The Hindu : Bush to meet Jiang

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Sunday, Aug 04, 2002

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Bush to meet Jiang

By Sridhar Krishnaswami

Washington aug. 3. The U.S. President, George W Bush, will be meeting his Chinese counterpart, Jiang Zemin, at the Texas Ranch on October 25. "This visit is an opportunity for the President to work with the Chinese leader on a number of areas of mutual concern and to make progress in resolving outstanding differences,'' said the White House in a statement.

The meeting of leaders at the ranch in Crawford, Texas, is a way of showing the importance of foreign dignitaries.

Sino-U.S. ties are slowly getting back on track in the aftermath of a series of incidents that sent bilateral relationship on a quick downward spiral.

In the midst of all that warm Texas hospitality, Mr. Bush is expected to raise issues beyond the ongoing war against terrroism with which Beijing has a lot of difficulty. Mr. Bush will be raising the non-proliferation credentials of China, its track record on human rights and Taiwan. The U.S. continues to be concerned about China's anti-proliferation promises, especially as it pertains to Iran and Pakistan. Recently, Washington slapped sanctions against nine Chinese firms — and an Indian national — for helping Iran get weapons of mass destructions. And the United States has been raising the subject of missile and missile technology transfer from China to Pakistan.

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