Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

China sends in troops to Haiti


"Be so subtle that you are invisible. Be so mysterious that you are intangible. Then you will control your rival's fate."

The following text notes that the first time China has ever sent riot police abroad to take part in a UN peacekeeping mission they pick Haiti.

He did not mince his words, arguing that the United States must be prepared to intervene within hours of Castro's death to prevent his compinches — his accomplices — from cementing their hold on power.
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-Am


China sends in troops to Haiti


Sep 5, 2004

China is sending 125 riot police on a United Nations peacekeeping mission to Haiti, the Caribbean nation which has full diplomatic ties with Beijing's rival Taiwan, state media reported on Sunday.

Xinhua news agency said this would be the first time China had ever sent riot police abroad to take part in a UN peacekeeping mission.

The 125 policemen and women from forces in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chonqing will leave in two groups on September 12 and 27, it said.

Haiti is among 27 countries resisting pressure to abandon Taiwan and to forge ties with China.

Officials have said the experience gained in peacekeeping missions abroad would help China ensure security during the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.

Since 2000 the Chinese government has sent 267 personnel to UN peacekeeping missions, including operations in East Timor, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liberia, Afghanistan and Kosovo, Xinhua said.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/445907%3fformat=html



The quiet penetration of China into our near abroad
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Near Haiti close to Santiago in the eastern end of Cuba the Chinese already operate one of two listening posts on the island.

Meanwhile, according to Dr. Manuel Cereijo, the Chinese have shown willingness to take over the Lourdes spy base. In fact, as soon as the final Russian maintenance team departs, the Chinese will have the option to take over the buildings.
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Cuba, China Sign Military Accord
The Associated Press
Thursday, December 28, 2000; 8:00 PM

HAVANA –– Cuba and China have signed an agreement to increase military cooperation between the countries, the official Communist Party daily reported Thursday.

The Granma newspaper did not give specifics, saying only that the accord was designed to strengthen "brotherhood and fraternity" between the two communist militaries.


http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/cuchsign12900.html