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SIPDIS " ]/ U u$ @% E4 Q/ S0 c 4 b9 o: s) H$ Z( Y% eE.O. 12958: DECL: 05/08/2029 8 M7 j4 Q! z7 E- ITAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON CH FR JA GM UK $ L% y- v- T. n8 d: cSUBJECT: BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON DPRK, GTMO $ k w1 @3 R: ^& b2 @
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' ^+ b U6 B/ {6 {6 a) Z, fClassified By: Acting DCM William Weinstein. Reasons 1.4 (b/d). ' D8 b1 E3 g- B4 W( x+ h + J+ I8 _* V5 DSummary + }5 r0 c* k7 {0 o' k) s------- ) x) Y# W4 E& J7 [3 ]
: E2 e+ X9 i8 i6 ^- c# A+ M+ i3 R9 ]¶1. (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing % M9 S) B! M5 X+ m0 z% {May 8, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that State % G9 e9 g; Z: T0 ~$ x
Councilor Dai Bingguo told visiting former French President $ m& M! H/ o& ]
Chirac that the West would not gain from more sanctions on 3 q+ X4 B9 H5 H- h- h5 v5 b5 D8 RNorth Korea. Dai reportedly said that "the lever of economic % P3 X( E* ?& V; H% g
development" had not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks y$ S% X7 u r5 Q5 }3 j
and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was "the only way to make 2 ]+ h9 Q7 o* `$ k% M
progress." German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported that " H, T/ F0 j+ A [7 L3 P5 cGermany had informed China of the U.S. request to accept some 4 q; P1 y1 _$ m+ w& }/ s f
Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo and had been subsequently J8 Q6 L; }* ^0 h* ywarned by China of "a heavy burden on bilateral relations" if & N: g3 g6 p5 q! d1 T+ m
Germany were to accept any detainees. Japanese DCM Kunio 5 d6 z. |. _/ D; L0 OUmeda reported that Premier Wen Jiabao was "tired and seemed / I; ~' k7 L9 }' s) O( P. J) q
under a lot of pressure" during his meeting with visiting : K F& s/ P7 k+ {# {4 X" D9 i8 MPrime Minister Taro Aso, while President Hu Jintao was 6 W# }5 t; R+ G7 h
"relaxed and confident." According to UK DCM Chris Wood, 5 k! m d' v8 d* X2 {/ Y0 wChina had requested the UK not allow the Dalai Lama to * w. X9 _4 j, m( X& s- a2 {7 k+ }
transit London or meet with any government officials. Wood & l' \7 W: J9 {
reported that local authorities in Gansu Province had / V8 j9 a6 X2 }4 z) g9 Rdetained a British Consul, reflecting the authorities' angst # p/ ^$ b) P" H) z2 W8 g; O
over foreigners traveling to the Tibetan regions of the ) p# S& e. P I7 E! _5 O7 F4 ]
province. End Summary. 5 ~( j: T1 o" P% n; y! W
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¶2. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis hosted German Ambassador W: ^2 K0 g1 p( g1 hDr. Michael Schaefer, Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda, UK DCM Chris ) n" S3 m s4 i9 ~7 M7 _! T3 rWood and Acting DCM May 8 for the regular gathering of ( O7 ^' I0 F/ ?2 e P+ @
Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission. " Y6 e& X1 Q# }! Q
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Chirac's Visit to China, DPRK, Africa & d; Y" f/ Q h5 s0 ^: o8 [' \------------------------------------- 1 C+ C9 j: R. @ / }0 ]7 _0 F. r4 |4 t¶3. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that President Hu * N* ?5 u' U) }# J3 ~had not mentioned Tibet in his meeting with visiting former 9 p) B6 X; u5 H' }
French President Jacques Chirac. State Councilor Dai Bingguo ! {6 s- n5 u" t' a6 fhad told Chirac that the West would not gain from more # N1 @3 X9 d; Z8 ]; \sanctions on North Korea and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was 2 W* y9 k( e" k0 U- w9 B6 `
"the only way to make progress" in Six-Party Talks. Dai * o+ x* s$ H! E) \$ }3 a: M
reportedly said that North Korea wanted to open up 9 U7 v+ ]& [) d; {% V1 |8 p' y2 X
economically and that the "lever of economic development" had # n+ P9 {# t: a; y" p9 a* inot been used effectively in Six-Party Talks. Dai suggested " l7 T5 Y( J% {& c1 n3 j' i
to Chirac that, given China and France's "conflict of # V$ n8 I& W/ g
interests" in Africa, the two countries should have a ( m, o0 {% P4 r H5 y/ v5 O- sdialogue on Africa. # y& E9 U) u! Z
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some Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo, noting that Germany + a0 H: Q* B) X" l. f; c" Y, o0 r
had not made a decision regarding the Uighurs. He noted that + @: e* {2 w* C' N5 r$ a; G$ p3 @
no German state had yet agreed to accept the detainees. ; D+ H- z; p2 j7 tAmbassador Schaefer said China had not officially demarched ; h& ]! v. G. t* n/ a2 ?; C
Germany but had warned Germany that accepting any Uighur ' t- g$ `" }& N$ @/ N( w
detainees would "put enormous pressure on Beijing and a heavy 4 ]1 L1 I) u- P& ` _burden on bilateral relations." / P0 c5 |( | N7 Q$ B, q6 B
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Sino-Japanese Relations & L- J$ [6 c' |. [ A----------------------- & Q, h2 W# ^) ~9 u5 K/ I W3 E4 H7 j0 o5 F2 k7 w¶5. (C) Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda reported that PM Taro Aso, 8 m8 D) U, P. t1 _* @who had visited Beijing April 29-30, had said Premier Wen ! }: r7 ?: q: ]" U" zJiabao was "very tired and seemed under a lot of pressure" ' Z: a/ i- S3 G3 x) M! cfrom dealing with the economic crisis, while President Hu 4 h* b9 A$ o& M2 D9 t) lJintao had seemed "confident and relaxed." PM Aso had + h* w6 F, b e5 [8 B# s. w9 C' \requested China not implement its planned compulsory 7 W0 G& Y, K( h( F ]" u* G. xcertification of IT products in China, while Premier Wen had 6 n6 u( T- T- G% ~: S3 Finsisted the law was consistent with China's WTO commitments. $ t& l- O9 X% w( w- w7 \) R
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softened the demarche by requesting that government officials 0 j( J3 b. V, R# Inot meet the Dalai Lama if he were to transit the country. . v8 z; v/ R/ K2 u
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sister-city relationship with Paris if the Dalai Lama were to 9 D' q% y, q: b& X7 Lreceive an honorary citizen award from the French capital. . f9 P! h! |/ c) R& x8 PAmbassador Schaefer said Germany had not received such 7 b+ j* D8 m2 ^4 ademands from the Chinese, in spite of the Dalai Lama's $ S: ?9 ~* q5 T7 S( Q1 e& i5 r" T
frequent trips to Germany. " p4 _3 Q! ?) B" N5 X' x / K; I7 c5 [3 j7 Q2 e% ~6 HHarassment of UK Embassy Staff in Gansu : Z3 B3 \0 P9 a+ l
--------------------------------------- - e4 K4 p, x2 i; c 0 ?& W9 y7 J$ B- e¶7. (C) UK DCM Wood said UK Energy and Climate Change 0 B: h7 u* _/ z6 sSecretary Ed Miliband had recently visited Gansu Province and , I: P' [4 z! q; `7 Y8 ]5 v
had been accompanied by a British journalist from "The 5 H9 M- N% H: c7 \1 ?3 _- S& k
Guardian." According to Woodward, local Chinese authorities # `9 {: P4 ^6 S; ~' ?& u! w) N0 n
had briefly detained a British Consul to express displeasure 1 ^4 `1 }: E/ i: o5 @4 xwith the accompanying journalist, who had stayed in Gansu " v+ ?, U9 d, O2 V) D9 {5 Dwithout the authorities' permission after Secretary Miliband 6 z/ H' E2 R5 |2 ]
had departed. "Local goons" had come to the traveling - S. ^# ~$ {& N" S, ddelegation's hotel and threatened to follow a UK Embassy : `+ z0 I X! i5 F2 V! Y- J, l" N& G( C
female staffer (but did not). In addition, a British + @1 M* X9 S" ~) Q* ^3 \5 U
"Financial Times" reporter in Sichuan had been harassed by 1 v" y& G! T0 C% Olocal authorities who were apparently upset by the 3 ^' G9 u. {$ I/ d* ljournalist's interest in reporting on schools destroyed : _* F6 u. ^7 y3 o& s/ g! U& f, A
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Minister had recently had talks with Chinese officials on " K$ w; F" {& k- I/ u+ I
climate change. In the lead up to Copenhagen, China would , Q$ s" B* i% g% T" knot agree to targets on emissions but was willing to be 1 L! r7 |; C' z9 l' l ]
constructive and would come to Copenhagen with a package of 8 t2 A" j. H: b$ _! ]& ?action items related to nuclear power, renewable energy and ) e' T/ W) a% e6 ~7 i* vreforestation. Wood said his impression was that China could ! W. D& L/ f% A6 jbe induced to do more on climate change. 6 c% z6 `1 ~4 f% t) L: ~/ ^1 x8 y9 w: I- {2 g
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Justice Brigitte Zypries recently had visited China to attend 2 `2 g& J- T: z& ~+ A' W
a three-day rule of law dialogue on social security and ' S5 S8 Y+ h$ O1 p7 c" B& W
pensions that was attended by 45 Chinese lawyers and judges. ; | F- t( [! j# c8 `. wSchaefer said Germany and China would have another dialogue # I8 ~1 f% P( {6 M1 bon a proposed law on regulating lawyers, noting that the ( p9 a+ i% Q( g# W5 S# n
Chinese Government was looking to give lawyers "more space" # r* K0 U$ \) e# s8 R! i: Q1 v! H* w
without giving up control. ) t# N8 @, N9 F. sPICCUTA
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