SUGGESTED AGENDA AND CHINESE PARTICIPANT LIST FOR

C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 002479 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR S/CT AND EAP/CM E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/2019 TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER CH SUBJECT: SUGGESTED AGENDA AND CHINESE PARTICIPANT LIST FOR U.S.-CHINA COUNTERTERRORISM SUBDIALOGUE IN MID-SEPTEMBER REF: A. A. BEIJING 002374 ¶B. B. STATE 082472 ¶C. C. BEIJING 001953 Classified By: by Political Section Chief Aubrey Carlson. Reason 1.4 (b /d). ¶1. (C) Summary. On August 31 MFA External Security Division Director Xia Jingge provided PolOffs with MFA-suggested changes to the draft agenda for the September 14-15 U.S.-China Inter-Agency Counterterrorism Subdialogue, the list of Chinese participants, and an overview of the sensitive issues the MFA planned to address in the small group meeting at the start of the subdialogue. End Summary. ¶2. (C) Proposed Agenda: The MFA's proposed agenda contained changes to the draft agenda PolOff delivered August 26. Xia requested discussion of nuclear and biological terrorism issues be excluded from the agenda because the MFA handled those issues through its Arms Control Department. Xia requested that the proposed principals meeting include two notetakers on each side plus interpreters. Finally, he suggested that the agenda item "Threat Response from China" be moved to the first day of meetings. The MFA's proposed agenda is as follows: September 14: U.S. Department of State 0800-0900 P 2 Heads-of-Delegation Meeting 0800-0900 Reception/Coffee/Check-in 0900-0930 Welcome and Opening Remarks Introduction of Delegation Members Review of Strategic and Economic Dialogue and Overall U.S.-China Relations Review of U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation 0930-1045 Global and Regional Counterterrorism Situation Global Terrorism Threat Assessment Counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan 1045-1100 Coffee/Tea Break 1100-1200 Specific Projects and Issues in U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation Container Security Initiative Mega-Ports Initiative 1200-1330 Lunch 1330-1500 Specific Projects and Issues in U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation (Continued) Air Marshall Cooperation Countering Terror Finance World Expo Security Cooperation 1500-1545 Security for Foreign Investment and Development U.S.: Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) China: Protection of Overseas Interests 1545-1600 Coffee/Tea Break 1600-1700 Domestic Counterterrorism Situation and Measures U.S.: Countering Radicalization and Building Resilient Communities Promoting Civic Engagement Enhancing Cultural Competency to Counter Violent Extremist Narratives Interagency Cooperation in the United States since September 11 China: Domestic Counterterrorism Situation and Measures, Building a Harmonious Society, Chinese Counterterrorism Structure 1700-1730 Closing Remarks September 15 Morning - Visit NCTC Facility Briefing on NCTC Questions and Answers Conclusion of Subdialogue ¶3. (C) Chinese Requests: Xia accepted PolOff's explanation that the bilateral Counterterrorism dialogue mechanism was now considered a subdialogue as part of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) framework and presented several requests for further information in support of the meetings: a) Xia requested clarification on whether this was the seventh or sixth dialogue to be sure both sides agreed on how to refer to this exchange for protocol purposes. b) Xia noted that his assistants, Deputy Director Li Nan and Second Secretary Wu Shifan would join DG Wang Win in the P-plus-2 meeting and asked who would attend from the U.S. c) Xia requested the United States provide a list of planned delegation members and that the U.S. delegates match the rank of their Chinese counterparts for protocol purposes so far as possible. d) Li requested clarification on whether the lunch on September 14 would be a working lunch or a social lunch. e) Li requested the United States include more specific items on the proposed agenda -- particularly on terror financing. f) Wu asked how the USG intended to handle press during the subdialogue. He suggested that a small press release after the meetings concluded would be appropriate and requested the United States not release any information about the timing or location of meetings in advance. ¶4. (C) Chinese Agenda for Principals Meeting: Xia said the MFA planned to address five sensitive issues during the small principals meeting at the start of the subdialogue. -- China would ask the U.S. to respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity by not allowing the World Uighur Congress or Rebiya Kadeer to use U.S. soil to engage in anti-China or separatist activity. -- China would request continued U.S. support in China's effort to fight East Turkestan extremists. China would request U.S. assistance to arrest eight individuals that China had identified as terrorists in October 2008. -- China would request the United States stop the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) from supporting anti-China activities and organizations. -- China would request the United States protect China's Embassy and Consulates in the United States from violence by the Tibetan Youth Congress. -- China would address the issue of Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay. ¶5. (C) Xia, speaking unofficially, recognized that PRC and U.S. positions on these issues were well known. He suggested that the United States consider responding to these issues by noting that the United States respects China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and positively affirming U.S. recognition that Tibet and Xinjiang are part of China. ¶6. (C) Delegate List: Xia provided the following list of Chinese delegation members. Xia was unable to provide a passport number for ONE delegate because of a passport renewal issue but agreed to provide the passport number as soon as it was available. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of External Security Director General Wang Win, DOB February 19, 1963, Passport Number D90031810 Ministry of State Security Organized Crimes Bureau Deputy Director General Li Changchun, DOB February 26, 1961, Passport Number S90105216 Ministry of Defense Senior Colonel Li Chenglin, DOB June 12, 1966, Passport Number to be provided separately People's Bank of China Anti-Money Laundering Bureau Deputy Director General Ms. Cai Yilian, DOB July 28, 1954, Passport Number S90014561 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Supervision of HEALTH Quarantine Department Deputy Director General Ma Lixin, DOB October 12, 1953, Passport Number S90013376 CAAC Air Marshall Command Political Commissar Zhang Xiaojun, DOB October 11, 1955, Passport Number P6525142 Ministry of Public Security Counterterrorism Bureau Director Ms. Hu Xiaomin, DOB May 31, 1959, Passport Number S90104912 General Administration of Customs Control and Inspection Department Director Ms. Dang Xiaohong, DOB April 15, 1966, Passport Number S90045748 Ministry of Foreign Affairs External Security Affairs Department Deputy Director Ms. Li Nan, DOB February 2, 1973, Passport Number D90019888 Ministry of Foreign Affairs External Security Affairs Department Second Secretary Wu Shifan, DOB May 24, 1975, Passport Number D90034371 Ministry of Foreign Affairs North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Third Secretary Tao Song, DOB October 6, 1978, Passport Number D90022929 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Translation Department Interpreter Ms. Gong Xiaodan, DOB August 2, 1984, Passport Number S90113911 HUNTSMAN