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GRAPEVINE, Page 17China's Eager Missile Merchants
By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
Relations between the U.S. and China are being threatened
by Beijing's renewed efforts to sell the weapons and technology
of mass destruction. Intelligence sources say the Chinese
delivered M-11 missiles to Pakistan last month. The M-11, with
a range of about 180 miles, is capable of carrying nuclear
warheads. Meanwhile China is offering Syria M-9 missiles, which
have a range of about 375 miles. Last month Assistant Secretary
of State Richard Solomon flew to Beijing to protest the sales.
China's missile mongering means Beijing has turned its back on
a commitment to Washington that it would no longer sell such
weapons in the region. Despite the U.S. pressure, China seems
determined to continue the arms bazaar. Beijing officials are
well aware that the U.S. is reluctant to stop Syrian President
Hafez Assad -- an allied coalition partner in the gulf war --
from making a major weapons purchase.