CONTACT SAYS CHINA GREAT WALL INDUSTRY CORPORATION

S E C R E T BEIJING 000891

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/11/2033
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CH IR

SUBJECT: CONTACT SAYS CHINA GREAT WALL INDUSTRY CORPORATION
INTENSELY PREPARING FOR DC MEETING

Classified By: Regional Affairs Unit Chief Mark Tesone.
Reasons 1.4 (b),(c) and (d).


1. (S) China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA)
Secretary General Li Genxin told PolOff on March 11 that Wang

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Haibo, Chief Executive Officer of China Great Wall Industry
Corporation (CGWIC),is taking great personal interest in the
upcoming March 20 meeting in Washington, making every other
issue in the company secondary to this meeting. Li said
CGWIC has adopted the same Internal Compliance Program and
software as NORINCO, and is preparing a detailed presentation
for the meeting.


2. (S) CACDA Deputy Division Director Liu Xiaoming said that
CGWIC employs a far more stringent standard in their export
controls than required by domestic or international law and
operates under a "Three Nos" policy: no talking to, no
contact with and no responding to Iranian companies. Liu
claimed that a large number of Chinese companies have adopted
that policy and are following the CGWIC meeting in Washington
with great interest.


3. (S) Zhang Yiming, CGWIC Space Division Manager, told
PolOff on March 3 that the five person CGWIC delegation will
be traveling to the United States on March 15 "to speak with
their lawyers and prepare for the meeting." Wang Haibo, the
38-year old CEO, will be heading the delegation and will
travel directly to France for an unspecified reason following
the meeting. The other four members of the CGWIC delegation
are Vice President Gao Ruofei, Vice General Manager Geng Kun,
Department Director Zhang Chunling, and Zhang Yiming. (Note:
The CGWIC delegation received their visas on March 11.)
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