CHI HAOTIAN:  ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE AMERICAINE WILL SAP CONFIDENCE
BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES








PEKIN, March 2.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Alexandre Issaiev).  The
national system of anti-missile defense that the United States has the
intention of deployer will sap reciproque confidence between the
States and will have negative retombees on international peace.  It is
what the Chinese Minister for Defense, Chi Haotian, A declares has
Pekin by receiving his Australian counterpart, Peter Wright, who pays
an official visit in China.

If the anti-missile program americain of defense were realise, then
balance strategic would be broken, which would probably have as a
corollary a new round of the arms race, A underlines Chi Haotian.
Under these condition China could not approve the projects of
Washington, A indicates the Chinese minister.

During their talks, Chi Haotian and Peter Wright are also lean on
questions related with the development of the contacts between the
Chinese and Australian forces armees, underlining the necessite of
their conferer a " stable and healthy character ".  The two men also
have examines the situation in the Asia-Pacific Area as well as the
taiwanaise question.

Chi Haotian A declares that China prononcait itself for the
reunification of China and Taiwan on the basis of principle " a
country, two systems ".  In same time, has additions the Chinese
Minister for Defense, China is firmly decidee has not to accept the
"independance of Taiwan " and has to cross short has all " separatist
activity " of the island.