CHINA: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrives in Beijng for talks with Chinese counterparts on North Korea's missile tests

Record ID: 872796

  • Title: CHINA: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrives in Beijng for talks with Chinese counterparts on North Korea's missile tests
  • Date: 7th July 2006
  • Summary: HILL AND CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER LI ZHAOXING WALKING TOGETHER (2 SHOTS) HILL STIING PAN TO LI MEETING CLOSE UP OF LI ZHAOXING SPEAKING WIDE SHOT: MORE OF MEETING CLOSE UP OF HILL LISTENING MORE OF MEETING/DOOR CLOSING
  • Embargoed: 22nd July 2006 13:00
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  • Location: China
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  • Country: China
  • Topics: International Relations,Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVAA33YMNFEGLTK235845ASHOSQD
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  • Story Text: The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing on Friday (July 7) for meetings with Chinese officials on the recent North Korean missile tests.
    Hill met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, his counterpart in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, to exchange views on the missile tests.
    He later also met Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing on Friday (July 7) to discuss North Korea's missile tests earlier this week.
    After his meetings in Beijing, Hill was scheduled to leave in the afternoon for the South Korean capital Seoul.
    A Japanese newspaper reported earlier on Friday that North Korea had targeted South Pacific waters in the vicinity of Hawaii with the testing of its long-range Taepodong-2 missile. The conservative daily Sankei cited unnamed U.S. and Japanese and officials as saying Japan's Defence Agency and the U.S. military reached that conclusion after analysing the missile's path from data collected from intelligence equipment. The report couldn't be immediately independently confirmed.
    A North Korean statement threatening more tests also came as South Korean officials said intelligence reports showed continued activity at Northern missile sites, suggesting further firings could be in the works.
    It was unclear if or when the missiles would be launched. Japanese officials said they had no indications another Taepodong test was being prepared, and South Korean officials said the launches were not imminent.
    Still, the North Korea did not waver in its statement, hailing the launches on Wednesday (July 5) as a success and making no mention of an apparent failure of its Taepodong-2 missile test.
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