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To: Perry LaForge who wrote (23398)	2/24/1999 11:50:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

I Post This Everynight It Seems (with joy)> trading-ideas.com

To: Perry LaForge who wrote (23398)	2/25/1999 12:15:00 AM
From: Ramsey Su	Respond to of 152472

Perry, may be the WSJ is China's version of trial balloons. I hope CDMA does not end up being involved in this type of political football. Ramsey scmp.com Thursday February 25 1999 Albright faces tough questioning over satellite sale ban SIMON BECK in New York US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright faces a grilling from Chinese officials next week in the wake of Washington's decision to block the sale of a satellite to a PLA-linked consortium. The Clinton administration said the refusal of a licence for a US$450 million (HK$3.48 billion) deal involving the Hughes satellite maker was a one-off ruling based on national security fears - not a reversal of the policy to co-operate on launches with Beijing. But in the wake of the US Congress' probe of unauthorised satellite technology leaks to Beijing, one expert said the latest decision by the White House was a milestone. US officials are bracing for an angry reaction from China, and possible retaliation in the form of cancelled trade contracts. State Department spokesman James Foley said of Ms Albright's trip: "The Secretary will be in a position to explain what the reasons were. "I've reiterated our overall policy of allowing such sales to go forward on a case-by-case basis. But they must be consistent with US foreign policy and national security interests and objectives. "In this case, subject to review, we determined that the purchasing body was not of a civilian nature." Mr Foley said national security concerns were raised after it became clear several entities linked to the PLA were connected to the Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications Project, which ordered the Hughes satellite. Henry Sokolski, of the Non-Proliferation Policy Centre in Washington, said: "This is an important milestone, because we have never denied a satellite transfer to China. Now there must be criteria to enable us to say 'no' again in the future." But Clay Mowry, executive director of the Satellite Industry Association, said: "All the to-do about Chinese technology transfers and launches in China has meant this is not good timing." The Chinese Embassy in Washington said Beijing had always "strictly adhered to the relevant agreements regarding satellite launching" and China had no need nor possibility of obtaining US technologies from the launch of satellites. Adding to tensions are new claims, citing Pentagon sources and US intelligence reports, that Beijing has been helping North Korea with its aerospace research - help which might aid Pyongyang's missile programme. Mr Foley said the administration was firmly opposed to any nation co-operating with North Korea on space technology. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said: "China has given us assurances that they are not providing assistance to the North Korean missile programme."