ACCESSION NUMBER:286229
FILE ID:EPF403
DATE:05/27/93
TITLE:STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT, MAY 27 (05/27/93)
TEXT:*93052703.EPF
*EPF403   05/27/93 *

STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT, MAY 27
(China/missile sales, China/prisoner release)  (340)
CHINA/MISSILE SALES
Secretary of State Christopher met May 26 with Habib Ben Yahia, Tunisia's
Foreign Minister, at the State Department.

Following is an official excerpt from Christopher's photo op response to
reporters on China:

(begin excerpt)
QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, speaking of promises made to the United States,
about 18 months ago China promised to adhere to the missile technology
control regime and stop selling missiles outside the country.  Do you feel
that they have in fact adhered to that regime, to their promises?

SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER:  Well, we have some reason for concern about this and
we are inquiring very closely into that subject.  We will be enforcing our
statutes here against China as is other countries.  I think that is as much
as I am prepared about it to say at the present time John.  Thank you very
much.

(end excerpt)
PRC COMPLIANCE WITH MISSILE CONTROLS
Following is text of posting of late May 26:
(begin text)
Q:  Is it the U.S. view that the Chinese have kept their promise to comply
with missile technology  controls?

A: We continue to monitor closely and carefully examine reports suggesting
the Chinese are not abiding by their MTCR commitments.  If the
Admnistration concludes that China has engaged in improper transfers, it
will not hesitage to take the action required under U.S. missile
proliferation law.

(end text)
CHINA:  RELEASE OF PRISONERS
Following is text of posting of late May 26:
Q: How many individuals were on the list given the Chinese by Winston Lord?
How many others have been released besides Xu Wenli?

A: At every high-level meeting between Chinese and American officials we
raise human rights cases.  Xu Wenli's was one of a number of cases
Assistant Secretary Lord raised during his visit to Beijing two weeks ago.

Xu, a prominent Democracy Wall activist who served 12 years of a
15-sentence, is the only one who has been released since that time.

(end text)
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