CHINA: THE UNITED STATES SAYS NEW SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME MUST NOW SHOW PROGRESS

Record ID: 338272

  • Title: CHINA: THE UNITED STATES SAYS NEW SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME MUST NOW SHOW PROGRESS
  • Date: 10th July 2005
  • Summary: (BN08) BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 10, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV OF U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO 0.09 2. SLV/SV OF U.S. OFFICIALS BEING GREETED BY HU JINTAO (2 SHOTS) 0.27 3. SLV/MCU/LV HU AND RICE TOGETHER / VARIOUS OF THE TWO HOLDING TALKS (7 SHOTS) 1.06 4. LV RICE WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE 1.12 5. TV MEDIA 1.15 6. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYING: "It's a very good thing that we're going back to the talks the week of July 25, but it is only a start, it is not the goal of the talks to have talks, it is the goal of the talks to have progress." 1.28 7. LV NEWS CONFERENCE 1.33 8. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYING: "The issue now is for North Korea to make a strategic choice to give up its nuclear weapons programmes and again this is not just the concern of the United States, this is the concern of all of North Korea's neighbours, all of the members of the six-party talks, I should say, five of the six, are proceeding from the point that there has to be a non-nuclear Korean peninsula. The North Koreans also said last night in their statement that they affirm that the purpose of these talks is to get a non-nuclear Korean peninsula so let's do that and we will see what else comes, but the nuclear programme has to be dealt with." 2.17 9. LV NEWS CONFERENCE 2.22 10. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYING: "It's a kind of unfair fight on the defence because on the one hand we have to be right 100 per cent of the time. The terrorists only have to be right once as was demonstrated in London and so we will intensify our cooperation. I think that the tragedies, like the one that happened a couple of days ago, are simply a reminder to us that we have to stay vigilant and have to stay on the offensive." 2.47 11. SV JOURNALISTS 2.53 12. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYING: "There is no doubt that we have concerns about the size and pace of the Chinese military build-up and it's not just the Pentagon. I've made clear to people that this is a view held by the U.S. government, that does not mean that we view China as 'quote-unquote' a "threat", we just take note of the fact that there is a significant military build-up going on, that it is concerning and we have concerns about the military balance." 3.23 13. SLV RICE SPEAKING 3.27 14. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYING: "It is America's desire that there be no unilateral changes to the status quo by either side, that means that we don't support unilateral moves towards independence by Taiwan, we've made that very clear, it also means that we are concerned about the military balance and we would say to China that they should do nothing militarily to provoke Taiwan." 3.52 15. SV RICE WALKING OUT OF NEWS CONFERENCE 3.56 16. SV RICE WALKING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE STATE COUNCILLOR TANG JIAXUAN 4.03 17. LV RICE AND TANG SITTING DOWN 4.08 18. MCU/SLV TANG TALKING/RICE TALKING/TWO TOGETHER (3 SHOTS) 4.34 19. MCU RICE TALKING TO TANG, SAYING HOW SHE HOPES HIS TRIP TO NORTH KOREA WILL HELP MAKE PROGRESS 4.45 20. SLV TANG AND RICE TOGETHER IN TALKS 4.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Reuters ID: LVADHXW1YDFLDCS0QI5KHHOQGD0G
  • Story Text: The United States says new six-party talks on North
    Korea's nuclear weapons programme must now show progress.




    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday
    (July 10) wrapped up a 20-hour visit to China - hailing a
    new round of six-party talks, but warning that they must
    now yield results.

    Rice held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the
    North Korean issue, Taiwan and human rights and religious
    freedoms.

    Speaking at a news conference in Beijing, Rice said the
    six-party talks now needed to show progress in achieving a
    nuclear-free Korean peninsula.

    "It's a very good thing that we're going back to the
    talks the week of July 25, but it is only a start, it is
    not the goal of the talks to have talks, it is the goal of
    the talks to have progress," said Rice.

    Reviving the talks has become more urgent because of
    concerns Pyongyang has expanded its nuclear capabilities to
    eight or more weapons, up from one or two weapons when
    President George W. Bush came to office.

    "The issue now is for North Korea to make a strategic
    choice to give up its nuclear weapons programmes and again
    this is not just the concern of the United States, this is
    the concern of all of North Korea's neighbours, all of the
    members of the six-party talks, I should say, five of the
    six, are proceeding from the point that there has to be a
    non-nuclear Korean peninsula. The North Koreans also said
    last night in their statement that they affirm that the
    purpose of these talks is to get a non-nuclear Korean
    peninsula so let's do that and we will see what else comes,
    but the nuclear programme has to be dealt with," said Rice.

    Rice said no new inducements had been offered to North
    Korea, but it appeared both sides had softened or dropped
    some earlier demands.

    Rice said the fight against terrorism would continue -
    three days after a series of bombs killed 49 people in
    London.

    "It's a kind of unfair fight on the defence because on
    the one hand we have to be right 100 per cent of the time.

    The terrorists only have to be right once as was
    demonstrated in London and so we will intensify our
    cooperation. I think that the tragedies, like the one that
    happened a couple of days ago, are simply a reminder to us
    that we have to stay vigilant and have to stay on the
    offensive," said Rice.

    Rice said she also discussed with leaders concerns
    about China's growing military might. Beijing has objected
    strongly to being portrayed by the U.S. as a growing threat
    to the military balance in Asia.

    "There is no doubt that we have concerns about the size
    and pace of the Chinese military build-up and it's not just
    the Pentagon. I've made clear to people that this is a view
    held by the U.S. government, that does not mean that we
    view China as 'quote-unquote' a 'threat', we just take note
    of the fact that there is a significant military build-up
    going on, that it is concerning and we have concerns about
    the military balance," said Rice.

    Rice also warned both China and Taiwan against making
    any moves that would change the balance of the power in the
    region.

    "It is America's desire that there be no unilateral
    changes to the status quo by either side, that means that
    we don't support unilateral moves towards independence by
    Taiwan, we've made that very clear, it also means that we
    are concerned about the military balance and we would say
    to China that they should do nothing militarily to provoke
    Taiwan," said Rice.

    Following the news conference, Rice met Chinese State
    Councillor Tang Jiaxuan.

    Tang will head to North Korea on Tuesday (July 12) as
    an envoy of President Hu.



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