CHINA ASKED TO CONSENT TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES

C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 004468 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, ISN/NESS ROBIN DELABARRE UNVIE FOR LISA HILLIARD E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2018 TAGS: PARM ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP TRGY CH SUBJECT: CHINA ASKED TO CONSENT TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES ON TRANSFERS OF ENRICHMENT AND REPROCESSING EQUIPMENT REF: STATE 126581 Classified By: Acting Political Section Chief Ben Moeling. Reasons 1.4 (B/D). ¶1. (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points and nonpaper requesting Chinese consensus on an amendment to Part 1 of the NSG Nuclear Guidelines on control of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on December 5. Dai provided no substantive reply. (Note: MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials continue to be "unavailable" to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, which prevented detailed discussion of this issue.) Piccuta