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| 00BEIJING11790 |
CHINA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2000 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH THREE REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) THERE WERE NO ACTS OF TERRORISM COMMITTED AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IN CHINA THIS YEAR. CHINESE MAINLAND AND HONG KONG MEDIA OCCASIONALLY REPORT ACTS OF TERRORISM BY [...] |
2000-11-30 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CH |
| 01BEIJING10339 |
PRC POSITION ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL PTER |
| 01BEIJING11971 |
CHINA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2001 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH TWO REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) CHINA STRONGLY AND PROMPTLY CONDEMNED THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS, WHICH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN DESCRIBED ON SEPTEMBER 12 AS AN ATTACK BOTH ON THE UNITED STATES AND ON WORLD PEACE. [...] |
2001-12-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CH |
| 01BEIJING12362 |
HU JINTAO: TAKING SHAPE AS CHINA´S LEADER [...] (C) MOST CHINESE HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF HEIR-APPARENT HU JINTAO´S PERSONAL VIEWS, BUT INSIDERS DESCRIBE HU AS A TALENTED BUREAUCRATIC PLAYER WITH SOLID CREDENTIALS TO SUCCEED JIANG ZEMIN. THEY REPORT THAT HU HAS STAKED OUT A MULTI-FACETED AND SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ROLE IN IMPORTANT AREAS OF PARTY AND [...] |
2001-12-27 05:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CH |
| 02BEIJING1019 |
HU JINTAO IN THE MEDIA LIMELIGHT [...] (C) CHINESE MEDIA ARE GIVING INCREASING PROMINENCE TO HU JINTAO IN A CLEAR SIGNAL TO CHINA'S DOMESTIC AUDIENCE THAT HE HAS CONSOLIDATED HIS POSITION AS CHINA'S NEXT PARTY GENERAL SECRETARY AND STATE PRESIDENT. WE EXPECT HU'S PUBLIC PROFILE TO CONTINUE TO RISE AS CHINA MOVES CLOSER TO THE 200 [...] |
2002-02-05 05:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CH |
| 02BEIJING11889 |
CHINA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2002 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH TWO REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) CHINA TREATS DESIGNATIONS OF TERRORISTS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH THOSE DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS. THE PRC REGULARLY INSTRUCTS ITS FINANCIAL INS [...] |
2002-11-15 08:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CH |
| 03BEIJING13289 |
CHARISMATIC MUSLIM CLERIC SHUT DOWN BY KUNMING [...] (C) Summary. An independent Muslim cleric in Kunming, Yunnan Province, was banned from preaching by local Islamic officials after he began to attract large crowds to his mosque. Although qualified as an Imam, the cleric got on the wrong side of Chinese officialdom after he traveled as a yout [...] |
2003-09-18 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
| 03BEIJING13394 |
SCHOLAR ON CHALLENGES TO HU-WEN "OPENNESS" [...] (C) The new "Hu-Wen" government is attempting to push openness in a number of areas, both to demonstrate its closeness to the people and as an antidote to corruption, according to Beijing University Institute of Political Development and Governance Director Xie Qingkun. That agenda has suff [...] |
2003-09-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CH |
| 03BEIJING16342 |
WEN JIABAO'S DOMESTIC TRAVEL HABITS [...] (C) Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) Director General Wang Zhenyao (strictly protect) has helped arrange three of Premier Wen Jiabao's domestic trips since last year and reports that Wen's intellectual curiosity and impatience with bureaucratic practices can cause "headaches" for his staff an [...] |
2003-11-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 03BEIJING18021 |
DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S [...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...] |
2003-12-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ETRD CH KN |
| 03BEIJING18383 |
XINHUA OFFICIAL ON THE WEN VISIT; TAIWAN; HONG [...] (C) Well-connected Xinhua News Agency official Yu Jiafu explained on December 16 that Chinese media were slow to report the significance of Premier Wen Jiabao's key U.S. meetings because substantive news articles had to be cleared by Wen himself. The leadership is pleased with the Premier's U [...] |
2003-12-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
| 03BEIJING2438 |
NPC SET TO VOTE FOR NEW CHINESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) THE UPCOMING NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) PLENARY SESSION WILL SELECT CHINA'S NEW STATE AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, ALONG WITH THE LEADERS OF THE NEW STATE COUNCIL, STATE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION (CMC) SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT (SPC) AND SUPREME PEOPLE'S PROCURATORATE (SPP). WHILE THE N [...] |
2003-03-05 07:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ETRD CH |
| 03BEIJING3947 |
TAIWAN: CHINA'S NEW LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE [...] (C) A PROMINENT PRC ANALYST TOLD US HE EXPECTS BEIJING'S POLICY TOWARD TAIWAN TO SHOW CONTINUITY, WITH THE NEW LEADERSHIP CONTINUING TO PURSUE A RELATIVELY MODERATE APPROACH FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ECONOMIC AND OTHER UNOFFICIAL LINKS. OUR CONTACT SUGGESTED THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HU JINTAO'S MA [...] |
2003-04-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
| 04BEIJING3796 |
WEN JIABAO'S NPC DEBUT: "PEOPLE FIRST," RURAL [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated the "people- centered" approach of the new Chinese leadership in his report to China's legislature, the National People's Congress, on March 5. With former President Jiang Zemin and the current leadership looking on, Wen highlighted the new government's vict [...] |
2004-03-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD PREL CH TW HK |
| 04BEIJING7258 |
Deputy U/S Levine Meets with Premier Wen Jiabao [...] (U) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao met with Deputy Undersecretary for Labor Affairs Arnold Levine, Special Representative of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and with Labor Ministers attending the China Employment Forum. D/US Levine met with Ministry of Labor and Cooperation Director for Inter [...] |
2004-05-04 03:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PREL CH |
| 05BEIJING10421 |
USTR/DOC DELEGATION MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) During a June 23 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner and Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Tim Hauser stressed U.S. desire to address the trade deficit and intellectual property rights (IPR) though cooperation. They emphasized that the United States [...] |
2005-06-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KIPR CH |
| 05BEIJING14582 |
ADM FALLON AND GENERAL LIANG AGREE ON NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon and General Liang agreed on the need to improve bilateral mil-mil ties, but stated frank disagreements regarding the transparency of the Chinese military budget and the use of force to resolve the Taiwan question, during a cordial meeting September 6. Liang acknowl [...] |
2005-09-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PINS CH |
| 05BEIJING5704 |
REACTION TO DISSIDENT LIU XIAOBO'S ONLINE ARTICLE [...] (C) Post has been monitoring Chinese websites and checking with contacts to track the reaction in China to an online article by dissident Liu Xiaobo criticizing racist comments toward Secretary Rice expressed by some netizens on Chinese websites at the time of the Secretary's March visit. Liu, [...] |
2005-04-05 12:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING10098 |
TIBET RAILWAY COMPLETION ADVANCES AMID PROBLEMS [...] (C) Meeting the scheduled July 1 completion date for the high-profile Qinghai-Tibet railway line will be a major challenge, according to an Amcit engineer heavily involved in the project. Although the Minister of Railways reportedly ordered the completion date moved up to coincide with his p [...] |
2006-05-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON CH |
| 06BEIJING10103 |
PRC MFA ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA [...] (C) China is strongly dissatisfied with and opposed to the U.S. Defense Department's Annual Report to Congress on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China, which reflects "China Threat" and "Cold War" thinking, MFA North America Department Deputy Director General Xie Feng said. X [...] |
2006-05-24 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PM CH |
| 06BEIJING10104 |
PRC/UN: MFA BRIEFS ON UNSYG ANNAN VISIT [...] (C) UN SYG Annan asked President Hu Jintao what opinions or advice the UN can offer to help break the current Six-Party Talks impasse, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Guo Xuejun told Poloff on May 23. Hu said China continues to work with the other Partiesto resume the Six-P [...] |
2006-05-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV UN CH |
| 06BEIJING10121 |
ENERGY POINTS TO NDRC ON FIVE-PARTY MINISTERIAL, [...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor and Energy Attache presented ref A points to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Energy Bureau Deputy Director General XU Yongsheng on May 25. China's Five-Party Energy Ministerial Proposal 2. (SBU) DDG Xu thanked Washington agencies for t [...] |
2006-05-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL CH IR |
| 06BEIJING10192 |
CHINA'S MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met with VFM Yang Jiechi and VFM Wu Dawei to discuss implementing consensus reached in the April 2006 Bush- Hu meetings and in the Fourth Round of Six-Party Talks. -- Accusations [...] |
2006-05-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING10507 |
CULTURAL REVOLUTION REMEMBERED BY SOME, FORGOTTEN [...] (C) Chinese authorities are treading carefully around sensitive anniversaries this month related to the launch of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. The Propaganda Department has restricted media commemorations or commentary. Security officials have prevented some survivors of the tumult from [...] |
2006-05-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING10510 |
PRC/HAMAS: UPDATE FROM DDG CHEN XIAODONG [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in Polmincouns on May 26 to provide an update on plans for Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to participate (Ref A) in the meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to be held in Beiji [...] |
2006-05-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS CH |
| 06BEIJING1057 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...] |
2006-01-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING1058 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: RAID OF HOUSE CHURCH AND DETENTION [...] (C) On January 17, poloff conveyed to MFA Human Rights Division official Wang Gang USG concern about recent reports that the Beijing Ark House Church was raided on January 8 and 15, and reports that defense lawyer Gao Zhisheng was detained on January 13. Wang agreed to inquire about the event [...] |
2006-01-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING1059 |
SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI MEETS WITH NPC FOREIGN [...] During a January 13 meeting at the Great Hall of the People Senator Lisa Murkowski and National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu discussed economic development, energy and commercial protection issues. China plans to double its 2000 GDP by 2010 and to qu [...] |
2006-01-17 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EIVN KIPR OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING10599 |
PRC/IRAQ: BEIJING ON WELCOMING NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) MFA West Asia and North African Affairs Department Iraq Desk Officer Wu Xiaofeng requested a meeting May 26 to provide nonpaper laying out PRC actions to welcome the formation of the new Iraqi Government. Though the nonpaper largely tracks with PRC public statements, Wu stressed that Beij [...] |
2006-05-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ CH |
| 06BEIJING10601 |
MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] |
2006-05-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP |
| 06BEIJING10603 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR URGES CHINA TO TAKE [...] (C) The Ambassador used Ref A points to urge China to renew cooperation on human rights issues in a May 30 meeting with MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong. DG Wu replied that China is ready to conduct exchanges on human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect, bu [...] |
2006-05-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING10606 |
MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] |
2006-05-30 22:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING1061 |
JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...] |
2006-01-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CH IR EU KN |
| 06BEIJING10734 |
PRC/GERMANY: MERKEL VISIT READOUT [...] (C) China supports a more important role for Germany in the United Nations, China's leaders told visiting German Chancellor Merkel, according to MFA European Affairs Division Director Wang Shunqing. Wang said that during Mrkel's May 21-23 visit to China, China and Germany agreed to initiate a [...] |
2006-05-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV GE CH |
| 06BEIJING10748 |
TAO PRESS BRIEFING: MAINLAND BLASTS TAIWAN [...] The Taiwan Security Report exposed the Taiwan leaders' stubborn support for Taiwan independence and damaged cross-Strait peace, Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Spokesperson Li Weiyi asserted at the regular May 31 TAO press briefing. A TAO economic affairs official reported that the authorities h [...] |
2006-05-31 10:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH TW |
| 06BEIJING10779 |
PRC/SINGAPORE: LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew used his May 10-17 isit to China to urge Chinese cunterparts including Premier Wen Jiabao to develop a bilateral relationship that reflects the increased role of energy security in world affairs, according to Chinese MFA Deputy Director He Wei. The t [...] |
2006-06-01 04:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SN TW |
| 06BEIJING10823 |
PRC EVACUATES CITIZENS, OTHERS FROM EAST TIMOR [...] (C) A charter plane arrived in China from Dili on the evening of May 30 with over 240 PRC citizens, overseas Chinese, non-PRC nationals and PRC Embassy staff, MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director He Wei told poloff on May 31. He Wei said he has not received any reports of Am [...] |
2006-06-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC CH TT |
| 06BEIJING10891 |
PRC RESPONDS TO INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EAID CH ID |
| 06BEIJING10895 |
JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...] |
2006-06-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING10900 |
NEW RULES FOR RIGHTS DEFENSE LAWYERS [...] (C) Summary: The All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA) has issued a "Guiding Opinion on Lawyers Handling Mass Cases" that calls for lawyers in "collective" and "major sensitive" cases to "accept the monitoring and guidance" of judicial agencies. The Opinion discourages lawyers from participatin [...] |
2006-06-01 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KJUS PINR CH |
| 06BEIJING10909 |
A/S HILL'S MAY 25 WORKING LUNCH WITH VFM WU DAWEI [...] (S) Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill urged VFM Wu Dawei to improve relations with Japan and use PRC influence to push the Burmese regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) during a May 25 working lunch. A/S Hill also noted the negative impact of PRC/Taiwan competition on Pa [...] |
2006-06-02 00:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING10971 |
MOLSS Mulls Management of 31 Billion RMB in Rural [...] (U) Summary: China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) is working to establish a pension system for rural and migrant workers that will require low contributions, be portable and have broad coverage, according to the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Ministry's Rural Pensions [...] |
2006-06-02 03:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN KPAO PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING11074 |
UNDP PREPARES TO LAUNCH NEW TIBET PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted a Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) meeting in Beijing on June 1 to seek input from bilateral donors on its proposed USD 5 million Tibet Development and Poverty Alleviation Program that the UNDP plans to launch later this mont [...] |
2006-06-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING11075 |
STAFFDEL CUTS SHORT XINJIANG VISIT AFTER KADEER [...] (C) Summary: House International Relations Committee Staffdel Halpin cut short its visit to Xinjiang and returned to Beijing June 2 after Chinese officials confirmed they have detained three of Rebiya Kadeer's adult children on suspicion of tax evasion. Xinjiang officials also accused Kadeer [...] |
2006-06-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING11173 |
CHINA/ENERGY: BRITISH EMBASSY CONSIDERING ASKING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: A British Embassy official on Friday June 2, 2006 informally sounded out Embassy Beijing reaction to a possible move by the British Government to promote China's membership in the International Energy Agency (IEA). The British Embassy has yet to present the pr [...] |
2006-06-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH UK |
| 06BEIJING11177 |
PRC RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) China takes seriously U.S. concerns about the situation in Burma but has a different view about how to move forward, MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Chen Xu told Polmincouns on June 5 in response to Polmincouns delivery of Ref A points. Chen said he wou [...] |
2006-06-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM |
| 06BEIJING11182 |
SECURITY TIGHT, MEDIA SILENT ON 17TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) The seventeenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989 passed quietly on Sunday, with an elevated security presence in and around the Square. Poloffs visiting the Square throughout the day saw no protest activity or police actions, although press reports later said [...] |
2006-06-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING11183 |
PRC/JAPAN: BEIJING SATISFIED WITH LI-ASO MEETING, [...] (C) China was satisfied with the tone of the meeting between Foreign Ministers Li Zhaoxing and Taro Aso on May 23 in Doha, MFA Deputy Director of the Japan Division Lu Guijun told poloff, while cautioning that bilateral relations remain difficult. The decision to allow FM Li to meet his count [...] |
2006-06-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH |
| 06BEIJING11363 |
FINATT MEETS CHINA EXIM PRESIDENT ON LENDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 1, FinAtt David Loevinger met with President Li Ruogu of the China Export-Import Bank (China Exim) to discuss export credit policy and China's lending to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs), particularly in Africa. FinAtt urged China to seek greater cooperation wi [...] |
2006-06-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EPET PREL CH SU XA |
| 06BEIJING11382 |
JUNE 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY DEVELOPMENT, [...] Key points made at the June 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- The United States maintains the largest military expenditure in the world and has "no reason" to criticize China's military development. -- China is making significant progress in combating human trafficking and is prepa [...] |
2006-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING11498 |
STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...] |
2006-06-07 22:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING11499 |
(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDR [...] |
2006-06-07 23:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING1159 |
VFM YANG JIECHI CONFIRMS MFA REORGANIZATION [...] (C) VFM Yang Jiechi confirmed to A/S Hill that a reshuffle at the top level of the MFA is underway. During a meeting January 18, Yang said Director General of Asian Affairs Cui Tiankai has been promoted to Assistant Foreign Minister where he will oversee the International Organizations and Arm [...] |
2006-01-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROV CH |
| 06BEIJING11606 |
PATRIOTIC EDUCATION FOR IMAMS IN XINJIANG [...] (C) Local authorities in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China's far northwest are stepping up efforts to cultivate "patriotic" religious personnel through a second round of intensive training, according to local officials. Following an initial round of patriotic training from 2001- [...] |
2006-06-08 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS KISL CH |
| 06BEIJING11614 |
JUNE 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 8 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- President Hu will meet with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue. -- All SCO member heads will attend t [...] |
2006-06-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP |
| 06BEIJING11688 |
CHINA APPRECIATES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S REAFFIRMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 06:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
| 06BEIJING11690 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: DCM EXPRESSES CONCERN, ASKS ABOUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING11704 |
New Socialist Countryside Budget Insufficient, [...] (SBU) Summary: A Chinese policy advisor believes the allocated budget for the recently launched New Socialist Countryside initiative is woefully inadequate. While Central Government funding for rural programs is increasing, the allocation as a percentage share of the total budget remains rela [...] |
2006-06-09 07:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING11705 |
State Council Researcher Says Local Officials' [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the State Council's leading macroeconomic researchers asserted that China's rapid GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2006 (reftel) primarily was due to exaggerated economic growth reports from newly- installed local government officials seeking to make a good impress [...] |
2006-06-09 07:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING11706 |
CHINA ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW ALMOST READY FOR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING11711 |
MOLSS Seeks More Inspectors, Training to Improve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Director of the Inspection Division of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security's Legal Affairs Department is aware of and trying to remedy the problem of too few labor inspectors in China; his goal is to double the total number of inspectors so that each inspector is res [...] |
2006-06-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING11751 |
MFA BRIEFS ON SINO-ARAB COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Sino-Arab cooperation has risen to a higher level as a result of the May 31- June 1 Sino- Arab Cooperation Forum's Second Ministerial meeting, according to Ambassador in charge of the Sino-Arab Forum Yao Kuangyi. During a readout, Yao indicated that the Action Plan for 2006 ? 20 [...] |
2006-06-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS CH |
| 06BEIJING11753 |
CHRISTIANITY GAINING POPULARITY IN XINJIANG, EVEN [...] (C) Interest in Christianity is growing in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR), but local authorities are reportedly trying to control the growth in order to avoid conflicts with the majority Muslim community. According to local Christian leaders and congregants, the community's gro [...] |
2006-06-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS CH |
| 06BEIJING11754 |
KHOTAN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTS IMPROVED SECURITY [...] (C) The vast improvement in the security situation in southwest Xinjiang's Khotan Prefecture is due to both heightened government counterterrorism activities and the public's strong support in combating the "Three Forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, Khotan officials told poloffs d [...] |
2006-06-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KISL CH |
| 06BEIJING11755 |
PRC PREMIER TO VISIT 7 AFRICAN NATIONS [...] MFA Assistant Minister He Yafei previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of Egypt, Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to reporters. Besides meeting the leaders of each nation, Premier Wen will meet Chinese medical workers, tour an HIV/AIDS preve [...] |
2006-06-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH |
| 06BEIJING11756 |
MEDIA TESTS LIMITS ON COVERING LEADERS' PERSONAL [...] (C) The envelope-pushing Southern Weekend newspaper recently challenged a longstanding taboo on reporting on the private lives of retired leaders when it published a retrospective on the activities of Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, and other recently-retired leaders. Embassy contacts said that the pa [...] |
2006-06-09 13:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
| 06BEIJING11758 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SCO SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) The United States is gravely concerned over the participation, even as an observer, by Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held in Shanghai June 15, the Ambassador stressed to SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang on June 9. The [...] |
2006-06-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH IR KZ RS |
| 06BEIJING11761 |
World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Yu Xiaoqing, Lead Social Protection Specialist and Team Leader for a World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment Project requested by the Chinese Government, asks whether USDOL would be able to participate in the World Bank team designing the project, perhaps th [...] |
2006-06-11 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING11811 |
HIRC STAFFDEL HALPIN'S CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Reftels reported that House International Relations Committee (HIRC) STAFFDEL Halpin, consisting of Dennis Halpin and Hans Hogrefe, cut short its visit to Xinjiang after members of the family of Rebiya Kadeer were detained. As noted reftels, the STAFFDEL and the Embassy repeatedly urged [...] |
2006-06-12 03:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC ENRG UNAUS CH JP |
| 06BEIJING11931 |
PRESIDENT HU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JAPAN, WITH [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to the PRC Yuji Miyamoto took the opportunity of his June 10 presentation of his credentials to President Hu Jintao to invite the Chinese leader to visit Japan, Japanese Embassy DCM Chihiro Atsumi told the DCM on June 12. President Hu said he would accept the invitatio [...] |
2006-06-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH |
| 06BEIJING11932 |
AFM LI HUI PREVIEWS SCO SUMMIT, COMMENTS ON U.S. [...] The Chinese Government is currently investigating reports received from the U.S. Embassy on increased risks to U.S. citizens in China and will do its utmost to safeguard diplomatic personnel and facilities, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao stated during a special June 12 press briefing on the Ju [...] |
2006-06-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINL ASEC CH KG KZ |
| 06BEIJING12175 |
JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...] |
2006-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING12177 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: BLIND ACTIVIST CHARGED WITH [...] (C) Summary: Blind legal activist and family planning whistleblower Chen Guangcheng has been formally charged with intentionally destroying public property and inciting a mass traffic jam. The charges and Chen's transfer to the Shandong Province Yinan County detention center end nearly three [...] |
2006-06-13 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING12179 |
ASD RODMAN-MFA HE YAFEI MEETING: LOOKING FOR [...] (C) China maintains a positive view of relations with the United States in the aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's April visit to Washington, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman. AFM He characterized the United States and China as stakeh [...] |
2006-06-13 12:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PM CH TW |
| 06BEIJING12181 |
CHINA SHOCKED AT E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF FOUR [...] (S) The U.S. decision to designate four Chinese companies under E.O. 13382 demonstrates that dialogue with the United States is useless, a shocked and shaken MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan told DCM in response to ref demarche points delivered on June 13. News of th [...] |
2006-06-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN ETTC CH |
| 06BEIJING12273 |
Legal Aid Attorneys Chronicle Advances, [...] (U) Summary: Labor Intern, accompanied by Labor Officer, met with the Director and Staff attorneys of the Peking University Women's Legal Aid Clinic June 9, 2006. The attorneys said that, in their opinion, China?s current legal system and labor law enforcement mechanisms are better than the [...] |
2006-06-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING1238 |
(S) RESTRUCTURING CHINESE FOREIGN AID--NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: A senior advisor on Chinese development assistance told Econoff on December 20 that he has submitted his recommendations to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on how China should restructure its foreign aid program. The advisor stated that China's aid program should continue to fo [...] |
2006-01-20 06:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | CH EAID ECON PREL |
| 06BEIJING12526 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: NORWEGIANS ON REBIYA KADEER FAMILY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-15 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN CH |
| 06BEIJING12527 |
: CHINA/ENERGY: GUIDANCE ON IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Per Reftel C instructions, Econoffs on Friday June 9, 2006 delivered Washington agencies' points on International Energy Agency (IEA) membership for China to British Embassy in Beijing Second Secretary for Energy Richard Ridout. Ridout stated that he would keep Embassy Beijing posted on an [...] |
2006-06-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH UK |
| 06BEIJING12531 |
JUNE 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN/SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the June 15 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Iranian President Ahmadinejad's remarks at the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit reflected only Iran's position. -- Beijing welcomes Iran's willingness to negotiate with relevant parties to resolve [...] |
2006-06-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PHUM ASEC CH IR |
| 06BEIJING12532 |
PRC OPPOSES UNSC TAKING UP BURMA ISSUE [...] (C) China firmly opposes UNSC involvement in Burma and has serious concerns about the proposed U.S. resolution, MFA International Organizations Department Director General Wu Hailong told the DCM on June 15. ASEAN nations, except for Singapore, share China's opposition to the U.S. initiative, [...] |
2006-06-15 13:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CH BM |
| 06BEIJING12549 |
CHINA: IS INDUSTRIAL OVERCAPACITY OVERWHELMING, OR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AS SUFFERING FROM OVERCAPACITY. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ISSUED REGULATIONS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION OUT OF FEAR THAT THE OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM COULD IMPACT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY. THE REGULATIONS [...] |
2006-06-16 05:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH |
| 06BEIJING12650 |
TRIAL OF NEW YORK TIMES EMPLOYEE ADJOURNS WITHOUT [...] (C) The trial of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan on charges of leaking "state secrets" and fraud adjourned without result on June 16. A verdict should issue within 30 days, according to Chinese law. 2. (C) The proceeding in Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court was closed to the public, mean [...] |
2006-06-16 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO CH |
| 06BEIJING12788 |
(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC [...] |
2006-06-19 06:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING12885 |
CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTARY CALLS FOR LOOSENING LEASH [...] (C) A string of recent media pieces calling for a stronger watchdog role for Chinese media, including a daring commentary on the popular Sina.com web portal, has given journalists a dose of much-needed encouragement, even as they acknowledge continuing tight media controls. The first article [...] |
2006-06-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING12988 |
VOIP IN CHINA - NOT UNTIL CHINA's TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Enthusiasm in China for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was evidenced by over 1,400 registered attendees at a June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing. While VoIP technology is mature and software like Skype is but a download away, China's VoIP companies are face [...] |
2006-06-20 03:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
| 06BEIJING13004 |
PRC/NEPAL: BEIJING ASSESSING HOW TO ENGAGE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The eight-point agreement between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists in Nepal could be a turning point in the peace negotiations between the two sides, a Chinese MFA official said. The SPA and the new government are aware that if they do not solve the Maoist question, [...] |
2006-06-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP CE CH |
| 06BEIJING13010 |
AMBASSADOR AND ZHENG BIJIAN DISCUSS CHINA'S [...] (C) China Reform Forum Chairman Zheng Bijian advocated regular discussions to enhance strategic trust during a June 16 lunch meeting with the Ambassador. Americans believe in establishing trust through concrete actions and, while dialogue is necessary, it is not a substitute for results, the [...] |
2006-06-20 07:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM CH |
| 06BEIJING13022 |
JUNE 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH, [...] Key points made at the June 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China has "taken note" of reports of an impending DPRK missile launch. -- China will send an official delegation to the African Union Summit in July. China and Angola will sign a series of treaties involving law enfo [...] |
2006-06-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING13023 |
HENAN STUDENTS RANSACK COLLEGE CAMPUS [...] (C) Post has confirmed foreign news reports that thousands of students at Shengda Economics, Trade and Management College in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, engaged in violent demonstrations in recent days. Quiet has been restored on campus, according to a journalist named Zhang (w [...] |
2006-06-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING13025 |
CHALLENGING MEDIA TABOOS IN XINJIANG [...] (C) Xinjiang journalists face particularly heavy restrictions stemming from Xinjiang's unique political sensitivities and large ethnic minority population. The local media is generally prohibited from reporting on interethnic disputes, matters pertaining to terrorism or separatism as well as [...] |
2006-06-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL CH |
| 06BEIJING1305 |
GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PRESSURE BEIJING ON [...] (C) The German Political Director will travel to Beijing January 23-24 to lead the EU-3 effort to pressure China to support its position on Iran's nuclear program, according to German Embassy Officer Aron Mir Haschemi. In a January 19 meeting and follow-up conversation on January 20, Aron sai [...] |
2006-01-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH |
| 06BEIJING1306 |
STRONG DOMESTIC PRESSURE DRIVING IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: A strong domestic consensus in Iran is driving the government to restart enrichment activities and to pursue an indigenous nuclear program, according to MFA West Asia and African Affairs Iran Division Director Xu Wei. In a January 19 meeting, Xu said that Beijing believes it is [...] |
2006-01-20 10:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH |
| 06BEIJING13187 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: SARS WHISTLEBLOWER DR. JIANG STILL [...] (C) SAS Whistleblower Dr. Jiang Yanyong remains bannd from traveling overseas nearly two years after he was detained for asking Chinse officials to reconsider their verdict on the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in the run-up to the 15th anniversary of those events. Dr. Jiang's work unit, People's L [...] |
2006-06-21 09:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KHIV CH |
| 06BEIJING13271 |
RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S RELATIVES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TBIO CH |
| 06BEIJING13272 |
RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S RELATIVES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TBIO CH |
| 06BEIJING13273 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: POLICE FORCE CHEN GUANGCHENG'S [...] (C) Chen Guangcheng's elderly mother and three-year old son were taken from Beijing and forcibly returned to Linyi, Shandong Province on June 19 because they had planned to participate in a news conference highlighting Chen's mistreatment. Attorneys and other supporters of Chen involved with [...] |
2006-06-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TBIO CH |
| 06BEIJING13274 |
JIANGXI IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR: MILLIONS LEAVE ONE [...] (C) Millions of residents of Jiangxi province have left home in search of work in construction, factories and the service sector in China's coastal boomtowns. The outflow has both positive and negative aspects, according to local officials and residents. Brain drain is a problem, as Jiangxi' [...] |
2006-06-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB CH |
| 06BEIJING13333 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA ON BEATING OF THREE GORGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MFA Human Rights Division official told Poloff the June 8 beating that paralyzed Three Gorges dam opponent Fu Xiancai was a common crime that would be punished and was not politically motivated. In a June 22 meeting, Poloff raised USG concern and asked for information about re [...] |
2006-06-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF SENV CH |
| 06BEIJING13471 |
BEIJING VICE MAYOR FIRED FOR "DECADENCE" OR [...] (C) Beijing is abuzz with talk of corruption scandals, following the abrupt sacking on June 11 of Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Zhihua for leading a "decaent lifestyle" and the ongoing investigation of a navy commander for bribery. In a departure from the usual popular approval for arrests of corrup [...] |
2006-06-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING13473 |
CHINESE CHRISTIAN IN XINJIANG DISCUSSES SOCIAL ILLS [...] (C) During a recent visit to China's predominantly Muslim Xinjiang region, local radio talk show host Zhou Jianjun described to Poloff his strong Christian faith and his disappointment with modern Chinese society. The Chinese Communist Party has lost its moral legitimacy, he stated. Zhou ask [...] |
2006-06-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF CH |
| 06BEIJING13476 |
HARD TIMES, HOT PROPERTY IN HUNAN [...] (C) During a June 9 visit to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, poloff discussed development trends with a broad range of local professionals (protect all), all of whom agreed that Hunan's economy has grown rapidly over the past 3-4 years. Investments from the major coastal cities have [...] |
2006-06-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI EAGR CH |
| 06BEIJING13477 |
PARTY INTELLECTUAL SEES "LEFTIST" LEANINGS AMONG [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Poloffs, high-profile Party intellectual Ma Licheng (protect) maintained that it is too early to speculate about leadership maneuvering for next fall's 17th party congress. However, he provided a general readout on political dynamics at the top of the Party. In M [...] |
2006-06-23 17:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
| 06BEIJING13567 |
AMBASSADOR SPELTZ'S MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi stressed to Ambassador Paul Speltz, U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank and former Treasury Special Envoy to China, the importance the Chinese Government attaches to upcoming visits to the United States by Zhou Yongkang, State Councillor [...] |
2006-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING13684 |
VOIP: A CASE STUDY OF CHINA'S INTERNECINE PROFIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an informal interview during the June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing with Dr. Kan Kaili, Director of the Policy and Development Institute of Information Industries at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, he likened the profit wars between China's [...] |
2006-06-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
| 06BEIJING13795 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES BURMA WITH VFM WU DAWEI [...] (C) China does not want to see its differences with the USG over Burma exposed at the UN, Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei stated when the Ambassador expressed USG concerns over Burma and urged China to support, or at least not block, a UN Security Council resolution on the situation in that co [...] |
2006-06-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SNAR UNSC CH BM NP |
| 06BEIJING13858 |
DRAFT LAW ON COVERING "SUDDEN INCIDENTS" RILES [...] (C) News that the National People's Congress draft law on handling emergency situations will include a section limiting the media's ability to report on "sudden incidents" has stimulated anger among Chinese journalists. Editors and reporters told us the proposed rules constitute another in a [...] |
2006-06-29 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING13859 |
PRC/UN: UN MANAGEMENT REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) China believes meaningful management reforms can be adopted before the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA's) Fifth Committee adjourns, MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs on June 29 in response to Poloffs delivery of reftel points and draft resolution. China [...] |
2006-06-29 10:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC AMGT UNGA CH |
| 06BEIJING13860 |
BEIJING SILENT ON VATICAN TALKS; ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Officials of China's Foreign Ministry, State Administration for Religious Affairs and Catholic Patriotic Association all denied knowledge of any Vatican delegation in Beijing for talks concerning relations between China and the Holy See. American NGO activist John Kamm told the Ambassador [...] |
2006-06-29 11:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL CH VT |
| 06BEIJING13863 |
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Wei Benhua, Deputy Administrator of China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), repeated to Chairman Larry Wortzel and Commissioner Patrick Mulloy of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission familiar arguments that China's currency now fo [...] |
2006-06-29 23:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING13919 |
Chinese Think-tank Addresses Challenges to [...] (U) Summary: Officials at the Central Government's premier foreign affairs research and policy institution stressed the importance of sustainable human-based development at a meeting on June 6. A comprehensive approach, which takes into account social, environmental, and resources costs, is [...] |
2006-06-30 06:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SOCI SENV CH |
| 06BEIJING13927 |
RUMORS RIFE ABOUT POSSIBLE JULY 1 TAXI STRIKE IN [...] (C) Beijing taxi drivers intend to stage a one-day strike July 1 to protest rising gas prces and an increase in the minimum fare, several drivers told us June 28-30. Asked about te scope of the prospective work stoppage, a rndom sampling of drivers indicated that anywhere from 50 to 90 perce [...] |
2006-06-30 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI ELAB CH |
| 06BEIJING14062 |
WHITE PAPER ON RFID TECHNOLOGY RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent release of the "White Paper on China's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Policy" has raised questions within both industry and government as to which path China will choose as it tries to develop yet another standard with world-wide trade implicati [...] |
2006-07-05 05:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
| 06BEIJING14173 |
PRC WORKING ON DPRK IN PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: China shares the same objectives with the United States, which should not be disappointed with China's actions or statements, MFA Director General Liu Jieyi said in response to the DCM's delivery of reftel points. As opposed to the 1998 UNSC "Statement to the Press," China favors a [...] |
2006-07-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCCP MARR KNNP UNSC KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING14216 |
JULY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points made at the July 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China expresses grave concern over "what happened" and remains in close consultation with all relevant parties. China hopes that all relevant parties will remain calm and exercise restraint, proceed toward the co [...] |
2006-07-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14218 |
CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA REACT TO DPRK MISSILE TESTS [...] (C) The DPRK's July 4/5 missile tests will likely not significantly alter China's policy toward North Korea and the nuclear issue, scholars and media contacts told us. The United States can expect a tougher tone from Beijing toward the DPRK but no willingness to take concrete action such as [...] |
2006-07-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING1427 |
VISIT OF CONGRESSMEN KIRK, LARSEN AND FEENEY TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Congressional U.S.-China Working Group Representatives Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney visited the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as the Shuangchengzi Missile and Space Test Center, the site of China's manned space launches, on January 13. In this rare visi [...] |
2006-01-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | CH PINR PGOV PREL |
| 06BEIJING14345 |
BEIJING WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) China attaches great importance to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and will study the presidential announcement carefully, stated Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. In response to the joint presentation of reftel points on July 7 by the DCM and the Russian Charge [...] |
2006-07-10 08:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP CH RS IAEA |
| 06BEIJING14514 |
PRC ON EAST CHINA SEA TALKS [...] (C) China and Japan agreed to continue the process of consultations on the East China Sea dispute, to establish a panel of technical experts and to set up a hotline, MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloff during a July 11 briefing on the July 8-9 tal [...] |
2006-07-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA CH |
| 06BEIJING14617 |
PRC/AFRICA: WEN JIABAO HIGHLIGHTS PRC INTEREST IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's June 17-24 tour of seven African nations provided an opportunity for China to highlight the humanitarian aspects of its engagement in Africa, according to MFA Africa Department Officer Zhang Dianbin. Wen refuted criticism that China engages in neo-colonialism in Africa [...] |
2006-07-12 07:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TBIO AGOA ECON EAID TW CH |
| 06BEIJING14635 |
JULY 12 G-8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA SUPPORTS [...] President Hu Jintao will lead China's delegation to the G-8 Outreach Meeting July 16-17 in St. Petersburg, according to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The meeting will be a dialogue between the G-8 and leaders from six developing countries: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico [...] |
2006-07-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14723 |
JULY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE [...] Key points made at the July 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China's response is governed by three objectives: to reduce tension and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, to promote the solidarity of the UNSC and to encourage prompt resum [...] |
2006-07-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IR |
| 06BEIJING14724 |
PRC/UNSC: MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) The PRC is willing to approach Qatar to delay the vote on the draft UNSC resolution (reftel) if the United States can propose a time certain for the vote and commits to support the resolution in whichever form it is finally put to a vote, MFA International Organizations Officer Sun Zhiqiang [...] |
2006-07-13 10:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL KWBG CH |
| 06BEIJING14787 |
E.O. 13382 DESIGNATED CHINESE FIRM PROCLAIMS ITS [...] (U) The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), in a "solemn statement" posted on the firm's website, claimed that it was wrongly designated under Executive Order 13382. CGWIC "has never rendered assistance to any country for any weapons of mass destruction program," the company stated, [...] |
2006-07-14 07:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC EFIN PGOV IR CH |
| 06BEIJING15109 |
EB/ESC DAS SIMONS MEETING WITH CHINA CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) On July 12, 2006, EB/ESC DAS Paul Simons and ECON MinCouns Robert Luke met with Director General Liu Liange of the Anti-Money Laundering Bureau at the People?s Bank of China (PBOC). The meeting focused on anti-money laundering (AML), counterterrorism financing (CTF), Financial Action T [...] |
2006-07-20 06:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN PTER ETTC CH |
| 06BEIJING15110 |
3G: NO LICENCES IN SIGHT BUT PLENTY OF ENTHUSIAM [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conference in Beijing brought together an enthusiastic international group of academics and software and hardware vendors who agree that China is ready for 3G, although it is still unclear what the "killer application" will be. The key challenge the industry faces is [...] |
2006-07-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH |
| 06BEIJING15153 |
TFLEO1: PRC/LEBANON - BEIJING CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) China is concerned about the situation in Lebanon, but has no clear definition of a red line that would trigger a stronger Chinese reaction to Israel's offensive, according to an MFA official. China's response to unfolding events will depend on the reaction of the international community, [...] |
2006-07-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AEMR MARR CH IS LE |
| 06BEIJING15260 |
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS GRABS HEADLINES IN CHINA [...] (C) As violence flares in the Middle East, China's broadcast and print media are providing a steady diet of colorful coverage. The public is showing more interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict now than during previous outbreaks of violence, contacts said, in part because of fears about how ev [...] |
2006-07-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING15377 |
PRC ON CHINA-JAPAN SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) China agreed to resume the China-Japan Security Dialogue after a two-year hiatus to show the importance of the bilateral relationship, MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloffs on July 24. Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Deputy Foreign Ministe [...] |
2006-07-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA |
| 06BEIJING15378 |
PRC/SUDAN: AMIS-UNPKO TRANSITION FOR DARFUR [...] (C) The Sudan government must agree to the terms of a transition from African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) peacekeepers to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) before any transition proceeds, MFA Deputy Director for West Asia and North Africa Weng Meihui told Poloff, explaining PRC [...] |
2006-07-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPKO PHUM CH SU UN |
| 06BEIJING15388 |
July 13 Preparatory Meeting for Energy Ministerial [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 13, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) hosted a successful preparatory meeting to discuss a proposed five country Energy Ministerial Roundtable in Beijing later this fall. Reflecting input from the Japanese and Korean delegations, the [...] |
2006-07-25 23:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH JA KS IN |
| 06BEIJING15431 |
BRING BEEF, NOT CELL PHONES: CHINESE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The All China Journalists' Association is organizing a visit to North Korea for a group of six senior editors from media outlets such as Party mouthpieces Guangming Daily and the official Xinhua wire service, said Li Tao (protect), a professor at the Tsinghua University School of Journali [...] |
2006-07-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH KN |
| 06BEIJING15437 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: CHINA´S DIALOGUE PARTNERS HAVE MIXED [...] (C) Countries that conduct formal human rights dialogues with China are disappointed that the exchanges rarely yield immediate, tangible results, contacts at foreign embassies in Beijing told us. Nonetheless, most dialogue partners judged that the exercise remains useful as a forum a) to express hu [...] |
2006-07-26 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING15559 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA ON RELIGIOUS PRISONERS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, POLOFF RAISED USG CONCERN ABOUT THE RECENT DETENTION OF AN AIDS ACTIVIST, THE BEATING DEATH OF A JOURNALIST AND THE CONVICTION OF SEVERAL UNDERGROUND PROTESTANT LEADERS, INCLUDING SOME SENTENCED TO DEATH. AN MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION OFFICIAL HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT [...] |
2006-07-27 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF CH |
| 06BEIJING15563 |
TFLE01: CCID OFFICIAL REFRAINS FROM CALLING FOR [...] (C) ALTHOUGH CHINA IS UPSET ABOUT THE DEATH OF A CHINESE UNIFIL PEACEKEEPER IN LEBANON AND INTRODUCED A UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT (PRST) CONDEMNING THE ATTACK, CENTRAL COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT (CCID) MIDEAST DIVISION DIRECTOR JIAO ZHIXIN SAID CHINA IS NOT INSISTING ON A RETURN TO [...] |
2006-07-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO CH IS LE |
| 06BEIJING15592 |
CHINA/REAL ESTATE: SIX MINISTRIES ISSUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 24, the Ministry of Construction (MCon), Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), People's Bank of China (PBOC), State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC), and State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) jointly issu [...] |
2006-07-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND CH |
| 06BEIJING15609 |
CHINA/ENERGY: DAS FOR ENERGY AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 12 and 14, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Energy and Sanctions Paul Simons, held SIPDIS separate meetings respectively with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) President Fu Chengyu, and Sinopec Vice President Zhang Yaocang. CNOOC President Fu said i [...] |
2006-07-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ECON ENRG EINV EPET PREL IR CH |
| 06BEIJING15641 |
MFA ON CHEN GUANGCHENG, REBIYA KADEER'S ADULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEN YONGXIANG, POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RAISED USG CONCERN OVER: - THE PROSECUTION OF BLIND LEGAL ACTIVIST CHEN GUANGCHENG, - THE REPORTEDLY UPCOMING TAX EVASION TRIAL OF REBIYA KADEE [...] |
2006-07-28 10:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF CH |
| 06BEIJING15642 |
MFA ON CHEN GUANGCHENG, REBIYA KADEER'S ADULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEN YONGXIANG, POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RAISED USG CONCERN OVER: - THE PROSECUTION OF BLIND LEGAL ACTIVIST CHEN GUANGCHENG, - THE REPORTEDLY UPCOMING TAX EVASION TRIAL OF REBIYA KADEE [...] |
2006-07-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF CH |
| 06BEIJING15779 |
COMMERCE U/S LAVIN MEETS NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG, [...] (SBU)Summary: Franklin L. Lavin, Department of Commerce Under Secretary (U/S) for International Trade on July 28, 2006 held separate meetings with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang and State-owned Asset Supervisory and Administration Commission (SA [...] |
2006-08-01 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON WTRO KIPR CH TW |
| 06BEIJING15796 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: ATTORNEY GAO ZHISHENG BEATEN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING-BASED ATTORNEY GAO ZHISHENG, WHO REPRESENTS FALUN GONG, HOUSE CHRISTIANS AND OTHER DISSIDENTS, WAS BEATEN BY JULY 30 AFTER HE COMPLAINED ABOUT LOUD DISTURBANCES BY HIS "UNDERCOVER" SECURITY DETAIL THAT KEPT HE AND HIS FAMILY AWAKE. SEPARATELY, HUBEI ELECTION ACTIVIST YAO [...] |
2006-08-01 10:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF |
| 06BEIJING15855 |
PRC/SUDAN: BEIJING CAN SUPPORT CHAPTER VI DARFUR [...] (C) THE PRC CAN ACCEPT A UNSC CHAPTER VI RESOLUTION WITH CHAPTER VII ELEMENTS ON DARFUR PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AGREES TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE MISSION AND THE TERMS OF THE MANDATE, ACCORDING TO MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO WHO MET WITH POLOFFS ON AUGUST 2. DRAWING [...] |
2006-08-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CH SU |
| 06BEIJING15857 |
TFLE01: PRC/LEBANON: INTERNATIONAL FORCE MUST [...] (C) THE PRC SUPPORTS THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE TO SOUTHERN LEBANON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO SUPPORT EXTENSION OF THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MFA IO DEPARTMENT UN AFFAIRS DIVISION DIRECTOR YANG TAO TOLD POLOFFS AUGUST 2 THAT BEIJINGS POSITION IS V [...] |
2006-08-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO CH UN LE IS |
| 06BEIJING16057 |
CHINESE LEADERSHIP MULLS INCLUSION OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Party leaders appear to be laying the groundwork for including the issue of political reform on the agenda of the 17th National Party Congress next year. Embassy contacts have told Poloffs that a treatise on political reforms written by Central Party School scholars and posted to the web [...] |
2006-08-04 09:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CH |
| 06BEIJING16162 |
CHINESE TELL BOUCHER STABILITY, SECURITY AND GOOD [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, academics, and oil industry professionals told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher during his July 30 ? August 2 visit to China that stability and security are China's foreign policy goals in the Central and Sou [...] |
2006-08-07 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XD XK CH |
| 06BEIJING16165 |
WU DAWEI AND BOUCHER TALK NEPAL AND (NO) [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher the purpose of Wu's visit to SIPDIS Nepal was to show China's support for Nepal's new government. China believes the United Nations can play a positive role in the process of stabilizing Nepal's political situation [...] |
2006-08-07 08:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH XD |
| 06BEIJING16380 |
AFM CUI CONFIRMS PLAN TO VISIT IRAN [...] (C) CHINESE ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI CONFIRMED TO U/S DOBRIANSKY THAT HE PLANS TO VISIT IRAN BEFORE AUGUST 22 TO "ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE IRAN THAT IT IS IN ITS INTEREST TO RESPOND POSITIVELY" TO THE P-5 PLUS 1 INCENTIVES PACKAGE CONCERNING ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. IN AN AUGUST 9 DISCUS [...] |
2006-08-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PARM IR IS CH |
| 06BEIJING16381 |
U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...] |
2006-08-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH |
| 06BEIJING16399 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SHANGHAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JULY 28 LUNCH FOR VISITING SPECIAL OLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL CHAIR TIMOTHY SHRIVER, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED WITH SHANGHAI VICE MAYOR ZHOU TAITONG CHINA'S PREPARATIONS FOR HOSTING THE 2007 SPECIAL OLYMPICS. ZHOU, WHO IS EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND [...] |
2006-08-10 02:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KOLY CH |
| 06BEIJING16502 |
BEIJING DOES NOT EXPECT SERIOUS ANTI-JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEITHER JAPANESE DIPLOMATS NOR BEIJING-BASED JAPAN EXPERTS ANTICIPATE LARGE-SCALE ANTI-JAPANESE PROTESTS SUCH AS THOSE THAT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2005 SHOULD JAPANESE PM KOIZUMI VISIT YASUKUNI SHRINE ON OR AROUND AUGUST 15. THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HERE TWEAKED ITS EMERGENCY PLAN IN CA [...] |
2006-08-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC JA CH |
| 06BEIJING16512 |
CODEL STEVENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, reviewed with President Hu Jintao the results of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Exchange dialogue and urged further Chinese cooperation on the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues. President Hu said the bilateral relationship is in good [...] |
2006-08-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH KN LE IR |
| 06BEIJING16513 |
CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo on August 11 in Beijing to discuss key U.S.- China bilateral issues following the third annual U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) dialogue in Guilin. Senators raised concern [...] |
2006-08-12 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG CH |
| 06BEIJING16514 |
CODEL STEVENS AND LIU QI DISCUSS BEIJING OLYMPIC [...] (SBU) Codel Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Beijing Party Secretary and President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 29th Olympiad Games (BOCOG) Liu Qi to discuss Olympic preparations, including security, venue construction, traffic management, air quality, media, you [...] |
2006-08-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KOLY ASEC CH |
| 06BEIJING16515 |
CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO ON AUGUST 11 IN BEIJING TO DISCUSS KEY U.S.- CHINA BILATERAL ISSUES FOLLOWING THE THIRD ANNUAL U.S.-CHINA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (IPG) DIALOGUE IN GUILIN. SENATORS RAISED CONCERN [...] |
2006-08-13 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH TW KN LE IR |
| 06BEIJING16516 |
CODEL STEVENS AND LIU QI DISCUSS BEIJING OLYMPIC [...] (SBU) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH BEIJING PARTY SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT OF THE BEIJING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 29TH OLYMPIAD GAMES (BOCOG) LIU QI TO DISCUSS OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS, INCLUDING SECURITY, VENUE CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AIR QUALITY, MEDIA, YOU [...] |
2006-08-13 22:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KOLY ASEC CH |
| 06BEIJING16631 |
CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR), the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...] |
2006-08-14 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW |
| 06BEIJING1665 |
JANUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing stated China's concern over current developments in the Iran nuclear crisis to visiting Iranian National Supervisory Council Security Advisor Ali Larijani, MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan said at the regular January 26 MFA Press Briefing. China considers Russia's prop [...] |
2006-01-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CH IR XA |
| 06BEIJING16740 |
ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI DEPARTS BEIJING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC IR CH |
| 06BEIJING16814 |
CODEL STEVENS DISCUSSES ENERGY POLICY WITH NDRC [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed energy policy with new National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Chen Deming. Chen emphasized that China intends to maintain 90 percent energy self-sufficiency by relying on domestic coal resources and develop [...] |
2006-08-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENGR KNNP TRGY CH |
| 06BEIJING16819 |
FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS PM KOIZUMI'S SHRINE [...] (C) Summary: Beijing strongly condemned the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to Yasukuni Shrine, with the Foreign Ministry stating that PM Koizumi was "challenging international justice and trampling human conscience." Foreign Minister Li told Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto that PM Ko [...] |
2006-08-15 10:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC JA CH |
| 06BEIJING16822 |
PRC/LEBANON: BEIJING SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING BELIEVES UNSRC 1701 IS A "GOOD RESOLUTION" BUT IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR ITS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. MFA WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIVISION DIRECTOR CHEN WEIQING SAID AUGUST 15 THAT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1701 WILL DEPEND ON RESOLVI [...] |
2006-08-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS CH UN IS LE |
| 06BEIJING16823 |
A/S SAUERBREY'S AUGUST 10 MEETING WITH UNHCR [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELLEN SAUERBREY MET AUGUST 10 WITH UNHCR ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHOOSIN NGAOTHEPPITAK TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA AND OTHER REFUGEE ISSUES. REVIEWING EFFORTS TO PUSH THE PRC TO LIVE UP TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATE [...] |
2006-08-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KN KS CH TH |
| 06BEIJING16876 |
PRC/LEBANON: CHINA CONSIDERING SENDING [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. BEIJING IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN EXPANDED UNIFIL UNDER UNSCR 1701, SAID MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL WU HAI LONG AT A MEETING WITH THE DCM ON AUGUST 16. [...] |
2006-08-16 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE UNSC CH |
| 06BEIJING16879 |
CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS: PRC SCHOLARS EXPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING PM KOIZUMI'S VISIT TO YASUKUNI SHRINE, CHINESE JAPAN SCHOLARS ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT APPROACH CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY ABE MIGHT TAKE IF, AS WIDELY EXPECTED, ABE BECOMES JAPAN'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER AFTER PM KOIZUMI STEPS DOWN IN SEPTEMBER. ABE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO AV [...] |
2006-08-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA CH |
| 06BEIJING16959 |
LOCAL FARMERS LAUNCH "PEOPLE'S TV" TO SHORT- LIVED [...] (C) According to a senior journalist at the State Council Development Research Center paper, China Economic Times, local farmers in south-central China recently defied a prohibition on privately-run broadcasting facilities and established their own "People's TV." When authorities got wind of [...] |
2006-08-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
| 06BEIJING16960 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: ACTIVIST LAWYER GAO ZHISHENG [...] (C) Beijing-based democracy activist Hu Jia telephoned poloff August 17 to report that Gao Zhisheng, a Beijing-based lawyer who has drawn Chinese Government ire for defending dissidents, was detained on August 15 in Shandong Province. Gao was having lunch with a mutual friend of Hu's when two [...] |
2006-08-17 10:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING16961 |
BROADCAST NEWS: CCTV YOUTH MOVEMENT EARNS [...] (C) Two young anchors unexpectedly debuted on China Central Television's 7 p.m. national news broadcast early this summer. The appearance of Mr. Kang Hui and Ms. Li Zeming, both in their early 30s, has stimulated debate about CCTV's direction and spurred rumors about the possibility of chang [...] |
2006-08-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCUL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING17031 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: CHEN GUANGCHENG'S LAWYERS DETAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY. LEGAL ACTIVIST CHEN GUANGCHENG'S DEFENSE LAWYERS XU ZHIYONG AND LI FANPING WERE DETAINED AUGUST 18 PRIOR TO CHEN'S TRIAL IN SHANDONG'S YINAN COUNTY, WHICH BEGAN AT 2:30 P.M. POLICE BARRED CHEN'S WIFE AND MOTHER FROM ATTENDING CHEN'S TRIAL, BUT CHEN'S OLDER BROTHER WAS TO HAVE BE [...] |
2006-08-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17042 |
WAL-MART ACCEPTS CHINESE LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since July 29, The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has established unions in at least five of Wal-Mart?s 60 Chinese stores (ref). ACTFU has been talking for several years about expanding its representation in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), Wal- Mart in part [...] |
2006-08-20 23:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17108 |
(C) PROSPECTS FOR COORDINATION WITH CHINA ON [...] (C) Summary: Chinese government officials indicated to a visiting USAID official that while they welcome the opportunity to discuss development assistance as part of an overarching U.S.-China dialogue, the prospects for coordination with China on foreign aid appear to be limited in the near te [...] |
2006-08-21 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL CH AF |
| 06BEIJING17238 |
RMB FLEXIBILITY: VIEWS OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING [...] (C) Summary: People's Bank of China (PBOC) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Fan Gang told Finatt and Econoff on August 3 that the Chinese government could reduce the RMB's modest undervaluation while stemming speculative inflows by signaling to financial markets that the RMB would appr [...] |
2006-08-21 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV |
| 06BEIJING17324 |
COLONEL SANDERS CHANGES HIS WAYS, BUT LABOR LAWS [...] (U) On August 8, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced at a Beijing news conference that it would stop hiring employees through labor dispatch agencies (LDAs), and begin hiring directly. LDAs are labor contractors, who provide manpower to an employer for a fee. Under this arrangement, the w [...] |
2006-08-22 03:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17493 |
ELECTIONS ACTIVIST YAO LIFA COMPLAINS OF INCREASED [...] (C) GRASS-ROOTS ELECTIONS ACTIVIST YAO LIFA (PROTECT) DESCRIBED TO POLOFF ON AUGUST 21 THE INCREASED HARASSMENT THAT ELECTION AND OTHER ACTIVISTS ARE FACING ACROSS CHINA. THE CCP IS FEELING THREATENED, YAO CLAIMED, BY THE LINKS ACTIVISTS IN A NUMBER OF FIELDS HAVE ESTABLISHED NATIONWIDE VIA TH [...] |
2006-08-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CH |
| 06BEIJING17497 |
PRC/SUDAN: CHINA EMPHASIZES NEED FOR KHARTOUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN MFA OFFICIAL TOLD US THE PRC SUPPORTS REHATTING THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SUDAN (AMIS) PEACEKEEPERS BUT CONTINUES TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SUDANESE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY (GNU) CONSENT TO SUCH AN OPERATION. BEIJING BELIEVES SUCH CONSENT IS NECESSARY PRIOR TO PROCEE [...] |
2006-08-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO SU CH |
| 06BEIJING17509 |
CHINA EXPERIMENTS WITH 'WAGE GUARANTEE [...] (U) Summary: Wage Guarantee Funds (WGFs - definition in para 5) are one of the tools Chinese local governments are using to tackle the problem of wage arrears, which is especially pervasive among migrant workers in the construction industry. Embassy visits to several locations in China in Ju [...] |
2006-08-23 02:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ECON PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING1773 |
CHINA/INDIA: INDIAN EMBASSY READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. Providing a readout on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's January 9-11 visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued opposit [...] |
2006-01-27 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH IN NP IR |
| 06BEIJING17768 |
CHINESE LEADERSHIP HOLDS CENTRAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) HU JINTAO AND THE REST OF CHINA'S TOP LEADERSHIP HELD A "CENTRAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS WORK CONFERENCE" IN BEIJING ON AUGUST 21-23, WHICH LOCAL CONTACTS DEEMED UNUSUAL AND HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT. THE MEETING REPORTEDLY EMPHASIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO CHINA'S DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT A [...] |
2006-08-24 13:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17771 |
WAL-MART ACCEPTS CHINESE LABOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since July 29, The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has established unions in at least five of Wal-Mart's 60 Chinese stores (ref). ACTFU has been talking for several years about expanding its representation in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), Wal-Mart in partic [...] |
2006-08-25 00:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17937 |
CENTRAL-PROVINCIAL FRICTION OVER EFFORTS TO CURB [...] (C) Beijing has recently become more forceful in its efforts to control investment at the provincial level and went so far as to publicly reprimand officials in Inner Mongolia for pursuing unauthorized power projects. The Central Government separately announced in early August that it would d [...] |
2006-08-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG ELAB EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING17957 |
ROK READOUT OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG [...] (C) ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG MIN-SOON'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT TO BEIJING FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR ROK PRESIDENT ROH'S OCTOBER VISIT AS WELL AS DISCUSSING NORTH KOREA. AN ROK EMBASSY OFFICER STRESSED THAT BOTH SIDES LOOK TO PRESIDENT ROH'S VISIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL [...] |
2006-08-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS |
| 06BEIJING17959 |
CHINA TELLS NGO ACTIVIST JOHN KAMM HIS HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS TOLD JOHN KAMM OF THE NGO DUIHUA FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 24 THAT HIS DIALOGUE ON PRISONER CASES WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS IS OVER AND THAT CHINA WAS "SICK AND TIRED" OF RESPONDING TO FOREIGNERS' REQUESTS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CASES. IN A SEPARATE, MUC [...] |
2006-08-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING18025 |
EXPERTS TO LECTURE POLITBURO ON GRASSROOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS (MCA) HAS SELECTED TWO WELL-KNOWN RURAL EXPERTS TO PRESENT AT AN OCTOBER POLITBURO STUDY SESSION ON THE TOPIC OF GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY. THE DRAFT PRESENTATIONS OF THE TWO EXPERTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. MCA DIRECTOR G [...] |
2006-08-28 08:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CH |
| 06BEIJING18143 |
CBRC ASSISTANT MINISTER'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, FinAtt and Econoff met China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chairman Wang Zhaoxing to discuss draft administrative rules on foreign banks, which would implement China's WTO accession obligations in this sector. While Wang noted the regulations are [...] |
2006-08-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING18200 |
CBRC ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 25, FINATT AND ECONOFF MET CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION (CBRC) ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN WANG ZHAOXING TO DISCUSS DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ON FOREIGN BANKS, WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT CHINA'S WTO ACCESSION OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SECTOR. WHILE WANG NOTED THE REGULATIONS ARE [...] |
2006-08-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING18217 |
CHINA UNLIKELY TO CO-CHAIR ARF 1540 SEMINAR [...] (C) Summary: China is unlikely to co-host an ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar on USNCR 1540 Implementation with us according to MFA Asian Affairs Department official Ma Jia. Lack of funding prevents China from co-hosting, Ma said, but she suggested that the United States might be able to reclama [...] |
2006-08-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH |
| 06BEIJING18224 |
MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] |
2006-08-29 23:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
| 06BEIJING18225 |
MOFCOM TO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD: MERGER [...] (SBU) China's proposed merger and acquisition (M&A) rules do not signal a shift in attitude towards foreign investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General (DG) in charge of the drafting process, who met on August 28 with EB/CBA Mermoud. The DG argued that China, a [...] |
2006-08-29 23:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KIPR CH |
| 06BEIJING18460 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USDOC AND USDOD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-01 00:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL |
| 06BEIJING18534 |
CHINA LABOR ISSUES OVERVIEW [...] (U) This message provides background to assist with the planning of Labor Secretary Chao's September 13 meetings with Chinese Minister of Labor and Social Security Tian Chengping. The cable includes a section on current political and economic context (paras 4- 19), a review of developments [...] |
2006-09-01 08:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING18541 |
GOVERNANCE ISSUES MEET FEVERISH INVESTMENT [...] (C) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE THAT EXCESSIVE INVESTMENT AND CREDIT GROWTH POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE ECONOMY, BUT OUR CONTACTS SUGGEST THAT FOUR GOVERNANCE ISSUES STAND IN THE WAY OF A BOLD RESPONSE. FIRST, PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S EMPHASIS ON FORGING INTERNAL CONSENSUS, EVEN AMONG [...] |
2006-09-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
| 06BEIJING18542 |
CHINA CAUTIOUS ON ASEAN+6 TRADE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA IS REACTING CAUTIOUSLY TO JAPAN'S PROPOSALS FOR AN ASEAN 6 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO INCREASE REGIONAL INTEGRATION. FURTHER DECISIONS ON SUCH STEPS COULD COME AT DECEMBER'S EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, BUT CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO LET ASEAN TAKE THE LEAD, FOREIGN MINIST [...] |
2006-09-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ETRD XE JA CH |
| 06BEIJING18543 |
CHINA REACTS TO JAPAN'S PROTEST OVER EAST CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN AUGUST 30 AGAIN VOICED DISAGREEMENT WITH JAPAN OVER GAS EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. AFTER TOKYO RAISED OBJECTIONS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CHINESE "STRUCTURES" IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE EAST CHINA SEA IN JULY, BEIJING RESPO [...] |
2006-09-01 10:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG JA CH |
| 06BEIJING18547 |
PRC/PAKISTAN: CLOSE COOPERATION ON KEY ISSUES, BUT THE TWO CAPITALS DON'T SEE EYE-TO-EYE [...] (C) Summary. Recent speculation that China has agreed to provide Pakistan with additional nuclear reactors is "nonsense," stated MFA Asian Affairs Department Deputy Division Director for Pakistan Wang Xilin, insisting that China will strictly adhere to its international obligations as a member of t [...] |
2006-09-01 11:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH PK |
| 06BEIJING18554 |
SUPREME COURT INTERPRETATION WILL HELP WORKERS [...] (U) On August 30, China's Supreme Peoples Court issued a series of judicial interpretations on handling labor disputes. One of the interpretations will allow employees who are owed back wages to go directly to the courts for litigation, as long as they can produce IOUs or other documentation [...] |
2006-09-04 22:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING18558 |
MOFCOM DELIVERS LETTER FROM VICE-PREMIER WU YI FOR [...] (U) Embassy's Commercial MinisteruCounselor (SCO) and Export Control Officer (ECO) were summoned to a hasty meeting with Mdme. WANG Qinhua, Director-General, Department of Mechanical, Electronic and High Technology Industries, Ministry of Commmerce (MOFCOM). The purpose of this meeting was fo [...] |
2006-09-04 22:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL |
| 06BEIJING18589 |
PRC EXPERT ON EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Chinese firms must export to survive and may view export control laws and regulations as an impediment to profitability, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) Senior Research Professor and Deputy Director Ouyang Liping told Poloff. (Note: CICIR is affili [...] |
2006-09-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH |
| 06BEIJING18680 |
SEPTEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the September 5 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China continues to support the Six-Party Talks and remains dedicated to the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. -- China believes the Six-Party Talks, not sanctions, is the most effective way to resolve the nuc [...] |
2006-09-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING18752 |
MFA VIEWS ON SHOOTING OF JAPANESE FISHERMAN, RIVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SHOOTING OF A JAPANESE FISHERMAN IN DISPUTED WATERS BY A RUSSIAN COASTAL PATROL BOAT REFLECTS LONG-STANDING TENSIONS, INCLUDING RUSSIAN FRUSTRATION AT THE QUALITY AND SPEED OF JAPANESE FISHING BOATS, ACCORDING TO A CHINESE DIPLOMAT EXPERIENCED IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. THE MF [...] |
2006-09-06 22:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SENV RU JA CH |
| 06BEIJING18886 |
FORMAL MFA REPLY ON ARF 1540 SEMINAR [...] (SBU) China formalized its inability to co-host an ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar (ARF) on UNSCR 1540 in a September 7 letter delivered to the Embassy. Full text of the letter to Blair Hall, EAP/RSP Director, is contained para 2. The letter was faxed separately to EAP/CM. China would likely [...] |
2006-09-07 09:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM CH |
| 06BEIJING18905 |
: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM [...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...] |
2006-09-07 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19030 |
China Pushes SCO Economic Agenda at Western China [...] (SBU) Sumary: Zhang Deguang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), exhorted his central Asian counterparts at a September 2 event in Urumqi to quickly conclude three key economic agreements on customs, transportation and protection of foreign investment. These ar [...] |
2006-09-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK |
| 06BEIJING19032 |
CHINA-EU SUMMIT: HEAVY ON DIALOGUE, LIGHT ON [...] (C) Neither the Chinese nor EU member states expect much in the way of deliverables from the Ninth Annual EU-China Summit in Helsinki, September 9-12. Wen Jiabao will represent China at the Summit, hosted by current EU President Finland, with the stated purpose of increasing dialogue and stre [...] |
2006-09-08 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EU FI PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING19033 |
PROPOSED CHEN YUNLIN VISIT TO TAIWAN, NEVER [...] (C) THE MAINLAND'S TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE (TAO) TOLD THE CHINESE PRESS THAT TAO DIRECTOR CHEN YUNLIN WAS FORCED TO "CANCEL" HIS PLANNED TRAVEL TO TAIWAN FOR AN AGRICULTURAL FORUM IN OCTOBER, AS TAIWAN AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO ALLOW HIM TO ATTEND. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FOLLOWING A LENGTHY MEE [...] |
2006-09-08 11:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH TW |
| 06BEIJING19039 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: RIGHTS ACTIVIST HU JIA RELEASED; [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEIJING-BASED ACTIVIST HU JIA WAS RELEASED BY SECURITY AUTHORITIES ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 7, IN APPARENT COMPLIANCE WITH A RULE THAT ALLOWS AUTHORITIES TO DETAIN CITIZENS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 12 HOURS FOR QUESTIONING WITHOUT EXPLANATION. AUTHORITIES INTERROGATED HU ABOUT HI [...] |
2006-09-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19278 |
CHINA: NEW MERGER RULES SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released new regulations governing foreign acquisitions of domestic enterprises. Local observers were pleased that the regulations allow for equity swaps but are concerned with vague language that appears to give MOFCOM considerab [...] |
2006-09-13 00:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19362 |
CUSTOMS' EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: The PRC's General Administration of Customs (GAC) utilizes a risk management system to identify "certain countries and regions" and "certain goods" to be subject to physical inspection before export, Customs officials at Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port told Poloff during a September 7 [...] |
2006-09-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH |
| 06BEIJING19404 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH AFM HE YAFEI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER HE YAFEI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER PRESS REPORTS THE USG MAY SELL TAIWAN F-16S AND OVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAY SEEK TO CREATE A CROSS-STRAIT CRISIS WHEN AFM HE MET EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN. DAS CHRISTENSEN SAID U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN, INCLUDIN [...] |
2006-09-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19406 |
PARTY PLENUM IN MID-OCTOBER [...] (C) THIS YEAR'S COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM IS LIKELY TO BE HELD IN MID-OCTOBER, BASED ON A CREDIBLE HONG KONG MEDIA REPORT AND THE PRC'S POSTPONEMENT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL'S VISIT TO BEIJING, SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9. ACCORDING TO THE SEPTEMBER 12 WEN WEI PO, A PRC-OWNED HONG KONG NEWS [...] |
2006-09-13 11:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19407 |
SEPTEMBER 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: REACTION TO [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 13 TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE (TAO) PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- THE MAINLAND HOPES TO SEE A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS TAIWAN AND WILL OPPOSE TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE AND PROMOTE CROSS- STRAIT RELATIONS TO FURTHER PEACE AND STABILITY (IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAMPAIG [...] |
2006-09-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH TW |
| 06BEIJING19482 |
CHINA ADOPTS NEW ENTERPRISE BANKRUPTCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 27, China passed a new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy which provides a vastly improved legal framework for corporate bankruptcy in both private and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The law will go into effect on June 1, 2007, and will enable the government to further e [...] |
2006-09-14 06:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19483 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEIJING SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA IO Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao on September 14. Noting that Indonesia has no objection to the UN 1267 Committee's listing of the Indonesian branch of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO), Poloff passed a copy of r [...] |
2006-09-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PTER EFIN PREL IN CH |
| 06BEIJING19543 |
WREATHS LAID, SONGS PLAYED AS MEMORIES FADE [...] (C) Party leaders allowed limited media coverage but no official commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death on September 9. In a carefully managed, low-key observance, the Party convened no official functions and issued no official statements to mark the event. Media and cu [...] |
2006-09-14 08:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH |
| 06BEIJING19546 |
SEPTEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, KIM [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- RESUMING THE SIX-PARTY TALKS REQUIRES EFFORTS BY ALL PARTIES. ON U.S. "SANCTIONS" AGAINST THE DPRK, CHINA SUPPORTS PROSECUTION OF THOSE COMMITTING FINANCIAL CRIMES BASED ON THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. -- THERE ARE "NO ARRANGEME [...] |
2006-09-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH KN JA |
| 06BEIJING19660 |
CENTRAL PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS RURAL REFORM [...] (C) A researcher at the Central Party School said that a recent conference on rural reform has important implications for rural policy. The Central Government in recent years has pursued a micro approach to rural development, emphasizing the livelihoods of individual farmers. The announced th [...] |
2006-09-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING19661 |
CHINA-JAPAN: BEIJING AWAITS ABE'S REMARKS BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA HAD NO ROLE IN PUBLICIZING A PHOTO OF PREMIER WEN JIABAO SHAKING HANDS WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI AT THIS WEEK'S ASEM SUMMIT, A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAID. CHINA REMAINS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, THE OFFICIAL SAID, BUT AWAITS PRESUMPTIVE NE [...] |
2006-09-15 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG JA CH |
| 06BEIJING19662 |
LAND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS FOR WATER PROJECTS [...] (C) EMBASSY CONTACTS QUESTION WHETHER REVISED REGULATIONS ON COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR LAND THAT IS EXPROPRIATED FOR DAM CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MEET THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A NATIONAL STANDARD. INSTEAD, OUR CONTACTS BELIEVE THAT PROVINCIAL [...] |
2006-09-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EINV ENRG PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19663 |
AFM HE YAFEI EXPRESSES CHINESE OPPOSTION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING19682 |
PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D360560 XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT [...] Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT CO. LTD, No. 124 Chuang Ye Building, Pioneering Park, Xiamen, Chi [...] |
2006-09-18 06:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING19683 |
PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D357208 DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of the DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER OF CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (CGS), No. 4 [...] |
2006-09-18 06:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING19793 |
BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON WEN JIABAO IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao told Prime Minister Blair China is gradually reforming its political and administrative structure. UK Ambassador Ehrman said that the two discussed Iran, Lebanon, North Korea, human rights, trade issues and China's economic growth during their London meeting. FM Li Zh [...] |
2006-09-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT CASC FR GM JA UK EUN CH |
| 06BEIJING19895 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSAL FOR U.S.-CHINA [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai will review the letter from U/S Joseph and the accompanying concept paper and the Chinese Government will respond, Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Wu Haitao stated in response to Polmincouns' delivery of reftel messages on Sept [...] |
2006-09-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP CH |
| 06BEIJING1992 |
(CORRECTED COPY) CHINA/INDIA: DIFFERENCES ON IRAN, [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. In a readout to Acting Polmincouns on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued oppos [...] |
2006-02-06 06:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH IN NP IR |
| 06BEIJING20011 |
MFA REACTION TO COUP IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: China was "somewhat surprised" by the coup against Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but expects the matter to be resolved peacefully, MFA Deputy Director Sun Xiangyang told poloff September 20. Beijing expects the coup to have little impact on Thai foreign policy, including [...] |
2006-09-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC TH CH |
| 06BEIJING20012 |
CHINA DISAPPOINTED BURMA PLACED ON UNSC AGENDA [...] (C) China was disappointed by the decision to place Burma on the UN Security Council's agenda, MFA Deputy Division Director for United Nations Affairs Yao Shaojun said in response to reftel demarche. After noting he would convey the USG position and seek an official response, Yao offered his [...] |
2006-09-20 09:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BM CH |
| 06BEIJING20019 |
THAI COUP CAPTURES CHINESE MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (C) News of the overnight coup in Thailand dominated the news cycle in Beijing September 20. Coverage was generally straightforward and emphasized that the coup was orderly and bloodless. Popular dailies ran front page headlines and Internet news sites quickly developed special coverage link [...] |
2006-09-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCUL SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING20070 |
PRE-LICENSE CHECK D355915 ZHEJIANG HESHENG [...] REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability of ZHEJIANG HESHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD (a/k/a HE SHENG CHEMICAL) to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS license application D355915 lists ZHEJIANG HE SHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD as the potential ult [...] |
2006-09-21 05:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING20073 |
POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D321423 AND D321151 [...] (U) REFTEL A requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at the CHINA OCEAN MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (COMRA) in order to determine that COMRA is in possession of commodities shipped against USDOC license applications D321523, D32115 [...] |
2006-09-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL |
| 06BEIJING20105 |
PRC-TAJIKISTAN: PREMIER WEN DISCUSSES BORDER, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's September 14-16 state visit to Tajikistan focused on discussion of economic development, the disputed China-Tajikistan border and counterterrorism issues. A joint communiqu issued after the visit emphasized the parties' desire to resolve territorial dispute [...] |
2006-09-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TI CH |
| 06BEIJING20107 |
SEPTEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINO-JAPAN [...] Key points made at the September 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes new LDP leader Shinzo Abe will make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japanese relations. -- China and Japan will hold the Sixth Round of their strategic dialogue in Tokyo from September 23 to 24. -- Japan's pr [...] |
2006-09-21 10:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID JA IR TH LE CH |
| 06BEIJING20223 |
DDG LUO ON CHINA-SOUTH ASIA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: China remains concerned about instability in Nepal, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui told Polmincouns in a September 22 discussion of China-South Asia issues. China continues to avoid contact with the Maoists in Nepal and wonders what role the UN could play [...] |
2006-09-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR XD AF NP IN PK CH |
| 06BEIJING20360 |
SHANGHAI PARTY LEADER CHEN LIANGYU FIRED IN [...] (C) Xinhua News Agency announced the morning of September 25 that Politburo member Chen Liangyu was removed from his post as Shanghai Party Secretary by the Politburo due to corruption allegations. A terse Xinhua statement noted that Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng was named Acting Party Secretary [...] |
2006-09-25 23:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
| 06BEIJING20509 |
SEPTEMBER 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the September 26 MFA press briefing were: -- China encourages and supports U.S.-DPRK bilateral discussions outside of the Six-Party Talks framework. -- China hopes Tokyo's new leadership can make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japan relations and the Strategic Dialog [...] |
2006-09-26 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP |
| 06BEIJING20676 |
SEPTEMBER 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Key points made at the September 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- China strongly condemns suggestions made by Chen Shui-bian regarding a change of Taiwan's territorial definition in Taiwan's "constitution" at a September 24 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) meeting. [...] |
2006-09-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH TW |
| 06BEIJING20678 |
XINHUA REBUFFS CRITICISM, STANDS BY REGULATIONS [...] (C) New regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China aim to create a healthy media climate, state-run Xinhua News Agency staffer Wang Hongyu told Emboffs September 27. Wang said Xinhua had three motives in introducing the rules, namely a) st [...] |
2006-09-27 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KPAO CH |
| 06BEIJING20679 |
PRC-JAPAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: VFM DAI RETURNS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's "Strategic Dialogue" with Japan finally ended September 27 amid upbeat rhetoric but no concrete decision about the possibility of a summit meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. According to the Japanese Embassy h [...] |
2006-09-27 11:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA CH |
| 06BEIJING20796 |
REASONS BEHIND THE LIMITED RESPONSE TO FEVERISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several contacts have pointed out reasons they believe that China will not or should not pursue bold action in the near term to deal with high rates of investment and credit growth. A private sector economist emphasized Premier Wen Jiabao's desire for officials -- including regul [...] |
2006-09-28 02:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
| 06BEIJING20892 |
PRC-SUDAN: CHINA HOLDING FAST ON SIX-MONTH [...] (C) Summary: China sees no need to provide the Panel of Experts responsible for the Darfur region of Sudan with a one-year mandate, MFA International Organizations Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun told poloff September 28. The ultimate resolution of the Darfur issue depends [...] |
2006-09-28 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC SU CH |
| 06BEIJING20898 |
PRODI IN CHINA DISCUSSES ARMS EMBARGO, TRADE AND [...] (C) Italy leans to lifting the embargo of arms sales to China, said Italian Premier Romano Prodi, in China from September 13-19 with a 500-person Italian trade delegation. In Beijing, Prodi met with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Communist Party Central Committee head Wang Jiarui. [...] |
2006-09-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU IT CH |
| 06BEIJING20899 |
MFA CITES DALAI LAMA AS PUSHING FOR EXPULSION OF [...] (C) MFA Director General for North America and Oceania Affairs Liu Jieyi objected to the awarding of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama during an informal discussion with the CDA on September 28. China views the award as a move that will "only encourage Tibet independence activists [...] |
2006-09-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CH |
| 06BEIJING2090 |
PRC EXPRESSES STRONG DISSATISFACTION OVER QDR [...] (C) China is "strongly dissatisfied and completely disagrees" with the China portion of the February 6 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), MFA Director General for North American and Oceanian Affairs Liu Jieyi told the CDA under instructions and reading from a prepared text at a February 7 meeti [...] |
2006-02-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PM PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING20900 |
SEPTEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ISSUES, [...] Key points made at the September 28 MFA press briefing were: -- China opposes inclusion of Taiwan in the US-Japan bilateral alliance. -- China attaches great importance to improving relations with Japan. -- China welcomes Secretary Rice to visit China at a "proper time." -- China is [...] |
2006-09-28 12:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP |
| 06BEIJING20973 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: WIFE SAYS NO PUBLIC HEARING FOR CHEN [...] (C) Yuan Weiqing, the wife of jailed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, telephoned poloff September 29 to advise that the Shandong court would not hold a public hearing in the appeal of her husband's conviction for obstructing traffic and destroying public property. Chen's lawyers were to [...] |
2006-09-29 08:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING20974 |
INTERAGENCY INSIGHTS FROM NDRC FINANCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The recently-promoted National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) Director General in charge of financial affairs (protect) offered candid and even critical comments about the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the People's Bank of China (PBOC), and the internal workings of the NDRC itself. He f [...] |
2006-09-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
| 06BEIJING20986 |
TAKEDOWN OF SHANGHAI PARTY BOSS GETS ATTENTION OF [...] (C) The significance of the sacking of Shanghai Party Secretary and Politburo Member Chen Liangyu this week lies in SIPDIS the shock effect it will have on headstrong local leaders who put their parochial (and sometimes personal) interests ahead of their responsibilities to the central leade [...] |
2006-09-29 13:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING20987 |
BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON POSSIBLE HU-ABE [...] (C) Hopes are high for a pre-APEC meeting between President Hu Jintao and newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese DCM Shinyichi Nishimiya said. No specific agreements are in place. However, the Japanese viewed Hu's recent acknowledgement that both countries needed to improve relat [...] |
2006-09-29 14:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK EUN |
| 06BEIJING21079 |
VISIT OF OSHA A/S EDWIN G. FOULKE, JR. TO CHINA [...] SUMMARY: DOL Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., led an OSHA delegation to China September 17-24 to attend the Third China International Forum on Work Safety and meet with officials of the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS). Chinese Governme [...] |
2006-10-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EMIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH |
| 06BEIJING21160 |
SED: PAULSON-BO XILAI MEETING [...] (SBU) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai on September 21 to outline U.S. goals and expectations for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Secretary Paulson emphasized the need for currency SIPDIS flexibility and asked for Chinese support in reinvigoratin [...] |
2006-10-06 03:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING21219 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: ROK, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC KN CH KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21220 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: VIEWS OF CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese academic and media observers are concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test and generally believe the DPRK will actually carry out its threat to test at some point. Some observers expressed skepticism that a test would come soon. The official China Daily ran o [...] |
2006-10-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21224 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: RARE MFA ""STATEMENT"" [...] (S) The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a rare official ""statement"" (text at para 11) on October 9 condemning the reported DPRK nuclear test that day. China had only issued four previous MFA statements of this kind in the last decade and a half. Chinese contacts we spoke with expressed sur [...] |
2006-10-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN JA KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21226 |
CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA APPLAUD PM ABE'S VISIT [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing drew praise from our contacts in Chinese media and academia. China's print and broadcast outlets provided upbeat blanket coverage of the visit, complete with page one headlines and color photos. While in general our contacts were f [...] |
2006-10-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH JN |
| 06BEIJING21227 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING [...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...] |
2006-10-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21330 |
OBJECTION! SCHOLARS, JOURNALISTS CRITICIZE NEW [...] (C) New rules imposing stricter controls on dissemination of information about court cases has touched off sharp debate in Chinese legal circles and among journalists. The Supreme People's court has introduced a new system of court spokespersons who will be solely responsible for releasing n [...] |
2006-10-10 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO CH |
| 06BEIJING21528 |
OCTOBER 11 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT [...] Key points made at the October 11 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Following comments on the October 17-18 Cross- Strait Agricultural Forum in Boao, Hainan Province, the TAO spokesperson deflected a question about a possible meeting between President Hu Jintao and former [...] |
2006-10-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH TW |
| 06BEIJING21533 |
PLENUM CLOSING COMMUNIQUE FOCUSES ON HU'S [...] (C) The Chinese Communist Party's Sixth Party Plenum closed on October 11 and issued a communique highlighting Hu Jintao's "Socialist Harmonious Society" concept. There was no mention of personnel changes, including no reference to any action on deposed Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Liangyu. [...] |
2006-10-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING21628 |
HUBEI'S EXPERIMENT WITH "DIRECT UNION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) is experimenting in Hubei Province with direct elections of enterprise-level union leaders, but the rules ensure that Communist Party organizations and regional ACFTU offices control the selection of candidates and also give reg [...] |
2006-10-12 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING21638 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES REPORTED SHOOTINGS OF TIBETANS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed to Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi the United States' deep concern about reports that Tibetans crossing into Nepal were fired upon on September 30 by a Chinese border patrol. Reports indicate a Tibetan nun and perhaps one other Tibetan were shot and ki [...] |
2006-10-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF CH |
| 06BEIJING21641 |
OCTOBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] Key Points made at the October 12 Press Briefing were: -- The DPRK must not further worsen the Korean peninsula nuclear situation. -- Six-Party Talks remain the best method for resolving the crisis, however direct dialogue between the United States and DPRK would help narrow differences. [...] |
2006-10-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN KS NP |
| 06BEIJING21713 |
MFA SAYS PM ABE VISIT WILL SMOOTH COURSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8-9 China visit marks the renewal of Japan-China leadership summits and will therefore smooth the future course of bilateral relations, MFA officials told us. The October 8 joint press communiqu for the PM Abe visit marked the first ti [...] |
2006-10-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA KN |
| 06BEIJING21720 |
DESIGNING A SYSTEM CREATING A BANKRUPTCY [...] Reftel reported on Embassy discussions with Professor Li Shuguang on September 6 about China's new Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy. As Director of the Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring Research Center at the China University of Politics and Law, as well as a member of the National People's Congr [...] |
2006-10-13 09:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING21795 |
CANADA'S HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE ON HOLD; CUT BACKS [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian Embassy has halted preparations for its next round of human rights dialogue with China pending clarification of Canadian Parliamentary Secretary Jason Kenney's unconfirmed statement that the dialogue has been "suspended." Separately, China told the British Embassy it [...] |
2006-10-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH CA UK |
| 06BEIJING21796 |
BEIJING SCHOLARS ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) China's issuance of a tough statement in reaction to the DPRK claimed nuclear test reflected President Hu Jintao's anger over Pyongyang's defiance, according to Beijing think tanker An Hongquan (protect). The Chinese leadership was particularly "shocked and angered" by the timing of the DP [...] |
2006-10-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR CH KS KN |
| 06BEIJING21851 |
QUESTIONABLE PROGRESS ON SINO-TURKMENISTAN GAS [...] (SBU) An industry contact questions recent reports that China has approved construction of a pipeline to carry gas imported from Turkmenistan -- a decision, that if carried through, would carry forward a deal announced last April by the presidents of both counties for gas sales. Separately, t [...] |
2006-10-16 06:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH |
| 06BEIJING21970 |
BOOSTING RURAL INCOMES: THE CASE OF TOURISM IN [...] (SBU) Tourism has emerged as an important source of non- farm income in Hunan Province and may account for as much as 50 to 60 percent of rural incomes in tourist destinations in Hunan's countryside. Provincial officials, motivated by this trend, plan to provide additional resources to expand [...] |
2006-10-17 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING21987 |
OCTOBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UNSCR 1718; [...] Key Points made at the October 17 Press Briefing were: -- China will implement UNSCR 1718 seriously and in a responsible manner. -- Regarding reports that China is controlling truck traffic from China to North Korea and that banks in Dandong are restricting transfers of money into North K [...] |
2006-10-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING21990 |
HUMAN RIGHTS: HISTORIAN DING DONG DETAINED [...] (C) Police detained historian and activist Ding Dong at his home on the morning of October 17, Ding's wife Xing Xiaoqun told poloff by phone. This is the first time Ding has been detained, Xing said, adding that police provided no explanation for the detention. Authorities have also seized D [...] |
2006-10-17 11:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING21991 |
MEAN STREETS: SOCIAL STRAINS PLAGUE CHINA'S "URBAN [...] (C) New Chinese "shantytowns," onetime rural villages swallowed by China's expanding cities, have become a hot topic in China. Often not incorporated into their official urban jurisdictions, these former rural districts are administrative vacuums, lagging on provision of urban public service [...] |
2006-10-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING21992 |
STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED): MINSTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17 Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG of International Affairs Zhu Guangyao discussed arrangements for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and the upcoming preparatory trip by Treasury U/S Adams, DUSTR Bhatia, and Commerce U/S Lavin with Econmincouns, Finatt, FCS Trade Fa [...] |
2006-10-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL CH |
| 06BEIJING22125 |
COMMENTS ON STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT FROM A HUNAN [...] (C) Hunan Province's economic "growth at all costs" approach to development threatens to undermine social stability in the province in the view of a provincial economic policymaker who focuses on rural issues. He cited water pollution, land seizures, and the state of public finances in the wa [...] |
2006-10-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB EFIN SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING22131 |
HU'S IN CHARGE AND HARMONY IS THE WATCHWORD [...] (C) China's recent Party Plenum Decision, which elevated President Hu Jintao's concept of building a "harmonious society," indicates that Hu is firmly in charge and set to pursue policy changes aimed at restoring some balance to China's growing gaps. The harmonious society slogan is also an e [...] |
2006-10-18 11:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING22239 |
LOWER THIRD QUARTER GROWTH BUT MORE TIGHTENING [...] (SBU) China's year-on-year GDP growth rate, as measured on a quarterly basis, fell from 11.3 percent in the second quarter to 10.4 percent in the third quarter, a result in line with numerous private sector forecasts. The decline comes in the wake of numerous cooling measures undertaken by th [...] |
2006-10-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CH |
| 06BEIJING22277 |
OFFICIAL TRADE UNION SEEKS TO ORGANIZE 60 PERCENT [...] (C) Summary: The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has announced that it has organized unions at all Wal-Marts in China and intends to double union presence in foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) from 30 to 60 percent by the end of the year. ACFTU said it will focus on "Fortune 5 [...] |
2006-10-20 05:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING22299 |
CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2006: RHETORIC BUT FEW RESULTS [...] (C) Central China Expo 2006, held in Changsha, Hunan Province in late September, officially launched the Central Government's Central China Rising initiative to balance geographical development by bolstering economic prospects in the region's six provinces. Although the Expo had high-level su [...] |
2006-10-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK |
| 06BEIJING22370 |
PRC/AFRICA: AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE HEADING TO [...] (C) More than forty African Heads of State or Government are expected to travel to China for the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation ("The Beijing Summit")(Reftels A and B), November 3-5. Egypt President Mubarak, Nigerian President Obasanjo, South African Preside [...] |
2006-10-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH |
| 06BEIJING22413 |
U.S. NGO: CHINESE GOVERNMENT MICROFINANCE PROJECTS [...] (C) Representatives of a U.S.-based NGO that provides business capital to entrepreneurs said that they are concerned China's current focus on microfinance may do more harm than good because government-sponsored projects threaten to undermine NGO activity. They predicted increased interest in [...] |
2006-10-24 01:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING22493 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON [...] (C) Beijing will review carefully the Franco-American proposal on removing names from the list of those targeted for sanctions under UNSCR 1267, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shao Jun. Poloff and French Counselor Erkki Maillard delivered reftel points October [...] |
2006-10-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC CH |
| 06BEIJING22496 |
PRC CAUTIONS AGAINST A/S HILL MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) MFA Director General for North American and Oceanic Affairs Liu Jieyi told the DCM on October 24 that Beijing has heard Taiwan "so-called" Vice Minster of Foreign Affairs Chang Siao-yue will seek a meeting with A/S Christopher Hill at the Taiwan Post-Pacific Island Forum meeting in Nandi, [...] |
2006-10-24 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
| 06BEIJING22628 |
ASEAN-CHINA MEETING HOPES TO CHART COURSE TO FTA, [...] (C) Summary: The October 30-31 ASEAN-China Prime Ministers' meeting in Guangxi Province will celebrate 15 years of China's special dialogue partnership with ASEAN and chart the course for the next 15 years, including implementation of an ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement. MFA officials plannin [...] |
2006-10-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ASEAN CH |
| 06BEIJING22633 |
CHINA'S LOCAL CONGRESS ELECTIONS: REFORMERS [...] (C) The elections for local people's congresses currently being held across China are being closely watched by reformers who hope that real independent candidates might run some successful campaigns and become members of what have traditionally been seen as rubber-stamp bodies. The congresses [...] |
2006-10-25 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING22713 |
PRC/AFRICA: MFA BRIEFS PRESS ON UPCOMING FORUM FOR [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Wei Jianguo briefed the press on October 26 on the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), November 3-5 (Refs A-C). VM Wei said China a [...] |
2006-10-26 12:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH |
| 06BEIJING22747 |
EMBASSY URGES RELEASE OF KADEER SONS [...] (C) Poloff expressed concern to MFA Human Rights officer Zhou Feng on October 27 over reports that the trial of two of Rebiya Kadeer's adult sons has been held in Xinjiang Province. Poloff noted reports that Alim and Kahar, who have been charged with tax fraud, were tried in a closed proceed [...] |
2006-10-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CH |
| 06BEIJING22812 |
JIANGXI STUDENT RAMPAGE ENDS, BUT REMAINS TALK OF [...] (C) Police have restored calm at the Jiangxi Province Clothing Vocational Institute where thousands of students rioted October 23-24, Mo Yaping (protect), a professor at Nanchang University, told poloff by phone October 27. Mo confirmed media reports that students at the vocational college, [...] |
2006-10-27 09:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING22825 |
BEIJING HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHERS DISCUSS EU HR [...] (C) Summary: The 22nd round of the China-EU human rights dialogue took place October 19 in Beijing, with special emphasis on freedom of expression, criminal justice reform and combating racism. Chinese officials denied that censorship exists, challenged the basis for some of UN Special Rapporteur o [...] |
2006-10-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
| 06BEIJING22841 |
FM LI URGES NO A/S HILL MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-30 02:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
| 06BEIJING22842 |
BLACKBOARD BUNGLE: BEIJING SCHOOL CLOSINGS UPSET [...] (C) The Beijing city government's decision to shut down dozens of independent schools catering to migrant children has been a contentious topic among principals, scholars and the media this fall. Although relaxed residence permit rules now allow the children of Beijing's surging migrant worke [...] |
2006-10-30 03:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING22876 |
LEADING CHINESE ECONOMIST ON CHINA'S CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) One of China's leading economists briefed China Mission Economic Officers on the country's economic challenges. Although he expressed concerns about income inequality, deflation, and the challenges of following through on economic reforms, his overall message was that the quality of lea [...] |
2006-10-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
| 06BEIJING22919 |
PRC/AFRICA: CHINA-AFRICA FORUM GOALS: POLITICS, [...] (C) Politics remains the cornerstone of Sino-African relations even though the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A) will tout extensive economic ties, including burgeoning two-way trade and as many as 2,500 bilateral agreements, Chinese scholars have told us. As China increasingly [...] |
2006-10-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH |
| 06BEIJING22983 |
OCTOBER 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CHINA-AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the October 31 Press Briefing were: -- Japan's demand that North Korea not rejoin the Six-Party Talks as a nuclear power can be handled within the framework of the Talks. -- There has been no change in China's policy regarding the normal trade relations with the DPRK. [...] |
2006-10-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH PK KN |
| 06BEIJING2306 |
PRC PROPOSES ISSUING LIMITED NUMBER OF ONE YEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Office of Korean Peninsula Affairs Deputy Director MA Jia called representatives from the U.S., ROK and Japanese Embassies February 7 to deliver diplomatic notes proposing to issue one-year multiple entry diplomatic visas to four offi [...] |
2006-02-08 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS CH |
| 06BEIJING23169 |
PRC/AFRICA: BEIJING DECKS ITSELF OUT TO WELCOME [...] (C) Beijing is rolling out a dramatic welcome for participants in the November 3-5 Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Bright billboards, signs and installations with an African flavor festoon the city's main street. Authorities have beefed up security and will enforce special rules [...] |
2006-11-01 11:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH |
| 06BEIJING23353 |
SCHOLARS SAY SCO EXPANSION, IRANIAN MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) Chinese scholars say that by 2007 the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) could be in a position to accept new permanent and observer members and will further establish a framework to address economic development, good governance and energy issues in Central Asia. Iran could become a [...] |
2006-11-02 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PTER ZK RS CH IR |
| 06BEIJING23354 |
PRC-THAILAND: THAKSIN MEETS BUSINESS CRONIES AND [...] (C) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has met with business partners and the Thai Ambassador to China since he arrived in Beijing on November 1. MFA officials said Thaksin's visit was a private one and a Thai Embassy official in Beijing confirmed that Thaksin has not met Chinese G [...] |
2006-11-02 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR XC TH CH |
| 06BEIJING23355 |
BEIJING'S TAIWAN WATCHERS WARN OF CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Beijing-based Taiwan scholars fully expect Chen Shui-bian to try to cause problems in cross- Strait relations to further his own political interests between now and summer 2007. Beijing does not believe that Chen will have the necessary support to pass a new Constitution, but is concerne [...] |
2006-11-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | |