CHINA GIVEN ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CHINA'S SHENYANG

S E C R E T BEIJING 000201 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/CM, ISN/MTR JOHN PAUL HERMANN E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/22/2034 TAGS: PARM PREL MTCRE ETTC SY KN CH SUBJECT: CHINA GIVEN ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CHINA'S SHENYANG HUALI ECONOMIC TRADING COMPANY'S ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE PROJECTS IN SYRIA REF: A. STATE 4341 ¶B. 08 STATE 035673 ¶C. 08 BEIJING 1311 Classified By: Acting Political Minister Counselor Ben Moeling. Reason s 1.4 (B/C/D) ¶1. (S) After noting continued "unavailability" of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Charge shared reftel information providing additional details about a Chinese company's assistance to North Korean missile projects with MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang on January 22. The Charge urged restoration of working-level nonproliferation cooperation to allow the timely sharing of vital information. DG Zheng accepted the information and agreed to pass it on to the Director General of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department. PICCUTA