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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 001247 5 d1 e4 y' b# s! w: B
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/08/2029 ! E- ~+ p" [' k& o7 D2 m
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON CH FR JA GM UK , J+ Z5 f7 w( n5 e) u$ ^* KSUBJECT: BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON DPRK, GTMO * I E$ G0 v' d$ j7 DUIGHURS, SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA + K0 J2 P( J' m F0 ?. Q( E) ?- S+ v& \& d. Q7 n
Classified By: Acting DCM William Weinstein. Reasons 1.4 (b/d). 6 r% t6 d* W6 h - r/ g, @& e' B9 OSummary 6 V$ f! S {5 s& [5 w0 A o------- / z a4 _, j9 z% g: m; y9 f$ y' s5 X4 \5 W$ r6 E
¶1. (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing 0 i% D' `- `" n& VMay 8, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that State + ~% J6 J8 c0 w* O8 V, s
Councilor Dai Bingguo told visiting former French President ) r* p% w& j5 j5 G2 g
Chirac that the West would not gain from more sanctions on 2 I$ }, Q- l6 ^9 i2 t7 \# J# U, vNorth Korea. Dai reportedly said that "the lever of economic ) U, t) \8 _2 s+ w! [- ldevelopment" had not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks / H; f$ W k& g I( K1 |
and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was "the only way to make 8 A @5 }* Q% Bprogress." German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported that 2 g4 e: _4 U; i, c( v2 w+ }
Germany had informed China of the U.S. request to accept some 1 L+ c+ A2 U& c1 y
Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo and had been subsequently 0 Y# I* S# d3 M% P; r" A) W9 ^' B! [
warned by China of "a heavy burden on bilateral relations" if 4 |. a% p0 t. w) Z7 ~! [% HGermany were to accept any detainees. Japanese DCM Kunio 0 ^1 L( _" c" ~( G' m m! ]6 eUmeda reported that Premier Wen Jiabao was "tired and seemed + z& i6 b* M: I$ l) H9 B5 n1 N% N
under a lot of pressure" during his meeting with visiting , C9 x# r6 B3 R: J8 qPrime Minister Taro Aso, while President Hu Jintao was 8 F+ f9 U" @* r! w( z# v" `
"relaxed and confident." According to UK DCM Chris Wood, , Y5 T! c" ` m3 `# Y* BChina had requested the UK not allow the Dalai Lama to 9 V r5 _: r h4 S8 |
transit London or meet with any government officials. Wood 8 X7 w) t) U6 ^, `' hreported that local authorities in Gansu Province had 3 o4 T* i8 ^( _5 S5 S. y8 Z8 r* c" Tdetained a British Consul, reflecting the authorities' angst 0 w/ B0 I4 i( w3 \8 j8 ~3 B4 {
over foreigners traveling to the Tibetan regions of the * F; S2 T2 c( T+ }. H. oprovince. End Summary. ! B( F/ N/ o$ A7 p5 {3 B' v 5 t+ Y+ s+ k* YParticipants & g1 ~ w% b, h$ ]7 W' c
------------ : s& f& E! [' M' U1 m/ V 9 q- H0 R Z% R b¶2. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis hosted German Ambassador 7 ], {' v! ], c
Dr. Michael Schaefer, Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda, UK DCM Chris 6 Q/ z Y6 ^' CWood and Acting DCM May 8 for the regular gathering of ' U% ^& \* o, [/ N' MBeijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission. $ T; G4 e- ^# M% w; r+ Z) d' y( u0 X: l' e" K; m
Chirac's Visit to China, DPRK, Africa 5 h% z9 |1 K F
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¶3. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that President Hu % J& J% _" V" T% d* P+ V7 ^had not mentioned Tibet in his meeting with visiting former + R, X6 Z# g6 U/ a! y0 n7 V
French President Jacques Chirac. State Councilor Dai Bingguo 3 O, I1 `/ G: w0 B
had told Chirac that the West would not gain from more # U: s& Y2 H' x7 }% T
sanctions on North Korea and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was 7 |1 S! e8 {$ {* p4 u& |) n' d
"the only way to make progress" in Six-Party Talks. Dai . @! ]$ u6 G2 k6 Z
reportedly said that North Korea wanted to open up ( p" P- P# C' s# I2 |" weconomically and that the "lever of economic development" had 6 M0 T/ i$ P" r# e" C/ O
not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks. Dai suggested ' i( y5 Q2 Q- z/ @to Chirac that, given China and France's "conflict of * w- X- H- Z& Q& Finterests" in Africa, the two countries should have a / y/ [# I ~. [1 p# f& t/ _/ Ndialogue on Africa. 4 ^7 m( t6 P p
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¶4. (C) German Ambassador Schaefer said the German State ( X; K; [) B% F$ e% KSecretary had informed China of the U.S. request to accept : ~* o: V# N& ]" J, `2 N/ d
some Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo, noting that Germany , y! \3 B2 l" g& Q% T! p
had not made a decision regarding the Uighurs. He noted that - Y' I0 w1 S2 ?' uno German state had yet agreed to accept the detainees. " e, K9 A: n" W [4 U
Ambassador Schaefer said China had not officially demarched & w2 P: c$ u7 sGermany but had warned Germany that accepting any Uighur # Q, F/ O3 d3 P6 T% y' Hdetainees would "put enormous pressure on Beijing and a heavy * r F& O) T' z4 W+ R
burden on bilateral relations." ; y# Z& w+ y" A7 i. X4 }2 l: r9 ^; T
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----------------------- ( l8 @. H/ ?- i a3 z4 w + S9 J) j) d6 e¶5. (C) Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda reported that PM Taro Aso, + J5 u8 T( T; r! f- q- R
who had visited Beijing April 29-30, had said Premier Wen ! `: I/ N7 A1 Z' j' q& x8 w- pJiabao was "very tired and seemed under a lot of pressure" z, Q7 }5 G& A; |+ H' A1 r: v3 W) @
from dealing with the economic crisis, while President Hu 7 {, T! ^7 B* j1 pJintao had seemed "confident and relaxed." PM Aso had 2 }) ~9 \' `$ t4 r& zrequested China not implement its planned compulsory 4 U+ w& ]$ c/ r) t A; ^) w J
certification of IT products in China, while Premier Wen had - r& v- A/ I+ \! C9 Jinsisted the law was consistent with China's WTO commitments. 8 i5 [+ c5 Z- O3 U, ~ 0 v% s2 o& n2 S$ Z0 u" pDalai Lama " H, e; v9 K$ i [+ F) R+ f
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¶6. (C) UK DCM Chris Wood reported that China had requested 1 D. p, H( S9 C/ y( o3 ?% Vthe UK not allow the Dalai Lama to transit London but + u N% [/ }1 |) l7 D
softened the demarche by requesting that government officials 8 i' i) p/ ]6 e Q% V4 M
not meet the Dalai Lama if he were to transit the country. 3 Q* G! P/ p, b
French DCM Nicholas Chapuis said China's demarche was part of $ B& ~6 H& \' W1 {, e6 r% r - ]% X& t$ h( QBEIJING 00001247 002 OF 002 / a$ p) {4 r0 g* R
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a campaign to limit the Dalai Lama's travel and noted that & \3 t4 o* m: s% [) Q7 x' ]5 S0 zthe Beijing city government had threatened to break its ' P6 E0 d6 G( j2 G [sister-city relationship with Paris if the Dalai Lama were to 8 T% w* s* }& X' h# E# T
receive an honorary citizen award from the French capital. 4 y7 U1 k2 R& r# y3 {2 t$ ?
Ambassador Schaefer said Germany had not received such ( `9 c2 k, l& u0 Y" jdemands from the Chinese, in spite of the Dalai Lama's 4 f! S& U8 T# J: j! ~frequent trips to Germany. ) x0 W; G t6 i( y 9 ?8 B8 v- o% C" v }Harassment of UK Embassy Staff in Gansu 9 m$ b% R) t1 a
--------------------------------------- * t$ g4 C' F! {7 n ; h% g: Q5 C0 w. N u¶7. (C) UK DCM Wood said UK Energy and Climate Change ! Z2 u0 |% S0 x2 l$ gSecretary Ed Miliband had recently visited Gansu Province and ' |* e4 ~- o" f! J
had been accompanied by a British journalist from "The * J& w. g& A/ \* X
Guardian." According to Woodward, local Chinese authorities " H. ~ I, l8 }3 U+ ^/ p; J
had briefly detained a British Consul to express displeasure 9 r- e: }& z# ^6 x
with the accompanying journalist, who had stayed in Gansu 5 h3 i! a0 @0 ~1 a/ z9 x: Q& d8 jwithout the authorities' permission after Secretary Miliband $ o; K+ }: ^0 p, Y$ hhad departed. "Local goons" had come to the traveling " B" p" t% M0 X* {! ~delegation's hotel and threatened to follow a UK Embassy # y7 B" a' _9 V/ S& T, |9 |; ~( Rfemale staffer (but did not). In addition, a British * W4 E+ m. A/ Y"Financial Times" reporter in Sichuan had been harassed by 8 @* L- O$ j4 I. P# A0 D, m9 l
local authorities who were apparently upset by the & F: s2 ^( _+ }/ k, V( f0 z' x
journalist's interest in reporting on schools destroyed 3 C3 @) V6 j2 y# E+ f; F. ]
during the Sichuan earthquake. 1 M! U% o% _7 y* V- F6 o7 E6 w+ |
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: r4 C* C: g2 y$ s' N" M¶8. (C) UK DCM Wood said the UK Environment and Science & r% I& D6 j1 a- }; V
Minister had recently had talks with Chinese officials on + i7 G3 S3 F* s& F3 Y d& C' Dclimate change. In the lead up to Copenhagen, China would 6 w: U x6 x' ?& `* q5 dnot agree to targets on emissions but was willing to be 2 K( g* Z' Q6 Q% L) |2 N
constructive and would come to Copenhagen with a package of 2 @7 [- A& m( k% G( }7 C- u1 U
action items related to nuclear power, renewable energy and 2 a3 W& Q5 K: a9 sreforestation. Wood said his impression was that China could p r7 q; j& W8 k$ Q
be induced to do more on climate change. 6 A2 n% r. Q. V% S7 O D3 M( ]* U: i& L6 z- I
Rule of Law ; { ^% z2 n* b: j$ u----------- " d7 H+ P9 u9 W% h9 R 5 u! U+ I9 |5 o¶9. (C) Ambassador Schaefer reported that German Minister of 9 t4 t% v6 }/ l, V$ L) VJustice Brigitte Zypries recently had visited China to attend # O9 t# {0 a/ @& O' M% J
a three-day rule of law dialogue on social security and 9 H/ E7 _2 |) n, u5 L
pensions that was attended by 45 Chinese lawyers and judges. 1 O+ G( L& {! h. N; {+ uSchaefer said Germany and China would have another dialogue $ X2 u2 J. N2 @% E x- N9 p: Z- I
on a proposed law on regulating lawyers, noting that the 7 S' R, u! H9 i6 C' u5 x" A0 EChinese Government was looking to give lawyers "more space" 2 d$ E5 _* c( o. ?- }
without giving up control. 0 a' }! @$ V" [2 V: \ UPICCUTA
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