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Friday March 12 1999 Beijing confirms Russian missile talks
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Beijing confirmed yesterday that it had held talks with Russia on the US
plan to create a theatre missile defence (TMD) system to protect its troops
and allies in Asia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said: "Both
China and Russia have expressed their respective stands on the issue of
TMD." Mr Zhu did not say where and when the talks were held or who was
involved. The Japanese news agency Kyodo, quoting an unnamed Russian
government source, said on Wednesday that security experts from the foreign
and defence ministries of China and Russia had met every two months to
exchange information about the anti-missile system. The talks began late
last year at China's request, and the two sides would likely end up
deciding on a united approach, possibly jointly asking that the US and
Japan terminate development of the programme, the source said. Mr Zhu said
the sides held talks "because this issue has bearing on global and regional
security and stability and affects the security interests of many
countries". Beijing fears the TMD programme could spark a costly arms
race. It is determined to ensure any anti-missile umbrella is not extended
to cover Taiwan. Mr Zhu said: "China and Russia have both indicated and
made clear their opposition to TMD." The US has rebuffed Chinese concerns,
saying it is still studying the system and has not decided whether to use
it. Premier Zhu Rongji visited Russia last month
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