TAIWAN WANTS TO EXPLAIN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM

S E C R E T TAIPEI 004247 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/TC, EAP/EP, NP/ECC, NP/CBM DEPT PASS AIT/W E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/19/2015 TAGS: ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG SUBJECT: TAIWAN WANTS TO EXPLAIN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM REF: TAIPEI 4091 Classified By: AIT Director Douglas Paal, Reason 1.4 b/d (S) Action request: Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su contacted AIT on October 18 to repeat his request (reftel) for Taiwan to give a general presentation on Taiwan's export control system (as opposed to a presentation on Taiwan's UNSCR 1540 report) during the upcoming APEC Export Control Seminar in Hawaii. BOFT had previously raised this question on October 5, as reported reftel. Su also said that he expected that the Ministry of Economic Affairs would present Taiwan's list of additional sensitive HS categories to AIT later this week. AIT requests Washington guidance on how to respond to the question whether there will be an opportunity for Taiwan to make a general presentation on its export control system during the upcoming talks in Hawaii. (BOFT on October 19 provided AIT with a formal letter to U.S. Senior APEC Official Michael Michalak containing this request. AIT has faxed the letter and an informal translation to EAP/TC.) PAAL