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From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken)
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Subject: Re: China is more of an ally than New Zealand?
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 08:02:43 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 08:02:43 1985
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>Wrong, Kiwi breath.  The U S Navy gave the same reply
>to China that it gave to New Zealand.  The Chinese
>government just decided to accept the reply and
>gp ahead with the visit.  They are, perhaps,
>assuming that since the are a communist nation,
>that the US would not send nuclear devices into
>their waters anyway.  The Navy has not changed
>it's policy concerning nuclear devices.  They
>will not say one way or the other what is on
>board their ships.  Nor, will they say where
>such devices are stored on shore.  A rather
>sound approach to keeping secrets in my opinion.
>
>T. C. Wheeler

If I may correct you, I should like to point out that my breath
is not odored with Kiwi, rather ginger.  Also, I quote from the Guardian:

_Naval deal with Washington likely to anger New Zealand_

CHINA WINS US PLEDGE TO BAN VISITS BY NUCLEAR SHIPS

From Mary-Louise O'Callaghan in Peking

   The US is giving to China the non-nuclear guarantee on all ships 
visiting Chinese ports that it has refused to give to New Zealand, according
to the General Secretary of the Communist Party, Mr. Hu Yaobang.

Mr. Hu said that China supported New Zealand's non-nuclear stance and
disclosed that China had asked and received assurances from the US that
any US ships visiting Chinese ports would be conventional warships.

News of this agreement is likely to come as some surprise to New Zealand
which is suffering considerable political backlash after Washington refused
to disclose whether ships visiting New Zealand would be carrying nuclear
weapons.

The New Zealand Labour Government banned visits by nuclear ships from the
country's ports following its election last year.

He said he would not be raising the issue during his visit to New Zealand 
this month, but that China supported New Zealand's non-nuclear stand.

"The position taken by New Zealand with regards to this question is the
internal affair of New Zealand.  But it has always been our consistent
position to oppose the superpowers' nuclear arms race," he said.

China had insisted on the non-nuclear guarantee from the US before they 
agreed to host a goodwill visit from the US Navy this year.

The official organ of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Daily, 
came out in support of the New Zealand banning last year with a 
commentary that said China supported New Zealand's stand against the
superpowers.

*** end quote *** (The rest of the article talked about the Hong Kong
accord between Britain and China)
-- 
James C. Armstrong, Jnr.		ihnp4!abnji!nyssa

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