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commented on Jang Song Thaek, member of the National Defence Commission andGeneral Secretary Kim Jong Il's brother-in-law. Yan said: "He does not have any militaryexperience and it is impossible for him to have an influence on the military."27 June 2009 Tashkent - Visiting Vice Premier Li Keqiang called for closer economic tieswhile meeting Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov. Karimov praised relationswith China: "Your visit is another outstanding confirmation of commonality of our countries'aspiration to the expansion of mutual cooperation. We highly rate developing Uzbek-Chineserelations."27 June 2009 Trieste - Song Tao, vice minister of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs,spoke out for peace and stability in Afghanistan at the G8 enlarged foreign ministerialconference on Afghan and regional affairs. During the conference, Song Tao also separatelymet Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rangin Dadfar Spanta, and Pakistani Minister ofForeign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi.28 June 2009 Beijing - the Defence Ministry announced the start of "Peacekeeping Mission-2009" a joint Chinese-Mongolian peace-keeping exercise. A total of 91 military officers fromthe two countries participated in the training, with China sending 46. The military forces willform a peacekeeping company during the exercise. According to the Montsame newsagency, the Mongolian military contingent comprised 45 troops and was headed by Col HDavaatseren.28 June 2009 According to Nepalese newspaper The Himalayan Times, ChineseAmbassador to Nepal Kyu Gohong disbursed funds of 2 million rupees to Sri Taklung LowerSecondary School in Kunjo VDC, in the Nepali border district. Nepali Congress vicepresidentKhagendra Tulachan discussed points of contention with the ambassador: "Wealso informed the Chinese envoy about the rampant illegal entry in Nepal from Tibet and therestriction posed on Nepali people on entering Tibet."28 June 2009 Tashkent - Vice-Premier Li Keqiang met Uzbek President Islam Karimov andpraised relations with Uzbekistan. Karimov mentioned: “I am satisfied with the newcooperation documents signed during your visit here.” On Uzbek Television First Channel,Karimov stated: “The Uzbek side stressed the firmness of our strong stance on supportingthe fight against three evils - separatism, extremism and terrorism.”28 June 2009 Guangzhou – 60 workers still remain in hospital after the fight in the toyfactory. A former worker at the factory has been arrested for posting a web rumour whichlead to the ethnic clash: "Six Xinjiang boys raped two innocent girls at the Xuri Toy Factory".Police found that the former worker surnamed Zhu faked the information to express hisdiscontent as Zhu failed to get re-employed there. Police found no rape cases at the factory.28 June 2009 The Hong Kong Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy hasreleased a report listing recent major public disturbances on the mainland:15 June - Nankang City, Jiangxi - Dissatisfaction with government's new taxationsystem - 20,000 people - Four police cars smashed up20 June - Shishou City, Hubei - Prevent Armed Police from recovering a dead body -50,000 people - Clash between 50,000 city residents and 5,000 Armed Police24 June - Qiqiqihar, Heilongjiang -Retirement pensions led to attack on governmentbuildings - 3,000 people - Bloody clash with 1,000 Armed Police and Public Securitypersonnel25 June - Zhongshan town, Guangdong -Attack on town government building overrequisitioning of land - 3,000 people - Clash with as many as 1,000 Public Security135
iot police25 June - Shaoguan City, Guangdong -Clash between Han and Uygur workers -5,000 people - Riot between 500 workers from Xinjiang and 5,000 Han Chinesepeople.29 June 2009 According to a report by Japanese weekly magazine AERA, the DPRK’sdefence minister Kim Yong Chun has defected."The minister of defence departed from Pyongyang in a group of eight inclusive of hiswife, arrived at Beijing Airport, and flew to Europe. The group's destination wasBritain. The purpose was for treatment of liver and kidney problems, but he himselfhas no plans to return to Pyongyang. Supposedly, his three children have alreadybeen relocated to Beijing."The article justifies its claim that the information was made available by a North Koreansource in Beijing. There is no clear evidence that Kim has defected; nevertheless he notes:“there is no mistaking that the minister of defence had appeared at the Beijing Airport on 13June.” His visit was acknowledged by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman at a pressconference. Minister of Defence Kim Yong Chun turned 73 in 2009. He is a member of theelite class who spent his childhood days at Mankyo'ngtae Revolutionary Institute attended byorphans of heroes of the motherland who died in combat during the Korean War. When heassumed duties as chief of staff of the Korean People's Army in 1994 he was appointed as ageneral of the army, under a system wherein only General Secretary Kim carries the title ofgeneral of the armies. Supposedly, he was awarded the promotion in recognition of hisachievements in resolving an anti-establishment uprising in the military ranks. The articlesuggests that the defence minister has been closely associated with eldest son Jong-nam forsome time and supposedly was assuming a wait-and-see stance after Jong-un surfaced inconnection with the successor issue. The possibility exists that he has been branded as ananti-Jong-un element and faces the possibility of dismissal.29 June 2009 Beijing - Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his Tunisian counterpartAbdelwahab Abdallah that: "China is ready to work with Tunisia to cement the traditionalfriendship and promote mutual beneficial cooperation." The two foreign ministers signed aneconomic and technical cooperation pact on behalf of the two governments after their talks.29 June 2009 Beijing - Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CCP CentralCommittee met Zimbabwe’s Defence Minister Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa who isheading the Zimbabwe ruling party's delegation. Senior officials of the CCP and theZimbabwe Africa National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) met and pledged cooperationover “mining, agriculture and infrastructure construction”.29 June 2009 Seoul – According to a ROK government source, the DPRK has been usingoverland routes through China and Russia to export weapons. The South Korean newspaperChoson Ilbo website reports:“South Korean and US intelligence agencies believe the North exported someUS$800 million worth of weapons including missiles, submarines, multi-launchrockets and field artillery to Iran, Syria and Burma between 2000 and last year.”In addition, the DPRK no longer uses its own cargo ships for exports, following harsherenforcement of export-controls; instead:“To circumvent an entry ban on its ships in ports, North Korea chartered ships underthe names of foreigners, falsified the country of origin, or did business through a thirdcountry. That is mostly how it was able to export to Iran, Syria, Burma and Laos.”136
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