NAPSNET Week in Review 13 October, 2000

Korean Peninsula 1. Kim Dae-Jung Wins Nobel Peace Prize ROK President Kim Dae-jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for devoting his administration to reconciliation between the ROK and DPRK. “Kim Dae-Jung Wins Nobel Peace Prize” (Daily Report, October 13, US) 2. DPRK-US Talks US President Bill Clinton met with Jo Myong Rok, first vice […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 11 October, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US-DPRK Talks
2. PRC Weapons Upgrades
3. Cross-Strait Relations
4. Taiwan Military Exercise
5. Clinton Signs PNTR
6. ASEAN Fails to Create Spratly Code of Conduct
7. Japan Solicits DPRK Help from PRC
8. Sino-Japanese Hotline
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Defectors
2. DPRK-EU Relations
3. DPRK Head Invited Cheju Governor
4. DPRK-US Talks
III. People’s Republic of China 1. DPRK Invitation To Attend Party Celebration
2. DPRK Envoy’s Visit to U.S.
3. PRC-DPRK Relations
4. PRC’s View on Arms Race in Outer Space
5. PRC View on PRC-US Relations
6. PRC Premier’s Visit to Japan

NAPSNet Daily Report 10 October, 2000

 
CONTENTS

I. United States

1. US-DPRK Talks
2. Albright To Visit DPRK
3. Removal of DPRK from US Terrorism List
4. Asia-Europe Meeting Addresses Inter-Korean Peace
5. Japanese Criticize DPRK Hold on Terrorists
6. Medicinal Aid to DPRK
7. Sino-Japanese Talks
8. Cross-Strait Relations
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK Against ROK Arms Purchase
2. ROK-DPRK Relations
3. DPRK Party Congress
III. Japan 1. Mori’s Letter to Kim Jong-il
2. Japanese-DPRK Economic Cooperation
3. Japanese-Russian Territorial Issue
4. Japanese-PRC Issue of History
5. PRC Naval Activities
6. ASEAN Plus Three

NAPSNET Weekly FLASH Update 9 October, 2000

Nuclear Forces 1. US Nuclear Program The Department of Energy’s inspector general reported that deferred maintenance at US weapons plants have delayed reliability tests, repairs of major nuclear weapons, and set back the schedule for disassembling some older warheads. The inspector general estimates the agency will need an additional $5 to $8 billion over 10 […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 06 October, 2000

 
CONTENTS

*** DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA

1. Analysis of DPRK-US Relations
2. Warning Against Outside Aid
3. Invitation to Party Anniversary
4. Improvement of Foreign Relations
*** REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1. New Peace Initiative with DPRK
2. Reunification of Korean Peninsula
3. Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks
4. Reunion of Separated Families
5. Food Aid to DPRK
*** PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1. Warning Against Arms Sales to Taiwan
2. Warning Against ABM Treaty Violation
3. Legislation Against Russian Arms Sales to PRC
4. US-PRC Arms Control Agreement
5. PRC-Japan Sea Border Talks
6. PRC Prime Minister to Japan
7. Future US-PRC Relations
*** TAIWAN 1. US Approves of Arms Sales
2. Cross-Strait Relations
3. Taiwan Premier Resigns
4. Chang Chun-hsiung Appointed New Taiwan Premier
5. Internal Struggles in Taiwan
*** UNITED STATES 1. Review of US Forces in ROK and Japan
2. US-DPRK Talks
3. Joint Submarine Rescue Exercises
4. US-ROK-Japan Talks on DPRK
*** JAPAN 1. Food Aid to DPRK

NAPSNET Week in Review 28 September, 2000

Korean Peninsula 1. Inter-Korean Railway A joint statement said the defense ministers of the ROK and the DPRK agreed to ease tensions, work jointly to eliminate the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula, and guarantee the safety of civilians visiting the other side for inter-Korean projects in all fields. ROK Defense Minister Cho Seong-tae […]