Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TAIPEI160
2006-01-17 21:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA
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UNCLAS TAIPEI 000160
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KCRM PTER IMF TW CN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA
MEMBERSHIP IN APG
REF: SECSTATE 6134
UNCLAS TAIPEI 000160
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KCRM PTER IMF TW CN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA
MEMBERSHIP IN APG
REF: SECSTATE 6134
1. (SBU) AIT delivered reftel talking points to Taiwan
Ministry of Justice Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
Director Shawn Tsai (Ching-hsiung) on January 17. Tsai said
Taiwan would give full consideration to the U.S. message when
it came time to vote on Burma's application for membership in
the APG.
2. (SBU) Tsai also mentioned that, in spite of the fact that
Taiwan was now on the APG Steering Committee and played an
active role in APG events, it had been excluded from APG
training in mutual evaluation held in Singapore on December
5-6 because that training was held at an IMF facility.
Taiwan is not an IMF member and China objected to its use of
the facility. Taiwan agreed to a compromise wherein another
training session will be arranged solely for its officials in
June of this year.
3. (SBU) In the past year, there have been several attempts
by China to exclude Taiwan from events which do not require
statehood and to which Taiwan has been invited. AIT believes
that in order to be consistent with the U.S. policy of
supporting Taiwan's participation in international
organizations that do not require statehood, when pressure
from China forces the host of an event to exclude Taiwan, the
U.S. should support relocating the event to a neutral
location where all invitees are welcome.
PAAL
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KCRM PTER IMF TW CN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA
MEMBERSHIP IN APG
REF: SECSTATE 6134
1. (SBU) AIT delivered reftel talking points to Taiwan
Ministry of Justice Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
Director Shawn Tsai (Ching-hsiung) on January 17. Tsai said
Taiwan would give full consideration to the U.S. message when
it came time to vote on Burma's application for membership in
the APG.
2. (SBU) Tsai also mentioned that, in spite of the fact that
Taiwan was now on the APG Steering Committee and played an
active role in APG events, it had been excluded from APG
training in mutual evaluation held in Singapore on December
5-6 because that training was held at an IMF facility.
Taiwan is not an IMF member and China objected to its use of
the facility. Taiwan agreed to a compromise wherein another
training session will be arranged solely for its officials in
June of this year.
3. (SBU) In the past year, there have been several attempts
by China to exclude Taiwan from events which do not require
statehood and to which Taiwan has been invited. AIT believes
that in order to be consistent with the U.S. policy of
supporting Taiwan's participation in international
organizations that do not require statehood, when pressure
from China forces the host of an event to exclude Taiwan, the
U.S. should support relocating the event to a neutral
location where all invitees are welcome.
PAAL