00-F-2303DOCA027.pdf

, SEeM'! Visit of Secretary of Defense William Coben to China July 11-15,2000 Scope Paper ~The purpose of your visit to Beijing and Shanghai is to engage in a security dialogue with the President of China and with counterparts at China's Ministry of National Defense and Foreign Ministry to demonstrate stability in the U.S.-China bilateral relations and re-engagement in military relations fo ll owing the freeze after the Belgrade embassy bombing. The visit will enable frank exchanges of views in...