CHINA yesterday said it had never had any contact with the al-Qaida terrorist network, and certainly had no military ties.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan made the remarks when asked to comment on a Christian Science Monitor report quoting an Afghan intelligence agent as saying that Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaida was seeking air defense missiles from China.The report also alleged it was possible that China was involved in supporting some al-Qaida camps in Pakistan and making commitments to provide them with missiles.Kong said the Chinese Government firmly opposed terrorist activities of any form and supported stronger cooperation in the fight against terrorism.Kong noted that China was a victim of terrorism and there was conclusive evidence to show that al-Qaida and the Taliban had, in the past, helped “East Turkistan” terrorists train personnel, and assisted the “East Turkistan” terrorists in violent attacks in China’s Xinjiang region and Central Asia. <2001>(Xinhua)