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NAPSNet Daily Report 08 February, 2001

CONTENTS

1. Inter-Korean Railway
2. Japanese View of Missile Defense
3. Australian View of Missile Defense
4. Visit of Lee Teng-hui to US
5. PRC-India Nuclear Talks
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Reactors
2. DPRK-Canada Relations
3. EU Mission Visits DPRK
4. US-ROK Policy Coordination
III. People’s Republic of China 1. IT Development in DPRK
2. DPRK-ROK Talks
3. US View of Korean Reconciliation
4. US-Russian Relations
5. Russia-Japanese Summit
6. Russian Position on NMD
7. German Position on NMD
8. PRC View of ABM
9. Peaceful Uses of Space

NAPSNet Daily Report 07 February, 2001

CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US Support of ROK Policy
2. DPRK-Spain Relations
3. British Arms Sales to PRC
II. Republic of Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s Russia Visit
2. DPRK Missile Purchase
3. DPRK View of US
4. DPRK-US Cultural Exchange
III. Russian Federation 1. PRC-RF Railway Development

NAPSNet Daily Report 06 February, 2001

CONTENTS

I. United States

1. DPRK-Canada Relations
2. PRC View of US Missile Defense
3. US-PRC Talks
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK-Russia Defense Talks

NAPSNET Weekly FLASH Update 5 February, 2001

Nuclear Weapons 1. Iraqi Nuclear Weapons An unnamed defector from Iraq, a military engineer who fled Iraq one year after UN arms inspectors left, reported to the London Daily Telegraph that nuclear bombs are being built in Hemrin in north-eastern Iraq. The defector said, “There are at least two nuclear bombs which are ready for […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 05 February, 2001

CONTENTS

I. United States

1. ROK-US Talks
2. DPRK View of US Defense Report
3. PRC Missile Deployment
4. US-PRC Talks
5. Taiwanese Missile Test
II. Republic of Korea 1. US on ROK Economic Aid
2. ROK-US Talks
3. Alleged ROK Bribes to DPRK
4. DPRK Special Economic Zone
5. Kim Jong-il’s Visit to ROK

UN Human Rights Body Criticises WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures

In a report issues at its 53rd Annual Session (30 July – 17 August), the UN Subcommission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights concluded that the WTO’s dispute settlement procedure is in flagrant violation of basic legal tenets such as equal access to justice, impartiality and independence. In separate resolutions on globalisation, services liberalisation, […]

NAPSNET Week in Review 2 February, 2001

Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s PRC Visit According to Nodong News, DPRK leader Kim Jong-il stressed the need to renew perception and change working style during his recent visit to the PRC. ROK Unification Ministry spokesman Chung Kang-kyu said, “Kim Jong-il’s tour in China in January would have a great impact on North Korea’s economic policies, […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 02 February, 2001

CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US-DPRK Relations
2. DPRK Economy
3. Taiwanese Participation in APEC
4. Illegal Missile Parts Sales to PRC
II. Republic of Korea 1. Russia-DPRK Summit
II. Japan 1. Kim Jong-il’s Visit to PRC
2. Japanese View on US Policy toward DPRK
3. Japanese-US Talks on DPRK
4. Japanese-US Base Talks
5. Japanese Cabinet

NAPSNet Daily Report 01 February, 2001

CONTENTS

I. United States

1. Russia-DPRK Summit
2. South China Sea Dispute
II. Republic of Korea 1. ROK Policy towards DPRK
2. Inter-Korean Talks
3. Suit against Kim Jong Il
4. Inter-Korean Red Cross Talks
5. Inter-Korean Electricity Talks
6. DPRK Nuclear Program

Policy Forum 01-02A: Inauguration of President Bush and alliance between China and North Korea

This essay is by Cheong Wooksik of the Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea and was translated by You Sanghee. This is the first in a series on the future of US relations with Northeast Asian countries under the administration of incoming US President George W. Bush. Cheong examines the role of DPRK leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to the PRC, US policy on the DPRK and the PRC, the US-proposed National Missile Defense, and other issues in relations among the PRC, DPRK, ROK, Japan, and the US. Cheong concludes that ROK President Kim Dae-jung is a natural mediator for US-DPRK talks.