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Tips for Travelers to China
Areas of Interest Modern tourist facilities are available in major cities in China. China is full of natural and man-made wonders. Its great rivers include the Yellow and the Yangtze. Hong Kong SAR is cosmopolitan and highly developed, and a popular destination. Macau SAR has well developed tourism facilities. Gambling and tourism are so ... [Read More]
2004 Summary of China Request to U.S. Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention
During this period of feudal states in China, the Qin Dynasty instituted the centralized system of state power, and prefectures and counties was created and provided a foundation of political organization for the next 2000 years. Great building projects include the capital city of Xianyang, the Great Wall in north China, and the Kujian Dam in the Chengdu Plain. The importance and power of royalty was expressed in huge royal tombs of rammed earth contained thousands of clay figures of warriors, large numbers of chariots, clay horses and bronze weapons. ... [Read More]
Bio - United States Embassy Ndjamena, Chad
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China's Record of Proliferation Activities
China made its first missile nonproliferation commitment to the United States in March 1992. This commitment was the direct result of the United States' imposition of sanctions in June 1991 on two Chinese entities -- the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) -- in connection with the sale of M-11 missiles to Pakistan. In return for the U.S. ending sanctions on these two entities, China provided a written commitment in March 1992 to then-Secretary of State Baker that it would abide by the original "guidelines and parameters" of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which the United States publicly stated were indeed applicable to both the M-9 (CSS-6) and M-11 (CSS-7) missiles. Despite this commitment, Chinese entities transferred M-11 missiles to Pakistan. In response to U.S. complaints, China indicated that the M-11 missile was not covered by the MTCR and that it was still ful ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Byliner: Commerce Secretary Analyzes U.S.-China Trade Relations
(This byliner was originally published in the June 28 edition of the Wall Street Journal and is in the public domain. No republication restrictions.) ... The Great (Trade) Wall of China ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Ndjamena, Chad
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Wall, Marc M.
Marc M. Wall, a Senior Foreign Service Officer with rank of Minister Counselor, was sworn in by Secretary of State Colin Powell on June 1 as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Chad. Before assuming this position, he had been Director of the Bureau of African Affairs’ Economic Policy Staff, the office in the Department of State responsible for U.S. economic relations with the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa. He has served in the U.S. Embassies in Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe and worked extensively on African issues in the course of several assignments with the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and as a special assistant to the Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs. ... [Read More]
Coordinating Allied Approaches to China
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, I would like to thank the Tokyo American Center and the Japanese Institute for International Affairs for inviting me here to speak to you again today. As some of you know, I am here to represent the U.S. Government in the Asian Senior-Leader Talks on Nonproliferation, or ASTOP talks, hosted by the Government of Japan. This is the second year Japan has sponsored these meetings and, I would like to thank Japan for taking such a strong leadership role in the world to help counter the spread of weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt President Bush had allies like Japan in mind when he declared during his inaugural address: "we honor your friendship, we rely on your counsel, and we depend on your help. Division among free nations is a primary goal of freedom's enemies. The concerted effort of free nations to promote democracy is a prelude to our enemies' defeat." [Read More]
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