Extracts. China, Ukraine Sign Joint Statement. China and Ukraine will expand all- round cooperation in the new century, said a joint statement signed here Saturday by visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Leonid Kuchma. The two sides reached wide range consensus during Jiang's state visit to Ukraine, the statement said. During his visit, Jiang held talks with Kuchma, and met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Anatoly Kinakh and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Ivan Plyushch. In the political area, the two sides say they will strictly abide by all political documents signed by the two countries, and make even greater efforts to raise bilateral relations to a higher level, said the statement. Jiang's current visit to Ukraine has injected new vigor to the development of China-Ukraine relations in the new century, it pointed out. The Ukrainian side stresses that it recognizes only one China, and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and Ukraine will not establish any official relations with Taiwan, the statement said. China says that it recognizes and respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and reiterates the nuclear security assurance China proposed to Ukraine in 1994. In the economic area, the two sides appreciate the work done by the governmental commissions on trade, science and technology and utilizing the space for peaceful purpose. They will, in accordance with market mechanism, improve their business cooperation coordination mechanism and enlarge bilateral trade. They will also conduct cooperation in the hi-tech sector. The two sides will encourage and support institutions and enterprises of the two sides to participate in the construction of major infrastructure and energy projects in both countries and other areas of the world, according to the statement. The two sides will also hold trade and business meetings and exhibitions in both countries. In the international area, the statement said the two sides firmly believe that a modern world order should be based on the fact that each country has the right to choose its own path of development. Multi-polarity will help contribute to the democratization of international relations and world peace and stability, it said. The two sides reaffirm that they hold identical or similar views on major international and regional issues, and therefore will strengthen their close cooperation within the United Nations and other international organizations. Both sides agree that the United Nations plays an important role in promoting common development and prosperity. They support the drive to improve the efficiency and functions of the U.N. as well as to strengthen the role of the world body as a core mechanism in international relations. The two sides hold that the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti- Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM), signed in 1972, is related to the strategic stability and security of the world, and is still the basis of international agreements on the reduction and limitation of aggressive strategic weapons. Jiang invited Kuchma to pay a state visit to China and Kuchma accepted the invitation. The specific time of the visit will be decided through diplomatic channel. **** Beijing Promotes Education on National Defense Authorities in China's capital city of Beijing Saturday held series of activities to promote education on national defense. One of the themes is to let more people know about the Law on National Defense Education, which was promulgated on April 28. Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian, Jia Qinglin, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and Liu Qi, mayor of Beijing, participated in the activities along with more than 200,000 people. The military presented a number of weapons captured as trophy in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation in the 1930s and 1940s to the national defense education bases in Beijing. The bases and museums also received video compact discs, models, and documents on national defense education. **** Advisers Urge Taiwanese Authority to Accept 'One-China' Principle President Chen Shui-bian's advisers have urged the Taiwanese leader to free himself from his ideological constraints and recognize a "one-China" principle to help break a protracted stalemate with the mainland. Instead of accepting Beijing's control, Chen can declare he will abide by a separate "one-China" principle guided by the constitution of the Republic of China, the official name of Taiwan, the 14 advisers said in a letter to the president released Saturday. "Considering realities across the Taiwan Strait and the international environment, there is no need and also no way for us to evade the 'one-China' question," the advisers said. "We were not seeking to resolve the political dispute but to find the common language both sides may accept," Hsu Wun-pin, a prestigious legal expert who drafted the letter, told reporters. Chen has close to 100 advisers -- including business leaders, academics and activists -- and it's difficult to say how influential the writers of the letter are. Chen, a former advocate of formal independence, has softened his anti-China stance in recent years. But he has refused to accept Beijing's "one-China" principle, fearing this would be tantamount to admitting Beijing's control over the island. Kuo Yao-chi, spokeswoman at the Presidential Office, would not say if Chen would accept the advice. But she noted Chen has long sought to start dialogue with Beijing. Chen may find it hard to completely ignore the appeal from his advisers, which reflected growing public sentiment that Taiwan must seek to end its political standoff with Beijing to help jump start the slumping economy. Many Taiwanese are worried about the island's future as Chen's new minority government appears incapable of halting the flight of capital and investment to the mainland that has weakened the local economy. Chen has called a national economic conference with business leaders and opposition politicians next month to plot a new economic course. Opposition leaders say Chen should first start a dialogue with Beijing to discuss ending Taiwan's long-standing ban on air and shipping links with the mainland. The move could bolster Taiwan's competitive edge and help attract more local and foreign investments, they say. **** China Seriously Concerned over U.S. Investigation on China's Steel Products China is seriously concerned over the recent investigation of the United States <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/usa.html> on China's steel products using the Section 201, said Gao Yan, spokeswoman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/organs/statecouncil.shtml#mftec> (MOFTEC <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/organs/statecouncil.shtml#mftec> ) Friday. She pointed out that the Chinese government will go all out to protect the legal rights of the Chinese steel industry, paying close attention to the 201 case. She said China has noticed that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) registered to investigate over four steel products imported from countries and regions including China on June 28. The four steel products include carbon-alloy steel bars, carbon- alloy steel plates, carbon-alloy steel tubes and stainless alloy tool steel. She said the investigation will be carried out according to Section 201 of the U.S. 1974 international trade law, aiming to determine whether the imported products would threaten or harm the U.S. domestic relevant industries. **** Falun Gong Crime Widely Condemned People from all walks of life around the country condemned the recent crime of the Falun Gong cult as inhuman and violating human rights. On Friday the media showered the radio and television air waves about the report that the body of a pious Falun Gong disciple from southwest Sichuan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/sichuan.html> Province was discarded by her peers to conceal the truth when she tried to join the protest in Beijing <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/beijing.html> early this year. Liu Banglu, husband of the deceased, said that his family lost its usual happiness after she started practicing Falun Gong and is now in debt for buying the cult's books and tapes. Jia Xiurong, a 38-year-old practitioner in north China's Shanxi <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/shanxi.html> Province admitted, "Once a man's spirit is bewitched by the evil cult, they will do anything brutal." A former believer, Pan Chun of Beijing, who has recently claimed to have abandoned the cult expressed gratitude that she was able to avoid being such a victim. Professor Zhang Daming with the Xinjiang <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/xinjiang.html> University said the bloody crime is irrefutable evidence of the cult's evil nature. Guo Yaju, 34, a former practitioner who is now undergoing re- education in northeast Jinlin Province, could not sleep after watching a TV report about the incident. She said the victim's death has helped her to decide to leave the cult. Residents in Zhuhai, south Guangdong <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/guangdong.html> Province, told Xinhua that Falun Gong is "really ferocious." They said that they prefer to arm themselves with science rather than superstition. **** Kashmir at Heat of Pakistan-India Confrontation: Musharraf Pakistan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/pakistan.html> i President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Kashmir dispute is at the heart of Pakistan-India <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/india.html> confrontation and this is the only issue blocking peace between the two countries. He was addressing a news conference here in the evening, his first one after returning from Agra Summit. The President answered three questions put forward by himself on the occasion. He gave a confident "yes" to whether the people of Pakistan, Kashmir and India genuinely want peace and begin a new era, saying he wants to give peace the biggest chance. However, his answers to the other two questions were unequivocally "no". He pointed out that neither could peace be achieved without solving the Kashmire dispute first nor could Pakistan and India reach a resolution on Kashmir issue without the involvement of Kashmiris. Acknowledging that some other issues bedeviled bilateral relations, Musharraf deemed the Kashmir dispute an incomparably protruding one. He said the biggest confidence building measure is the resolution of Kashmir dispute. The President appealed to the peoples of Pakistan, India and Kashmir to rise and strengthen the hands of the moderate and flexible-minded people who are yearning for peace. "We should rise for the sake of mutual economic progress, banishing poverty, alleviating miseries of Kashmiris, preventing unnecessary loss of lives of Kashmiris and Indian forces and for the sake of future generations." As for the Agra Summit which produced no declaration or agreement, he said both countries made good beginning and the process would continue. "I return empty-handed, but not disappointed. I resolve to carry forward the initiative that has been taken and the process will continue," added the President. **** Vice-President Visits Xigaze in Tibet Vice President Hu Jintao Saturday visited officials and residents of all ethnic groups in Xigaze, a major city in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Along with Hu, who is a member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, are some members of the central delegation attending celebration activities for the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. Hu visited local Party and government officials, army officers and soldiers, elderly cadres and veterans. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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