-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Defense denies sharing secrets with China Briefing on U.S. bombing, strafing methods called 'imaginary' training ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- By Charles Smith © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com Despite U.S. Air Force and Defense Department documents showing the Air Force instructed representatives of the Communist Chinese military about bombing and strafing missions, the Clinton administration is denying Chinese air force officers were "briefed on 'Combat Readiness'" during a 1999 tour of Edwards Air Force base in California. In a four-page letter of reply to Congress, Undersecretary of Defense Walter Slocombe stated that the 1999 Chinese air force visit was for "safety" reasons, and that simulated "bombing" missions given to the Chinese military were "imaginary training." This official U.S. Air Force photo shown to Chinese army air force officers shows the TRN-45 U.S. mobile military microwave radar system used on airports that have been captured or damaged in battle. In November, Chairman of the Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R.-Calif., and Rep. Dan Burton, R.-Ind., chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform, joined to write a blistering letter to Secretary of Defense William Cohen, seeking an explanation for the Chinese military visits to America. "After reviewing the briefing papers distributed to the Chinese delegation," they wrote to Cohen, "we are now concerned that under the guise of 'air traffic control,' the U.S. military gave instructions on how our military fighter commands utilize civilian air traffic control for tasks such as 'low level bombing, inflight refueling' and the coordination of AWACS (airborne radar planes) in combat refueling operations. "It appears that these briefings not only advised the Chinese on how we conduct fighter-bomber operations areas (MOAs), but this will enable them to better develop defenses against our Air Force and Navy aviation operations," wrote Burton and Rohrabacher. In December, Slocombe replied in a letter to Rohrabacher, "A delegation of Chinese air traffic control officials visited the U.S. in May 1999 as guests of the Federal Aviation Administration. Because many Americans travel abroad and U.S. airlines fly around the globe, the United States is deeply interested in raising the level of aviation safety in China and elsewhere. Safer skies are necessary, not just in the United States, but around the world." However, according to documents obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Air Force briefings included a simulated "bombing" mission. The documents show a "two ship formation of F-16s from Luke AFB, Arizona" on a "bombing" and overflight mission in a training area, code-named "Baghdad," northwest of Prescott, Arizona. Slocombe denied that the simulated "bombing and strafing" mission constituted military training for the Chinese air force. According to Slocombe, the mission was "imaginary training." F-16 Fighting Falcons on "bombing" mission from Luke Air Force Base - an official U.S. Air Force document given to the Chinese army air force. "The 1998 briefing was centered on a notional example of flight planning and coordination of routes for an imaginary training mission, using Luke AFB as a backdrop," wrote Slocombe. "The briefing also referred to the FAA air route traffic control center computer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the location where the notional flight plan was processed in this scenario. The briefing covered how military flights can go back and forth between FAA and USAF air traffic control during the execution of their flight," explained Slocombe. The Defense undersecretary did not explain what he means by "notional' and "imaginary" training, as distinct from current U.S. military training, which prominently features simulated and fictional combat missions, and which indeed are an integral part of military training worldwide. "The notional briefing included a phase in which air traffic control of an aircraft was transferred to an AWACS that provided air traffic control for the aircraft to be refueled," Slocombe continued. "The information involving the tanker and an AWACS was limited to the handling of air traffic control during a notional training mission. This did not involve tactical operational training or techniques." Slocombe also denied that Chinese generals visited Edwards Air Force base in May 1999. In his letter, Slocombe correctly noted that the 1999 visit included three senior colonels from the Chinese army. But no Chinese general is listed as attending. "The (1999) delegation was led by members of the State Air Traffic Control Commission, and consisted of members from the Chinese Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Management Bureau of the General Administration of Civil Aviation in China and air traffic control experts from the People's Liberation Army. There was not, however, a member of the delegation named PLA General Li Yongtai, nor were any members of the delegation PLA general officers," noted Slocombe. However, according to documents obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration, People's Liberation Army Gen. Li Yongtai did visit the United States -- not in 1999, but in 1993, and under very strange circumstances. The FAA documents from 1993 note that Gen. Li Yongtai and Gen. Kui Fulin visited America not as military men, but as civilians -- alias "Mr. Li Yongtai" and "Mr. Kui Fulin," Commissioners in the Air Traffic Control Commission of China. Official U.S. Air Force document given to the Chinese army air force. F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 389th Fighter Squadron - T Bolt Zero One The handy transformation of military chiefs into harmless civilians might have been accomplished unnoticed, except that an unknown Federal Aviation Administration official hand-marked "Deputy Chief of General Staff, PLA" next to Mr. Kui Fulin, and "Lt. General, PLAF" next to Mr. Li Yongtai on the 1993 China Air Traffic Control Survey Delegation list. Who are these Chinese civilian air traffic control officials? According to publicly available information, Gen. Kui Fulin was the Chinese military operations director at the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. In all, the unknown FAA officer hand-marked seven of the 15 visiting Chinese civilians as "Military." In his reply letter, Slocombe also denied that the Chinese air force officers had been briefed on military tactical air control or military navigation systems. U.S. Air Force documents show that the Chinese officers were briefed on "Air Traffic Control And Landing Systems (ATCALS)." Slocombe stated that the Chinese delegation was just shown "pictures" of U.S. military tactical electronics. "Pictures of some tactical systems were included in the briefings on how the FAA and USAF cooperate in logistical support efforts. However, these photos were not in the translated briefing slides given to the delegation," noted Slocombe. The U.S. Air Force briefing materials also included advanced military electronics such as "GPN-12 & 20 Surveillance Radars," the "FPN-62 & GPN-22 Precision Approach Radar," and the "TRN-45 Mobile Microwave Landing Sys." Slocombe, however, denied that the military electronics were shown to the Chinese army officers. "The delegation was not presented with a briefing or display of the MMLS (mobile microwave landing system). A photo of the MMLS, however, was included in the logistical support briefing, but no operational capabilities or essential elements of information were briefed or discussed. The briefing translation provided to the delegation did not have a copy of the photo included," explained Slocombe. Despite Slocombe's denials, according to FAA documentation, the U.S./Chinese military-to-military contacts are scheduled to continue. "Future exchanges and cooperative activities" are scheduled "through the year 2000," states a 1998 "Record of Discussion" signed by Federal Aviation Administration official John R. Hancock and Qu Yong Xiu from the Chinese Office of state Air Traffic Commission. "During the last six months of 1999, a United States delegation will be invited to participate in a technical seminar in China to exchange information and views on the development and operation of air traffic systems, including flight processing, radar control and communications systems," states the FAA document. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Charles Smith is a national security and defense reporter for WorldNetDaily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? 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