CHINA'S REACTION: PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH

UNCLAS BEIJING 002944 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, ISN/CPI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KNNP CH SUBJECT: CHINA'S REACTION: PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH WORKSHOP REF: STATE 75367 ¶1. PolOff shared reftel summary of the May 28-29 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Senior-Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue, and repeated U.S. thanks for Chinese attendance at the meeting. PolOff reiterated U.S. desire for official Chinese involvement in PSI. Wang expressed thanks for the information in the meeting summary, but stated that "China at this stage does not see a change" in its position on PSI. Wang continued that "although China is not a formal participant in PSI, this has not prevented our cooperation on proliferation issues." RANDT