CHINESE RESPONSE TO IRAN PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE

UNCLAS BEIJING 003332 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR CH SUBJECT: CHINESE RESPONSE TO IRAN PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE REF: STATE 84841 1.(SBU) Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper to Liu Bing, an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations as it relates to the implementation of UNSCR resolutions. Liu said he would forward the paper to the relevant officials, but declined to comment further. Separately, Poloff conveyed reftel to the MFA ARMS CONTROL and Disarmament Department Deputy Director Wang Daxue. Wang told PolOff that this issue was outside MFA's purview even though the financial transactions involved were all proliferation-related but agreed to accept the demarche for "information purposes." 2.(SBU) Embassy also provided a copy of the nonpaper to the People's Bank of China anti-money laundering office. RANDT