Chinese Military Leaders

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned Saturday that China's development of advanced missiles and a new stealth fighter could endanger U.S. naval and air forces, and he said the Pentagon would "respond appropriately. " 4 a.m. update: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has arrived in Beijing. "They clearly have the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk, and we have to pay attention to them. We have to respond appropriately with our own programs," Gates told reporters as he traveled to Beijing for three days of talks with senior Chinese leaders.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his Chinese counterpart said Monday that they would look for ways to deepen military cooperation, but tensions over Taiwan arm sales and China's modernization of its armed forces remained unresolved. Beginning a three-day visit to China, Gates said China had accepted his invitation for Gen. Chen Bingde, a senior Army officer, to visit Washington this year and had agreed to consider regular talks on nuclear posture, missile defense and cyber warfare.

U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger met today with Chinese military leaders, and the official New China News Agency said he called for continued growth in U.S.-Chinese military relations. Weinberger met with Yang Shangkun, secretary general of the Communist Party Central Military Commission; Yang Dezhi, chief of the People's Liberation Army general staff, and other military officials at the Great Hall of the People.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned Saturday that China's development of advanced missiles and a new stealth fighter could endanger U.S. naval and air forces, and he said the Pentagon would "respond appropriately. " 4 a.m. update: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has arrived in Beijing. "They clearly have the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk, and we have to pay attention to them. We have to respond appropriately with our own programs," Gates told reporters as he traveled to Beijing for three days of talks with senior Chinese leaders.

President Bush suspended all U.S. military sales to China on Monday to protest the Chinese army's violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement. "It is very important the Chinese leaders know it's not going to be business as usual," Bush declared in a press conference announcing his decision. Bush's action, which also included a suspension of visits between U.S. and Chinese military leaders, won immediate praise across the political spectrum in Congress, where it was generally viewed as a sufficient response for the current situation.

The Clinton Administration is preparing to discuss with China emergency procedures to avert escalation of military activities after incidents involving U.S. and Chinese aircraft and warships. The move follows an exchange in October in which the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk squared off with a Chinese nuclear submarine in international waters in the Yellow Sea, drawing a warning from Beijing that next time Chinese forces will shoot to kill.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his Chinese counterpart said Monday that they would look for ways to deepen military cooperation, but tensions over Taiwan arm sales and China's modernization of its armed forces remained unresolved. Beginning a three-day visit to China, Gates said China had accepted his invitation for Gen. Chen Bingde, a senior Army officer, to visit Washington this year and had agreed to consider regular talks on nuclear posture, missile defense and cyber warfare.

The Clinton Administration has decided to have U.S. Navy ships make a port call in China this spring in a new step aimed at improving military cooperation between the two countries, U.S. officials said Wednesday. It would be the first visit by American warships to China since before that country's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.

President Bush, acting in response to the massacre of peaceful democracy demonstrators in Beijing, suspended military sales to China today but said he does not want to break diplomatic relations. "When you see these kids struggling for democracy and freedom, this would be a bad time for the United States to pull out," Bush said in a statement that drew support from Congress. Speaking at a hastily called White House news conference, Bush said he believes that his actions are "going to send a strong signal" to Beijing that "it's not business as usual" now with the United States.

Crisis and conflict can occur as much through misunderstanding and miscalculation as through conscious decision and calculation. If recent studies of the Chinese military mentality have got it right, then one unintended result of the patchwork diplomatic settlement for the Iraq standoff may be to reinforce Beijing's instinct that America is soft, its will shaky and its military capabilities somehow less than advertised. The U.S.

Chinese military officials, in their first high-level discussions with the Pentagon in years, said they will try to pressure North Korea to drop its nuclear weapons programs, U.S. officials said. At the same time, the Chinese refused to rule out using military force to reunite Taiwan with the mainland. Douglas J. Feith, the No. 3 Pentagon official, who headed the U.S. delegation, said the talks were "useful" and "professional." Gen.

Crisis and conflict can occur as much through misunderstanding and miscalculation as through conscious decision and calculation. If recent studies of the Chinese military mentality have got it right, then one unintended result of the patchwork diplomatic settlement for the Iraq standoff may be to reinforce Beijing's instinct that America is soft, its will shaky and its military capabilities somehow less than advertised. The U.S.

The Clinton Administration has decided to have U.S. Navy ships make a port call in China this spring in a new step aimed at improving military cooperation between the two countries, U.S. officials said Wednesday. It would be the first visit by American warships to China since before that country's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.

The Clinton Administration is preparing to discuss with China emergency procedures to avert escalation of military activities after incidents involving U.S. and Chinese aircraft and warships. The move follows an exchange in October in which the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk squared off with a Chinese nuclear submarine in international waters in the Yellow Sea, drawing a warning from Beijing that next time Chinese forces will shoot to kill.

President Bush suspended all U.S. military sales to China on Monday to protest the Chinese army's violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement. "It is very important the Chinese leaders know it's not going to be business as usual," Bush declared in a press conference announcing his decision. Bush's action, which also included a suspension of visits between U.S. and Chinese military leaders, won immediate praise across the political spectrum in Congress, where it was generally viewed as a sufficient response for the current situation.

President Bush, acting in response to the massacre of peaceful democracy demonstrators in Beijing, suspended military sales to China today but said he does not want to break diplomatic relations. "When you see these kids struggling for democracy and freedom, this would be a bad time for the United States to pull out," Bush said in a statement that drew support from Congress. Speaking at a hastily called White House news conference, Bush said he believes that his actions are "going to send a strong signal" to Beijing that "it's not business as usual" now with the United States.

Four decades ago, China and Japan were concluding the most brutal war in the history of their rivalry, a conflict in which Mao Tse-tung exhorted his troops to "fight the enemy to the last drop of our blood." But recently, a ranking Chinese official on a trip to Japan spoke casually of the war and the eight-year Japanese occupation of much of China, from 1937 to 1945, as "just a moment" in the history of relations between the two countries.

Chinese military officials, in their first high-level discussions with the Pentagon in years, said they will try to pressure North Korea to drop its nuclear weapons programs, U.S. officials said. At the same time, the Chinese refused to rule out using military force to reunite Taiwan with the mainland. Douglas J. Feith, the No. 3 Pentagon official, who headed the U.S. delegation, said the talks were "useful" and "professional." Gen.

U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger met today with Chinese military leaders, and the official New China News Agency said he called for continued growth in U.S.-Chinese military relations. Weinberger met with Yang Shangkun, secretary general of the Communist Party Central Military Commission; Yang Dezhi, chief of the People's Liberation Army general staff, and other military officials at the Great Hall of the People.

Four decades ago, China and Japan were concluding the most brutal war in the history of their rivalry, a conflict in which Mao Tse-tung exhorted his troops to "fight the enemy to the last drop of our blood." But recently, a ranking Chinese official on a trip to Japan spoke casually of the war and the eight-year Japanese occupation of much of China, from 1937 to 1945, as "just a moment" in the history of relations between the two countries.