieved great progress in
talks on reducing troop numbers along their 4,000-kilometer common border.

"We have adopted measures on military reductions.  The details will be
released in due course," he said.

It is also reported that Russia will invite China to participate in the
development of resources in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

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3. U.S. Commerce Secretary Sees Slow Progress in Sino-U.S. Trade Talks .. 47
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Forwarded by: Wenfeng and Liu Jian
Source: UPI, DJ, 12/18/1992

BEIJING -- Visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Barbara Franklin said Friday
that improving trade relations and reducing the huge U.S. trade deficit with
China will only happen gradually.

Franklin spoke to reporters after 2 days of talks with Li Lanqing. She said
her delegation voiced concerns over copyright, market access and imbalanced
trade directly with senior Chinese officials during two days of "frank, in-
tensive and constructive" talks.

Figures released Thursday showed the U.S. trade deficit with China reached a
record $15.5 billion through October. The gap could heighten pressure on
President-elect Bill Clinton to attach conditions to China's MFN trade
status, to force China to open its markets further to U.S. goods.

But Franklin told a news conference the new trade figures were "a dramatic
illustration of both the need for and importance of this trip and others
like it." "We have forcefully urged the Chinese to loosen foreign exchange
restrictions, and otherwise improve business conditions for foreign firms,"
she said.

She said U.S. and Chinese officials also agreed to begin working on an
accord on "end-use checks." Such examinations are to ensure American high
technology exports are not diverted to military or other use or re-exported
to other nations without approval.

Franklin said such checks would make sure U.S. exports were "being used for
the purpose for which they were sold." The U.S. government is currently
considering the sale of a supercomputer and jet engine technology to China,
but both have been held up.

Franklin expressed optimism that Beijing would honor hard-won accords on
protecting copyrights and on lifting Chinese restrictions on U.S. imports.
Those restrictions were a major bone of contention during "market access"
talks in October.

"Our accomplishments of the last two days will help American businesses
begin the process of translating opportunites that were opened up by the
Oct. 10 market access agreement into commercial realities," Franklin
predicted.

In the meetings, known as the JCCT, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to set
up a working group to promote Sino-U.S. trade cooperation and investment in
energy, telecommunications and transportation, Franklin said.

Franklin said deals totaling some $850 million, including the sale of six
Boeing 777 passenger aircraft to China Southern Airlines, signed during her
trip would also contribute to bringing down the trade deficit.

"The old Chinese proverb I think is that a journey of a thousand miles starts
with a single step and then another step and then another step, that is what
we are doing - taking those steps," she said.

Franklin leaves Beijing Saturday for the southern boom city of Shenzhen and
then on a short visit to Hong Kong.

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4. Kim Young Sam Won South Korea President Election ..................... 36
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Forwarded by: Liu Jian
Source: AP-DJ, JAPAN ECONOMIC NEWSWIRE, 12/18/1992

SEOUL -- Nearly four decades after he won his first election and became the
youngest member of the South Korean National Assembly, President-elect Kim
Young Sam has risen to the nation's highest office.

In 1990, Kim merged his Reunification Democratic Party with Roh's ruling
party and Saturday's victory was part of the political payoff. Critics blas-
ted Kim for betraying the opposition that he fought for over the past 36
years, but he maintained the move was calculated to reconcile divisions
within the nation.

Although second in the party rankings behind Roh, Kim's bid for the Democra-
tic Liberal Party's nomination was challenged by some of the younger party
members and his eventual nomination led to a scattering of defections from
the majority party.

Undaunted, Kim campaigned on a promise of "reforms within stability,"
stressing that a strong government is necessary to overcome the "Korean
illness," the label he placed on the malais currently troubling Korean
politics and economics.

On Saturday, the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) reported that with
96% of the votes tallied Kim Young Sam had 9,757,306 votes, 42.1% of the
total, while Kim Dae Jung garnered 7,848,223 votes for 33.8%.

Acknowledging his victory, Kim Young Sam said, "The people have created a
civilian administration and I plan to open an era of reconciliation and
harmony with the lives of the people at the center of politics." He indi-
cated he would follow the diplomatic policies of his predecessor Roh Tae
Woo and said he wanted to develop South Korea to be central in an era of
greater prosperity in Asia and the Pacific region.

Kim revealed that he had received a telephone call from Kim Dae Jung,in-
forming him of his rival's plans to retire.

"We have fought together for the sake of democracy for 30 years, so I'm
saddened," said Kim, referring to the news of Kim Dae Jung's retirement.

Roh hailed Kim's victory as a sign that the Korean people seek stability,
Yonhap News Agency reported.

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