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9 Oct 1996  (Reuter) - Tension rose up as the Washington Times
reported that China had sold weapons-related nuclear equipment
to Pakistan last month, violating an May 11 agreement not to
do covert sales of nuclear equipment to Pakistan, after it was
doubted to have done so. ``Senior-level people in this
government have looked at these specific charges and, based on
the information available to us, we do not conclude that China
has violated the commitments it made in its May 11
statement.'' said US governmental spokesman Nicholas Burns.


9 Oct 1996  (Reuter) - After the relations between the US and
China had hit several lows because of supposed proliferation
and military exercises near Taiwan by China, there is now a
series of high-level talks covering also arms control going
on. ``We are starting to get past that and to renew the
strategic dialogue.'', said John Holum, director of the U.S.
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He said chinese positions
to evolve in a ``very constructive direction''.


9 Oct 1996  (Reuter) - Quoting from what it claimed to be a
top-secret Sept 14 CIA memorandum, the Washington Times
reported on Wednsday that China secretly sold a special
industrial furnace and high-tech diagnostic equipment with
military applications for nuclear affords to Pakistan
recently. According to the newspaper, the State Department
sent a diplomatic note to China at Aug 30, protesting at the
sale. No official comment was given yet.


9 Oct 1996  (Reuter) - The opening of part of an uranium
enrichement facility in China was visited by Viktor Mikhailov,
Atomic Minister of Russia. There are plans for constructing a
new Chinese nuclear power plant with two russian-designed
reactors, each at US$1.5-US$2 billion. Both stated agreed
about further nuclear cooperation last April.


8 Oct 1996  (Reuter) - The US Department of Energy will expand
the use of it's former nuclear test site in Nevada. A two-
years study about environmental impacts of current and planned
civilian and military experiments was recently finished. The
plans cover building of a solar power tower, simulation of
spills of toxic chemicals and further nuclear experiments
excluding explosions.