Extracts. Workshop Speaks Highly of Jiang Zemin's "Three Represents" Theory Participants gathering in Beijing to discuss theories on building the Communist Party of China (CPC) have spoken highly of the "Three Represents" theory created by CPC Central Committee General Secretary Jiang Zemin. Jiang's theory, which calls the CPC a representative of the development requirements of China's advanced social productive forces, the progressive course of China's advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the Chinese people, is in concert with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, said a group of scholars attending a symposium Wednesday. The theory is the cornerstone for protecting the progressiveness of the CPC, the treasure for ceaselessly increasing the combating capacity and the creativity of the Party, the latest scientific summary of the basic experience of the Party building, and the ideological weapon and guiding principle for carrying out overall Party building, according to the meeting. The speakers urged Chinese researchers and workers in the field of Party building to take Marxism as the guide, in an effort to meet the requirements of the new situation, the new tasks and the innovation in the work of Party building. The participants held that the three generation collective leadership, with Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin at the core, respectively, have adhered to integrating the basic principles of Marxism with the realities of China's revolution, development and reform. History has proved that the CPC is creditably a great, glorious and correct Marxist party, they said. The workshop was sponsored by the National Society on Party Building to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the CPC which falls on July 1. **** People's Daily Marks CPC 80th Anniversary The People's Daily <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/GB/paper464/> held a grand gathering in commendation of CPC grassroots advanced units, model Party members and Party affair workers on Tuesday afternoon to solemnly mark the 80th anniversary of the CPC. Sonorous songs such as "Dear Party Mama", "Unity is Strength" and "March into the New Age", etc echoed in the Conference Hall, pushing the commemoration to a new high. Bai Keming, president of People's Daily, turned up and addressed the gathering. In his speech, he said that in the past 80 years the CPC, at the head of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, has achieved one and another great successes in leading China's revolution, construction and reform. It has arduous and indefatigable struggles carried out which composed a glorious canto of Chinese history and won the devout love and esteem of the Chinese people, he said. The CPC's 80-year glorious history strikes home to people that from a combination of basic Marxist theories with the practice of Chinese revolution and construction, a firm reliance on the vast majority of people's masses and a tightening of Party ranks there has been the rise of today's China. People's Daily released the "Decision on Commending Advanced Party Organizations at the Grassroots Levels, Excellent Party Members and Workers for Party Affairs" by People's Daily Organ Committee. Twenty-one CPC organizations at grassroots level, 90 excellent Party members and 37 excellent Party workers for Party affairs were honored. Twenty-six new CPC members made their pledges under the bright-colored Party flag. More than one thousand staff members from various subsidiaries of the press formed into 17 choruses in singing praises of China's achievements, their aspirations and heartfelt wishes to the CPC. At the end, the whole gathering joined in a standing chorus of "The New China would be nonexistent without the Communist Party!". Leaders of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and other departments participated in the gathering. **** CPC Delegation Arrives in Malaysia A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), headed by Wang Taihua, member of the CPC Central Committee, arrived in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday night for a four-day visit to Malaysia. During the visit, Wang, also secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee,will attend the 55th Assembly of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) scheduled for Thursday. UMNO President Mahathir Mohammad will meet with Wang and his party on the same day. The CPC delegation is expected to tour Melaka in the south part and Penang in the north part of Malaysia. **** China-Russia Strategic Cooperative Partnership Going In-Depth: FM Spokeswoman The strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia is going in-depth and leaders of the two countries have maintained close contact, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue at a regular press conference Tuesday. After his meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush on June 16 in Slovenia, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed Chinese President Jiang Zemin on the event over the telephone, Zhang said. "Jiang thanked Putin for the briefing, and Putin voiced thanks for the hospitality during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The two expressed a common aspiration to meet again in Moscow during Jiang's state visit to Russia, which is scheduled for July this year," said the spokeswoman. The telephone conversation demonstrates the close and friendly relationship between the two countries, she added. During Jiang's forthcoming visit to Russia, the two presidents will sign a treaty promoting good-neighbourly friendship and cooperation, Zhang said. "This treaty represents the common aspiration of the two peoples in maintaining everlasting friendship, and shows the fact that the all-round development of Sino-Russian relationship serves the fundamental interest of the two peoples and helps safeguard peace, stability and development of the region and the world at large," she said. **** Sino-ROK Cooperation Stressed in Beijing China has a very high opinion of the efforts made by the Republic of Korea (ROK) for developing bilateral relations, and hopes the two sides would continue their efforts to push forward the overall development of cooperative partnership in the new century, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Tuesday. Zhu made the remark in talks with visiting ROK Prime Minister Lee Han-Dong, who arrived here earlier Tuesday on a working visit as Zhu's guest. During the talks, they exchanged views on furthering the Sino-ROK friendly relations of cooperation and other issues of common concern. Zhu recalled that in 1998, the two countries' heads of state announced the establishment of a bilateral cooperative partnership oriented towards the 21st century, which he said made clear the direction for the development of bilateral ties. Zhu said that during his visit to the ROK last year, the two sides agreed to push the cooperative partnership to a new phase of all-round cooperation and they also reached agreements on cooperation in many fields. With concerted efforts from both sides, some of these agreements have been carried out, and some others are being implemented, Zhu said, expressing pleasure with the progress. He said that the two countries have maintained high-level political contacts, which have promoted the overall development of bilateral ties. He said that the two sides have conducted fruitful cooperation in safeguarding peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and promoting regional peace and development, and they have enhanced mutual understanding and trust. China and the ROK have also expanded cooperation in economy and trade, Zhu said. The two countries have made marked progress in cooperation in information technology and set up an investment cooperation committee, he said. All this shows the further progress in the two countries' economic and trade cooperation. Zhu also mentioned the Sino-ROK fishery agreement which will take effect on June 30, saying that it is of significance for maintaining a normal fishing order, protecting fishery resources and conducting cooperation in fishery. Noting that 2002 will be the 10th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, Zhu said that both side should take the opportunity to push bilateral relations to a new high. Lee conveyed ROK President Kim Dae-Jung's greetings to Zhu, and expressed admiration for the Chinese people's achievements in national construction and economic development under the leadership of the Chinese leaders and government. He said that the ROK hopes that China can play an even more important role in economic stability of the region and the world at large. Lee said that the ROK and China have conducted fruitful cooperation in many fields since they forged diplomatic ties. Last year, the leaders of the two countries agreed to push forward overall cooperation last year, which played an important role in promoting bilateral relations. In the past year, bilateral overall cooperation has been furthered gradually, and the establishment of the bilateral investment cooperation committee and the institute of bilateral economic cooperation in the 21st century should be hailed, he said. He said that the ROK hopes that the two sides can further their cooperation of mutual benefit in such fields as information industry, finance, energy and iron and steel so as to add more concrete content to overall bilateral cooperation. They also exchanged views on issues of common concern like the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Lee expressed appreciation for the Chinese government's consistent policy to support econciliation between the two sides on the Peninsula. **** Island Province Missile Tests Increase Across-Straits Tensions Taiwan's testing of US-made Patriot missiles Wednesday morning will only sharpen tense relations across Taiwan Straits, Chinese experts and military analysts have warned. Taiwan test-fired three US-made Patriot missiles, which the island bought from the United States, for the first time Wednesday at a military base of the island's Pingdong region. Purchases and deployments of advanced weapons by the authorities in Taiwan threatens to jeopardize reunification of China, experts said. According to Xinhua, this is the first time the Patriot missiles have been test-fired outside the United States and the first time the Taiwanese military has fired missiles of this kind. The three missiles intercepted a target plane and a target missile. The test-firing will continue Thursday and Friday, and on June 26. The Taiwan authorities' recent purchase of advanced weapons for potential use against the Chinese mainland have revealed that they oppose the reunification of China, said Yu Keli, deputy director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Yu warned that Taiwan should realize test-firing of missiles will only put the island in a more precarious position. It is absurd for the Taiwanese authorities to provoke the Chinese mainland with its small arsenal of advanced weapons, said Luo Yuan, research fellow with the Department of Strategy Studies under the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Asked to comment on Taiwan's Patriot test-firing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said China opposes sales of advanced weapons to Taiwan. **** Israeli Talks on Ceasefire "Nothing but Fresh Lie": Palestinian Official A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday dismissed as "nothing but fresh lie" Israel <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/israel.html> i claims that it has implemented a US-brokered ceasefire plan with the Palestinians. "Israel's talk of a ceasefire is nothing but another lie to deceive the world, because the Israelis does not stop its aggression on the Palestinians," said Marwan Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian mainstream movement Fatah, in a telephone interview with the Cairo-based Voice of Arabs radio from Ramallah. The Palestinians will continue their intifada, or uprising, against Israeli occupation, until they regain all their legitimate rights and establish an independence Palestinian state, Barghouti said. "The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) will disregard Israel's request to arrest the intifada activists," he said, " instead, the activists should be honored for struggling against the Israeli occupation." He called for greater Arab political and moral support for the Palestinians. The U.S.-brokered Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire went into effect last Wednesday, but sporadic firings and confrontations between the two sides have continued. During his visit in the Spanish capital of Madrid on Tuesday, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called for immediate deployment of international observers in the occupied Palestinian territories to monitor the fragile Palestinian-Israeli truce. He reaffirmed the PNA's committment to peace, saying that the PNA will not tolerate any act against the ceasefire and the Mitchell report. An international panel led by former U.S. senator George Mitchell, entrusted to investigate the causes of the Palestinian- Israeli violence, calls for an immediate ceasefire, a freeze on Jewish settlement activities and Palestinian curb on attacks against Israeli targets. The nearly nine months of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed, triggered by Israeli violation of an Islamic holy shrine in East Jerusalem last September, have left over 600 people dead, most of them Palestinians. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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