The Hindu : China pledges proactive role against terrorism

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Saturday, Sep 07, 2002

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China pledges proactive role against terrorism

By P. S. Suryanarayana

SINGAPORE Sept. 6. Pledging a proactive role in the ongoing international campaign against terrorism, China has called for the formulation of "a comprehensive strategy based on the U.N. Charter'' to address the political dimension of the crisis.

More specifically, Beijing prefers a consultative mechanism, covering a select group of countries, to try and prevent the money-laundering and terrorist-financing activities.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Beijing will continue to promote anti-terror cooperation in the multilateral sphere and in bilateral cooperation with a number of countries. China, according to its official spokesman, "has formed a consultation mechanism with quite a few countries including the United States, Britain, Russia, France, India and Pakistan''.

The reference to India in a bilateral mode acquires importance in the light of the security dialogue that Beijing and New Delhi had initiated some time ago and in the context of the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's planned visit to China in a near-term future.

China's present dialogue with Islamabad has much to do with the terror-related concerns of the international community as regards both Afghanistan and Pakistan itself.

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