Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BEIJING1657
2009-06-18 08:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: CHINA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS
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UNCLAS BEIJING 001657
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DAVID FORAN AND IO/UNP JOSEPH FITZGERALD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL CH
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: CHINA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS
REF: STATE 58579
This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and for official use
only. Not for transmission outside USG channels.
Summary
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UNCLAS BEIJING 001657
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DAVID FORAN AND IO/UNP JOSEPH FITZGERALD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL CH
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: CHINA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS
REF: STATE 58579
This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and for official use
only. Not for transmission outside USG channels.
Summary
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1. (SBU) China shared U.S. concerns about creating an international
piracy court, MFA Treaty and Law Department International Law
Division Deputy Director Xu Yu told POLOFF June 17 in response to
reftel points urging China's support for the U.S. position opposing
the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute piracy
suspects. Xu said national court systems should play the primary
role in prosecuting piracy suspects. If an international mechanism
were created, it should complement rather than replace national
court systems in prosecuting pirates. Xu said China shared "most
U.S. views," including concerns about the resources anQlengthy
timeline necessary to establish an international piracy court.
PICCUTA
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/PPA DAVID FORAN AND IO/UNP JOSEPH FITZGERALD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL CH
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: CHINA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS
REF: STATE 58579
This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and for official use
only. Not for transmission outside USG channels.
Summary
--------------
1. (SBU) China shared U.S. concerns about creating an international
piracy court, MFA Treaty and Law Department International Law
Division Deputy Director Xu Yu told POLOFF June 17 in response to
reftel points urging China's support for the U.S. position opposing
the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute piracy
suspects. Xu said national court systems should play the primary
role in prosecuting piracy suspects. If an international mechanism
were created, it should complement rather than replace national
court systems in prosecuting pirates. Xu said China shared "most
U.S. views," including concerns about the resources anQlengthy
timeline necessary to establish an international piracy court.
PICCUTA