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Subject: CND-Europe/Pacific, January 23, 1993  A Happy Chinese New Year to All
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===================  Europe / Pacific Section (CND-EP)  ===================
                             January 22, 1993

                     Happy Chinese New Year (January 23)
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1. News Brief (3 Items) ................................................ 32

2. German Opposition Politicians Split on Taiwan Submarine Sale ........ 22

3. Philippines Rejects China's Claim to Spratlys ....................... 51

4. China Presents Challenge for Australian Industry .................... 25

5. Kaplan Education Centre Plans Branches in Europe and Asia ........... 20

6. The Donation Money Was Delivered to Beijing Student in 1989
      -- A Three And Half Years Old Mystery/Incidence Solved ........... 35

7. China Making It Easier for Foreigners to Adopt Children ............. 41

8. China to Launch New Anti-Pornography Drive .......................... 28

9. Australia to Give 8 Mln Dollars to China Health Programme ........... 22

10. Job Opportunities .................................................. 48
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1. News Brief (3 Items) ................................................ 32
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[JEN 1/18/93] China's Foreign Ministry said Monday the customs patrol boat
which fired on a Japanese fishing vessel last Thursday made a mistake during
the normal course of its official duties. "We have already resolved the
matter in an appropriate fashion," a ministry spokesman said. A Chinese
patrol boat fired four shots at the fishing boat Genpuku Maru in the seas
off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in the early hours of Thursday
morning.  No one was hurt in the incident. China issued a formal apology to
Japan saying customs officers mistakenly believed the boat belonged to
Chinese tobacco smugglers. "It was a one-time accidental mistake which
happened while a Chinese customs patrol vessel was conducting its official
duties," the Foreign Ministry spokesman said. (Forwarded by: Jian)
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[China Radio International 1/18/93]  More and more Chinese now have their
own computers.  The country has about 700,000 personal computers in use.
The country is quickening the pace of development of its personal computer
industry to meet the needs of the expanding market.  More than 200,000
computers were sold to individuals last year, double the figure of the
previous year. Prices of personal computers have come down sharply in the
past few years due to intensive competition in the industry.  Computer
companies are also developing more software to fill the expanded market.
(Forwarded by: Andrew Waldie [awaldie@web.apc.org])
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[China Radio International 1/20/93] A Sino-Japanese joint venture in
northeast China's Liaoning province will help set up a factory in Russia
producing washing machines.  The ["Inco" perhaps] washing machine factory
recently signed a contract with Russia. The contract says that China will
provide a washing machine production line and components, which Russia will
supply workshops and production funds.  The total investment in the new
factory will be $US600,000 and will go into production later this year.
(Forwarded by: Andrew Waldie [awaldie@web.apc.org]

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2. German Opposition Politicians Split on Taiwan Submarine Sale ........ 22
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Source: UPI 1/20/93

BONN, Germany -- Leaders of the opposition Social-Democrats expressed mixed
emotions Friday about a planned naval-vessel sale to Taiwan, dividing on
whether the pact's economic benefits outweighed political arguments against
it.

The government plans to rule Jan. 28 on whether to approve a $7.8 billion
order for German shipyards to build 10 submarines and 10 frigates for
Taiwan.

Social-Democrat Chairman and Schlesswig-Holstein Prime Minister Bjorn
Engholm opposed the deal, but several other senior SPD members supported it,
citing troubles facing Germany's shipbuilding industry.

Gerhard Schroeder, the SPD prime minister of Lower Saxony, said that while
the deal violated his own moral principles, he supported the sale because it
meant jobs for shipyards facing growing economic pressure from Germany's
emerging recession.

But in an interview with the publication Flensburger Tagesblatt, Engholm
said, "In accordance with my political convictions, I am not in favor of the
construction of submarines for states outside NATO."

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3. Philippines Rejects China's Claim to Spratlys ....................... 51
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Forwarded by: Wenfeng
Source: AP-DJ 1/15/93

President Ramos yesterday said no country should dominate the Spratly group
of islands, rejecting China's claim of sovereignty over the whole of the
South China sea.

He told the Asia-Pacific Forum of his concern over the Spratlys as a
possible flashpoint because of the claims of six countries including the
Philippines, partly or wholly over the islands.

He said the conflicting claims have "provoked a mini-arms race of sorts."
But he added it is fortunate that there are strategic imperatives that
prevent the escalation of the conflict.

"For one, internationally recognized and guaranteed sea lanes cut across the
area, making it to everyone's interest that no single power should exercise
hegemony over the Spratlys," the President said.

China claims the whole of the Spratlys while Vietnam, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei claim parts of the group of islands.

At the same forum the president also called on ASEAN members to build a
stronger base for interdependence in their common efforts to achieve a more
complex and competitive world economy.

Other concerns in the region, Ramos said, were the uncertainties in
Cambodia, the unification efforts on the Korean Peninsula, and the
accelerated arms build-up in many countries. "It remains for us to ensure
that the new world order does not result in a resurgence of narrow
nationalism: That many small conflicts do not replace the single big one
that once threatened us," Ramos added.

He said a wise recourse was to "arrange among ourselves an internal balance
of political and economic power sufficient to ensure our collective
stability and peace." But he did not say how this could be done.

The Philippines has sounded out the United States and Russia on their
possible participation to provide technical and scientific expertise on a
joint exploration of marine resources in the Spratlys, said Foreign Affairs
Secretary Roberto Romulo.

However, he said no formal invitation has been sent the concurrence of other
claimants is needed. (sentence as published)

"'Parinig' (insinuation) is a better word," he said.

The U.S. embassy said it has been informed of such a plan. The Russian
embassy did not issue a comment.

A top ranking embassy U.S. official said: "We've heard the expression. "

The official said the U.S. has been supportive of efforts to find a peaceful
solution to the six-nation conflict over the Spratlys.

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4. China Presents Challenge for Australian Industry .................... 25
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Forwarded by: Jian
Source: Dow Jones International News 1/21/93

HONG KONG -- The Australian ambassador to China Thursday said Australian
businesses will be challenged to find trade goods suitable for consumption
in the Chinese market.

Michael Lightowler said Australia's historical export mix is concentrated
outside the major categories of import by China, namely finished products.

Lightowler, speaking at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong,
noted that, in contrast to the Chinese demand, his country's exports are
dominated by industrial raw materials and foodstuffs.

"While this reflects Australia's historical export mix, it also throws out a
challenge to Australian industry if it is to share fully in the
opportunities offered by the Chinese market," Lightowler said.

He added that Australian services are expanding to include transport, port
development and management, financial underwriting and legal services, while
its accounting firms, banks and law firms also had interests in the Chinese
market.

The ambassador said a framework for increased trade was emanating from China
through its economic reform movements, while Australian efforts, such as a
recently-opened trade office in Guangzhou, would also help boost business
ties between the two countries. Investment by Australian firms in China is
estimated around 400 million Australian dlrs.

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5. Kaplan Education Centre Plans Branches in Europe and Asia ........... 20
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Forwarded by: Zhao Hua
Source: The Associated Press 1/15/93

Kaplan Educational Center, the largest test preparation organization in the
United States, plans to open branches in twelve countries in Europe and
Asia.

Kaplan centers will open late this year in Britain, France, Taiwan, China
the Philippines and other nations, the company announced Wednesday.

The centers will offer prep courses for standardized college and graduate
school entrance tests including the SAT, GRE, MCAT and LSAT as well as for
professional certification and licensing exams, Kaplan said.

David Cleland, Kaplan's vice president for international operations, said
the move reflected the increasing globalization of higher education and
professions like medicine and accounting. "As students and physicians cross
international borders, we are seeing a heightened demand for our courses
overseas," he said.

Kaplan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Co., said it serves
about 150,000 students annually.

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6. The Donation Money Was Delivered to Beijing Student in 1989
      -- A Three And Half Years Old Mystery/Incidence Solved ........... 35
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Forwarded from: CHINA-NT, January 14, summarized and abridged by CND-US

[Editor's note: CND reported the mystery/incidence in August/September 1989]

A former IFCSS Supervisory Committee member (1989-1990 term) voluntarily
made an open apology via IFCSS Communication Network to Mr. HU Min, for an
incident that happened in summer 1989, during the high tide of pro-democracy
movement after the 6.4 massacre.  The former IFCSS SVC member wrote:

"At that time, Mr. Hu, Min, then a pro-democracy activist and member of FDC
 (min2 zhen4), was suspected to have tampered a certain amount of money
 which was supposed to be send to a well-known pro-democracy activist (now
 in prison in Beijing), although Mr. Hu insisted that the money reached the
 destination."

"The signature of the receipt Mr. Hu presented was different than the
 signatures of that recipient other people provided. Mr. Hu explained later
 that the original receipt was lost and he made another receipt in the hurry.
 It was not possible to verify with people involved in this transaction in
 Beijing at that time."

"As the first term IFCSS SVC (supervisory committee) members, Dr. Jielin
 Dong and I were asked for opinion. I gave a statement which was a very
 opinionated statement without having checked the critical facts, and
 without even having contacted Mr. Hu himself (Dr. Dong did)."

"Three and a half years passed.  Last month Dr. Jielin Dong finally verified
 this story with someone in China who eye-witnessed that transaction. The
 money was actually delivered to the designated recipient.  Thus Mr. Hu, Min
 was falsely accused without adequate evidence. In my statement three years
 ago I claimed that 'If, in the future, further evidence would show that Hu
 Min would be actually innocent, another statement should be made to correct
 this'.  Here, I keep my promise to give this open apology to Mr. Hu, Min."

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7. China Making It Easier for Foreigners to Adopt Children ............. 41
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Forwarded by: Zhao Hua
Source: The Associated Press 1/17/93

China is making it easier for foreigners to adopt Chinese children, shifting
from a policy of suspicion to acceptance while stressing that it is not
promoting trade in babies.

Last year, China set up a national office to handle adoptions by foreigners
and passed its first comprehensive adoption law, which includes provisions
for foreigners to get Chinese children.

China previously had discouraged adoption by foreigners, maintaining that
the government could best raise Chinese orphans. The number of illegal
adoptions had surged in recent years, however, with the help of middlemen
who demanded huge fees.

In the past, foreigners seeking to adopt Chinese children told of
nightmarish encounters with the cumbersome bureaucracy and huge expenses
because of lengthy stays in hotels during numerous visits before adoptions
were approved. Some adoptions took years.

Now, the China Adoption Center, which opened in September, offers consulting
services and will coordinate between adoption agencies in China and
overseas, the state-run news media reported.

A spokeswoman for the adoption center, who gave only her surname Zhou, said
foreigners seeking to adopt must provide documents on their health and
ability to support children. The process also includes a background check to
see if the prospective parents have criminal records.

Adoptive parents must be at least 35 years old and childless, and must show
that they will provide a suitable education, Zhou said.

"Any foreigners who meet those conditions can adopt Chinese children under
the age of 14," she said.

Some restrictions can be lifted for foreigners willing to take disabled
children, Zhou added. She would not elaborate. A news report last year said
China approved 1,973 adoptions involving foreigners in 1990, a 55 percent
increase over the previous year. Officials refused to give figures for 1991
or 1992.

Most of the foreigners adopting Chinese children come from Canada, the
United States and northern Europe, said officials of the adoption center.

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8. China to Launch New Anti-Pornography Drive .......................... 28
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Forwarded by: Jian
Source: Japan Economic Newswire 1/20/93

BEIJING -- China's top watchdog group on pornography has ordered the nation
to welcome in the Lunar New Year by launching a mass campaign this weekend
to stamp out such material, an official newspaper reported Wednesday.

Sponsored by the National Leading Group for Screening of Publications and
the Audio-Video Market, the campaign will focus on illegal publishing houses
which specialize in salacious materials, the Legal Daily said.

Acting Culture Minister Liu Zhongde, who heads the group, told a national
conference Tuesday that pornography had been rife in 1992, the paper said.

According to incomplete figures, China seized more than 10 million illegal
books last year including 160,000 volumes of obscene material, Liu said.

Around 100,000 books with "reactionary" contents and 120,000 pornographic
video cassettes were also confiscated, he said.

Police raided 8,400 outlets dealing in illegal materials as well as 4,500
printing houses, arresting 3,000 suspects, he said.

Liu emphasized that China's campaign against pornography is a long-term
project which aims to promote a healthy socialist culture and benefit
economic construction and openness to the outside world.

The fight against pornography must continue, he said, accusing some areas of
being too soft on such criminals by failing to uphold the law and mete out
maximum prison sentences for such crimes.

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9. Australia to Give 8 Mln Dollars to China Health Programme ........... 22
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Forwarded by: Huijie
Source AP-DJ 1/19/93

CANBERRA -- The Australian government announced Friday it is giving 8
million Australian dlrs to a project producing kits in China for the
diagnosis of the hepatitis virus.

John Kerin, acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, said hepatitis is
a major health problem in China.

"The World Health Organization estimates that 12%, or 144 million, of
China's population carry the hepatitis B virus, of whom 20%, or 29 million,
will die as a direct consequence of the disease," Kerin said in a statement.

While a vaccine is available for the virus, a diagnostic test is required
before treatment can take place, and China isn't able to produce sufficient
test kits of sufficient purity and quality, he said.

"This project involves the transfer of Australian skills and technology and
will contribute to the production of high quality, low-cost kits in China,"
Kerin said.

Australia is already contributing to several other health projects in China,
including that country's HIV/AIDS program, Kerin noted.

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10. Job Opportunities .................................................. 48
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Forwarded by: Kangmei Wang (kmw105@cscgpo.anu.edu.au)
Source: YSN Posting

1) Post-doctoral Associate
   Experimental Particle Physics
   The University of Texas at Arlington

The experimental HEP group at UTA will have an opening for a post-doctoral
associate in early 1993.  We are currently conducting research in the D0
experiment at Fermilab and the SDC experiment at SSClab.  Our primary
hardware responsibility in D0 is the Inter-cryostat Detector.  Our physics
interests in D0 include the search for new physics and precise measurement
of QCD processes. For the SDC detector, UTA is responsible for building muon
chambers, designing and building a muon trigger calibration system and for
calorimeter calibration.  The post-doctoral associate will be primarily
stationed at Fermilab to participate in the ongoing D0 run.  We particularly
welcome applications from women and minorities.  Experience in collider
physics is desirable. To apply, send a vitae and three letters of
recommendations to Dr. Kaushik De, Physics Department, The University of
Texas at Arlington, Box 19059, Arlington, Texas 76019.  E-mail address is
KAUSHIK@fnal.fnal.gov.  Selection procedures

Will begin on January 16, l993 but applications will be accepted until the
position is filled.  UT-Arlington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.

2) DOANE COLLEGE, Biology

Tenure-track position beginning fall, 1993.  A Ph.D. (or ABD) with a
general biology and liberal arts background to teach bacteriology,
immunology, and general biology.  It is hoped the individual will have
tissue culture experience.   Please send letter of application, names and
addresses of three references, full resume, evidence of teaching
effectiveness, proposed of actual course syllabi for a one-semester
Introductory Biology course and for a Bacteriology course, and a statement
of personal goals and results expected at a small, mid-western liberal arts
college.

RANK AND SALARY: Assistant Professor, tenure track position.  Salary is
competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
STARTING DATE: August 23, 1993

       Dr. Glen W. Davidson
       Vice President for Academic Affairs
       Doane College
       1014 Boswell Avenue
       Crete, NE  68333     (402) 826-8221

DOANE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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