Identifier
Created
Classification
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08BEIJING3779
2008-09-29 07:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:  

IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT

Tags:  PHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 003779 

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EAP/CM JCARTIN; G/TIP; EAP/RSP DTIKVART

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/29/2018
TAGS: PHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS
CH, XB
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson
for reasons 1.4 (B/D).

Summary
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 003779

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DEPT FOR EAP/CM JCARTIN; G/TIP; EAP/RSP DTIKVART

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/29/2018
TAGS: PHUM KTIP PGOV KWMN PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS
CH, XB
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING CHINA'S ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson
for reasons 1.4 (B/D).

Summary
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1. (C) As part of its effort to combat trafficking in persons
(TIP),China is working to implement its National Plan of
Action (NPA) issued by the State Council on December 13,

2007. Both the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry
of Civil Affairs are coordinating a national plan to combat
trafficking, and several provincial action plans are close to
implementation. China's involvement in the Coordinated
Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT)
process has increased China's visibility in the region on
anti-trafficking, and has provided further incentive for it
to show leadership and progress on the issue. End Summary.

Implementing the National Plan of Action
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2. (C) In order to meet its commitments to combat trafficking
in persons, China is working to implement the National Plan
of Action (NPA) its State Council issued on December 13,

2007. National Working Committee for Children and Women
(NWCCW) Deputy Director Wan Yan told PolOff September 18 that
despite setbacks to implementation efforts faced due to the
May 12 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, as well as
the Beijing Olympics, progress is being made on clarifying
roles and responsibilities amongst the 26 departments
involved in implementing the NPA, of which NWCCW is an
integral part. She pointed out that provincial action plans
are being drafted, and that Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and
Shaanxi Provinces are well on their way toward implementing
province-specific anti-trafficking measures.

Four P's
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3. (C) NWCCW Deputy Director Wan added that the NPA's main
focus is on "the four P"s: policy, prevention, prosecution

and protection. Although China's tendency in the past was to
concentrate on prosecution of criminal activity related to
trafficking, Wan explained, the NPA has expanded the
Government's responsibilities to include prevention and
victim rehabilitation. She added that 21 "operational
measures" are laid out in the plan.

Ministerial responsibilities
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4. (C) Since the NPA was issued, Wan pointed out, several
ministries have taken steps to implement anti-trafficking
measures. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS),the
NPA-designated lead anti-trafficking agency, commissioned a
national survey to obtain a clearer picture of the
trafficking problem in China, and has integrated 10 different
departments into its anti-trafficking office. That office is
now responsible for collecting and coordinating each
ministry's action plan and implementation responsibilities
under the NPA.


5. (C) The Ministry of Civil Affairs has conducted several
training sessions targeted at provincial-level civil affairs
departments and heads of shelters for street children in
order to increase awareness of trafficking issues. The NWCCW
has also conducted training sessions, one of which was for
local officials in Guizhou, Guangxi and Henan Provinces to
sensitize them to the NPA and assist them in developing
action plans.

Extraordinary events in 2008
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6. (C) International Labor Organization (ILO) Project to
Prevent Trafficking in Girls and Young Women for Labour
Exploitation within China (CP-TING) Project Director Kathleen
Speake (protect) and International Organization for Migration
(IOM) International Project Manager Kieran Best (protect),in
meetings with PolOff, mentioned that they were forced to
suspend many programs due to the extraordinary events of 2008
(i.e., the earthquake and hosting the Olympics).
Nonetheless, both believed, the suspensions were atypical and
understandable and not attempts by China to avoid making
progress on trafficking. IOM's Best indicated that after
issuing the NPA, China needs time for awareness of the need
to combat trafficking to grow. According to him, IOM has
been approached by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to assist in
the development of its NPA implementation plan, and this

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approach reflects a desire to move forward on the issue.

Increased visibility and leadership
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7. (C) Best added that China's involvement in the Coordinated
Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT)
process, begun in October 2004 and culminating in the hosting
of the sixth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Beijing
December 2007, has increased China's visibility in the region
on trafficking, and has provided further incentive for it to
show leadership and progress on the issue.
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