Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TOKYO574
2008-03-04 08:57:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 000574
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PARIS PASS USOECD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/04/2028
TAGS: PREL ECON JA CM TW OECD
SUBJECT: JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD
PARTICIPATION
REF: STATE 20058
Classified By: Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer. Reason: 1.4 (b,d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 000574
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PARIS PASS USOECD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/04/2028
TAGS: PREL ECON JA CM TW OECD
SUBJECT: JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD
PARTICIPATION
REF: STATE 20058
Classified By: Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer. Reason: 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) Japan agrees with the U.S. position that the
OECD should continue to adhere to the guidelines for
Taiwan's participation in the OECD as laid out in the
1995 letter to the Chinese from then-OECD Secretary
General Paye, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA) OECD Office Deputy Director Yasushi Nakamura.
Meeting with econoffs March 3 to receive reftel
demarche, Nakamura said Japan believes there is no
reason to comply with China's request for a new
memorandum of understanding between the OECD and China
regarding Taiwan's participation in the organization.
He urged that USOECD follow up with the Japanese
Mission to discuss this question further in Paris.
2. (C) Nakamura indicated the Japanese see China as
unenthusiastic about cooperation with the OECD. He
cited as an example the relatively low-level reception
given OECD Deputy Secretary-General Thelma Askey
during the latter's December visit to Beijing. (Note:
According to the website of the Chinese State
Council's Development Research Center (DRC),Askey met
December 7 with DRC International Cooperation
Department Director-General Sun Lanlan. End note.)
3. (C) Comment: Although the Japanese accept the
U.S. argument on Taiwan participation in the OECD,
they will probably need to see a clear consensus
within the organization behind this position before
joining any effort to press the Secretariat to resist
China's demands for a new memorandum of understanding.
The Japanese will particularly want to avoid being
caught in a situation which will put them in direct
opposition to China on a point related to the
hypersensitive issue of Taiwan in advance of a visit
by Chinese President Hu Jintao later in the spring.
End comment.
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PARIS PASS USOECD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/04/2028
TAGS: PREL ECON JA CM TW OECD
SUBJECT: JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD
PARTICIPATION
REF: STATE 20058
Classified By: Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer. Reason: 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) Japan agrees with the U.S. position that the
OECD should continue to adhere to the guidelines for
Taiwan's participation in the OECD as laid out in the
1995 letter to the Chinese from then-OECD Secretary
General Paye, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA) OECD Office Deputy Director Yasushi Nakamura.
Meeting with econoffs March 3 to receive reftel
demarche, Nakamura said Japan believes there is no
reason to comply with China's request for a new
memorandum of understanding between the OECD and China
regarding Taiwan's participation in the organization.
He urged that USOECD follow up with the Japanese
Mission to discuss this question further in Paris.
2. (C) Nakamura indicated the Japanese see China as
unenthusiastic about cooperation with the OECD. He
cited as an example the relatively low-level reception
given OECD Deputy Secretary-General Thelma Askey
during the latter's December visit to Beijing. (Note:
According to the website of the Chinese State
Council's Development Research Center (DRC),Askey met
December 7 with DRC International Cooperation
Department Director-General Sun Lanlan. End note.)
3. (C) Comment: Although the Japanese accept the
U.S. argument on Taiwan participation in the OECD,
they will probably need to see a clear consensus
within the organization behind this position before
joining any effort to press the Secretariat to resist
China's demands for a new memorandum of understanding.
The Japanese will particularly want to avoid being
caught in a situation which will put them in direct
opposition to China on a point related to the
hypersensitive issue of Taiwan in advance of a visit
by Chinese President Hu Jintao later in the spring.
End comment.
SCHIEFFER