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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07BEIJING2251PRC/RUSSIA: MFA ADDS DETAILS ON SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] (C) Personal friendship between Presidents Hu and Putin contributed to the success of Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia, according to an MFA official who accompanied Hu on the trip. The MFA readout emphasized cultural and trade activities associated with opening of the China Year in Rus [...]
2007-04-05 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG RS CH
07BEIJING2283 ILO SEEKS DONOR FUNDING FOR CHINA MINE SAFETY
[...] Summary: The International Labor Organization (ILO) and China's State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS) seek US$1.9 million in funding for a three year project on improving occupational safety and health in China's coal mines. The project would use a tripartite approach to review mine saf [...]
2007-04-06 09:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EMIN EAID CH
07BEIJING2321CHINA "HAS NO PLANS" TO SEND AN OFFICIAL TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM IR CH
07BEIJING2338COOKED STATS, RAW NERVES: UPBEAT PROTEST NUMBERS
[...] (C) China's Ministry of Public Security has made a point in the early part of 2007 of publicizing statistics showing that "mass incidents" across China are on the wane, particularly in rural areas. MPS Vice Minister Liu Jinguo announced in January that the number of "mass incidents," which h [...]
2007-04-10 02:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07BEIJING2360APRIL 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key Points at the April 10 MFA Press Conference by MFA Spokesman Qin Gang were: -- The MFA would not comment on the likelihood of the DPRK's meeting the April 13 deadline, nor would they give details on A/S Hill's visit to Beijing or a possible meeting with VFM Wu. -- Asked if China was [...]
2007-04-10 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KPAL PK VM
07BEIJING2409APRIL 11 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: LIEN CHAN TO VISIT
[...] Key points at the April 11 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan will attend the Third CCP-KMT sponsored "Cross-Strait Forum on Trade and Culture" April 28-29 in Beijing. -- The spokesman did not comment on the possibility of new KMT Chairman [...]
2007-04-11 10:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING2435CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED IN
[...] (C) No Chinese officials participated in the April 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Department's Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei during an April 12 meeting. Xu stated that China is well aware of its international obligations, [...]
2007-04-12 08:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM CH IR
07BEIJING2436ILSA: CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OIL DEAL IN THE WORKS
[...] (C) China understands the United States' concerns about sending the "wrong signal" to Iran and is well aware of its obligations under UN resolutions, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Affairs Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei. During an April 12 meeting, Xu said China's representative to th [...]
2007-04-12 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING2443APRIL 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key Points at the April 12 MFA Press Conference by MFA Spokesman Qin Gang were: -- Asked repeatedly about BDA, Qin said China hopes the situation can be properly resolved as soon as possible, that the handling of the BDA issue will be conducive to the social and financial stability of Macau [...]
2007-04-12 10:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KN KS VM JA KG CD IN SU
07BEIJING2455USPTO U/S DUDAS AND SUPREMEPEOPLE'S COURT DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Jon Dudas met with Supreme People's Court (SPC) Deputy President Zhang Jun on March 28 to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and innovation in China. The two discussed China's crimi [...]
2007-04-13 03:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING2459RESIDENCE PERMIT REFORM: "OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE"
[...] (C) An official announcement that residence permits in 12 provinces and regions will no longer classify citizens as rural or non-rural has pushed debate over China's household registration system back to the fore in media and academic circles. But as with previous declarations of reform, the [...]
2007-04-13 07:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07BEIJING2463U.S. COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL
[...] (U) United States Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel met with China General Administration of Customs officials on March 28 to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. China Customs expressed their interest in moving forward quickly wit [...]
2007-04-13 08:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2471AMBASSADOR RAISES VOA BROADCASTS, INTERNET
[...] (C) China's blocking of Voice of America radio and television broadcasts and censorship of United States Government Internet sites undermines the kinds of exchanges China itself wants to foster, the Ambassador told State Council Information Office Director Cai Wu on April 9. The programs and [...]
2007-04-13 09:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING2477Tibetan Scholars: Cultural Preservation
[...] (SBU) Tibetan scholars and monks in Gansu Province advocated focused, selective cultural preservation in discussions with Poloffs during a recent visit, but stressed that making culture a boutique luxury is not the path to success in this effort. Acknowledging that some aspects of Tibetan cu [...]
2007-04-13 09:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING2481PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN DOMINATES NEWS CYCLE
[...] (C) Mainland media has presented saturation coverage of Premier Wen Jiabao's trip to Japan this week as print, online and broadcast media have given the visit top billing. With few exceptions, the treatment has been straightforward and upbeat. The official and popular press has emphasized P [...]
2007-04-13 12:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH JA
07BEIJING2482PROMOTING TIBETAN EDUCATION HELPS QUELL SOCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Tibetan monks from Qinghai and Gansu Provinces recently described efforts to reintegrate traditional cultural and religious elements into the curricula of two privately funded schools for underprivileged nomadic Tibetans in Qinghai's Golok Prefecture. Resettled Tibetan nomads a [...]
2007-04-13 13:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PGOV CH
07BEIJING2484GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CHINESE QUESTIONS ON EXPANSION
[...] (C) MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Zhang Junan called in poloff and Russian Embassy poloff April 13 to raise questions about the process for expansion and admission of new members in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (the Initiative). China agrees that the most im [...]
2007-04-14 06:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING2486(S) CHINA INFORMED OF SHIPMENT OF SODIUM
[...] (S) China will look into the shipment of sodium perchlorate, ammunition and fuzes from China to Iran MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue said April 14 in response to Poloff's delivery of Ref A message. Undertaking to report our information t [...]
2007-04-14 14:41:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING2514STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES NORTHEAST ASIAN
[...] (SBU) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Japan expert Jin Xide told Staffdel Mixter that Premier Wen's visit to Japan aims to enhance China's image in the minds of the Japanese public. Energy, including cooperation on energy conservation and the dispute over gas in the East China Sea, is [...]
2007-04-17 01:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV CH JA KS KN
07BEIJING2517STAFFDEL MIXTER'S VISIT TO INNER MONGOLIAN
[...] (SBU) Officials of China's Shenhua Company told Staffdel Mixter that their factory for direct coal liquefaction could begin producing diesel fuel from coal with minimal environmental impact by the end of this year. During an April 6 tour of Shenhua's eighty percent-complete facility in Erdos, [...]
2007-04-17 01:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG KIRF CH
07BEIJING2535 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting on March 28, 2007, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) informed Mark Ginsberg, Member of the Board of Directors, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Ginsberg),that the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has the lead in negotiating the Ene [...]
2007-04-17 06:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PREL PGOV SENV CH
07BEIJING2536 U.S. -CHINA ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On the margins of the Third International Conference on Intelligent Green and Energy Efficient Building Technologies and Products Expo (Intelligent Building Technology Conference),Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction (MOC) Qiu Baoxing shared his vision for expanding t [...]
2007-04-17 06:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PREL PGOV SENV CH
07BEIJING2543APRIL 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, PM
[...] Key points at the April 17 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The Banco Delta Asia issue is close to being resolved but the DPRK still "needs confirmation" before moving ahead with the implementation of the initial actions. -- The MFA has noted reports of acti [...]
2007-04-17 10:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV MNUC ASEAN KS KN SU CU JA MN SN
07BEIJING255PRC/FRANCE: SEGOLENE ROYAL VISITS BEIJING
[...] (C) Segolene Royal, the head of the French Socialist Party who hopes to become France's first female President in elections in April and May, had a positive visit to China, according to French Embassy Political Counselor Erkki Maillard. During her four-day trip to Beijing ending of January 9 [...]
2007-01-11 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EU CH FR
07BEIJING2555GLOBAL INITIATIVE: DEMARCHES ON EXPANSION,
[...] (SBU) China welcomes ref A information about the expansion of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to include Armenia, Romania, Cambodia and Macedonia, MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Zhang Junan told poloff April 17. Poloff noted that we did not yet have any informat [...]
2007-04-18 06:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING2566USTR CONCLUDES PROVINCIAL IPR REVIEW IN BEIJING
[...] (U) USTR Chief Negotiator for Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Stanford McCoy and USTR Senior Director for China Affairs Amy Celico visited Beijing on March 16 to conclude a series of provincial review meetings in several Chinese cities. They discussed Internet copyright issues at the B [...]
2007-04-18 06:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING258JANUARY 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points made at the January 11 MFA press conference: -- The United States and China exchanged positions during the ongoing Natsios talks regarding Sudan. -- China has no position on the planned troop increase in Iraq. -- PM Wen met with Israeli PM Olmert and called for resuming dia [...]
2007-01-11 12:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER IS CA SU CH
07BEIJING259STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) OPENING SESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 14 opening of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi and National Development and Reform Chairman Ma Kai,s presentations on China,s development road and strategy broke little new ground and drew largely from 11th Five-Year Plan documents. [...]
2007-01-11 12:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN WTRO PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2599BEIJING HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHERS DISCUSS DIALOGUES,
[...] (C) Beijing-based human rights watchers reported that: -- Chinese officials referred to the Nangpa La Pass shooting incident on the Nepal border as "an accident" during the recent UK-China human rights dialogue. -- Germany will host the 23rd round of the China-EU human rights dialogue in mid-May in [...]
2007-04-18 11:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PGOV CH
07BEIJING262SED SESSION TWO: RURAL AND URBAN BALANCED
[...] (SBU) In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) luncheon session on rural and urban balanced development, Finance Minister Jin Renqing outlined a recurrent SED theme ) how to raise the standard of living in China's countryside to narrow the rural-urban income gap. Policies to achiev [...]
2007-01-11 12:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI SENV ENRG PREL CH
07BEIJING263SED SESSION THREE: SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on sustaining economic development, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke discussed how a flexible exchange rate will help balance China's economy. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Ma Kai raised [...]
2007-01-11 12:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2631PRC/INDIA: 10TH ROUND OF BORDER TALKS TO TAKE
[...] (C) Executive Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo will arrive in New Delhi April 20 to conduct the tenth round of China-India border negotiations, stated MFA Asia Department officer Xu Liyi. On April 19, Xu told poloff that EVFM Dai, who also holds the title of China's Special Representative to [...]
2007-04-19 08:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN CH
07BEIJING2632APRIL 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key points at the April 19 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The spokesman repeated previous statements that the relevant parties are close to solving the BDA issue, but some technical questions remain. -- China says now is "not the proper time" for sanctions [...]
2007-04-19 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN SU JA CA CO
07BEIJING264SED SESSION FOUR: PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on promoting trade and investment, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez described the mutual SIPDIS benefits of United States-China trade, urged China to open further its services market, and underscored the need [...]
2007-01-11 13:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING265SED SESSION FIVE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on energy, environment, and sustainable development, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, State Environmental Protection Administration Minister Zho [...]
2007-01-11 13:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING266STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Hu Jintao congratulated the United States Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) delegation on a successful first dialogue and stressed the importance of United States-China economic ties to regional and world prosperity. Treasury Secretary Paulson said the dialogue had bee [...]
2007-01-11 13:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING267CHINESE OPPOSITION TO BURMA RESOLUTION UNCHANGED;
[...] (C) Calling the Charge to a 9:00 pm "urgent meeting," Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said China has "clearly" told the United States that Burma is a matter of national security for China, that there is no present threat from Burma to regional peace and security, that none of Burma's ne [...]
2007-01-11 14:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
07BEIJING2670CHINA-VIETNAM: BEIJING PRESSURING HANOI ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Chinese protests last week over Vietnamese energy exploration and survey activity in the South China Sea were especially "heavy-handed" and timed to gain leverage during the visit of Vietnam's National Assembly Chair to Beijing, according to a Vietnamese diplomat. MFA officials confirmed [...]
2007-04-20 09:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PHUM CH VN PF
07BEIJING2680PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT
[...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]
2007-04-20 09:57:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING2711PARTY SCHOOL CONTACTS ON COMING LEADERSHIP CHANGES
[...] (C) Two Central Party School (CPS) scholars predicted that there will be only a few changes in the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at this fall's 17th Party Congress, but that the Politburo is in for substantial changes and maybe even an expansion. In discussing the impetus for and limits [...]
2007-04-23 13:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING2712CHINA'S SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST TRIP
[...] (SBU) China sees its role in the Middle East as one of trying to persuade all parties to continue looking for a way toward peace, China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Sun Bigan told Poloffs during a briefing on his April 9-20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Br [...]
2007-04-23 23:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS CH XF
07BEIJING2746APRIL 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key points at the April 24 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- Technical questions remain on the Banco Delta Asia issue, specifically how DPRK parties can acquire their money through normal transfer of funds. -- Liu made no comment on whether FDA officials woul [...]
2007-04-24 09:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN IN PK AF RS
07BEIJING2748 TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERS' VISIT TO CIVIL
[...] (U) Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters visited the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC) in Beijing on April 13 to deliver a speech on United States- China aviation cooperation. Tian Baohua, President of CAMIC, hosted the Secretary, and Minister Yang Yuanyuan of the Gen [...]
2007-04-24 09:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON BEXP PGOV OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2757ERITREAN SEEKS REFUGE AT EMBASSY BEIJING, REFERRED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In the early morning hours of April 20 a man telephoned the Embassy seeking assistance. He said he was a member of an Eritrean delegation visiting China and believed he would be in danger if he returned to his country. After a face to face discussion with the man and RSO co [...]
2007-04-25 04:32:00Embassy BeijingSECRETASEC CH PREF PREL
07BEIJING2782APRIL 25 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: WHO MEMBERSHIP, LIEN
[...] Key points at the April 25 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Taiwan cannot join the WHO as a "member," "associate member" or "observer." -- Specific arrangements are still being discussed for a possible meeting between KMT's Lien Chan and President Hu. -- The planned r [...]
2007-04-25 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING2786TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERS? MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters discussed a broad range of bilateral aviation issues during her meeting with General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) Minister Yang Yuanyuan on April 13, 2007. The meeting included a signing ceremony for a record of [...]
2007-04-26 00:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON BEXP PGOV OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2793TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERS' MEETING WITH MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters highlighted opportunities for cooperation in railway expansion and economic development and advocated on behalf of United States railroad equipment suppliers in her April 14 meeting with Chinese Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun. Minist [...]
2007-04-26 05:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ECON BEXP PGOV OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2798TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERSQ MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on April 14, Minister of Construction Wang Guangtao stressed that public transportation is a priority in China. He announced his attention to visit the United States in June or July to discuss implementing the soon to be sign [...]
2007-04-26 05:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN BEXP PGOV KOLY OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2799SECRETARY PETERSQ MEETING WITH COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters and Chinese Minister of Communications Li Shenglin agreed that a bilateral agreement on safe transportation of hazardous materials could and should be concluded in the very near future. Secretary Peters outlined cooperation with China [...]
2007-04-26 05:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ELTN SENV PREL CVIS OVIP SECRETARY PETERS CH
07BEIJING2802PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER AZIZ'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (C) Prime Minister Aziz's April 16-20 visit to China focused on promoting economic cooperation, stated MFA Asia Department Director for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Zhang Yiming. China and Pakistan signed several agreements that were "firsts" for China including the China-Pakistan Joi [...]
2007-04-26 08:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID AF PK CH
07BEIJING2812APRIL 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA, DPRK-BURMA,
[...] Key points at the April 26 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- Relevant parties are still making contact and consultations in an effort to solve the BDA issue. -- The MFA has taken note of reports of the arrests of United States citizens in Tibet where the case [...]
2007-04-26 11:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN CA FR BM ET
07BEIJING284STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH PREMIER
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and members of the U.S. delegation to the December 14-15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15. Both sides hailed the inaugural SED. Premier Wen said Japan and the EU had approached China about similar t [...]
2007-01-12 03:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL KIPR SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2857MOST MINISTER XU GUANHUA TO RETIRE; TONGJI UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology, has retired and will be replaced by fifty-five year old automotive engineer and returnee Wan Gang, currently president of Tongji University in Shanghai. His appointment was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congres [...]
2007-04-27 09:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ENRG KSCA PINR TSPL CH
07BEIJING2896NORINCO CLAIMS TO BE FORGOING SALES TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The United States decision to permanently waive missile proliferation sanctions against NORINCO (reftel) confirmed for company officials that they had made the right decision to forgo sales to Iran, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association Secretary General Li Genxin told Po [...]
2007-04-30 08:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING2903CICIR, PARTY SCHOOL SCHOLARS ASSESS TOP LEADERS
[...] (C) China's top leadership approved in general terms the testing of Anti-Satellite (ASAT) technology, but they most likely were unaware in advance of the details of the January test, including the precise date, scholars from the Ministry of State Security-affiliated China Institutes of Contemp [...]
2007-04-30 09:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MARR CH
07BEIJING2907U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) In response to questions posed by a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation led by USCC Chair Carolyn Bartholomew, scholars from the MFA-affiliated Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) noted that China-Russia relations are enjoying the [...]
2007-04-30 10:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA CH IR RU
07BEIJING2908U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Scholars from the People's Liberation Army- affiliated Academy of Military Science expressed the view to a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that while United States' global strike capabilities may raise the threshold for the United States resorting t [...]
2007-04-30 10:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CH IR
07BEIJING2909U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Chair Carolyn Bartholomew and a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation used a meeting with MFA North America Deputy Director General Xie Feng to urge China to do more to produce concrete results on key economic issues, to allow American FDA inspectors to [...]
2007-04-30 11:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING2949MANDARIN DROWNING OUT UIGHUR LANGUAGE AMONG YOUTH
[...] (C) Young people, teachers and parents are optimistic about Xinjiang's economic future but are also concerned about the loss of Uighur cultural roots, Poloff learned during a recent trip to the region. Official Xinjiang media and Government policy confirm that speaking Chinese is the key to [...]
2007-05-04 08:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING3058New Ministers of Water and Land Resources Named
[...] (U) China announced the selection of Xu Shaoshi as the new Minister of Land and Resources and Chen Lei as Minister of Water Resources following confirmation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress April 27. Minister Xu was previously Deputy Secretary General of the State Cou [...]
2007-05-08 09:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ENRG KSCA CH
07BEIJING3063MAY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES TO SUDAN;
[...] Key points at the May 8 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Jiang Yu were: -- The MFA said arms sales to Sudan are limited to conventional weapons and such sales to African nations are generally "small-scale." -- In light of PM Abe's reported gift to the Yasukuni Shrine, China hope [...]
2007-05-08 10:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA KN CA PM MX IV RW VM
07BEIJING3078KEY ECONOMIC ADVISORS ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
[...] (C) The NDRC Director General for Fiscal and Financial Affairs said that Chinese monetary officials are &doing the best they can8 managing the increasingly difficult policy challenge of maintaining price and financial stability while facing a flood of liquidity in the financial system due to a [...]
2007-05-09 08:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING3083CHINA/ENERGY: PETROCHINA ANNOUNCES MAJOR BOOST TO CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) China's largest oil producer, PetroChina, announced a major oil discovery in the Bohai Bay (water near Beijing-Tianjin) last week. The oil is considered to be of high quality and is easily recoverable, according to our contacts. Although estimated by the company to be around 7 billion b [...]
2007-05-09 08:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3085CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2007: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY
[...] (C) Government officials and businessmen descended on Zhengzhou April 26-28 for the second Central China Expo. The Expo, a featured part of the Central Government's six-province "Central China Rising" strategy, was well attended despite the poor organization of volunteers who were ill-prepare [...]
2007-05-09 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK
07BEIJING3107ANALYST DISCUSSES ANTI-JAPANESE SENTIMENT,
[...] (C) A visiting American analyst of Asian regional affairs discussed Sino-Japanese relations with four scholars from three different Chinese government think-tanks during his mid-April visit to Beijing, soon after Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan. Scholars felt that key points in the often [...]
2007-05-10 09:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ASEAN CH JA
07BEIJING3117MAY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPECIAL REP FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS; DARFUR; TAINTED PRODUCTS; BUSH-HU; HUANG JU; DALAI LAMA; SED; IPR; VISITS
[...] Key points at the May 10 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokeswoman Jiang Yu were: -- Liu Guijin has been appointed to the newly created position of "special representative for African affairs" where he will focus on the Darfur issue. -- China will send a team of 275 engineers to Darfur [...]
2007-05-10 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPRE ETRD SU XA XW ZU PM UK NL BE
07BEIJING3120GLOBAL INITIATIVE: DEMARCHES ON EXPANSION,
[...] (SBU) China welcomed refs A and B information about expansion of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) to include ten new members, MFA Arms Control Department official Yu Dunhai told poloff May 10. China continues to urge that the process for adding new members be refined, as [...]
2007-05-10 11:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING315PM OLMERT'S CHINA VISIT
[...] (C) The January 9-11 China visit by PM Olmert, the first visit to China by an Israeli Prime Minister in nine years, was very good with regard to atmospherics, with the Chinese accentuating the positive on areas of Israel-China policy agreement on Iran and the Middle East, although there were n [...]
2007-01-12 10:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL CH IS
07BEIJING3155CHINA/ENERGY: WESTERN ENERGY COMPANIES DISCUSS MECHANICS OF
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan held a roundtable discussion in Beijing with representatives from several United States energy companies on April 24, 2007. The companies noted problems in the nature of their ties with Chinese partn [...]
2007-05-11 09:01:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3169VFM ZHANG YESUI TAKES U.S. AFFAIRS ROLE, WILL
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui has been made the VFM-level supervisor of the North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, though MFA contacts say that Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei will continue to supervise the Department on a day-to-day basis. Zhang, not Foreign Minister Yan [...]
2007-05-11 11:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CH
07BEIJING3171PRC/NEPAL: BEIJING SEES EARLY ELECTION DATE AS
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal needs to set a date for the constituent assembly elections as soon as possible, according to MFA Asia Department Director for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka Huang Xilian. The postponement of the elections could reignite political differences between the "eight parties." [...]
2007-05-11 12:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH NP
07BEIJING3172SHANGRI LA CONFERENCE: EVFM DAI BINGGUO WILL NOT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 12:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING3173PRC: BORDER TALKS WITH INDIA MAKING STEADY
[...] (C) The last round of border talks between China and India was the most in depth to date, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Director for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka Huang Xilian. The two countries' differences on the Eastern section of the border remain quite large. Beijing and New De [...]
2007-05-11 12:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN CH
07BEIJING318FOREIGN JOURNALISTS TEST CHINA'S RELAXED MEDIA
[...] (C) Foreign journalists have had mixed results in testing China's newly relaxed travel and interview rules (reftel). Several dissidents and controversial figures have given interviews to foreign media outlets with no official interference or repercussions, our contacts told us. Nonetheless, [...]
2007-01-12 11:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING3207SUBJECT: U.S.-CHINA HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC
[...] (FOUO) The April 17-18 U.S.-China High-Technology and Strategic Trade Working Group (HTWG) meeting in Hangzhou set a positive tone for the high technology and export control dialogue. The delegations agreed on &Guidelines for U.S.-China High-Technology and Strategic Trade Development8 (reprin [...]
2007-05-14 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNTAGS
07BEIJING3232NEW PROPAGANDA BLITZ ON MODEL TEACHER AIMED AT
[...] (C) According to Embassy contacts, a major propaganda campaign launched in April to celebrate the character and achievements of a PLA Navy political theory professor is the Party's latest effort to narrow the ideological chasm between official Party doctrines and the personal beliefs of cadres [...]
2007-05-14 10:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING3234PRC/AFRICA: CHINA'S NEW SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AFRICAN
[...] (C) Newly appointed PRC Special Envoy for African Affairs Liu Guijin will travel to Sudan shortly, MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Deputy Division Director Weng Meihui said, adding that his division is working on the logistics of the trip. Weng echoed the MFA's public line that Liu wi [...]
2007-05-14 10:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN CH SU
07BEIJING3239S/CRS AMBASSADOR HERBST CONSULTATIONS IN BEIJING
[...] (C) China has the capability to be a vital contributor and partner in global reconstruction and stabilization (R/S) efforts, Ambassador John Herbst told officials from the Ministries of Foreign and Civil Affairs and representatives from Chinese think tanks April 27-28. In the meetings, Ambas [...]
2007-05-15 03:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRS CH
07BEIJING3245ARF: CHINA SUPPORTS MOST U.S. INITIATIVES FOR
[...] (C) China's Foreign Ministry will consider carefully the United States' proposals for the May 25 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila, Asia Department Regional Security Division official Yang Shichao told poloff May 14 in response to delivery of reftel demarche. [...]
2007-05-15 08:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ARF CH
07BEIJING3259CHINESE POP PHILOSOPHER SPARKS CONFUCIAN SENSATION
[...] (C) The sudden spectacular popularity of Yu Dan, a media professor whose televised lectures on Confucianism have broken ratings records, has set Beijing's chattering classes buzzing about ideology, Yu's integrity and China's spiritual needs. Telegenic and plainspoken, Yu has inspired compari [...]
2007-05-15 09:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING3260PRC/AFRICA: PRC NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR
[...] (C) Newly appointed PRC Special Representative for Sudan/Africa Liu Guijin will travel to Sudan from May 18-24 to meet with Sudan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and other senior leaders, Liu told Polmincouns. A stop in Darfur is not currently scheduled. Liu looks forward to working [...]
2007-05-15 11:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CH SU UN
07BEIJING3261MAY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TRADE AND SED; SUDAN;
[...] Key points at the May 15 MFA Press Conference were: -- United States-China trade is "win-win," trade frictions are natural given the volume of trade and China has made efforts to revalue the rmb. Such topics will be discussed in the upcoming Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). -- China pla [...]
2007-05-15 11:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD CH SU JA XA XW VM PM KS KN ZK
07BEIJING3273CHINA/IPR: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 23 meeting with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that focused on the state of IPR protections in China, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) North American Affairs Deputy Director General Jin Xu told USCC Chairwoman Carolyn Bartholomew and othe [...]
2007-05-16 06:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EIND PREL WTRO CH
07BEIJING3274OBSERVERS MAY BE INVITED TO SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] (C) Observers from the defense attache corps in Moscow, including from the United States, will probably be invited to observe this summer's "Peace Mission 2007" military exercise conducted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia, MFA Director General for Eurasia Chen Guoping to [...]
2007-05-16 07:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL RU ZK CH
07BEIJING3291MAY 16 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: FRANK HSIEH CANDIDACY;
[...] Key points at the May 16 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- TAO Spokesman Li deflected questions on DPP Presidential Candidate front-runner Frank Hsieh and the newly appointed Premier Chang Chun-hsiung. -- The fifth round of "technical consultations" on cross-Strait touri [...]
2007-05-16 10:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING3292PRC/ETHIOPIA: MFA DETAILS PRC RESPONSE TO APRIL 24
[...] (C) China was shocked "top to bottom" by the April 24 dawn attack by some 200 Ogden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels o a Chinese oil facility near the Somali border in the Ogaden region, MFA Deputy Division Director Zhou Haihong told us on May 16. Describing the incident as "totally un [...]
2007-05-16 11:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PREF CH ET
07BEIJING3311JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON WEN VISIT, YASUKUNI SHRINE
[...] (C) Chinese and Japanese leaders made calculated decisions that allowed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan to succeed, Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto told the Ambassador in a May 9 meeting. Japanese PM Abe judged that a successful Wen visit would help his domestic [...]
2007-05-17 08:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD JA CH
07BEIJING3316CHINA BANKS GIVEN LIMITED CHANNEL TO INVEST IN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) New rules allow banks with Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) quotas to invest in equities in addition to fixed-income instruments, which are already permitted. Hong Kong registered funds will for now be the sole beneficiaries, since no other overseas regulatory body has ye [...]
2007-05-17 09:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV CH HK
07BEIJING3321MAY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA FUNDS; AFRICA
[...] Key points at the May 17 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA has taken note of reports from the DPRK Foreign Ministry that BDA funds are being moved. -- Jiang reiterated that assistance to African nations has "no political strings attached." -- The MFA has taken note of reports that th [...]
2007-05-17 10:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA XA XW KS KN SO AS UK HR FR
07BEIJING3322COMMUNIST YOUTH LEAGUE LEADER HU CHUNHUA
[...] (C) Communist Youth League First Secretary Hu Chunhua told the Ambassador that 70-80 percent of China's rural youth seek work in urban areas and this sort of social change, plus the unprecedented number of university graduates seeking jobs, presents serious challenges. Scrutiny of new appli [...]
2007-05-17 10:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI CH
07BEIJING3411ILSA: CHINA: MFA CHARACTERIZES YADAVARAN OIL DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 08:42:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3416MFA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER TECRO WASHINGTON EVENT
[...] (C) MFA DDG for North America Xie Feng called in Polmincouns on May 21 to express Beijing's concern over a May 9 TECRO-hosted event in Washington at which TECRO representatives reportedly flew the "so-called" Republic of China (ROC) flag, played the ROC national anthem and made remarks emphasi [...]
2007-05-21 10:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW
07BEIJING3450DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MULTIPLE SHIPMENTS OF SODIUM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message encouraging Chinese officials to investigate past and future shipments of sodium perchlorate to entities in Iran designated in the Annexes to UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Third Secretary [...]
2007-05-22 06:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING346 ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH NDRC
[...] (SBU) Summary. China views the sustainability of its economic growth to rest on its domestic economy, with trade only recently becoming a more significant factor. Future cooperation on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and nuclear power will be the focus of post-Strategic Economic Dialogu [...]
2007-01-16 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY PREL OVIP CH
07BEIJING3462PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 08:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CH TW
07BEIJING3463PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) The United States' and China's common interests are "on the rise" in response to increasingly diversified global threats, Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Zhang Yesui told United States Pacific Command (PACOM) Commander Admiral Timothy J. Keating on May 11. Zhang said China wants to continue [...]
2007-05-22 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CH TW
07BEIJING3466MAY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SED, INDIAN GENERAL'S
[...] Key points at the May 22 MFA Press Conference were: -- Jiang outlined Vice Premier Wu Yi's planned schedule of meetings, including with the President, during the upcoming SED session in Washington. -- The visit by India's Army Chief of Staff aims to improve bilateral military ties. -- T [...]
2007-05-22 10:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU UK CV DR IN PE GM
07BEIJING347 SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman discussed the Global Nuclear Energy Program (GNEP),Generation IV International Forum (GIF),ongoing cooperation under the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) and potential areas for new cooperation with China Atomic Energy Authority (CA [...]
2007-01-16 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP KOLY PTER OVIP CH
07BEIJING3489PRE-LICENSE CHECK D372865 - WAVELAB TELECOM
[...] (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability and suitability of WAVELAB TELECOM EQUIPMENT CO LTD to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS License Application D372865 was submitted by WAVELAB INC., 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 3, R [...]
2007-05-23 09:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
07BEIJING3503CORRUPTION TALES: WHEN THE DOG BARKS, BUT DOESN'T
[...] (C) Former head of China's General Administration for Press and Publications (GAPP) Long Xinmin, recently replaced by Liu Binjie, was sidelined over corruption charges, according to an American academic who knows Long well. Beijing real estate developer Liu Jun, charged with bribery and implic [...]
2007-05-23 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI CH
07BEIJING3512CHINA/ILSA: SINOPEC REITERATES YADAVARAN DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 07:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3535MAY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, ENVOY TO SUDAN,
[...] Key points at the May 24 MFA Press Conference were: -- IAEA and UNSC decisions must be implemented, but all parties must intensify diplomatic efforts so as to arrive at an enduring, comprehensive solution that serves the interests of all, said the spokeswoman. -- China hopes the Sudanese G [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA KN IR PM BM MX IN GM
07BEIJING3578ZHENGZHOU WELCOMES EMBASSY'S FIRST VIRTUAL PRESENCE POST IN
[...] (SBU) The China Mission launched its first Virtual Presence Post (VPP) in Henan Province's Zhengzhou city during a major commercial Expo in the city. Despite local officials' initial uncertainty, the media and residents of Zhengzhou welcomed the new initiative, which built on more than a year [...]
2007-05-29 03:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH KPAO KIIP
07BEIJING3587CHINESE OPEN DOOR ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCE...MAYBE
[...] (SBU) In a possible indication of greater openness to talking about development finance, officials from China's foreign aid bureaucracy told a visiting Treasury official that they look forward to more exchanges on the topic. Long reluctant to discuss foreign aid-related issues (see reftels),t [...]
2007-05-29 09:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID CH
07BEIJING3601MAY 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL VISIT, SUDAN,
[...] Key points at the May 29 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill will visit Beijing on May 30 to exchange views on the Six-Party Talks and other international and bilateral issues. -- China seeks a comprehensive solution to the Darfur issue, Spokesperson Jiang replied when asked about EU pr [...]
2007-05-29 11:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA IN KS ID GE
07BEIJING3621MAY 30 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN PLOTS,
[...] Key points at the May 30 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO is highly concerned about Chen Shui-bian and the DPP's push for a referendum on applying for membership in the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Japan should abide by the three political joint documents betw [...]
2007-05-30 07:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING3631STRUCTURAL ISSUES WORKING GROUP AND TRADE REMEDIES WORKING
[...] (SBU) The Structural Issues Working Group (SIWG) convened on April 17, 2007, in Beijing and the Trade Remedies Working Group (TRWG) met on April 18, 2007. The SIWG was established in the April 2004 meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to provide a forum for th [...]
2007-05-31 00:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING3648PRC-JAPAN: EAST CHINA SEA TALKS, LEE TENG-HUI
[...] (C) The first round of East China Sea talks following Premier Wen's landmark visit to Tokyo clearly outlined the difficulty of bridging gaps between Beijing and Tokyo and moving toward joint exploitation of East China Sea resources, according to MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun. To [...]
2007-05-31 08:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG JA CH KS
07BEIJING3658SUDAN: ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS OVER LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) China does not favor expanding sanctions on Sudan and seeks more time for diplomacy, PRC Special Representative for Africa/Darfur Liu Guijin said in response to Polmincouns' delivery of Ref A message on the President's announcement of United States' sanctions on Sudan over lack of progress [...]
2007-05-31 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD UN CH SU AU
07BEIJING3661MAY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL IN BEIJING,
[...] Key points at the May 31 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill discussed Six-Party Talks and BDA with VFM Wu Dawei and bilateral issues and Sudan with AFM He Yafei on May 30. -- China strongly objects to Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan. -- Japan should recognize demands for compensation [...]
2007-05-31 10:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV ETRD SU JA IN KS GE SW RS BM
07BEIJING3706THAI PM MEETS CHINESE LEADERS AND SIGNS FIVE-YEAR
[...] (C) Summary: Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanot visited Beijing and Kunming May 28-29, meeting with President Hu, Premier Wen and State Councilor Tang. The PM was accompanied by Thailand's Defense Minister, who met separately with PRC Defense Minister Cao and state-run arms procurement [...]
2007-06-01 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD CH TH
07BEIJING371PRC SUGGESTS LIMITS ON MINUSTAH RENEWAL
[...] (C) China believes the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) should be extended for only six more months, that the February extension should be MINUSTAH's final extension and that the scope of the mission should be reduced to the size it was when the mission was first establ [...]
2007-01-16 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
07BEIJING3717UNIVERSITY STUDENTS VIEWS ON ECONOMIC REFORM: ENJOYING THE
[...] (SBU) Students at two of China's most prestigious universities said they are optimistic about China's economic growth prospects and feel fortunate to be graduating from college during this period in China's development. While they remain concerned about finding a good job after graduation, the [...]
2007-06-04 06:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING3718MIGRANTS FUEL SHAANXI PROVINCE'S RURAL ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Rural-to-urban migration is the primary driver of Shaanxi Province's rural economy -- even in one village that receives strong financial support from the local government and an American NGO. Rural residents in Shaanxi are increasingly looking for opportunities in urban areas for both wag [...]
2007-06-04 06:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING3719WESTERN CHINA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO LAG BEHIND COAST
[...] (SBU) During a May 19-23 visit, officials in Shaanxi Province lamented the relatively slower pace of economic development in Western China. Shaanxi, considered to be China's gateway to the West, has enjoyed rapid growth during the past 10 years, but the province's economy remains far weaker th [...]
2007-06-04 06:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI INRB CH
07BEIJING3724DISSIDENTS HOLD VIRTUAL RALLY AS TIGHT SECURITY
[...] (C) The eighteenth anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square passed without incident in Beijing. Security presence in the Square was more visible and aggressive than last year, but in a break from past precedent, only a handful of activists were detained in advance of the [...]
2007-06-04 11:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING3725DEATH OF VICE PREMIER HUANG JU TO HAVE LITTLE
[...] (C) The death of Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju on June 2 is unlikely to have an impact on Chinese policymaking, given that he had long been suffering from cancer and already had ceased playing an active role in Chinese politics. Nor should his death greatly upset personnel arrangements for th [...]
2007-06-04 23:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CH
07BEIJING376JANUARY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST ASIA SUMMIT,
[...] Key points made at the January 16 MFA press conference: -- China supports the East Asia Summit (EAS),believes ASEAN-Plus-Three is the main venue for regional cooperation and discussed the Korean Peninsula during a PRC-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting in Cebu, Philippines. -- Premier Wen discu [...]
2007-01-16 11:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEAN PTER KN CH
07BEIJING3761JUNE 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY,
[...] Key points at the June 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- When asked about the anniversary of Tiananmen the spokesperson noted China's progress over the past 20 years and slammed comments by American officials as "groundless attacks on China's internal affairs." -- China believes a United Sta [...]
2007-06-05 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GE BM KS CH
07BEIJING3765CHINA/STEEL: MERGER EFFORTS HIGHLIGHT PROTECTIONIST
[...] (SBU) Reflecting concerns about energy, environmental efficiency, and competitiveness in the steel industry, China's State Council recently adopted policies aimed at eliminating excess capacity, facilitating mergers, and reducing resource intensity. Econoff's recent meetings with industry reps [...]
2007-06-05 09:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3769CHINA WELCOMES NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 10:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC PARM PREL CH
07BEIJING3770NE ASIAN TRILATERAL DISCUSSES DPRK, CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) The June 3 Northeast Asian Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting focused on discussion of the North Korean nuclear issue, regional cooperation and policies towards Central Asia and the Middle East, MFA Asia Department Multilateral Affairs Division Deputy Director He Xiangqi told poloff. T [...]
2007-06-05 10:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG JA KN KS CH ZK XF
07BEIJING3771CHINA/SUDAN: BEIJING OPPOSES CONGRESSIONAL
[...] (C) China is strongly dissatisfied with and opposes two proposed Congressional resolutions related to China's role in Darfur, Director General for North American and Oceanian Affairs Liu Jieyi told the Charg on June 5. Liu contended "Darfur is moving in the direction of being resolved" and th [...]
2007-06-05 10:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD UN CH SU AU
07BEIJING3861JUNE 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESIDENT BUSH-KADEER
[...] Key points at the June 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA called President Bush's decision to meet with Rebiya Kadeer a "blatant interference in China's internal affairs." -- China and Costa Rica have established diplomatic ties. -- If the Korean nuclear issue is raised at G-8, the [...]
2007-06-07 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GE KS NS CS RP
07BEIJING3870ZHENGZHOU CHINA-AFRICA SYMPOSIUM EXPOSES CENTRAL CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) A recent China-Africa Trade and Investment Symposium in Zhenzhou, held in conjunction with the Central Chin Expo, attracted a large number of local Chinse businesseople but failed to provide many pportunities for dialogue with African counterparts. Although it might have been the Expo's [...]
2007-06-08 03:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV ELAB CH AX
07BEIJING3884CHINA'S DRAFT CHARITY LAW
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy has obtained a copy of China's draft "Charity Law" (para. 5). The Law would create a legal means to register non-profit organizations in China for the first time, but whether it will serve as a stimulus to the development of Chinese civil society, or as a means for the [...]
2007-06-08 07:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KOLY ELAB CH
07BEIJING3892PAKISTANIS FEARING DEPORTATION HIDE OUT AT UNHCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 09:59:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL ASEC KN KS CH
07BEIJING3895CONTACTS CITE LEADERSHIP CONCERNS OVER FUTURE
[...] (C) While Chinese across the country continue to obsess over the latest moves of the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses (reftel),Beijing contacts caution that frenzied stock market investment (over 100 million Chinese hold shares as of early June) is an increasing concern for Beijing's leaders. [...]
2007-06-08 12:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON CH
07BEIJING390 LABOR CONTRACT LAW: NATIONAL PEOPLE's
[...] (U) On December 25, 2006, the National People's Congress (NPC) debated a new, second draft of the Labor Contract Law (LCL). The LCL is intended to complement existing labor legislation and specifically address prevalent abuses of workers? rights. The second draft is substantially different [...]
2007-01-17 08:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EINV PGOV CH
07BEIJING3916CHINA WELCOMES FIVE NEW MEMBERS OF GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 06:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC PREL PARM RS CH
07BEIJING3921SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT DEMARCHE
[...] (S) China appreciates cooperation with the United States on issues concerning Central Asia and invites further dialogue, MFA Deputy Director General for Eurasia Zhang Xiao said in response to Acting Political Minister Counselor's delivery of reftel points on the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation O [...]
2007-06-11 09:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL AF KG ZK CH
07BEIJING3948JUNE 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMERICAN TARIFFS,
[...] Key points at the June 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- China opposes politicization of economic issues and will respond if Congress drafts legislation raising tariffs on Chinese goods. -- EVFM Dai will meet Deputy Secretary Negroponte for the 4th Strategic Dialogue June 20-21 in Washingto [...]
2007-06-12 10:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ETRD KOLY KPAL GE KS KN SU IR AS
07BEIJING395JANUARY 17 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Key points at the January 17 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman reviewed achievements in 2006, including cross-strait trade surpassing US$100 billion and the travel of over 4.4 million Taiwan residents to the Mainland. -- He warned that Taiwan "Constitutiona [...]
2007-01-17 11:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING3974JUNE 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: UN MEMBERSHIP
[...] Key points at the June 13 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman began the briefing with a strong condemnation Chen Shui-bian's referendum on joining the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Yang denied knowledge of a case of a Taiwan fugitive reportedly in Guangzhou [...]
2007-06-13 10:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON CH TW
07BEIJING398EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREA WITH CCID
[...] (C) Resumption of the Six-Party Talks in December 2006 was highly significant and no easy task, Miao Weicheng, Acting Director General for Asia at the International Department of the Communist Party Central Committee (CCID),told visiting EAP PDAS Kathy Stephens on January 16. Financial issues [...]
2007-01-17 12:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING399MILITARY THINK TANKERS STRESS TAIWAN CONCERNS TO
[...] (C) Academics from military-related think tanks stressed to EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that Taiwan remains the most important security issue in the U.S.-China relationship. Following an overwhelming stress on Taiwan, they also noted North Korea, security for the Olympics and potential differen [...]
2007-01-17 13:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC KOLY CH TW KN JA KS
07BEIJING3998EXPANSION OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO INCLUDE ALBANIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 07:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING4010JUNE 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the June 14 MFA Press Conference were: -- China has taken note of reports indicating the imminent transfer of North Korean funds from Macau's Banco Delta Asia and hopes relevant parties take steps toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. -- Not responding directly to [...]
2007-06-14 11:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EFIN KJUS KS KN RS PO VM NU IZ
07BEIJING4048CHINESE MFA ON BURMESE JUNTA'S CALL TO RECONVENE
[...] (C) MFA Burma Desk officer Liang Jianjun told poloff June 14 that the Burmese regime's recent announcement that it will reconvene the National Convention July 18 was no surprise. Liang said the regime's leaders told Chinese officials they aim to finish a statement of principles for drafting a n [...]
2007-06-15 08:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING410PRC UNDERLINES URGENCY OF CONCERNS ABOUT HAITI,
[...] (C) China feels a strong sense of urgency regarding its concerns about Haiti and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH),MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Chen Xu stressed to Polmincouns on the evening of January 17 follow a conversation on an unrelated subject [...]
2007-01-18 08:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO CH HA TA
07BEIJING4107TAIWAN SCHOLARS CITE DANGERS OF DETERRENT
[...] (C) In a series of recent meetings, Beijing-based Taiwan experts acknowledged that the Chinese Government believes the next year is a "period of high danger" in cross-Strait relations and warned that Chen Shui-bian may resort to extreme measures to assure a DPP electoral victory. They express [...]
2007-06-19 05:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI CH TW
07BEIJING411CHINESE OFFICIAL POLLING: SURVEY SAYS, YOU'RE
[...] (C) The Chinese Government at various levels is increasingly turning to opinion polling to measure public satisfaction with officials' performances and with provision of social services. The Ministry of Supervision (the Government analog to the Party's Central Discipline Inspection Commissio [...]
2007-01-18 09:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING413JANUARY 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S DPRK
[...] Key points made at the January 18 MFA press conference were: -- China welcomes the meeting between Assistant Secretary Hill and DPRK nuclear envoy Kim Kye-Gwan in Berlin and supports direct contact between the sides. -- The MFA confirmed A/S Hill's planned visit to Beijing "in the coming [...]
2007-01-18 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KIRF CH XA KN JA
07BEIJING4132JUNE 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TIP
[...] Key points at the June 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- The spokesman said the DPRK's invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) affirms the DPRK's political will to implement the initial actions of the February 13 Joint Document. -- The Chinese Government places importanc [...]
2007-06-19 10:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EFIN ETTC KN JA IZ SU SP PM VT CH
07BEIJING4133BEIJING SCHOLAR DESCRIBES SHIFT IN CHINA'S FOREIGN
[...] (C) A number of "exceptional" events over the past year demonstrate a subtle shift underway in Chinese foreign policy, according to well-known Beijing academic Jin Canrong (strictly protect). Last year's "unprecedented" Foreign Affairs Work Conference, chaired by President Hu Jintao, highligh [...]
2007-06-19 12:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING4190JUNE 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL AND FM YANG'S
[...] Key points at the June 21 MFA Press Conference were: -- China hopes A/S Hill's visit to the DPRK will help to implement he Initial Actions Agreement and to improve Unied States-DPRK relations. -- FM Yang will visit the DPRK July 2-4. -- Population and developed nations' contributions to [...]
2007-06-21 09:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV KS KN IZ MG JA SU ID NL CH
07BEIJING4234AUSTR STRATFORD PRESENTS WHITE PAPER ON XINHUA WTO
[...] (C) AUSTR for China Tim Stratford met with Xinhua News Vice President Lu Wei for the second time on April 20 to discuss Xinhua regulations requiring foreign financial information providers to sign a service contract with a Xinhua agent company. As a follow-up to a commitment he made in the [...]
2007-06-22 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD KIPR PREL CH
07BEIJING4237AMERICANS EXPELLED FROM XINJIANG FOR RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) A number of American citizens either resident in or visiting Xinjiang were expelled from China between February and June 2007, apparently because of their involvement in Christian religious activities. Xinjiang security officials reportedly questioned these persons about their religious a [...]
2007-06-22 12:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CASC PREL KIRF OLY CH
07BEIJING4269MFA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN,
[...] (C) MFA North America Director General Liu Jieyi called on the United States to stop all arms sales to Taiwan and to "explicitly oppose and curb" the attempts of the "Chen Shui-bian authorities" to achieve de jure independence during a June 25 meeting with DCM Piccuta. Liu expressed China's " [...]
2007-06-25 11:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW
07BEIJING429Embassy Visit to Mine Safety Program Site
[...] (SBU) Summary. The United States Department of Labor's (USDOL) program on Mine Safety and Health in China is proceeding well. Both the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS) and the Yangquan Coal Group (YCG),the project's industrial partner, report that the project has opened their ey [...]
2007-01-19 04:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID EMIN PHUM PGOV CH
07BEIJING4301JUNE 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, A/S
[...] Key points at the June 26 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA thanked all parties for their efforts in solving the BDA issue, but gave reporters no information on when the Six-Party Talks would resume. -- IAEA DDG Heinonen will brief Beijing on his trip to the DPRK upon its completion an [...]
2007-06-26 09:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN UNSC KS KN JA IZ CI TU PK CH
07BEIJING4321JUNE 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT SHARED
[...] Key points at the June 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The Mainland supports resuming consultations on a cross-Strait "common market" based on the "1992 Consensus." -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) has been fair, open and transparent [...]
2007-06-27 06:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
07BEIJING4325CHINA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO ROME RULE OF LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 09:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKJUS SA AF IBRD CH
07BEIJING4331 CHINA/ENERGY - PDAS FREDRIKSEN HOLDS WIDE-RANGING ENERGY
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: United States Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen discussed a wide range of bilateral energy issues during a meeting with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)/Energy Bureau Deputy [...]
2007-06-27 23:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN SENV TRGY KNNP CH
07BEIJING4357JUNE 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES,
[...] Key points at the June 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA noticed reports of DPRK missile launches yesterday and the Chinese and Japanese Foreign Ministers discussed the Korean nuclear issue over the phone this morning. -- China is actively engaged in Iraq reconstruction and efforts [...]
2007-06-28 09:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN JA IZ VT SP CH
07BEIJING4401JUNE 12-13 DISCUSSIONS OF CHINA'S PROPOSED CHARITY
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel provided the text of a draft of China's proposed Charity Law, which would, for the first time, create a legal means to register non-profit organizations in China. A participant in a June 12-13 conference on the Charity Law, sponsored by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs [...]
2007-07-02 02:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB CH
07BEIJING4457JULY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: YANG DPRK VISIT, PAPAL
[...] Key points at the July 3 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA said FM Yang would meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il this afternoon. -- China holds an open attitude toward the restarting of the Six-Party Talks and all parties should jointly set a date for the resumption of talks. -- The [...]
2007-07-03 11:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN JA VT MP RS SN MY SY EC
07BEIJING4460CHINA CELEBRATES HONG KONG REVERSION ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) China celebrated the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion on July 1 amid an all-out media blitz, with official press providing round-the-clock coverage of President Hu Jintao's travel to Hong Kong for the official commemoration ceremonies. PRC media lauded the success of the one coun [...]
2007-07-03 17:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING4483JULY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the July 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- It is imperative for all sides to fulfill commitments to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and China holds an open attitude toward the resumption of Six-Party Talks. -- China hopes Defense Minister Nelson's upcoming visit will streng [...]
2007-07-05 10:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN JA PM GT PA AS DR RS VT
07BEIJING450Rural Work Conference Promotes Modernization As
[...] (SBU) The annual Rural Work Conference, held in Beijing December 22-23 2006, emphasized that modernization, including agricultural technology, rural finance reform, and energy efficiency, will be one of the Central Government's top priorities in the coming year. The conference also aimed to a [...]
2007-01-19 07:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING4508PRC TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR TELLS EAP DAS
[...] (C) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's planned referendum on joining the UN under the name of Taiwan is a poorly disguised means of achieving Taiwan independence, may threaten the peace and security of the entire Asia-Pacific region, and must be stopped, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Dire [...]
2007-07-06 07:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING4517PLA-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WARN THAT TAIWAN'S UN
[...] (C) The mere process of holding a referendum on participation in the UN under the name "Taiwan," even if it does not pass, could trigger a response from China under the Anti-Secession Law, three scholars from a PLA-affiliated think tank told EAP DAS Christensen on July 4. A raging debate on t [...]
2007-07-06 08:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING4521EAP DAS TOM CHRISTENSEN WITH MFA NORTH AMERICA DG
[...] (C) China will press Sudan to accept a peacekeeping force in Darfur under UN command and control and welcomes bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea, MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on July 5 [...]
2007-07-06 09:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC
07BEIJING4577JULY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, U.S.
[...] Key points at the July 10 MFA Press Conference were: -- China hopes for a Heads of Delegation meeting in "mid-July," but setting a date requires the consent of all parties. -- China calls for immediate corrective action in response to reports of an FBI advertisement in San Francisco local [...]
2007-07-10 09:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN BM PK NG IZ AF CH
07BEIJING459GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CHINA RESPONSE ON PLAN OF WORK
[...] (C) China has no current plans to host activities to implement the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism but will actively participate in activities hosted by others, MFA Arms Control Department official Yang Yi told poloff. China has a generally positive attitude about the activities, [...]
2007-01-19 09:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KNNP RU CH
07BEIJING460EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREAN PENINSULA AND
[...] (C) The United States and China share the key goal on the DPRK nuclear issue of implementation of the 2005 Joint Statement, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens told Chinese scholars January 17. Resolving the DPRK nuclear issue is an urgent priority for Beijing, the scho [...]
2007-01-19 11:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING461TOPICS OF CHINA'S JANUARY 19-20 NATIONAL FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's National Financial Working Conference, to be attended by Premier Wen Jiabao and members of the Politburo, will be held on January 19-20, and focus on advancing financial reforms, particularly in the rural sector. This event, which takes place once every five years, will [...]
2007-01-19 13:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN
07BEIJING4642SUBJECT: JULY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the July 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA announced the meeting between the Six-Party Heads of Delegation July 18-19 in Beijing. -- The spokesman has noticed reports of a campaign to expel foreign missionaries, consulted relevant departments in China and found that no [...]
2007-07-12 10:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN BM NG IS JO EG MK RS TX
07BEIJING4644CHINA INFORMED OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 10:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC IAEA CH
07BEIJING4718MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU JIEYI PROTESTS POTENTIAL
[...] (C) China is "gravely concerned" about U.S. planned arms sales to Taiwan during this "very sensitive and dangerous time," MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi told the DCM July 17. Liu warned that such sales "could seriously harm overall U.S.- China bi [...]
2007-07-17 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TW CH
07BEIJING473PRC/ASAT: AFM HE SAYS "TEST" POSES NO THREAT; NO PLANS FOR FURTHER TESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-22 07:12:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
07BEIJING4740CZECH DEPUTY FM VISITS BEIJING, DEFENDS U.S.-CZECH
[...] (C) Summary: Czech Republic First Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar defended the Czech Republic's negotiations with the United States on participation in a U.S. or NATO missile defense system in a July 18 speech in Beijing. He said the Czech Republic's discussions with the United States on b [...]
2007-07-18 10:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO UNSC IR CZ CH
07BEIJING4780SCLAO DISCUSSES ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials raised United States concerns about China's draft Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) and proposed amendments to its 1993 Anti-Unfair Competition Law (UCL) in a March 30 meeting with State Council legislative Affairs [...]
2007-07-19 08:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV PGOV WTRO CH
07BEIJING4799CLOSURE OF NGO "CHINA DEVELOPMENT BRIEF" CAUSE FOR
[...] (C) The recent decision by Beijing City authorities to shut down the China Development Brief (CDB) newsletter has caused concern, but not alarm, among local NGOs and foreign foundation representatives. Embassy contacts were unsure precisely why the organization, which served as an information [...]
2007-07-20 09:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING4801EAP A/S HILL WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON IRAN, DARFUR,
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui told EAP A/S Hill July 20 that the Iran nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue, but China does not oppose "a certain level of pressure" on Tehran. China believes the UN Security Council members should first assess progress in Iran-IAEA negotiatio [...]
2007-07-20 11:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING4826AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER IR IZ CH
07BEIJING4827AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IR IZ CH
07BEIJING483U/S HUGHES URGES INCREASED EXCHANGES, MEDIA
[...] (SBU) During a packed two-day visit to Beijing, Undersecretary Karen Hughes in concert with Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan visited a middle school classroom, Beijing University's Women's Legal Aid Center, a Special Olympics training facility, attended a church service and met with State [...]
2007-01-22 12:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SCUL PHUM KOLY KPAO KIRF CH
07BEIJING4844AMBASSADOR'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH AFM HE YAFEI:
[...] (C) The United States must make "firmer and clearer warnings" to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian not to hold the "dangerous" UN referendum, and giving Chen a visa to transit the United States would counter U.S. statements against the referendum, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Amb [...]
2007-07-24 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNUC MARR IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING4871XINJIANG: AMCIT REPORTS HAJJ RESTRICTIONS,
[...] (C) Chinese authorities have increased restrictions on Xinjiang's Uighur population by collecting Uighurs' passports to prevent unauthorized Hajj travel, according to an American citizen businessman in Xinjiang and other Embassy contacts. A low-ranking PLA officer reportedly told the businessma [...]
2007-07-25 23:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIF KISL SOCI CASC CH PK SA
07BEIJING4875CHARGE PRESSES CHINA ON ARF NONPROLIFERATION ISM
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan July 25, voicing U.S. concerns that the proposed name change for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on Nonproliferation would broaden the meeting's scope beyo [...]
2007-07-26 01:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ARF CH
07BEIJING4898CHARGE PROTESTS PRC INTERFERENCE WITH U.S. NAVAL
[...] (C) Summary: The USNS LOYAL is a sovereign immune vessel engaged in lawful military activities in international waters and should enjoy complete freedom from interference by Chinese forces, Charge told MFA Department of Treaty and Law Director General Duan Jielong on July 25. Drawing from Ref [...]
2007-07-26 07:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KTIA CH
07BEIJING4899PDAS STEPHENS' CHINA EXCHANGES ON NEAPSM
[...] (C) Summary: China views the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM) as a positive future outgrowth of the Six-Party Talks to resolve problems and promote cooperation within the region, senior MFA officials told EAP PDAS Stephens July 25. Responding to PDAS Stephens' presentatio [...]
2007-07-26 08:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MNUC KN KS RS JA CH
07BEIJING4901VIOLENCE AGAINST REPORTERS, SIDE EFFECT OF GROWING
[...] (C) Since the January death of a reporter at an illegal coal mine in Shanxi, China's media is becoming more aggressive in publicizing attacks against journalists, according to Embassy contacts. The July 4 beating of a reporter by county-level officials in Xiji, Ningxia has generated interest [...]
2007-07-26 10:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07BEIJING4926PDAS STEPHENS' DISCUSSIONS ON NEAPSM WITH
[...] (C) Summary: China sees a Northeast Asia peace and security mechanism (NEAPSM) as the "logical outcome" of Six-Party Talks, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai told EAP PDAS Stephens July 26. AFM Cui finds U.S. thinking on core principles for the regional peace mechanism to be "useful" bu [...]
2007-07-28 07:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA KN KS RU
07BEIJING4959AIDS ACTIVIST LI DAN RELEASED, WARNED AGAINST
[...] (C) AIDS activist Li Dan was released late Friday, July 27, after spending 24 hours in detention, according to Meg Davis (protect),the American citizen founder of the NGO Asia Catalyst. Per reftel, Davis had reported on July 27 that Li Dan had gone missing on July 26. Davis told Poloff she [...]
2007-07-30 10:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING499JANUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-SATELLITE
[...] Key points made at the January 23 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman confirmed the test of an anti- satellite missile earlier this month, said the test did not target any country and reaffirmed that China opposes the weaponization of space and will not participate in a space ar [...]
2007-01-23 11:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KIRF PREF CH KN JA XA LE PK
07BEIJING501HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA OFFICIAL DEFENDS JUDICIAL
[...] (C) MFA Human Rights official Xu Jing defended the Chinese Government's handling of Gao Zhisheng's case (reftel) during a January 22 meeting, claiming that Gao Zhisheng's legal rights were protected and that he received a "light sentence." Xu Jing said she will inquire about the Chinese Gover [...]
2007-01-23 12:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07BEIJING5039(S) LIMMT INVESTIGATION
[...] (S) On July 25, in his capacity as Charge d'Affaires a.i., Dan Piccuta met with MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan to urge him to share the results of China's investigations into the LIMMT (Dalian FTZ) Economic and Trade Organization's commercial activity [...]
2007-08-02 07:04:00Embassy BeijingSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCR KSCA IR CH
07BEIJING5041CHINA SUPPORTS U.S. RESOLUTION ON DRC ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the UNSC DRC Arms Embargo resolution to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Political Division Deputy Director SUN Xiaobo on August 2. 2. (SBU) Sun stated that the Chinese government does not support an arms embargo on [...]
2007-08-02 09:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM CH CG UNSC
07BEIJING5042CHINA SHOWS INTEREST IN DETAILS OF 123 AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met with MFA Department of Arms Control Nuclear Division Deputy Director Xia Tian to deliver reftel nonpaper and a copy of the U.S.-India Joint Statement regarding the United States-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation (123 Agreement). DOE China Executive Director p [...]
2007-08-02 09:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP
07BEIJING5064AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Canberra wants to be "in the loop" regarding discussions of a Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM),given that Australia is likely to be drawn into any conflict in the region, Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby told Ambassador Randt and Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyam [...]
2007-08-03 10:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM CH JP AS KS KN
07BEIJING5069PRC GOVERNMENT POUNCES ON RARE "GOOD NEWS" MEDIA
[...] (C) Relieved to have good news to report, China's media gave heavy coverage to the successful rescue of 69 miners from a flooded mine in Henan Province August 1-2. China Central Television (CCTV) pushed back coverage of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army to b [...]
2007-08-03 11:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING5113CHINA PROTESTS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH UN LEGAL
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei called the Ambassador August 4 to deliver an "urgent" demarche regarding (Taiwan President) Chen Shui-bian's recent letter to the UN seeking to apply for UN membership under the name "Taiwan." AFM He complained that a USUN official on August 3 suggested [...]
2007-08-06 22:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW
07BEIJING5139HU JINTAO ATTENDING BEIDAIHE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) President Hu Jintao will attend, or may have already attended, meetings at the resort town of Beidaihe to discuss leadership personnel arrangements in advance of the 17th Party Congress, according to two Embassy contacts. President Hu previously had "quietly" attended Beidaihe meetings at [...]
2007-08-07 10:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING5140AFTER THE JAPAN ELECTIONS, PRC CONTACTS FORESEE
[...] (C) Following the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) upper house election defeat on July 29, most PRC officials and analysts we spoke with predicted stability in the Sino-Japanese relationship. The election results themselves will not have much impact on the current positive trend in bilateral [...]
2007-08-07 10:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON SENV CH JA
07BEIJING5142U.S.-BASED COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS CHIDES
[...] (SBU) The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) held a press conference in Beijing on August 7 to announce the release of a report highly critical of China's record on press freedom in advance of the Olympic Games. The press conference proceeded smoothly without incident, in contr [...]
2007-08-07 11:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI KCUL KOLY CH
07BEIJING5176INFORMAL FOREIGN AID DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) A Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) official responsible for foreign aid told a visiting USAID official that the Chinese Government would welcome efforts by the United States to cooperate with China on economic development initiatives. The August 2 meeting followed a positive exchange with a [...]
2007-08-08 09:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID CH
07BEIJING5186MFA PROVIDES "TRANSPARENCY" ON SCO SUMMIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Officials called in the DCM to tell him the SCO Summit will cover economic development, counterterrorism (CT) and regional stability, with joint military exercises in Urumqi, China and Chelyabinsk, Russia to follow. The SCO heads of state, along with the Presidents of Afghani [...]
2007-08-08 10:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR ZK XD CH
07BEIJING5187CHINESE ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS CALL FOR "HUMANE"
[...] (C) In an indication of the domestic public relations and policy challenges China will increasingly have to grapple with in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, 39 mainland Chinese activists, lawyers, scholars, writers and journalists have signed an "open letter" calling on PRC leader [...]
2007-08-08 10:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING523A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL,
[...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]
2007-01-24 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5232MFA CALLS IN GERMANS ON TAIWAN LEGAL STATUS
[...] (C) German Charge d'Affaires Aristide Fenster briefed DCM Dan Piccuta August 7 on a Chinese "urgent demarche" delivered to the Germans on Sunday, August 6. He characterized the demarche as "aggressive" and said it was given in "not a good atmosphere." The demarche concerned Taiwan and the sta [...]
2007-08-09 10:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UN CH
07BEIJING5233CHINA KICKS OFF ONE-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO OLYMPICS
[...] (C) China kicked off the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games with an impressive ceremony in front of Chairman Mao's portrait in Tiananmen Square August 8. Politburo Standing Committee Member Wu Bangguo gave the keynote address, reiterating Beijing's commitment to conduct a "humane" [...]
2007-08-09 11:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING5234MFA DG LIU PROTESTS NEWS REPORT OF HARPOON MISSILE
[...] (C) Citing an Agence France Press news report that the United States planned to sell sixty Harpoon missiles to Taiwan, Director General Liu Jie Yi of the Chinese MFA,s Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs reiterated China,s opposition to U.S. military weapons sales to Taiwan duri [...]
2007-08-09 11:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH MARR PGOV PREL TW
07BEIJING5237(S) AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHINA ON ITS RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador urged China to support the approval of a new UNSC Resolution to "keep the pressure on Iran" during a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minster Cui Tiankai at the Foreign Ministry August 9. Drawing upon reftel A and previous demarches regarding arms shipments to Iran, [...]
2007-08-10 00:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA CH IR
07BEIJING5248CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]
2007-08-10 06:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING5254CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]
2007-08-10 07:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING5266AUSTRALIA-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HEATED
[...] (C) Australian Embassy Human Rights Officer Aviva Gulley described the July 30 Australia-China Human Rights dialogue as a mostly cordial exchange during which the Chinese side gave little ground and stuck to boilerplate responses. The Chinese delegation leader, Assistant Foreign Minister He Y [...]
2007-08-10 09:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CN AS
07BEIJING5269(S) CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE AND CEASE LIMMT'S
[...] (S) Following up on the Ambassador's August 9 demarche to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai in which the Ambassador specifically noted the proliferation activities of the Chinese company LIMMT/Sunny Dalian (ref B),Poloff met with MFA Arms Control Missile Division Deputy Director Yu Dunha [...]
2007-08-10 11:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR CH KSCA MTCR
07BEIJING5295REP. HASTERT ENCOURAGES U.S.-PRC ENERGY COOPERATION
[...] (C) Visiting House of Representatives members Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and John Shadegg (R-AZ),accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged greater U.S.-China cooperation in developing clean coal and nuclear technology in an August 13 meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. FM Yang said the UN [...]
2007-08-13 13:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP ENRG CH
07BEIJING5307SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON
[...] (C) Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT) urged Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui to "do everything possible" to stop the Iranian supply of weapons, particularly Chinese-made weapons, to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator Lieberman advised Zhang to take Congressional bills on trade with C [...]
2007-08-14 03:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IN IR TW CH
07BEIJING531CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Ref A message concerning the delivery of a false end-user certificate by a Pakistan missile entity to a Chinese supplier and attempts by Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group to procure steel plates in China to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Th [...]
2007-01-24 10:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE PK IR CH
07BEIJING5316INTERIM REPLY: FOREIGN MINISTER TO LEAD CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) MFA Department of International Organizations Deputy Director Yao Shaojun told PolOff informally on August 14 that FM Yang Jiechi will almost certainly lead China's delegation to the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. No other Chinese senior officials will attend. However, bec [...]
2007-08-14 06:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CH
07BEIJING5317REASSURANCE ON FREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 07:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFI PREL EINV CH
07BEIJING5323SENATOR LIEBERMAN ON FOOD SAFETY, DARFUR, IRAN,
[...] (C) China has been unfairly vilified over recent product safety scandals in U.S. media, National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu told visiting Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) August 6. China is taking action to identify and shut down unlicensed, non-compliant [...]
2007-08-14 09:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC TW CH
07BEIJING5326TAIWAN: CHINESE CONTINUE TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) Beijing continues to hope that Washington can block Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's plan to hold a referendum on membership in the UN under the name "Taiwan." In an August 7 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressman, the Chairman f the National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Com [...]
2007-08-14 10:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING533ANTI-CORRUPTION ENFORCER DISCUSSES PARTY'S FIGHT
[...] (C) China's leaders continue to trumpet the Party's crackdown on corruption, with its Central Discipline Inspection Commission (CDIC) supplying the shock troops for the fight. CDIC staff recently told poloffs that the past year has been an exceptionally busy one because of the large number of [...]
2007-01-24 12:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING5360BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE: SMALL GROUP
[...] (S) Summary: In a small group meeting concluding bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, ISN PDAS McNerney outlined a U.S. proposal to work cooperatively to end proliferation by specific sanctioned Chinese companies with a view toward eventually removing sanctions on companies that demons [...]
2007-08-15 09:29:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR CH
07BEIJING5361CHINESE PROVIDE CASE BRIEFINGS AND CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: In an afternoon session of bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan touted China's actions on nonproliferation enforcement and criticized U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms and our "wide-scope" interpretation [...]
2007-08-15 10:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC IZ IR IS LE KN CH
07BEIJING5387EAP A/S HILL'S AUGUST 14 MEETING WITH AFM HE
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill raised U.S. concerns on Iran and Darfur with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on August 14. AFM He stated that although our approaches often differ, China wants to cooperate with the United States on both issues. AFM He conveyed China's concern ove [...]
2007-08-16 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD CH IR SU TW
07BEIJING5453U.S. CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE UNITED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 08:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA CH
07BEIJING5496CHINA TERMS SCO SUMMIT "GREAT SUCCESS"
[...] (C) MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo told the DCM on August 18 that the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek laid the basis for future expansion. The SCO members (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and [...]
2007-08-20 08:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR CH RS ZK IR
07BEIJING5497PRC PRESIDENT TELLS IRANIAN COUNTERPART TO WORK
[...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Iran should "answer all the concerns of the international community" over its nuclear program. According to MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo, President Hu, in an August 15 [...]
2007-08-20 08:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC PARM IR CH ZK
07BEIJING550HONG KONG: CG CUNNINGHAM'S MEETINGS IN BEIJING
[...] (C) The Mainland's chief objective for Hong Kong is maintaining long-term political and economic stability, Government officials and scholars told Consul General James Cunningham during discussions in Beijing January 18-19. Hong Kong has seen significant positive development since the end of [...]
2007-01-25 05:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV CH
07BEIJING5502 AQSIQ INVESTIGATING SOURCE OF LEAD PAINT IN GUANGDONG "LEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) General Director Wang Xin told econoffs August 14 that AQSIQ was investigating the paint pigment that Foshan Lee Der Company (Li Da) acquired from a supplier for the manufacturing of Mattel Fisher P [...]
2007-08-20 22:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CH
07BEIJING5504[PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D372172: TIANJIN QIANGYING
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL A requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) end-use visit to determine the reliability of TIANJIN QIANGYING MACHINE ELECTRON TECHNICAL RESEARCH CO. LTD ("TIANJIN QIA [...]
2007-08-20 22:54:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP ETTC ETRD CH
07BEIJING552CHINA/STEEL: WRAP-UP OF SECOND SINO-UNITED STATES STEEL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese and United States Government delegations supported by steel industry representatives from both countries conducted the Second Sino-United States Steel Dialogue in Beijing October 19-20, 2006. The dialogue included a broad range of presentations relating to the steel ind [...]
2007-01-25 07:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV WTRO CH
07BEIJING5554SECRETARY PAULSON, STATE FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 1, Secretary Paulson and State Forestry Administration (SFA) Administrator Jia Zhibang agreed on the need for the United States and China to collaborate on sustainable logging issues and asked staff to follow up at the working level. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Administr [...]
2007-08-22 07:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SENV
07BEIJING5556CHINA/SED: SECRETARY PAULSON AND NDRC CHAIRMAN
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai met on August 1, 2007, to discuss the Strategic Economic Dialogue, currency reform, and investment policy. Secretary Paulson emphasized the need to make the Strategic Economic Di [...]
2007-08-22 07:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET PREL SENV EINV CH
07BEIJING5558CHINA OFFERS TRADE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On August 22, China provided an official reply to ref (a) request for China's support for Ms. Felice Gaer's candidacy for re-election to the United Nations Committee Against Torture. China offered to support Ms. Gaer's ca [...]
2007-08-22 08:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA CH
07BEIJING5560A/S HILL DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, SIX-PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Liaoning Province Party Secretary Li Keqiang, a front runner for elevation to the Politburo this fall and potential successor to PRC leader Hu Jintao in 2012, told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill on August 16 that he has personally followed the Six-Party Talks because o [...]
2007-08-22 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW CH KN
07BEIJING5562PBOC GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan told United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that he supports using dividend payments from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to help rebalance China's growth and that only a relatively small share of payments [...]
2007-08-22 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD CH
07BEIJING5565TREASURY SECRETARY PUSHES CAPITAL MARKET REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 1 meeting with Treasury Secretary Paulson, China Securities Regulatory Commission SIPDIS (CSRC) Chairman Shang Fulin described steps CSRC has taken to implement SED agreements, including licensing foreign stock market rep offices, resuming licensing new securities [...]
2007-08-22 22:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD CH
07BEIJING5566SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES BOND MARKET, EQUITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 1 meeting with Secretary Paulson, China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Chairman Liu Mingkang reported that China is making significant efforts to step up its AML enforcement efforts, noting that banks are &getting a lot tougher.8 Second, he reported that the [...]
2007-08-22 22:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD CH
07BEIJING5578INFLATION SPIKE GETTING ATTENTION FROM LEADERSHIP, MEDIA,
[...] (SBU) With CPI inflation hitting a ten-year high of 5.6 percent in July, there is now widespread concern among the public, extensive coverage in the media, and evident attention from China's senior leadership to rising prices. The spike over recent months is generally viewed as resulting from [...]
2007-08-23 07:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING5584PARTY ENACTS "SAFE" POLITICAL REFORM BY
[...] (C) The Chinese media has trumpeted nationwide, local-level reorganization of Communist Party committees over the past year as an example of political reform desiged to increase efficiency and "inner-Party deocracy." The most visible change has been reduction of the number of local Deputy Par [...]
2007-08-23 08:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING5599NINGXIA BENEFITING FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE BUT
[...] (SBU) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's poorest provinces, has benefited from Central Government funding under both the Great Western Development Program and New Socialist Countryside policy. As a result, Ningxia has improved its infrastructure and expanded its energy sector as wel [...]
2007-08-24 05:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING5601NINGXIA: FARMERS GETTING INCOME BOOST FROM CASH CROPS AND
[...] (SBU) Farmers in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's Zhongning County have enjoyed a significant income boost in recent years as a result of both expanding opportunities for non-farm work and Zhongning's production of wolfberries, a cash crop which is earning historically high prices in the interna [...]
2007-08-24 05:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING5608AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN
07BEIJING5639CHINA/SOE REFORM: THE LOCAL VIEW, AS SEEN FROM QINGDAO
[...] (SBU) Coverage of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform in China tends to focus on the 155 large national firms managed from Beijing by the central State Assets Supervisory and Administration Commission (SASAC). Easily overlooked, however, are the tens of thousands of companies run by the 32 pro [...]
2007-08-28 08:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING5640CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES TAIWAN, MIL-MIL
[...] (C) Taiwan is the most important and sensitive issue in the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, Chairman of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Jiang Enzhu told the visiting Congressional delegation led by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) in an Aug [...]
2007-08-28 09:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM ETRD KIPR TW CH
07BEIJING5652CODEL SKELTON-FORBES MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI
[...] (C) CODEL Skelton cited strong constituent concern in urging Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on August 27 to cooperate with efforts to solve the Iran nuclear issue, take steps to alleviate the American public's worries over the safety of Chinese exports and the U.S.-China trade deficit and d [...]
2007-08-29 02:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PMUC PTER IR SU KN CH
07BEIJING5655CODEL SKELTON ADDRESSES MILITARY TRANSPARENCY,
[...] (SBU) The United States and China share a long history and have many common interests that will only grow deeper and more plentiful, National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo told CODEL Skelton August 27. The delegation raised tough questions concerning military exchan [...]
2007-08-29 04:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KIRF ETRD PARM CH
07BEIJING569PRC/AFRICA: MFA PRESS BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO'S
[...] Key points made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at the January 24 MFA press briefing on President Hu's upcoming visit to Africa were: -- Hu will visit Africa from January 30 to February 10, including stops in Cameroon (Jan. 30-Feb. 1),Liberia (Feb. 1),Sudan (Feb. 2-3),Zambia (Feb. [...]
2007-01-25 10:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV XA SU CH
07BEIJING5705BEIJING MAYOR WANG QISHAN DISCUSSES OLYMPICS, CITY
[...] (C) As Beijing prepares to host the Olympic Games in August 2008, the city is taking a number of measures to lessen air pollution, Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan told the Ambassador over dinner on August 29, calling this month's four-day experiment in which half the city's cars were taken off the road " [...]
2007-08-30 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV KOLY ECON SENV ABLD ELTN PINR CH
07BEIJING5706PARTY CONGRESS TO OPEN OCTOBER 15; PERSONNEL
[...] (C) The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),which will determine China's new Party leadership lineup and policy direction for the next five years, will open October 15 in Beijing, official media announced August 28. No ed date for the Congress was given, though the e [...]
2007-08-30 09:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING5707CHINA NUCLEAR FORCE COMMANDER REITERATES "NO FIRST
[...] (C) China's strategic nuclear and conventional missile force commander General Jing Zhiyuan told CODEL Skelton August 27 that China's "no first use" policy remains unchanged and will "never change." He stressed that China's strategic missile force is solely for self defense. On force moderni [...]
2007-08-30 09:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MNUC PARM CH TW
07BEIJING5755CHINESE ACADEMY OF MILITARY SCIENCES DESCRIBES
[...] (SBU) PLA General Zheng Shenxia told CODEL Skelton that transparency in strategic intent and expanded military-to-military exchanges enhance our bilateral relations and contribute to the stability of the Taiwan Strait. General Zheng, Director of the Academy of Military Science, discussed the [...]
2007-08-31 10:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PINS PREL PTER MCAP CH TW
07BEIJING5757PRC DEFENSE MINISTER STRESSES CHINA'S PEACEFUL RISE
[...] (SBU) In a public address in Tokyo August 30, PRC Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan countered arguments that China poses a threat to the region and underscored China's increasing defense transparency. The Minister stated that the PRC has no military allies and its defense policy will not change, [...]
2007-08-31 11:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JN
07BEIJING5776CHINESE CENTAL ASIA WATCHERS UPBEAT ON RESULTS OF
[...] (C) Summary: Three Chinese observers of Central Asian affairs lauded the mid-August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, citing counter-terrorism cooperation, military exercises, trade and energy. The scholars told us China is increasingly looking to its SCO partners for resources [...]
2007-09-04 08:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING5791IN SCANDAL'S SHADOW, HENAN OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 08:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TBIO PREL CH
07BEIJING5792SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COMPUTER HACKING,
[...] Key points at the September 4 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computer systems "groundless" and representative of a "Cold War mentality." -- China will begin annual reporting to the UN on military spending and resume partic [...]
2007-09-04 09:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV SOCI PINR MARR UNSC KS KN IR AS
07BEIJING5793PRC URGES USG TO CONVINCE U.S. CONGRESS, MEDIA AND
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Government should engage the American people, Congress and media and urge them to stop politicizing the Darfur issue and linking it to the Olympics, Assistant Foreign Minister Affairs Zhai Jun says in an August 31 letter to AF Assistant Secretary Frazer. The letter, delivered to [...]
2007-09-04 09:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING5794HUMAN RIGHTS: YUAN WEIJING PREVENTED FROM
[...] (C) On August 31 Yuan Weijing, wife of imprisoned legal activist Chen Guangcheng (reftel),was prevented from traveling to Beijing, where she planned to campaign for her husband's release, and was forcibly returned to her home in Shandong Province, according to Jiang Tianyong (protect),one of [...]
2007-09-04 10:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CH
07BEIJING5797IN SCANDAL'S SHADOW, HENAN OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Under the impetus of the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Party Secretary's recent visit to Henan Province, local officials have launched an interdepartmental working group to address the challenges of local enforcement of Bei [...]
2007-09-04 23:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TBIO PREL CH
07BEIJING5801CENTRAL CHINA RISING: HENAN PLEASED WITH PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with EconMinCouns, Henan Provincial Government officials painted a picture of a province whose strategy of economic opening has resulted in three years of GDP growth above 14 percent as well as growing participation of foreign companies in local industry. The Cent [...]
2007-09-05 02:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV SOCI KPAO KIIP CH
07BEIJING5818NPC CHAIR WU BANGGUO DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY,
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL),accompanied by the Ambassador, emphasized the importance of food and product safety issues to American consumers during a meeting with National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo on August 28. Wu Bangguo said we need to set [...]
2007-09-05 09:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR KOLY MCAP PTER ECON CH
07BEIJING5836CODEL LARSEN-KIRK DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY, TRADE,
[...] (SBU) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) strongly urged China to address U.S. concerns about the safety of Chinese products and the RMB exchange rate in an August 27 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei. Representative Kirk encouraged China's cooperation [...]
2007-09-06 05:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PGOV PTER ETRD IR TW AF CH
07BEIJING5888TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM REMAINS SERIOUS CONCERN,
[...] (C) Current tensions over Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum, while serious, have not yet become a crisis, in part because of careful management by Washington and Beijing, in part because Chen has yet to cross China's "red line" of de jure independence, Embassy contacts commented [...]
2007-09-07 06:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH TW
07BEIJING5898XINJIANG POLICE: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM THREATENS
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Urumqi, Kashi and China's border with Kyrgyzstan during an August 29-31 trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Public Security Bureau officials simultaneously touted the success of anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang w [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER OREP SNAR PREL PRGOV TI PK KG AF CH
07BEIJING5899 CHINESE AUTHORITIES LAUNCH PUBLIC FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chinese authorities launched a massive campaign in late August to publicize their improvements to China's food safety and product quality systems. The TV, print, and internet coverage coincided with the release of the August 20 "White Paper on the Food Safety and Quality Situa [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TBIO PREL CH
07BEIJING5902CHINESE SCHOLAR DESCRIBES INTERNAL DEBATE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: China's Iran policy is the subject of heated debate within China's academic and foreign policy establishment, said Yin Gang, a Chinese research professor who recently returned from an officially sponsored trip to Iran. One camp, led by a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) sch [...]
2007-09-10 00:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING5918CHINA TO CONSIDER FORMAL UNSC BRIEFING ON BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: China will consider supporting a formal briefing of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by Special Envoy Gambari (reftel),MFA Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Division Deputy Director Liang Jianjun told us September 10. Liang said the MFA had conveyed to the Burmese gov [...]
2007-09-10 09:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING592THAI CNS CHAIR SONTHI DISCUSSES ARMS PURCHASES,
[...] (C) Summary: Thailand's Council of National Security Chair General Sonthi Boonyaratkalin discussed military ties and arms purchases during his January 21-24 visit to China. Sonthi met with Vice President Zeng Qinghong, Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and other military officials and visited Chi [...]
2007-01-26 07:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CH TH
07BEIJING594 LABOR CONTRACT LAW: SECOND DRAFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National People's Congress (NPC) has invited the American Chamber of Commerce in China (Amcham) and the US-China Business Council to submit comments on the second draft Labor Contract Law (LCL) which the NPC published on December 25. Amcham hosted a breakfast for members [...]
2007-01-26 08:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EINV PGOV CH
07BEIJING5946SEPTEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NUCLEAR EXPERTS
[...] Key points at the September 11 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Teams of Chinese and Russian nuclear experts have arrived in Pyongyang to discuss specifics of the disablement of DPRK nuclear facilities. -- No date has been set for the upcoming Six-Party Talks. -- The PRC is working with the i [...]
2007-09-11 09:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KOLY SENV KS KN PK RS SR JA CH FR
07BEIJING5950WAL-MART PULLS CHICKEN JERKY PET FOOD STRIPS FROM SHELVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy APHIS Attache and HHS Health Attache were informed separately on August 30 by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of Wal-Mart's recent decision to remove chicken jerky pet food strips manufactured by two Chinese firms from [...]
2007-09-11 23:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TBIO ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING5969CHINA URGES UNITED STATES TO OPPOSE INDIA'S UNSC
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request (paragraph 4). 2. (C) MFA Inernational Organizations Department United Naions Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun expressed to poloff September 12 China's concern over an Indian proposal in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) concerning UN Security Coun [...]
2007-09-12 06:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA UN IN CH
07BEIJING5973SEPTEMBER 12 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN'S UN
[...] Key points at the September 12 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- If Chen disregards the "condemnation of the international community" regarding his "independence provocations," he will "bear responsibility for all consequences." -- Olympic Committees on both sides of the [...]
2007-09-12 09:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
07BEIJING5977DESPITE POTENTIAL HICCUPS, PRC PUSHES FOR IMPROVED
[...] (C) In the wake of Japanese PM Abe's September 12 resignation, his earlier cabinet reshuffle, landmark August visit to India and multilateral naval exercises, Embassy contacts underscored China's continued desire to improve China-Japan relations. Neither Abe's resignation nor his recent cabin [...]
2007-09-12 12:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JN IN
07BEIJING598LATEST ROUND OF CHINA-VIETNAM BORDER TALKS BREAK
[...] (C) Chinese negotiators walked out of Sino-Vietnamese border talks without agreement January 20, leaving the Vietnamese delegation feeling disappointed and overlooked, according to our contacts. "Golf diplomacy" by Chinese VFM Wu Dawei and Vietnamese VFM Vu Dung could not overcome a negative [...]
2007-01-26 08:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG CH VN PF
07BEIJING6004SEPTEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM ABE'S
[...] Key points at the September 13 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Abe's resignation is an internal affair of Japan and China attaches great importance to the development of Sino-Japanese ties. -- The choice of a new Russian prime minister is an internal affair of that country. China and Russia h [...]
2007-09-13 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA CH RS ID IR
07BEIJING6005CHINA REQUESTS CONSULTATIONS REGARDING U.S.
[...] (SBU) On September 13, 2007, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) American and Oceanian Affairs Deputy Director General (DDG) Wang Hongbo summoned Embassy Deputy Senior Commercial Officer and USTR Senior Trade Representative to inform them that the Chinese Government will file a request for consultati [...]
2007-09-13 11:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD CH
07BEIJING6006CONCERNS ABOUT U.S. INVESTMENT CLIMATE FROM SOVEREIGN
[...] (SBU) In meetings held September 10 and 11, top officials involved in the formation and investment decisions of the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC, the new sovereign wealth fund) warned of a growing perception in China that the U.S. is decreasingly open to trade and investment. One of the [...]
2007-09-13 22:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING6018AQSIQ AND STAFFDEL DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) This report is Sensitive But Unclassified, for official United States Government use only and not for release to the media. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Congressional Committee on Commerce and Energy Staff Delegation led by investigator David Nelson met China's food safety ministerial and r [...]
2007-09-14 05:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH JA
07BEIJING6042FM YANG: "NEED TO STUDY AND DISCUSS THE BEST WAY
[...] (C) In a September 14 meeting requested by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on other subjects (see septels),the Ambassador, drawing from talking points contained in ref e-mail, stressed our joint commitment to a two-track resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. In addition to the IAEA effort, w [...]
2007-09-14 09:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6044FM YANG: TAIWAN'S CHEN SHUI-BIAN TO DECLARE
[...] (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called in the Ambassador September 14 to report that according to Chinese intelligence information, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will formally declare that Taiwan is a sovereign independent state at a large rally in Taiwan on Saturday, 15 September [...]
2007-09-14 10:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR CH TW
07BEIJING6045CHINESE MFA PROTESTS U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SALES OF
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui both protested to the Ambassador the recent announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying that such actions "send the wrong signal" to Taiwan and embolden Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's independence efforts. VFM Zha [...]
2007-09-14 10:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PGOV MARR CH TW
07BEIJING6070CHINA/CFIUS: TREASURY DAS DALY, CHINESE OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Nova Daly held discussions with Chinese Government officials and business leaders relating to bilateral investment issues on September 10, 2007. During the meetings DAS Daly provided an introduction to the new Committee for Financial [...]
2007-09-17 06:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV ETRD EFIN CH
07BEIJING6075BURMESE FM WELCOMES GAMBARI IN MID-NOVEMBER; READY
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Division Deputy Director Liang Jianjun told us September 17 that during a September 13-14 visit to China, FM Nyan Win explained to PRC State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and FM Yang Jiechi the Burmese government's perspective on the recent turmoil [...]
2007-09-17 09:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6076PRC URGES IRANIAN NUCLEAR ENVOY TO RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Director General for West Asian and North African Affairs Song Aiguo informed us September 17 that Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi told PRC officials September 13-14 that the Iran nuclear issue is "on the right track" and urged China to oppose new sanctions. Ac [...]
2007-09-17 11:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6082DEMARCHE ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 00:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PTER LE CH
07BEIJING609CHINA'S FIRST FTA SERVICES AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: China signed its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Services with the ten countries of ASEAN in January, 2007 during the 12th Annual ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines. While initially opening a limited set of services, the agreement brings China and ASEAN closer to realiz [...]
2007-01-26 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EINV CH XC AS NZ
07BEIJING6114ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADARAVAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff conveyed U.S. concerns about new reports that Sinopec plans to sign an agreement to develop the Yadavaran oil fields in Iran to Xu Wei, Deputy Director of the MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Iran and Turkey Division on September 18. Xu r [...]
2007-09-18 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR NL CH
07BEIJING614FIRST THE PRD, THEN THE YRD... NOW THE BOHAI RIM?
[...] (SBU) China's Central Government has backed the Bohai Rim Economic Circle (BREC) in Northern China as a key region for economic development in a manner often compared to the Pearl River Delta (PRD),emanating from Shenzhen-Guangzhou, and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD),anchored by Shanghai. The [...]
2007-01-26 08:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6155CHINA APPROVES SHANGHAI PORT FOR MEGAPORTS PILOT
[...] (SBU) The Chinese State Council has approved the deepwater port of Yangshen in Shanghai as the Chinese location for the Megaports pilot program, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Song Jia told Poloff on September 19. FM Yang Jiechi will notify Secretary Rice of the Chinese de [...]
2007-09-19 10:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH
07BEIJING6156CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) Poloff conveyed reftel points concerning efforts by Pakistan to acquire missile-related equipment from Chinese firms to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on September 19. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff that Beijing's policy on missile expor [...]
2007-09-19 11:27:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
07BEIJING6157REVISION OF PARTY CONSTITUTION: "BEGINNING OF HU
[...] (C) This week's announcement that the Chinese Communist Party Constitution will be revised at the October Party Congress, apparently to incorporate key concepts associated with General Secretary Hu Jintao, signals a clear advance in Hu's consolidation of power and marks the "beginning of the H [...]
2007-09-19 11:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING6158LIU GUIJIN: U.S. VISIT A SUCCESS; DISCUSSES SUDAN,
[...] (U) Summary: PRC Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin described his recent trip to the United States as a success that resulted in increased understanding of China's Darfur policies at a September 18 press briefing. In response to questions, he said that the security situation in Darfur is im [...]
2007-09-19 11:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH ZI ET
07BEIJING6159SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: CHINESE AID TO
[...] (C) Summary: China's aid policy toward Zimbabwe has not changed, and the current spate of reports regarding Chinese aid to Zimbabwe are all the result of a misunderstanding, MFA Zimbabwe Desk Officer Wang Xiao told PolOff September 19. The rumors re-ignited following a September 18 press conf [...]
2007-09-19 11:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CH ZI XA
07BEIJING6168 AUSTR STRATFORD'S MEETING WITH MOF A/S ZHU
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion September 13 with Ministry of Finance Assistant Minister Zhu Guangyao, Assistant USTR for China Tim Stratford outlined U.S. expectations for the upcoming Joint Committee on Trade and Commerce (JCCT) and discussed the status of various follow-up items from the [...]
2007-09-20 02:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING617A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI,
[...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]
2007-01-26 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING619A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]
2007-01-26 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6197CORRECTED COPY: SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points at the September 18 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks. -- The Chinese government opposes the Dalai Lama's meeting with German Chancellor Merkel. -- China and Japan will hold consultations on the East China Sea in late October. -- T [...]
2007-09-20 09:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN FR SF IN SU
07BEIJING6198SEPTEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the September 20 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks and Chinese heavy fuel assistance to the DPRK is under "active preparation and implementation." -- DPRK VFM Kim Yong-il met with VFM Wu Dawei in Beijing on September 18 and is curren [...]
2007-09-20 09:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SENV CH JA KN KS RS TW IS GZ GM
07BEIJING6199(S) CHINA URGED TO RECALL MISSILE-RELATED STEEL EN
[...] (S) Poloff delivered retel message concerning China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation's efforts to supply Syria's Mechanical Construction Factory with missile-usable specialty steel to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on Se [...]
2007-09-20 10:12:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KS SY
07BEIJING620"DEMOCRACY IS A GOOD THING" ARTICLE IGNITES DEBATE
[...] (C) An article in the influential weekly Study Times strongly endorsing democracy as "the best" political system has stimulated sharp discussion in Chinese media and intellectual circles. Our contacts speculated that "Democracy Is a Good Thing," by progressive scholar and author Yu Keping, i [...]
2007-01-26 11:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING6201 Staffdel Knauer Discusses Drug Export Safety with China
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Staffdel Knauer on September 3, officials at China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) described a rigorous inspection system for imports and exports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs),but admitted that there is a "fatal" gap in the system be [...]
2007-09-20 22:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL HHS ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING621HUMAN RIGHTS: AMCIT NASDAQ REP DETAINED THEN
[...] (C) Chinese security officials detained and questioned AmCit Lawrence Pan, NASDAQ's chief representative in China, on the morning of January 26 in connection with NASDAQ's alleged "support" for Falun Gong activities in the United States. He was released the same afternoon, Hong Kong-based NA [...]
2007-01-26 11:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CASC CH
07BEIJING622XINHUA RENEWS PRESSURE ON FOREIGN MEDIA PROVIDERS
[...] (C) Representatives of the Associated Press (AP),Reuters, and Dow Jones (DJ) recently told emboffs that Xinhua is using the occasion of foreign financial wire services renewing their annual licenses to require them to sign distribution agreements with China Economic Information Service (CEIS [...]
2007-01-26 12:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PREL KPAO KIPR ECPS CH
07BEIJING6233CHINESE TERRORISM EXPERT CALLS HIZB UT-TAHRIR A
[...] (C) Ma Pinyan, a terrorism expert at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, told Poloff September 1 that while violent terrorism is on the decline, Xinjiang authorities are concerned by the growth of non-violent fundamentalist movements like Hizb ut- Tahrir al-Islami (Islamic Party of Libera [...]
2007-09-21 08:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TI PK KG AF KZ CH
07BEIJING6234BEIJING LEGAL SCHOLAR ALLEGES DPP UN REFERENDUM
[...] (C) A Chinese legal scholar and National People's Congress (NPC) adviser specializing in Chinese constitutional issues, Wang Zhenmin (protect),alleged that passage of a Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) referendum endorsing UN membership "in the name of Taiwan" would be legally equiva [...]
2007-09-21 09:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL TW CH
07BEIJING6253CHINA/SCO ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - FEWER SPEECHES,
[...] (SBU) A September 2007 forum on economic cooperation among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had far fewer and lower ranking speakers than the previous year. The SCO Secretary General highlighted China's leading role in deepening friendship, cooperation and mutual economi [...]
2007-09-24 03:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
07BEIJING6256THE HALAL NETWORK - NINGXIA REACHES OUT TO THE MUSLIM
[...] Emerging economic ties between Ningxia Province and Islamic countries suggest a broader potential for expanded commercial interaction between China's Muslims -- which likely exceed 20 million and may number as many as 100 million according to unofficial estimates -- and their brethren in the M [...]
2007-09-24 03:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6264 CHINA'S NATIONAL RECALL SYSTEM: AN UNFUNDED MANDATE
[...] (SBU) China unveiled its new national recall system for toys and processed food on August 31, a program spearheaded by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Administration, and Quarantine (AQSIQ),the regulatory agency in charge of inspection for some aspects of domestic productio [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING6266CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6267CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6286PARTY CONGRESS ECONOMIC POLICY IMPACT SEEN AS
[...] (SBU) Several ECON contacts have told us that next month's Party Congress is unlikely to affect China's macroeconomic policies. One economic analyst opined that personnel changes at the Ministry of Finance could play a role in China's fiscal policy, but said the overall direction of reform wou [...]
2007-09-25 07:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING6294SEPTEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA
[...] Key points at the September 25 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Stabiity in Burma serves the interests of Burma and the international community; China sticks toa policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. -- No information on upcoming high-level visits between Japan [...]
2007-09-25 09:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN KS RS TW BM GM
07BEIJING6318RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE AS AN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 08:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
07BEIJING6321SEPTEMBER 26 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN'S UN
[...] Key points at the September 26 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO expressed appreciation for U.S. opposition to Taiwan's referendum on UN membership and its efforts to enter the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Taiwan will "get burned if it plays with fire," said the [...]
2007-09-26 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
07BEIJING6338CHINA TELLS BURMA TO RECEIVE GAMBARI QUICKLY,
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador per ref A urging China to press the Burmese regime to exercise restraint, begin an inclusive dialogue on democracy, and accept a visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari immediately, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei stressed in a meeting on Septem [...]
2007-09-27 08:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6339SEPTEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, SIX PARTY
[...] Key points at the September 27 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China hopes all parties in Burma can "exercise restraint" so as to avoid escalation of the situation. China also urged the press to report truthfully and avoid "exaggerated hype." -- The Six-Party Talks are set to begin this evenin [...]
2007-09-27 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH KN KS RS BM
07BEIJING6342AFM HE YAFEI ON IRAN: CHINA SUPPORTS NEW UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: China supports a new UN Security Council resolution on Iran when appropriate, but a new resolution should not hurt either the Iranian people or the legitimate economic and energy interests of China or other countries, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador [...]
2007-09-27 10:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6347AQSIQ VICE MINISTER DISCUSSES SALMONELLA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspecion, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Vice Minister Wei Cuanzhong discussed with FAS Mincouns September 26 the issue of poultry import restrictions in both countries, salmonella-contaminated Chinese fish exports, possible contamination [...]
2007-09-27 22:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ECON ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING6365MIGRANTS, MICROFINANCE, AND MEAT -- SHANXI'S RURAL
[...] (SBU) Professors and students at Shanxi Agricultural University in Central China said on September 25 that rural development in the province is based on non-farm income, local microfinance models have been disappointing, and the province's residents are paying close attention to inflation. Loc [...]
2007-09-28 07:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV SOCI CVIS CH
07BEIJING6367CHINA/STEEL: XINJIANG MILL (SORT OF) CHARTS ITS OWN COURSE
[...] (SBU) Econoff recently held a series of steel related meetings in Xinjiang Province with local government officials and the Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Company (Bayi). A Bayi executive told us that the company has successfully merged with Shanghai's Baosteel. Xinjiang Province Government supp [...]
2007-09-28 08:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
07BEIJING6374CHINA: FIVE REASONS FOR NO TELECOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce Policy Jonathan McHale, accompanied by Econoffs, met with Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General of WTO Affairs Wang Zhen to discuss JCCT [...]
2007-09-28 08:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
07BEIJING6376BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON EURO-RMB
[...] (C) At the September 28 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis said that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Chinese economic ministers to "work on" the current Euro-RMB currency imbalance after French Finance Minister Lagarde invited China's attention to it. German [...]
2007-09-28 08:59:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV ECON CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING6394DEMARCHE ON REDUCTION OF IRAQI DEBT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN IZ CH
07BEIJING6395CHINESE MFA SAYS ONGOING CRISIS IN BURMA STILL NOT
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Western Embassy officials on September 28, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Yang Yanyi delivered now familiar points on China's position on the crisis in Burma: China is concerned and supports UN efforts; the Burmese government should "properly handle" [...]
2007-09-28 10:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6396ALL BUBBLES, NO BATH: HUNAN'S APPAREL FESTIVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff's attendance at a recent apparel festival as part of a larger trip to Hunan province highlighted the provincial Party leadership's desire to attract foreign interest and investment, but exposed their limited understanding of how to actually do so. Despite flying in parti [...]
2007-09-28 10:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV BTIO EINV ECON CH
07BEIJING6402AMBASSADOR URGES IMPROVED PRC COOPERATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on bilateral issues (septel),the Ambassador urged improved Chinese cooperation on Burma, Iran and other international issues and pressed for General Jing Zhiyuan of the PLA Second Artillery to accept STRATCOM's inv [...]
2007-09-28 14:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM MARR MNUC CH BM IR SU
07BEIJING6403SCO SECRETARIAT, PRC SCHOLARS DISAGREE ON SCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Asian staff at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat and Chinese scholars offered clashing views on the SCO's mission, reflecting differences between China and other member states. Umad Azizov, an Uzbek at the SCO Secretariat, stressed the SCO's role in [...]
2007-09-28 14:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING6456China/Central Asia - Weak Infrastructure and
[...] (SBU) Transportation and logistics issues continue to hamper regional economic growth linking China and Central, West and South Asia. The widely hyped Horgos Cross Border trade area featured at last year's High- Level Forum on Regional Economic Cooperation in Urumqi is still under constructio [...]
2007-10-04 08:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
07BEIJING6458CHINA "CAUTIOUS" ON FORMAL UNSC MEETING, BELIEVES
[...] (C) Summary: In response to points in reftels, Chinese MFA officials referred to MFA press statements noting China's "positive appraisal" of UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari's just completed mission to Burma. MFA officials advised caution on proceeding with a formal meeting of the UNSC on Bur [...]
2007-10-04 09:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6498DISH DIFFUSION: PIRATE SATELLITE TV THRIVES IN
[...] (C) China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) has been cracking down on illegal satellite television since July 2007, according to news reports. While police in several cities are confiscating illicit receivers, enforcement of China's long-standing ban on private sat [...]
2007-10-05 08:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PROP PHUM SOCI KCUL KIPR CH TW HK JA RP
07BEIJING6501LEADERSHIP RUMORS IN ADVANCE OF THE PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) Contacts continue to speculate on impending high-level personnel changes as Beijing prepares for the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress on October 15. Decisions have reportedly "largely" been made but remain "top sec ret," with last-minute changes still a possibility. A "core" o [...]
2007-10-05 12:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING6503LEADERSHIP RUMORS IN ADVANCE OF THE PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) Contacts continue to speculate on impending high-level personnel changes as Beijing prepares for the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress on October 15. Decisions have reportedly "largely" been made but remain "top secret," with last-minute changes still a possibility. A "core" of [...]
2007-10-08 22:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING6535CHINESE MFA ON MINUSTAH RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 07:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV UNSC HA CH
07BEIJING6540OCTOBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA UNREST,
[...] Key points at the October 9 MFA Press Briefing: -- Burma has "become calmer" through the efforts of both the Burmese government and the international community. Any action by the UN Security Council should be "cautious and prudent" and calculated to promote "stability" within Burma. The "pr [...]
2007-10-09 14:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH IN KN BM
07BEIJING6579CHARGE PRESSES AFM HE TO BE FLEXIBLE ON P5-PLUS-1
[...] (C) Drawing on points in ref (A),Charge urged Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei on October 10 to remain constructively engaged on the P5-plus-1 process for dealing with Iran's nuclear program, and to attend the next Political Directors meeting. He also suggested that Beijing consider [...]
2007-10-10 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6580ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADAVARAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR CH
07BEIJING6581CHINA "STRONGLY DISSATISFIED" WITH LATEST UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese AFM He Yafei called in the Charge on October 10 to deliver a message describing China's efforts to improve the situation in Burma and to express the Chinese government's "disappointment and dissatisfaction" that the latest U.S.-circulated UNSC Presidential draft statement d [...]
2007-10-10 10:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6596CHINA MFA SIGNALS POSSIBLE WILLINGNESS TO APPROACH
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points and concept paper on the "Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on the Spread of WMD in the ASEAN Regional Forum" in separate meetings with MFA Asian Affairs Department Regional Security Division Director Ma Jia and Arms Control and Disarmament Department Conventional [...]
2007-10-11 07:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ARF CH
07BEIJING6606CHINA TIGHTENS MEDIA CONTROLS AS PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) As the 17th Party Congress rapidly approaches, propaganda officials are telling Chinese news outlets to avoid "negative" reporting, according to numerous media contacts. News of accidents and disasters, especially mining accidents, will be tightly controlled. Media speculation about Part [...]
2007-10-11 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING6607OCTOBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, ARREST OF
[...] Key points at the October 11 MFA Press Briefing: -- The situation in Burma is "relaxing" and is "turning in a good direction." The international community should offer "constructive" help to allow Burma to realize stability, reconciliation, democracy and development. -- ROK consulate off [...]
2007-10-11 10:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH BM KN KS JA VE CO
07BEIJING6609CHINA INFLATION: ASSET AND CONSUMER PRICE PRESSURE IN
[...] (SBU) Rising asset and consumer prices, and Central Government reactions to the increases, continued to draw attention during the recently concluded "Golden Week" period. With the 17th Party Congress set to open on Monday, October 15, inflation remains a predominant domestic economic concern. [...]
2007-10-12 01:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING6637BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON BURMA, THE
[...] (C) At the October 12 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, UK Ambassador William Ehrman said that China's concerns in Burma are driven by the long common border, the 2.5 million ethnic Chinese in Burma, the 150,000 PRC citizens living there and the 3,000 Chinese companies active in the c [...]
2007-10-12 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PHSA CH FR GM JA UK BM
07BEIJING6638CHINESE IRAN EXPERT SAYS PRC SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 11 People's Daily report, China's former ambassador to Iran suggested the Six-Party Talks model could be applied to the Iran nuclear issue but that the United States would have to negotiate directly with Iran. A Chinese researcher claimed to PolOff that Beijing is [...]
2007-10-12 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING6640NORINCO VP EAGERLY ACCEPTS MEETING PROPOSAL
[...] (S) Summary. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) Vice President He Xiaodong eagerly accepted reftel invitation to meet in Washington the week of 29 October - 2 November. VP He understands the meeting is only for NORINCO executives and not for outside consultants. VP He stated that as [...]
2007-10-12 09:34:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL CH ETTC PARM
07BEIJING6641ROUNDUP OF DISSIDENTS, UNDESIRABLES AS BEIJING
[...] (C) Security authorities appear to be rounding up a large number of petitioners, dissidents and other "undesirables" in advance of the 17th Communist Party Congress, which opens October 15. Police are detaining petitioners in Beijing and forcibly returning them to their home towns, contacts r [...]
2007-10-12 10:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6652MEETING WITH MFA VICE MINISTER ZHANG YESUI
[...] (U) Summary. On October 9, Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia and Department of Commerce Acting Under Secretary Christopher Padilla told MFA Vice Minister Zhang Yesui that the JCCT preparatory meeting with VM Ma were constructive and much work remains for the JCCT and SED. China should send an unequiv [...]
2007-10-15 00:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CH
07BEIJING6654UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...]
2007-10-15 03:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6655UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...]
2007-10-15 03:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6671CHARGE PRESSES MFA ON WSJ REPORTER'S VISA
[...] (C) Summary: Per ref A, the Charge d'Affaires met with the MFA Information Department DG October 12 to press him to issue a residency permit to a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent. The DG, Liu Jianchao, stressed that the visa denial for journalist Ian Johnson was due to [...]
2007-10-15 09:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH
07BEIJING6675U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERARTS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposium on Medicine in the Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary c [...]
2007-10-15 22:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING6676U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERPARTS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposiu on Medicine in th Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary cel [...]
2007-10-15 22:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING6689CHINA DEFERS TO GAMBARI ON TIMING OF RETURN VISIT
[...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points October 16 to United Nations Affairs Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun. Yao said China supports UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari's returning quickly to Burma, but "respects the judgment" of the UN Secretary-General and Special Envoy Gambari with regard to [...]
2007-10-16 08:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6690OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA VISIT
[...] Key points at the October 16 MFA Press Briefing: -- The U.S. presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to the Dalai Lama will "seriously hurt" U.S.-China relations. -- Chinese participation in this week's scheduled P5-Plus-1 Political Directors' meeting was cancelled for "techn [...]
2007-10-16 09:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH BM IR JA GM SU
07BEIJING6716GERMAN EMBOFF CONFIRMS CHINA CANCELLED RULE OF LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 08:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH GM
07BEIJING6720PARTY BUOYED BY GOOD SOCIAL STABILITY, BUT
[...] (C) China's leadership is holding its 17th Party Congress amid a backdrop of high economic growth and rising living standards that is keeping societal unrest in check, according to sociologists and mid- level government officials with whom we recently spoke. Most contacts say that the current [...]
2007-10-17 11:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6730CHINESE MFA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Poloff on October 18 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Director Dong Zhihua reftel points soliciting support for U.S. priority resolutions in the UN General Assem [...]
2007-10-18 07:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA CH
07BEIJING6732OCTOBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA VISIT
[...] Key points at the October 18 MFA Press Briefing: -- China regards the Dalai Lama's visit to the United States as blatant interference in China's internal affairs that has greatly undermined the relationship between the United States and China. FM Yang strongly protested the visit in an Octo [...]
2007-10-18 09:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH BM TU VM VT IN RS KN
07BEIJING6733FM YANG "STRONGLY PROTESTS" DALAI LAMA'S U.S.
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed China's "strong opposition and indignation" to October 17 activities in connection with awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama. FM Yang said that the United States' actions will have "severe adverse consequences for bilateral relatio [...]
2007-10-18 10:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH IN
07BEIJING6760PRESS BRIEFING ON OLYMPICS HELD OCTOBER 19 ON
[...] A briefing on next year's Olympic Games was held October 19 as part of the series of press conferences staged in conjunction with China's ongoing 17th Communist Party Congrss. Liu Jingmin, who serves both as Beijing Vce Mayor and Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee f [...]
2007-10-19 12:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY CH
07BEIJING6761CHINA'S 2008 WOMAN OF COURAGE: AI XIAOMING
[...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate feminist author, documentary filmmaker and activist Ai Xiaoming to receive the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ai has overcome police detention, physical assault and state censorship to fight for the rights of Chinese women. I [...]
2007-10-19 13:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH
07BEIJING6777HU JINTAO EMERGES FROM PARTY CONGRESS STRONGER,
[...] (C) Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao has emerged from the 17th Party Congress stronger than before, but China's new leadership lineup revealed today indicates that he must continue to accommodate other interests within the Party. Hu Jintao was "reelected" to the top positions of Pa [...]
2007-10-22 10:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING6810OCTOBER 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, DALAI LAMA,
[...] Key points at the October 23 MFA Press Briefing: -- China's new leadership committed to peaceful development and DPRK denuclearization process -- Regarding the Dalai Lama, the United States and China will hold "effective communication" -- EU-China dialogue on human rights "helpful" -- V [...]
2007-10-23 09:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING6822DARFUR HEAVY SUPPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Drawing upon reftel, Poloff urged China to boost its assistance to the UNAMID peacekeeping operation in Darfur in an October 24 conversation with MFA International Organizations Department UN Division official Diao Junshu. Diao responded that she would pass the U.S. request on to her superiors [...]
2007-10-24 08:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING6839CHINA MFA ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 04:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU CH
07BEIJING6844OCTOBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GAMBARI VISIT, J-10
[...] Key points at the October 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- UN Special Envoy Gambari met with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on October 24-25. -- China has taken note of the "untrue and groundless" reports in the Russian media th [...]
2007-10-25 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH BM IR RS JA SU TU IZ PK
07BEIJING6845CHIA TO SEND DG TO P5-PLUS-1 MEETING, SEEKS U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador October 25 that he was unavailable to attend the P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting on the Iran nuclear issue proposed for November 2 in London. Instead, China would send MFA Arms Control Department Director General [...]
2007-10-25 10:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TBIO MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6848CORRECTED COPY (PASS LINE ADDED) - (S) CHINA
[...] (S) The Ambassador raised reftel demarche on the possible transit of military-related goods from the DPRK to a UN sanctioned entity in Iran through Beijing with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei (other subjects from that meeting reported septels) October 25. AFM He said China takes its nonp [...]
2007-10-25 11:18:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT KN CH
07BEIJING6849AFM HE YAFEI ON DAUB, RUSSELL AND SHAO CASES, U.S.
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei, accompanied by two MFA lawyers, raised the Daub lawsuit against the PRC Consulate General in New York with the Ambassador on October 25 and asked the USG to intercede and stop enforcement of the recent court order. He said the Chinese would have n [...]
2007-10-25 11:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OFDP CASC CJAN EAGR ECON ETRD WTRO
07BEIJING6850AFM HE: PRC STUDYING UNAMID HELICOPTER REQUEST,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador October 25 that the PRC was studying the request for helicopters in support of UNAMID deployment (reftels),but opined that Chinese helicopters "may not be up to the task." He alleged that the United States has influe [...]
2007-10-25 11:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING6851GAMBARI TO PUSH DIALOGUE IN BURMA; CHINA STILL
[...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari October 25 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of November." In addition to praising Chinese efforts on his behalf, G [...]
2007-10-25 23:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6857ECONOMIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE 17TH PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) The outcomes of the 17th Party Congress indicate agreement among China's top leaders that economic policy should continue to promote rapid growth but at the same time shift the forces behind that growth away from investment and towards domestic consumption. As such, future policies will l [...]
2007-10-26 05:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV PREL CH
07BEIJING6859RISING PRICES, RAPID GROWTH REMAIN ECONOMIC FOCUS
[...] (C) China's most recent macroeconomic indicators showed inflation falling slightly, economic growth continuing to surge and asset prices spiraling upwards as the 17th Party Congress closed this week. Macroeconomic experts uniformly stated that recent food price pressure on the Consumer Price [...]
2007-10-26 06:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING6863DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Embassy on October 25 notified MFA in advance of the designation of Iranian entities. 2. (C) DCM Daniel Piccuta emphasized to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi October 26 that the new measures announced by Secretaries Ric [...]
2007-10-26 08:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP CH IR
07BEIJING6864PRC LIMITS COVERAGE OF BURMA "DISTURBANCE,"
[...] (C) Despite having taken a largely hands off approach to managing coverage of Burma by relying on editors to engage in "self-censorship," Chinese authorities nevertheless have required reporters to restrict their description of events in Burma to words like "disturbance," so as not to legitimi [...]
2007-10-26 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP CH BM
07BEIJING6872S/CRS WORKS WITH CHINA ON A RECONSTRUCTION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting officials from S/CRS participated in a successful Reconstruction and Stabilization Workshop in Beijing on October 24-25. The MFA organized the workshop, with attendance by representatives of several Chinese ministries. Each side briefed on its international emergency [...]
2007-10-29 05:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH KCRS
07BEIJING6873CHINA REGRETS IT WILL NOT SUPPORT DAVID WALKER FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 05:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC UN UNGA
07BEIJING6889 TREASURYS SMITH AND MEDEIROS MEETING WITH MOF A/S ZHU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Chief of Staff Taiya Smith and Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Political Advisor Evan Medeiros discussed preparations for the third round of the SED with Ministry of Finance Assistant Minister Zhu Guangyao October 10. Smith and Zhu agreed that the SED should fo [...]
2007-10-30 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING6895MFA SAYS GAMBARI TO PUSH FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA;
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese Government has agreed to a November 5 visit by UN Special Envoy Gambari, and during that visit Gambari hopes to push for dialogue between the regime and Aung San Suu Kyi, a more inclusive constitutional process and measures to improve economic development, an MFA Inte [...]
2007-10-30 08:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6899OCTOBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the October 30 MFA Press Briefing: -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and opposition to Canada's hosting of the Dalai Lama. Canada should correct its actions to avoid further damage to bilateral ties. -- Japan's actions against Chinese activists near the Dia [...]
2007-10-30 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH LA KN KS KZ JA VE CA IR
07BEIJING6919OCTOBER 31 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: 17TH PARTY CONGRESS
[...] Key points at the October 31 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman gave a summary of the "guiding ideology" and "overall requirements" for Taiwan-related work revealed in General Secretary Hu Jintao's political report at the recent 17th Party Congress. -- The s [...]
2007-10-31 11:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON MASS MNUC CH TW
07BEIJING6932MORE BLEAK CONDITIONS IN NORTH KOREA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The agricultural situation in North Korea continues to deteriorate according to UN FAO experts briefing Beijing-based diplomats. Although the spring harvest was better than usual, food shortages are still expected. Three major agricultural disasters hit the DPRK in 2007, includi [...]
2007-11-01 06:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV CH KN
07BEIJING6935CHINA AND SINGAPORE SUPPORT AN "INCLUSIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore and China expressed support for a more inclusive national reconciliation process in Burma during the October 26 visit of Singapore FM George Yeo to China, though neither Yeo nor Chinese FM Yang Jiechi articulated the elements of that process, according to MFA Asia Depar [...]
2007-11-01 09:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM SN
07BEIJING6936CHINA/ENERGY: TENSION AMID SHORTAGES AND PRICE HIKES
[...] (SBU) Amidst fuel shortages and even the death of a line-jumper at a gas station in Henan Province, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has raised refined oil prices by USD 9/barrel and gasoline/diesel prices at the pump by 20 US cents per gallon. The goal is to encourage [...]
2007-11-01 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV PGOV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING6937NOVEMBER 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA, BURMA,
[...] Key points at the November 1 MFA Press Briefing: -- Countries that meet with the Dalai Lama have been deceived or wish to meddle in the internal affairs of China. Seeking to undermine China's policy of peaceful development in Tibet is doomed to failure. -- China hopes the relevant parties [...]
2007-11-01 09:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS CA IR
07BEIJING6938PRC-ISRAEL: FM LIVNI PRESSES BEIJING TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli Embassy readout, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that efforts to achieve international consensus on the way forward with Iran have weakened existing sanctions against the [...]
2007-11-01 09:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR IS
07BEIJING6939A/S HILL-VFM ZHANG BILATERAL MEETING, OCTOBER 31,
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui urged the United States to be cautious on the Taiwan issue during this sensitive period, expressed opposition to "protectionist" U.S. Congressional resolutions an [...]
2007-11-01 09:59:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD CVIS MASS CH TW KN XV
07BEIJING6957POST FOLLOWS UP ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) Poloff delivered ref A message informing China of an imminent shipment of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran via a Beijing-bound Iran Air flight to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 3. 2. (S) Recalling Post' [...]
2007-11-03 05:30:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL CH KN IR
07BEIJING6971BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM
[...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]
2007-11-05 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING6974A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]
2007-11-05 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING6975CHINA WISHES TO WORK WITH USG TO PROMOTE STABILITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: China is deeply concerned about the current state of emergency in Pakistan and hopes Pakistan President Musharraf will maintain stability there, according to MFA Asian Affairs Director General Hu Zhengyue. Hu told Pol [...]
2007-11-05 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM MNUC PGOV CH PK
07BEIJING6976CHINA/RUSSIA/INDIA: PRC TALKS UP TRILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministers from China, Russia and India met in Harbin October 24 for the seventh in their series of trilateral meetings. The role of the UN in the Asia-Pacific region was a key issue in talks, as well as climate change, counter-terrorism and scientific and academic exchan [...]
2007-11-05 10:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS CH IN RU
07BEIJING6977ARGENTINA DEMARCHES CHINA ON INTERPOL RED NOTICES,
[...] (C) Poloff contacted the Argentine Embassy in Beijing regarding Argentina's effort to have INTERPOL issue six Red Notices for five current and former Iranian officials and one Lebanese national indicted by Argentine courts for their alleged roles in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Mut [...]
2007-11-05 11:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AR CH
07BEIJING6978 Strategic Economic Dialogue Meeting on
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and Chinese Government and industry representatives met October 29-30 to discuss transparency in administrative licensing, an outcome from the second round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held in May. The sides exchanged information on general licensing requireme [...]
2007-11-05 23:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD CH
07BEIJING6979 2007 U.S.-China Legal Exchange
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce held the 2007 U.S.-China Legal Exchange in Xi'an, Beijing, and Shanghai from October 22-27. The program consisted of U.S. and Chinese presentations on each country's inbound investment and trade secrets regimes as well as [...]
2007-11-05 23:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING7004CONTACTS ASSESS HU JINTAO´S STRENGTH AFTER THE
[...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao succeeded in further elevating his authority at the recently completed 17th Communist Party Congress, most Embassy contacts believe, though they differ to what extent. A minority of observers, however, argue he fell short of his goals. Despite Hu´s apparent gains, [...]
2007-11-07 05:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING7005MFA: CHINA AND U.S. BOTH "GOOD INFLUENCES" FOR
[...] (C) In the wake of Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar's October visit to the United States and signing of the USD 285 million Millennium Challenge Account aid package, Chinese and Mongolian officials underscored the "special" nature of Sino-Mongolian relations, but differed on China's view [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH MG
07BEIJING7035OPEN BUT NOT TRANSPARENT: LOCAL REPORTERS
[...] (C) Although the Communist Party employed a more sophisticated media strategy during the 17th Communist Party Congress October 15-21, local contacts tell us they were disappointed with the Party's tight regulation of domestic coverage while the Congress was in session. Press controls inside China [...]
2007-11-08 10:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING7036NOVEMBER 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, BIBLE BAN,
[...] Key points at the November 8 MFA Press Briefing: -- China requested that Iran "respond positively" and "attach importance to" the concern of the international community. (Note: some news organizations stated that China "demanded" Iran respond positively. The word in Chinese was "yaoqiu" whi [...]
2007-11-08 10:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS PK IR AF ID VE SN
07BEIJING7037COUNTERTERRORISM: PRC ADOPTING PRAGMATIC APPROACH
[...] (C) PRC citizens have increasingly been victims of violence overseas in recent years, including murders and kidnappings in Africa and attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite evidence that some of these incidents specifically targeted Chinese and clear signs that the PRC is experimenting [...]
2007-11-08 23:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL CASC PGOV CH PK XA IZ AF UN
07BEIJING7052 CHINA/ENERGY: FUEL SHORTAGES TIED TO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES' SWING CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) China's ongoing struggle with fuel shortages underscores the role of both independent refiners, which control approximately 15 percent of capacity, and independent retailers, which run half of the country's filling stations. Experts we spoke with believe that last week's gasoline and die [...]
2007-11-09 08:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH PGOV
07BEIJING7063POST RAISES ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION MATTER
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Part II of ref B message, concerning an ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran, to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 9. (Note: According to the MFA, Director G [...]
2007-11-09 10:15:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7064BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON PRC
[...] (C) Discussion at the November 9 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering covered possible personnel changes resulting from the mid-October 17th Communist Party Congress and included speculation that Politburo members Zhang Dejiang, Li Keqiang and Wang Qishan would become Vice Premiers. The [...]
2007-11-09 10:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM SENV CH FR GM JA UK BM
07BEIJING7069CHINA: GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION
[...] (C) Post recommends against commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Great White Fleet's visit to China. Although the circumnavigation of the Great White Fleet was a significant moment in American naval history, Post believes that, in China, commemorating this first display of U.S. globa [...]
2007-11-13 00:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPEO MASS MPOS CH
07BEIJING7084NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESS FREEDOM,
[...] Key points at the November 13 MFA Press Briefing: -- Reports that China is building a database with information on foreign journalists are "completely false." No such database is being constructed. -- The recent visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari to Burma resulted in progress. China will [...]
2007-11-13 10:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IR BM
07BEIJING7086CHARGE URGES VFM ZHANG YESUI TO INVESTIGATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 10:33:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7098CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON CHINA-JAPAN TIES DESPITE LACK
[...] (C) Chinese and Japanese contacts were cautiously optimistic about Japanese PM Fukuda's impact on China- Japan relations, highlighting his "balanced" approach, but they were hesitant to predict any significant developments in the near term. The October round of talks on joint energy explorati [...]
2007-11-14 09:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JN IN
07BEIJING7102UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 09:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA CH
07BEIJING7105S/P GORDON BILAT WITH VFM WANG YI: IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking with Policy Planning Director David Gordon November 13, stressed the need for the United States and China to continue their policy planning dialogue on long-term strategic issues. S/P Director Gordon emphasized to VFM Wang that the United St [...]
2007-11-14 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS ENRG SENV KNNP ASEAN CH XA BM IR
07BEIJING7107CONTACTS ON NEW POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Many Embassy contacts have told Poloffs that the elevation of "fifth generation" leaders Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang to the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at the recently completed 17th Communist Party Congress (Ref A) may be the Congress´s most significant outcome. Anointing Xi and Li as [...]
2007-11-14 10:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING7125INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF THE UN FOOD AND
[...] Poloff on November 8 conveyed to the MFA reftel points urging China to support the conclusions of the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and to support a leaner budget for the FAO. MFA International Organizations and Conferences [...]
2007-11-15 08:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC FAO UN CH
07BEIJING7126CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN ASEAN MEETINGS: TWO
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei and MFA Asian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director General Yang Yanli separately previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus 3 meeting and other ASEAN-related events November 18-22. AFM He said [...]
2007-11-15 09:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH BM
07BEIJING7127NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA
[...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]
2007-11-15 10:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7128PRC/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF FM YANG'S TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an MFA readout, in meetings with President Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Tehran, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said that after five years of addressing the nuclear issue, "there is currently no re [...]
2007-11-15 11:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7137DG LIU JIEYI WARNS CDA ON SERIOUSNESS OF ANN DAUB
[...] (C) MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi presented the same points to CDA as in DCM Zheng Zeguang's November 15 demarche to DAS Christensen (see ref) regarding the escalation of the Ann C. Daub Case. DG Liu emphasized that it is the responsibility of the United S [...]
2007-11-16 09:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CJAN CH
07BEIJING7153ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF
[...] (C) Poloff on November 19 conveyed to the MFA ref a points urging China to support U.S. candidate Pierre-Richard Prosper's reelection to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Committee). Guo Xiaomei of MFA's Treaty and Law Department, alluding to the P-5 "Gentleman's Agre [...]
2007-11-19 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA CH
07BEIJING7155IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] (C) Drawing upon reftel points, PolMinCouns in a November 19 meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director General Wu Haitao urged China to support adoption of a new UNSC sanctions resolution in response to Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations. [...]
2007-11-19 10:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR CH
07BEIJING7173XINJIANG: CONTACT SAYS DEMONSTRATION, ARRESTS
[...] (C) Summary: A three-day protest in Xinjiang in September highlighted the presence in China of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (the Islamic Party of Liberation),according to a well-connected Muslim contact. The protest was especially significant because it occurred in the more ethnically Han northe [...]
2007-11-20 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER OREP CASC PGOV KIRF PK KG AF KZ CH TI
07BEIJING7174MFA RESPONDS TO U.S. INFORMATION ON ONGOING
[...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue responded on November 20 to the U.S. message (Ref C) concerning the ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff he was instructed to [...]
2007-11-20 09:53:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7175MFA: CHINESE ENGINEERS DELAYED BY LOGISTICS, UN
[...] (C) Poloff on November 20 urged the MFA to speed deployment of the Chinese engineering force to Sudan and inquired about the reasons for the delay. Poloff noted that the delay in deploying the Chinese engineers is affecting follow-on deployments. MFA International Organizations and Conferenc [...]
2007-11-20 09:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING718JANUARY 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the January 30 MFA press conference were: -- The third phase of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks will begin on February 8. The Talks will focus on implementation of the Joint Statement and how to promote progress. Progress made will determine the Talks' duration. - [...]
2007-01-30 10:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM TSPA CH KN XA SU TX LO
07BEIJING7192CHINA/IPR: AMBASSADOR'S SIXTH IPR ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) On October 23-24, the China Mission held Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.'s Sixth Annual Roundtable Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in China, with the theme "IPR Protection on the Ground - What the United States Embassy is Doing to Support Rights Holders in China, and What [...]
2007-11-21 06:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING7197VFM WANG YI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON BURMA VISIT;
[...] (C) Summary: Briefing the Ambassador on his recent trip to Burma, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the ongoing "political reconciliation and democratic process" are the domestic affairs of Burma and should therefore be addressed by the Burmese Government and people themselves. The internat [...]
2007-11-21 10:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING721THE TROUBLE WITH KIDS: 20-40 GENERATION GAP
[...] (C) It is fashionable among Chinese elites who were born in the 1960s or before to criticize current Chinese college students and recent graduates as self- absorbed and materialistic. Scholars and journalists have told us that in their view, a "20-40" generation gap is emerging between youn [...]
2007-01-30 10:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING7210CHINA'S TAIWAN CONNECTION IN OPPOSING KOSOVO
[...] (C) While denying that Kosovo independence would set any precedent for Taiwan, Chinese experts acknowledge that China's concerns over its own "sovereignty" and "territorial integrity" mean that China will be reluctant to support Kosovo's independence over the objections of Serbia. Views vary [...]
2007-11-23 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC CH TW YI
07BEIJING7213PRC/MEPP: PRC SUPPORTS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's decision to send Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the November 26-27 Annapolis conference on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) demonstrates China's firm support for the international meeting, according to an MFA contact. Chinese public statements have played up the int [...]
2007-11-23 09:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG PTER MEPP CH IS
07BEIJING7226BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON SARKOZY
[...] (C) At the November 23 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French President Nicholas Sarkozy will discuss with Chinese leaders the sale of two third-generation European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactors, an investment protection agr [...]
2007-11-27 00:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING723CPA'S LIU BAINIAN SAYS CHINA HAS TRIED TO EASE
[...] (C) Vice-Chairman of the Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) Liu Bainian said China sought to ease tensions with the Vatican in the lead-up to Gan Junqiu's ordination as bishop of Guangzhou Diocese. Liu says China informed the Vatican of the pending nomination and has postponed appointment of [...]
2007-01-30 12:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF PREL PGOV CH VT
07BEIJING7233OCTOBER PRICE SURGE ATTRACTS ATTENTION IN BEIJING AND
[...] (SBU) Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose to 6.5 percent year-on-year in October, tying with August's 11-year high, further exacerbating a major leadership concern (reftels). Food prices remain the primary contributor to price increases, as core inflation was low at 1.1 percent. Officia [...]
2007-11-27 07:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING7239NOVEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the regular November 27 MFA Press Briefing: -- FM Yang told Secretary Rice in a November 26 meeting that China would play a constructive role on the Iran issue. -- China is still consulting with other parties on the date of the next Six-Party Heads of Delegation meeting. -- Chi [...]
2007-11-27 23:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON MARR EFIN ETRD TBIO IR JA KN
07BEIJING7251OLYMPIC DISAPPOINTMENT IN CENTRAL CHINA AS HENAN ON OUTSIDE
[...] (SBU) Contacts in Henan Province said they are disappointed that Central China has been largely excluded from the events surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics even as they look forward to the Games as a "national event" and a "showcase." One official went so far as to say that because all of t [...]
2007-11-28 08:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KOLY ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7253BEIJING UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS ENGAGE S/P DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Meeting with prominent Beijing scholars, Policy Planning Director David Gordon discussed U.S.-China strategic policy issues, Taiwan, democracy and U.S. alliances in Asia. His Chinese interlocutors questioned whether the United States views China as a threat and noted the contradictions bet [...]
2007-11-28 08:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR MASS CH TW KS KN JA
07BEIJING7254NOVEMBER 28 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: AGRICULTURAL
[...] Key points at the November 28 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- SAIC DDG Pan Haimin discussed issues related to cross-Strait agricultural cooperation on the Mainland. -- The TAO had no comment regarding Chen Shui-bian's statements on use of martial law in Taiwan. -- Th [...]
2007-11-28 09:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON MASS CH TW
07BEIJING7262U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: CHINESE (AND
[...] (C) China's foreign policy must contribute to domestic economic development and be non-ideological and based on interests, not values, China's top policy planning diplomat told visiting U.S. Policy Planning Director David Gordon. U.S.-China relations have transcended the purely bilateral and a [...]
2007-11-29 04:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM SENV IR KN JP IN AU CH
07BEIJING7270DARFUR: THREATS TO CHINESE ENGINEERS WILL NOT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 09:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING7271CHINA SUPPORTS BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS IF BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 09:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA BM CH
07BEIJING7272SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: FRENCH PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]
2007-11-29 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7273PRC DENIAL OF USS KITTY HAWK PORT VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: In response to our queries as to the reason for the recent PRC denial of port visit permission to the USS Kitty Hawk, officially the Chinese have been unwilling to say anything more than the United States "already understands" the reason. A Taiwan Affairs Office official, while c [...]
2007-11-29 09:52:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMARR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING7274(CORRECTED COPY) SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE:
[...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]
2007-11-29 11:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7284(C) WHITHER NDRC? POST-PARTY CONGRESS RUMORS
[...] (C) Post-Party Congress rumors and speculation by Embassy contacts indicate that the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),China's top economic policymaking body, may soon undergo significant structural changes in the run-up to the March 2008 session of the National People's Congress [...]
2007-11-30 02:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING7295CHINA-INDIA DEFENSE TALKS BUILD CONFIDENCE, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The first Chinese-Indian "Annual Defense Dialogue," held in November, and mid-December's planned joint military exercises will bolster confidence in bilateral relations, according to Chinese MFA officials and academics and Indian Embassy officials. However, academics believe the [...]
2007-11-30 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CH IN PK
07BEIJING7299PRC PREMIER WEN JIABAO AT ASEAN SUMMIT MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's participation in the recent ASEAN Summit meetings in Singapore provided an opportunity for China to promote its vision of East Asia regional integration, according to MFA Asia Department ASEAN Division Deputy Director He Wei. Deputy Director He and Chinese s [...]
2007-11-30 11:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH ASEAN
07BEIJING7329QINGHAI MUSLIMS, PART 1: GOVERNMENT CONTROLS,
[...] (C) Government controls on Islam such as Hajj restrictions, training of imams and guidelines on mosque operations, persist in northwest China's Qinghai Province. During a September 14-19 visit, PolOff read a sign in one mosque in rural Haidong Prefecture that warns worshippers that religion m [...]
2007-12-04 10:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PTER CH PK SA
07BEIJING7330QINGHAI MUSLIMS, PART 2: FOREIGN LINKS GROW
[...] (C) Ties between Muslims in northwest China's Qinghai Province and those in the Middle East are on the rise because of widespread satellite TV use and an increasingly mobile populace. Qinghai contacts told PolOff September 14-19 (ref A) that many Muslim communities are trying to embrace more [...]
2007-12-04 10:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PTER PK CH SA
07BEIJING7331XI JINPING SLATED FOR PARTY SCHOOL PRESIDENT,
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts have told PolOffs that newly-promoted Politburo Standing Committee Member Xi Jinping will soon be appointed president of the Central Party School (CPS),replacing former Politburo Standing Committee Member Zeng Qinghong, who retired at the mid-October 17th Party [...]
2007-12-04 11:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING7333December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW
[...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]
2007-12-05 00:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7334December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW
[...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]
2007-12-05 00:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7362CHINESE STEEL FIRM MAY BID $200 BILLION FOR MINING
[...] (C) China's top steel maker, Baosteel, is considering a $200 billion bid for Rio Tinto, the UK-based mining giant currently targeted in a $134 billion offer from Australian mining firm BHP Billiton. Rio is among a handful of Western firms that dominate trade in the increasingly expensive iron [...]
2007-12-05 09:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PREL CH
07BEIJING7363U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: REGIONAL
[...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, both sides agreed that the Six-Party Talks and APEC represent important parts of the existing East Asian regional architecture, and China and the United States have common interests in those institutions. The post-Six- [...]
2007-12-05 11:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID APEC SENV KN JP RU TW CH
07BEIJING7364U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFRICA, ENERGY
[...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, MFA Director General for Policy Planning Ma Zhaoxu said the United States and China have common concerns on African development issues. He expressed hope for the region and noted the importance of China as a model and [...]
2007-12-05 12:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD EAID APEC SENV CH XA
07BEIJING7371TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH CHINESE
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met Chinese financial regulators and bank leaders on November 13 to warn China of the increasing risk posed by Iran to the Chinese financial system, as European banks curtail their relationships with Iranian entities. U/S Levey detailed the t [...]
2007-12-06 06:38:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH ECON EFIN IR
07BEIJING7375TREASURY U/S QUESTIONS VFM ZHANG YESUI ON PRC
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on November 13 to encourage the Chinese to do more in furtherance of international efforts to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. U/S Levey outlined the threat posed to the integrity of the i [...]
2007-12-06 08:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH IR PREL ETTC EFIN PARM
07BEIJING7382CHINA/JAPAN HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, FORM WINS OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Form prevailed over substance at the first ever China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) in Beijing December 1, 2007. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura. Topics included macroeconomic policies, ec [...]
2007-12-06 09:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING7383DECEMBER 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the December 6 MFA Press Briefing: -- China believes the date for the next round of Six- Party Talks must be reached by consensus. -- China will "earnestly study" the NIE on Iran with relevant parties so as to push forward the proper settlement of the issue. -- On climate [...]
2007-12-06 11:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7384AMBASSADOR URGES CHINESE ACTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Drawing upon Ref A talking points, the Ambassador in a December 6 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei urged China to press the Burmese regime to engage in an authentic dialogue with the opposition and include the opposition in efforts to draft a constitution. Drawing upon Ref [...]
2007-12-06 11:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7385AMBASSADOR URGES CHINESE ACTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Drawing upon Ref A talking points, the Ambassador in a December 6 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei urged China to press the Burmese regime to engage in an authentic dialogue with the opposition and include the opposition in efforts to draft a constitution. Drawing upon Ref [...]
2007-12-06 11:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7386EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG:
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]
2007-12-06 12:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU
07BEIJING7388PRC-IRAN: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MFA ON NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei December 6 that the recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program indicates the continued need for IAEA and Security Council action on Iran's nuclear program. AFM He said China is st [...]
2007-12-06 22:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7389NOT-SO-SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT: LOOKING FOR FAST GROWTH IN
[...] (SBU) Third-tier cities in Central China are aiming for more investment and faster growth even as the Central Government promotes "Scientific Development" following the 17th Party Congress. Hu Jintao's Scientific Outlook on Development calls for more balanced and sustainable development, but a [...]
2007-12-07 00:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7401BEIJING AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NEW HUMAN AI CASE IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: China confirmed a human case of avian influenza on December 2, 2007. This is the fourth human case this year, three of which have died. The last case was reported in May 2007 (Ref A). In a divergence from past AI announcements, the Ministry of Health did not/not send around a form [...]
2007-12-07 07:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CH
07BEIJING7405PRC/MEPP: CHINA TO ATTEND PARIS CONFERENCE, LIKELY
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points urging China to attend the donors' conference in support of the Palestinians to be held in Paris December 17 to MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Levant Division Deputy Director Xu Chen. 2. (C) Xu said that China will attend the conference [...]
2007-12-07 08:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER MEPP CH FR IS
07BEIJING7409CHINA'S "INDEPENDENT" PRESS: ECONOMIC OBSERVER
[...] (C) Managers and journalists from the Economic Observer, China's only "private" (non-Party- affiliated) newspaper, which was launched as a nation- wide, weekly paper in 2001 and is owned by a commercial provincial holding company, told PolOffs recently that the Observer is alive and well and [...]
2007-12-07 10:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING7430EU-CHINA SUMMIT REACHES AGREEMENT FOR MORE TALKS
[...] (SBU) The EU-China Summit held in Beijing November 27-28, 2007 covered over thirty topics ranging from the EU arms embargo on China and human rights to macroeconomic issues and exchange rates. In a 47 paragraph joint statement, borrowing from last year's language, the two sides agreed to upgra [...]
2007-12-11 02:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING7434 CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 03:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7435CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 04:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7445CHINA/IRAN: SINOPEC SAYS OIL DEAL DOES NOT HARM U.S.
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Sinopec's Director General for International Affairs confirmed and elaborated on several elements of its deal with Iran to develop oil production at Yadavaran. He told us the activities to be undertaken in Iran constitute a services contract, not an investment. He argued [...]
2007-12-11 23:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7446TIP: PRC RESPONSE TO USG CONCERNS PRIOR TO BEIJING COMMIT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Treaty and Law Division Deputy Director Xu Yu on December 3. 2. (SBU) Noting that he shared our points with the Ministry of Public Security and o [...]
2007-12-12 02:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL CH BU
07BEIJING7449DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINOPEC IRAN DEAL,
[...] Key points at the regular December 11 MFA Press Briefing: --Sinopec's Iran deal is a "business action" conducted on bases of equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese government does not need to comment on such a commercial deal. --Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum "seriously threatens peac [...]
2007-12-12 04:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD IR JA RU KN KS VM
07BEIJING7455CHINA TO SUPPORT DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR TEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 08:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC EFIN MARR IZ CH
07BEIJING7457CHINA HOPES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
[...] (C) PolOff on December 12 queried Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on China's reaction to the Troika's December 10 report on Kosovo. Yao said China appreciates the Troika's efforts to reach a solution acceptable to a [...]
2007-12-12 09:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC TW YI CH
07BEIJING7462MIGRANT MOTHER'S DEATH PROVOKES DEBATE ON
[...] (C) The death of a desperately poor migrant worker and her unborn child at a Beijing hospital has generated public uproar and a wave of social criticism by intellectuals. The migrant, 22-year-old Li Liyun, died November 21 when her common-law husband refused to sign a permission form to allow [...]
2007-12-12 11:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP SOCI CH
07BEIJING7473DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the regular December 13 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei and ROK Ambassador Chun Yung-woo met this morning to discuss the Six-Party Talks and the "next stage of work." -- China hopes the Sudan Government can take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Sudan. [...]
2007-12-13 09:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA KN KS SA IT FM SG FR LE IS
07BEIJING7474TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH CSRC CHAIRMAN SHANG
[...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Paulsn met with CSRC Chairman Shang Fulin in conjunction with the SED in Beijing on December 11. Shang briefed Paulson on recent progress in raising the quota for foreign investors in Chinese capital markets to USD 30 billion. He also emphasized plans to resu [...]
2007-12-13 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH ECON EFIN
07BEIJING7476XI JINPING APPOINTED PARTY SCHOOL PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Xi Jinping, promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee at the mid-October Party Congress, has been appointed president of the Central Party School (CPS),according to University of Denver China scholar Zhao Suisheng (please protect). In a meeting with PolOff on December 11, Zhao (who is [...]
2007-12-13 11:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07BEIJING7485ARMS WIDE OPEN, BEIJING WELCOMES U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Even after a week of United States toy recalls totaling almost 5 million units, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Rich O'Brien received a cordial welcome from Beijing authorities, private industry, and the China Toy Association during a four day November visit. Meetings [...]
2007-12-14 06:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING7486U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES NEXT ROUND OF STATE-NDRC DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery and the Vice Chairman of China's National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),Zhang Xiaoqiang, met on the margins of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 12 to discuss the upcoming 7th Ro [...]
2007-12-14 07:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7487MFA: CHINESE ENGINEERS TO DEPLOY BY JANUARY, NOT
[...] (C) China anticipates that the remaining engineers being provided to Darfur as China's contribution to the Heavy Support Package will deploy by the end of January, Diao Junshu, the MFA International Organizations Department UN Division officer responsible for Sudan, told PolOff December 14. [...]
2007-12-14 07:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UNSC KPKO SU CH
07BEIJING749PRC ACADEMICS ON NORTH KOREA
[...] (S) In three recent conversations on North Korea, Chinese counterparts were consistent in their frustration with the DPRK and their contempt for Kim Jong-Il. One scholar dismissed recent rumors that Kim had been detained by the North Korean military but hinted that the DPRK leader may be suff [...]
2007-01-31 11:03:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP CH KN
07BEIJING7498EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU
[...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...]
2007-12-14 09:47:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN
07BEIJING7499EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]
2007-12-14 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING750JANUARY 31 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: POSSIBLE VISIT OF
[...] Key points at the January 31 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- TAO spokesperson Yang Yi would not confirm a possible visit by "President of the Legislative Yuan" Wang Jin-pyng in connection with the establishment of a national-level Taiwan Business Association. -- Yang c [...]
2007-01-31 11:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
07BEIJING7513JADE IN OLYMPIC MEDALS: CHINESE, NOT BURMESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 08:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KOLY CH BM
07BEIJING7518XINJIANG: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES, EXPORTS UIGHUR
[...] (C) Officials in the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) told Poloffs that XUAR authorities created programs to move Uighur laborers from rural Xinjiang to China's booming coastal cities to boost incomes for young workers from southern Xinjiang and "change [...]
2007-12-17 10:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KWMN CH
07BEIJING752CHINESE SCHOLARS COMMENT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST
[...] (S) Conversations with several Beijing scholars revealed that none were aware of China's January 11 anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test beforehand and were only able to speculate after the fact about its significance. President Hu Jintao would have known about the test in advance, though the [...]
2007-01-31 12:32:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MARR PGOV CH
07BEIJING753CHINA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] Post is pleased to provide the names and thumbnail backgrounds of five women we consider the most influential in China (Ref A). Although women in China enjoy equal rights under law, in reality they often face considerable obstacles to advancement. The women we mention below have overcome th [...]
2007-01-31 12:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN CH
07BEIJING7535GUANGZHOU INSURANCE CONFERENCE NOV. 28-29
[...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at the 8th annual China Rendezvous Insurance Conference in Guangzhou November 28-29 discussed insurance challenges in the China market for foreign insurance and reinsurance companies. Industry participants lamented the lack of insurance product awareness among the [...]
2007-12-18 09:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING7537DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the regular December 18 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei is currently in Pyongyang to discuss the next phase of the Six Party Talks. -- Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda has expressed his willingness to visit China, but the two sides have not yet decided a date for the visit. [...]
2007-12-18 09:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA KN KS RS BL VM
07BEIJING7538CORRECTED COPY: DECEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING:
[...] Key points at the regular December 18 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei is currently in Pyongyang to discuss the next phase of the Six Party Talks. -- Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda has expressed his willingness to visit China, but the two sides have not yet decided a date for the visit. [...]
2007-12-18 09:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA KN KS RS BL VM
07BEIJING7545TIP: COORDINATED MEKONG MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) At the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and Inter Ministerial Meeting (IMM) in Beijing December 12-14, delegates from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam discussed regional cooperation and coordination o [...]
2007-12-19 06:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING7550XINJIANG AUTHORITIES BLOCK UNSANCTIONED HAJJ
[...] (C) Summary: A well-placed contact told Poloff December 3 that Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) officials seek to eliminate all Hajj pilgrimages other than those arranged by the Islamic Association of China (IAC). The contact said that Saudi Arabia requested China to prohibit Chinese M [...]
2007-12-19 09:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF TI PK KG AF KZ CH
07BEIJING7554CHINA: MODERATE INFLATION HERE TO STAY, EXPERTS SAY
[...] (SBU) Beijing-based economists said this week that moderate inflation likely will continue in 2008, and they expect further administrative tightening measures by the Central Government in order to control prices. Their comments followed the government's announcement earlier this month that Chi [...]
2007-12-20 01:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING7557SED SESSION II: INTEGRITY OF TRADE, DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 12 working lunch, the United States and China stressed that product quality and the safety of food and drugs pose a complicated new challenge in a global economy. Both sides said trading partners should increase dialogue and cooperation and called for science- [...]
2007-12-20 07:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO BEXP HHS CH
07BEIJING7567Avian Influenza Cases in Jiangsu - Latest Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the death of a twenty-four year old male from Avian Influenza (AI) in Jiangsu Province on December 2, the young man's 52 year old father developed symptoms and was confirmed positive for Influenza A H5N1 virus on December 6. The father had extensive close contact with [...]
2007-12-20 08:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC CH
07BEIJING7573CHINA'S CASTE SYSTEM: GOVERNMENT MOVES SLOWLY TO
[...] (C) China's leaders, several contacts tell us, are increasingly concerned by the social inequalities created by China's household registration system ("hukou"),a legacy of the Mao era that prevents migrants from enjoying many of the social services available to native urban dwellers. China's [...]
2007-12-20 09:42:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7575PM FUKUDA,S VISIT TO CHINA STILL IN THE PLANNING
[...] (C) Preparations for Japan Prime Minister Fukuda's upcoming official visit to Japan are underway even though the dates of the visit and the agenda have yet to be agreed, MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told Poloff on December 19. Lu said the notional agen [...]
2007-12-20 10:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JN
07BEIJING7576LANZHOU: ISLAMIC LINKS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT KEEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in western China, told EmbOffs that Gansu sees things differently from Beijing on a range of issues. They stressed that western provinces now believe it is their turn to enjoy the fruits of China's rapid economic development and exp [...]
2007-12-20 11:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EINV CH TW
07BEIJING7577DECEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRODUCT
[...] Key points at the December 20 MFA Press Briefing: -- On U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama's reported call for a ban on U.S. imports of Chinese toys, China believes that a few defective products should not be the grounds for an overall ban. -- China believes all sides will continue w [...]
2007-12-20 11:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MARR EIND CH BM IN KS KN
07BEIJING7579SED III: OPENING SESSION, DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) At the December 12 opening session of the third round of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi said the SED has improved not only bilateral business ties, but also overall Sino-U.S. relations and has attracted widespread international attention. Wu said th [...]
2007-12-21 01:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING7581SED SESSION V: MERGING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Session V of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) focused on the environmental protection achievements of both countries and sustainable development recommendations for the future. Several successful collaborative efforts on environmental protection were highlighted [...]
2007-12-21 03:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD SENV KGHG TBIO CH
07BEIJING7591SURPRISINGLY SMALL INCREASE IN CHINESE HAJJ
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabian Consul Majed Alshammary (protect) told Poloff December 13 that Saudi Arabia would admit 20,000 Chinese Hajj pilgrims annually if China permitted it, although China has stated it will allow 10,700 Hajj pilgrims in 2007. Alshammary said he is surprised that China did [...]
2007-12-21 06:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF TI PK MY SA CH
07BEIJING7593SED SESSION III: BALANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The third session of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) focused on Balanced Economic Development. Both sides agreed on the need for further economic reforms, but Chinese interlocutors insisted that reforms take place gradually to avoid "overshooting." The Chinese [...]
2007-12-21 06:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CH
07BEIJING7595SED SESSION VI: ADVANCING BILATERAL INVESTMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 13 investment session of the third SED, both sides agreed that increased Chinese investment in the United States would strengthen bilateral ties. Chinese officials expressed frustration over how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIU [...]
2007-12-21 09:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON CH
07BEIJING7600SED SESSION VII: CONCLUDING SESSION OF SED III,
[...] (SBU) At the Concluding Session of the Third Round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi said the meeting was held during a critical period of Sino- United States relations and that it was a complete success. She summarized three important accomplishments: a focus on a c [...]
2007-12-25 23:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING7610China Requests Date Change for UN ESCAP Meeting to May,
[...] (SBU) Mr. Geng Shuang, MFA Director of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, called Embassy to request the United States support the Chinese sponsored change of date for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asi and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) meeting to May [...]
2007-12-27 05:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CH
07BEIJING7634DECEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM FUKUDA VISIT, EAST CHINA
[...] Key points at the December 27 MFA Press Briefing: -- China extends a warm welcome to FM Fukuda, scheduled to arrive in China December 27. -- The spokesman said that the majority of DPRK nuclear disablement will be completed by the end of the year and that China hopes all sides will follow [...]
2007-12-27 09:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN RS JA IN
07BEIJING7654PRC/PAKISTAN: CHINA CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION
[...] (C) Beijing condemns the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as a terrorist act, MFA Asia Department Director for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Zhang Yiming told PolOff December 28. China has sent condolences to Bhutto's family as well as the families of the [...]
2007-12-28 08:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CH PK
07BEIJING769ROK FOREIGN MINISTER SONG VISIT TO EIJING
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Song Min-soon discussed bilateral relations with high-level Chinese officials and raised growing concerns about the treatment of North Koreans in China in a day-long series of meetings with ROK consular officers in the PRC on his recent visit to Beijing. Our PRC and ROK E [...]
2007-02-01 08:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CMGT CH KS KN
07BEIJING770FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES: PROBABLE INVESTMENT IN
[...] (C) Top officials from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in a January 25 meeting with Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary Affairs Mark Sobel, Finatt Loevinger, and Econoffs, as well as a January 23 meeting that took place before Sobe [...]
2007-02-01 08:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV CH HK
07BEIJING772FEBRUARY 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: US-DPRK FINANCIAL
[...] Key points made at the February 1 MFA press conference were: -- Despite comments from VFM Wu that the Fifth Round of Six-Party Talks would last 3-4 days, the MFA gave no timetable and had no substantive comments on the recent financial talks between the United States and the DPRK. -- The [...]
2007-02-01 10:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING773MFA CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTED U.S. SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) MFA North Americas Director General Liu Jieyi expressed concern to the DCM over Taiwan media reports alleging U.S. support for Taiwan's development of long-range attack capabilities. DG Liu cited reports of U.S. civilian companies' plans to sell equipment for Taiwan's Xiong Feng long-ran [...]
2007-02-01 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CH TW
07BEIJING792CHINA/IPR: AMBASSADOR'S SIXTH IPR ROUNDTABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 06:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING800 CHINA'S LABOR MARKET: SURPLUS OR SHORTAGE?
[...] (SBU) Summary. China simultaneously faces both a large labor surplus and shortages of labor in certain segments of its labor market. Workers with skills have ample employment opportunities, and some industrialized regions are experiencing shortages of even marginally skilled workers, whose [...]
2007-02-02 02:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07BEIJING804COMMUNIST PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS IVP CHANGED HIS
[...] (SBU) Niu Xianfeng, an Associate Professor at China's Central Communist Party School, said that participation in an International Visitor's Program (IVP) in the United States in September 2006 changed the way he teaches his students, many of whom are high-level Communist Party officials from pr [...]
2007-02-02 05:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SCUL KPAO OEXC SOCI CH
07BEIJING808BANK OF JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE'S CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Chief Representative to China, Kiyoyuki Seguchi, said that BOJ is concerned that China's large balance of payments surplus and rigid exchange rate are contributing to excess liquidity, over-investment, and asset bubbles in real estate and stocks, increasing the ris [...]
2007-02-02 06:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR WTRO CH JP
07BEIJING83Xie Zhenhua - sacked former Environment Minister - given
[...] (SBU) Xie Zhenhua, the former Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA),who was sacked following the much publicized November 2005 chemical spill into the Songhua River, is about to be appointed as a Vice Chairman to the powerful National Development and Reform Commi [...]
2007-01-04 09:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ENRG KSCA CH
07BEIJING86JANUARY 4 MFA BRIEFING: IRANIAN ENVOY TO BEIJING,
[...] Key Points at the January 4 MFA Press Conference were: -- Ali Larijani, special envoy to Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will visit China January 4-5 to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue, bilateral relations and other issues of common interest. -- Although the MFA denies that the recen [...]
2007-01-04 12:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING860HUMAN RIGHTS: GAO YAOJIE BLOCKED FROM TRAVELING TO
[...] (C) Local authorities have blocked Dr. Gao Yaojie, a well-know AIDS advocate from Henan province, from traveling to Beijing February 5 to complete visa processing for an upcoming trip to the United States, post has confirmed. Police continue toprevent Gao from leaing her home, Guo Tufei prot [...]
2007-02-05 09:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING861MFA CONSIDERING PROPOSAL TO CO-HOST ARF
[...] (C) The MFA will consider carefully the United States' proposals (reftel) that China co-sponsor, co- chair and join in the announcement of an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Intersessional Meeting on Non- proliferation, according to MFA officials from the Asia and Arms Control Departments. Poloff [...]
2007-02-05 10:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ARF CH
07BEIJING886HUMAN RIGHTS: DAS CHRISTENSEN RAISES GAO YAOJIE
[...] (C) EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen expressed deep concern about the detention of AIDS activist Dr. Gao Yaojie to MFA Director General for North American Affairs Liu Jieyi on February 6. Local authorities have prevented Dr. Gao, who exposed the widespread AIDS infections ca [...]
2007-02-06 10:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING887MFA ON JAPANESE RESEARCH VESSEL DISPUTE
[...] (C) The Chinese ship Dongfanghong, which was the subject of a February 5 Japanese diplomatic protest, is a civilian ship conducting normal scientific survey research, MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun told poloff February 6. Beijing had notified Tokyo in 2006 of the ship's research [...]
2007-02-06 11:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CH JA
07BEIJING888DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES BURMA WITH MFA ASIAN
[...] (C) EAP DAS Thomas Christensen underscored the need for continued international attention to Burma in a meeting with MFA Asian Affairs Director General Hu Zhengyue on February 6. The United States was disappointed by China's veto of the Security Council resolution on Burma. China should fin [...]
2007-02-06 11:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL CH BM AF
07BEIJING889FEBRUARY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points made at the February 6 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume February 8. -- The Deputy Spokesperson refused to comment on detained AIDS activist Gao Yaojie, referring questions to local authorities. -- China's anti-satellite test does not pose a threat [...]
2007-02-06 13:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING917DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH DG LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) EVFM Dai Bingguo will represent China in the next Senior Dialogue following the expected confirmation of Deputy Secretary-designate Negroponte, MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen. China is prepared to hold subdialogue talks on the Middle East, Africa, [...]
2007-02-07 12:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP CH SU IR
07BEIJING921HUMAN RIGHTS: POST RAISES EXECUTION CASE OF UIGHUR
[...] (C) Post contacted Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Human Rights officer Xu Jing February 8 to urge that China stay the execution of Uighur rights activist Ismail Semed, citing problems of due process and the requirement under Chinese law for a Supreme Court [...]
2007-02-08 05:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING925DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH BEIJING
[...] (C) EAP DAS Thomas Christensen expressed concern to leading Beijing University scholars about the implications of China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test. Dean of Beijing University's School of International Studies Wang Jisi (strictly protect) blamed "communication failure" within the Chinese Gov [...]
2007-02-08 08:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC TSPA PGOV CH SU BM IR
07BEIJING935HUMAN RIGHTS: POST AGAIN RAISES CASE OF DR. GAO
[...] (C) The MFA is continuing to look into the case of Dr. Gao Yaojie, MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Chen Xu stated in response to Polmincouns' delivery February 8 of a demarche (ref A) urging that China let Dr. Gao travel to Washington to be honored at the Vi [...]
2007-02-08 09:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING938BEIJING WILL DECIDE POSITION ON MINUSTAH MANDATE
[...] (C) Beijing will decide its position on the length of mandate extension for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after President Hu returns from Africa on February 12, MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Chen Xu said. Chen was responding to a demarc [...]
2007-02-08 10:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
07BEIJING940FEBRUARY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the February 8 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks resumed today with an open- ended schedule. Goals are to implement the Joint Statement and establish a mechanism for further progress. Relevant parties should address financial sanctions issues to allow th [...]
2007-02-08 11:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN JA CH XA
07BEIJING958GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CHINA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 05:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KNNP RU CH
07BEIJING972DID HU JINTAO ASSESS VIETNAM'S POLITICAL REFORMS
[...] (C) An officer at the Vietnamese Embassy said he finds credible reports circulating among ASEAN diplomats in Beijing that President Hu Jintao wrote the phrase "this is not Socialism" on a document Hu was given describing political reforms at Vietnam's April 2006 10th Party Congress. The ques [...]
2007-02-09 12:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH VN
07BEIRUT1208LEBANON: CBL GOVERNOR SALAMEH PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salameh says the GOL barely met its Emergency Post Conflict Assistance program targets, is not making satisfactory progress on reform, will have a hard time meeting further benchmarks, and could not meet the higher standards required for a formal IMF program. Salameh [...]
2007-08-09 06:54:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1546LEBANON: TELECOM SECTOR -- AS CONFUSING AS EVER
[...] (C) Both Telecom Minister Hamadeh and Transportation Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman Shehadi are optimistic about the launch of the mobile telecom sale, but Shehadi appears to be struggling to get the TRA up and running. In earlier meetings with USG officials, Hamadeh appeared to support [...]
2007-10-04 08:15:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1625LEBANON: SINIORA TO USDP EDELMAN: ARMY IS KEY TO
[...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric S. Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Mark T. Kimmitt, PM Siniora stressed the need to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as the best way to empower the Lebanese state and [...]
2007-10-18 07:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS IR IZ LE
07BEIRUT552LEBANON: UN LEGAL ADVISOR URGES EARLY TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Near the conclusion of his Beirut visit, the UN Legal Advisor reported to us on 4/20 that Hizballah has still not revealed its reservations to the special tribunal for Lebanon but denies having issues with Article 3 (assigning responsibility to superiors) and has repeated its pledge to sup [...]
2007-04-20 15:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT603LEBANON: MODERATE LEADERS ON CHAPTER VII: ONLY
[...] (C) Influential Maronite leaders Nassib Lahoud and Sheikh Michel Khoury acknowledged that Chapter VII is now the only realistic means to establish the Special Tribunal, and has to be introduced soon. But both moderate leaders strongly cautioned that only one chance exists: if the Security [...]
2007-04-30 06:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT633LEBANON: PRO-REFORM LEADERS URGE CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) In a 5/3 meeting at the Embassy, a broad range of leaders from the March 14th movement, including Walid Jumblatt, Marwan Hamadeh, Ghattas Khoury and Nassib Lahoud, discussed the chances for a successful vote on a Chapter VII resolution, likely Syrian and opposition reaction to such a dev [...]
2007-05-04 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT692LEBANON: A/S WELCH AND PM SINIORA COORDINATE
[...] (C) In a 5/16 meeting, PM Siniora informed the visiting NEA A/S Welch that he is ready to initiate an all-out final diplomatic push to garner support for Chapter VII to establish the Special Tribunal. Once the P-3 draft resolution text has been agreed upon, Siniora will concentrate on winni [...]
2007-05-17 13:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT695LEBANON: PM SINIORA CONVOKES UNSC MEMBER STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: PM Siniora summoned the chiefs of missions of all UNSC member embassies in Beirut at 6:00 PM on May 16 to make a pitch for UNSC adoption of a Chapter VII resolution on the Special Tribunal. Present were the ambassadors of Italy, Russia, China, and Belgium; Char [...]
2007-05-17 15:09:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KCRM LE
07BEIRUT814LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI REVIEWS NEXT STEPS ON THE
[...] (C) Saad Hariri thanked the Ambassador and IO A/S Silverberg in a 6/5 meeting for U.S. support in adoption of the tribunal, and he pledged to move quickly on selecting Lebanese judges. He suggested that locating the tribunal in Cyprus could handicap the ability of Turkish pressure on Syria t [...]
2007-06-07 06:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT913LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER WARNS ISRAEL WILL
[...] (C) UNIFIL Force Commander Graziano, calling the June 17 rocket attack against Israel a "severe violation" of UNSCR 1701, credited excellent UNIFIL communication with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and Israeli restraint for Israel's decision not to retaliate. However, he warned that Israel [...]
2007-06-21 14:44:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BELGRADE1029 Serbian Kosovo Position Continues to Harden: Kosovo Weekly
[...] (u) This report covers activities related to Kosovo for the week of July 16. 2. (sbu) Summary: Kosovo was not as much in the public eye as last week, as there were no visits comparable to A/S Fried and FM Kouchner to report on. The GoS showed private signs of increasing rigidity on rel [...]
2007-07-20 13:15:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV SR
07BELGRADE272SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]
2007-02-28 14:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE307SERBIA'S IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IMPROVE IN 2006
[...] The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA),in its yearly Special 301 submission to USTR, elected not to recommend that Serbia be placed on the Special 301 Watch list. Embassy supports this decision. Serbian authorities responsible for intellectual property rights (IPR) enforce [...]
2007-03-07 13:45:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL SR KIPR
07BELGRADE435KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]
2007-03-30 16:11:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE459KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/2 - 4/5)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 2, the UNSC meeting attended by Prime Minister Kostunica was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. Both before and after the April 3 session, Belgrade media speculated [...]
2007-04-05 16:05:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE489KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/9 - 4/13)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 9, Serbia's self-titled "diplomatic offensive" to block passage of a UNSC resolution on Kosovo was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. The Ambassador and his French [...]
2007-04-13 16:53:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE533KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/16-4/20)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS -------------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: The first half of the week was dominated by GoS reactions to a mischaracterization of remarks by U/S Burns in testimony before Congress, while the second ha [...]
2007-04-20 16:31:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE597KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/30-5/4)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY ------- 2. (sbu) This was an abbreviated week for Kosovo-related news owing to a 2-day May Day holiday. Media focus at the beginning of the week was on the SCM visit that concluded in Kosovo over the prece [...]
2007-05-04 16:25:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS UNSC PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE958KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: BELGRADE PREPARES FOR NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Without hard news on Kosovo out of Kennebunkport, Serbian media filled the vacuum with speculation about new status negotiations. Serbian officials doggedly continued their diplomatic offensive abroad and political entrenchment at home. Partition of Kosovo crept back into the ne [...]
2007-07-06 15:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BERLIN1007SCENESETTER FOR G-8 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chancellor Merkel will open the Eighth Africa Partnership Forum (APF) in Berlin immediately following the G-8 Finance MinistersQ Meeting in Potsdam May 19-20 and the German-World Bank Forum on May 21. Hosted by the German Development Minister, the APF will set out the key co [...]
2007-05-18 09:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN1066GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER ON ENERGY/CLIMATE IN
[...] (C) Summary. German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos met with the Ambassador May 24 to discuss the EU/Russia Summit (in which Glos was a full participant),energy security and climate change policy, and the current push to realize a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha Dev [...]
2007-05-25 10:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD SENV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN1071CHANCELLOR MERKEL PREVIEWS G-8 SUMMIT
[...] Summary: German Chancellor Merkel emphasized climate change, hedge funds, Africa, and closer cooperation with emerging economies as core themes for the June 6-8 G-8 Summit in her remarks before the Bundestag May 24. Merkel acknowledged the debate on climate change is contentious, but argued d [...]
2007-05-25 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN115FOOD SECURITY/HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY. On January 18, USEU Development Counselor and Embassy Berlin Econoff discussed opportunities for cooperation on development assistance with German officials in light of Germany's concurrent EU/G-8 presidencies. Development Ministry interlocutors expressed interest in U.S. proposals [...]
2007-01-21 10:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON GM
07BERLIN1247 GERMAN AND EPO RESPONSE TO WIPO DEMARCHE
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin discussed holding WIPO DG accountable for his actions as requested in reftel. Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts voiced support for the USG view but also discussed the delicacy of Germany's position, due to its ongoing role as President of the European Council. Spe [...]
2007-06-22 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR WIPO SZ GM
07BERLIN1312GERMAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING DELIVERY OF
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper in response to the USG non-paper contained in ref A to Global Affairs officer June 19. Kauke said this case was difficult because the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co shipp [...]
2007-07-03 15:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW LN IR
07BERLIN1450TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS AGAINST IRAN WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 08:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN GM IR PARM PREL
07BERLIN1452(S) NIAG 7053: GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN FIRM
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer July 19 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Kauke said the German Government investigated the information contained in ref B concerning an attempt by the Iranian firm Tajhiz Novin Tous [...]
2007-07-25 15:01:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM
07BERLIN1453GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING POTENTIAL EXPORT OF
[...] (U) This is an action item -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog met Global Affairs officer July 23 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Herzog explained that German export control authorities sought USG input for an [...]
2007-07-25 15:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC ETTC MTCRE PARM TNGD GM CH
07BERLIN1486(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI - INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A nonpaper and demarche July 31 to Finance Ministry Deputy Director General Rolf Wenzel and MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Thomas Goebel. Global Affairs officer also relayed ref A request for information on Bank [...]
2007-07-31 15:52:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1522RESPONSE TO QUERY ON EXPORT OF LII AND PLIF
[...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A response to the German query contained in ref B to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog thanked us for the U.S. input and said he would pass it to the German federal interagency export control group for revi [...]
2007-08-08 13:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM CH
07BERLIN1552 ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 10, EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan met with officials from the SIPDIS German Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Technology and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the President's September 27-28 Major Economies Conference. Sullivan also conducted a w [...]
2007-08-14 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KCHG PREL GM
07BERLIN161U.S.-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA AND LUNCH ON
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Assistant Secretary Dan Fried in Dresden January 12, EU Political Directors agreed on the importance of continued U.S.-EU coordination on Kosovo, specifically on the need to support UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's plan and to resist Russian pressure that might del [...]
2007-01-25 15:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN GM
07BERLIN1612GERMANY LOOKS EASTWARD: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TRIP
[...] (C) Chancellor Merkel will visit China and Japan August 26 ) September 1, in her longest trip abroad since taking office. The trip will be largely devoted to G8 issues raised at the summit in June, the so-called 'Heiligendamm process,' and climate change. Her visit to China will highlight th [...]
2007-08-24 15:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH JA GM
07BERLIN1785ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS OF COATED FREE SHEET PAPER
[...] Summary: This is in response to Reftel on subject of the USITC antidumping investigation of coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia and Korea. 2. Industry-wide data, as available for coated free sheet paper: Production quantity, metric tons (value million USD*) 2004 1,838,615 [...]
2007-09-21 05:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL GM
07BERLIN1878IRAN DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg October 12. (Charge also discussed Iran with Political Director Volker Stanzel October 10, raising points similar to those in reftel.) Silberberg said the text of the EU Council conclusions had been agre [...]
2007-10-12 11:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN GM
07BERLIN1883GERMAN MFA RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Econ Counselor met with German MFA and Economic Ministry officials respectively to discuss ref A. Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb, who is responsible for overseeing the drafting of position papers for the MFA's use at the October 15-16 EU General Affairs and Exter [...]
2007-10-12 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL RS LY IS IZ IR
07BERLIN1896GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY -- MERKEL COMMITTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel is serious about pursuing aggressive international measures to meet the challenges of global warming. She has built her Chancellorship almost exclusively on this issue. Her support for mandatory, targeted global limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and [...]
2007-10-16 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV GM
07BERLIN1909U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: German Government officials in the Chancellery and MFA expressed to visiting Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery their preference for multilateral sanctions designed to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program. While willing to consider EU autonomous sanctions in the e [...]
2007-10-19 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM
07BERLIN2007GERMANY DRYING OUT TRADE WITH IRAN THROUGH
[...] (C) Summary: Due to the German government's quiet tightening of export controls and credit guarantees, increased political risk, and banks' market withdrawals, Germany's exports to Iran have markedly fallen. Iranian purges of state-owned companies and regulators and rising extortion and bure [...]
2007-11-02 10:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM
07BERLIN2037GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...]
2007-11-07 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2077GERMANY IS ON MESSAGE REGARDING THE IAEA'S 15
[...] (C) Charge d'Affairs delivered REFTEL points on November 16 to Ruediger Luedeking, MFA Deputy Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament. Luedeking noted that the Ministry spokesman would be making a statement about the ElBaradei report during the November 16 midday press conference and th [...]
2007-11-16 14:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC
07BERLIN208EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN
[...] SUMMARY. On January 25, EB DAS Paul Simons met with Foreign Office Policy Planning Staff Head Markus Ederer and Economic Ministry Director General for Energy Issues Andreas Schusseil to discuss energy issues during Germany's EU and G-8 presidencies. Both German officials were positive about [...]
2007-02-01 17:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL SENV EU GM
07BERLIN2080APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07BERLIN2083IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...]
2007-11-16 17:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2140GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...]
2007-11-30 09:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2141G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...]
2007-11-30 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM
07BERLIN215JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED
[...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...]
2007-02-02 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF
07BERLIN2152CLIMATE CHANGE -- GERMAN OPINION AHEAD OF UN
[...] (SBU) The Germans have endorsed a roadmap approach at Bali that is not dissimilar to that of the U.S. (Reftel A),but Chancellor Merkel's government is committing itself to increasingly ambitious environmental objectives that could challenge the U.S. position in Bali and other international n [...]
2007-12-03 09:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM
07BERLIN2157GERMAN RESPONSE U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 19:18:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM IR KNNP MNUC PARM
07BERLIN2159GERMANY/IRAN - U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL EU
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery met with German Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach in Berlin December 3 to request German support for additional EU autonomous measures against Iran in advance of a third UN Security Council resolution. Pfaffenbach reported that Ch [...]
2007-12-04 11:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2173IRAN - ECONOMICS MINISTRY AND MFA SUPPORT THIRD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials in the German Economics Ministry and in the MFA's Economic Policy Division insist Germany remains committed to a "strong, robust" third UNSCR on Iran. If there is no resolution or a watered-down resolution, Germany is prepared to support autonomous EU measures t [...]
2007-12-06 07:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2186MERKEL CLAIMS POLITICAL CENTER FOR CDU
[...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's central and ever present role in the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) December 3-4 convention and the absence of any major internal opposition to her policies or leadership reinforce her position as the undisputed leader of the most U.S.-frien [...]
2007-12-10 17:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN219EXPORT CONTROL BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Christopher Padilla met a range of German export control officials and industry representatives December 1, 2006, to discuss export control issues. Assistant Secretary Padilla and his German interlocutors discussed 1) the U [...]
2007-02-02 17:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC EINV GM
07BERLIN2192IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2206 G8 CONFERENCE ON THE ENERGY SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 3, the German government hosted its last major G8 conference on the theme of energy and climate change, a major priority during both its G8 and EU presidencies. Ministers and senior representatives of G8 countries, the European Union and Brazil, China, India, Mexic [...]
2007-12-14 16:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG GM
07BERLIN271TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary -- Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed TFTP/SWIFT, terrorist financing, the importance of open investment policies, and the Chancellor's transatlantic economic initiative in a meeting February 8 with Jens Weidmann, Director General in the Chancellery for Economic and Finan [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PTER GM
07BERLIN272TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY TALKS WITH GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt February 8, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed that day's EU Troika meeting with the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Iran and North Korea, Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic initiative, the Iraq Compact, and Germa [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL GM IZ PK AF
07BERLIN274TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with German Finance Ministry State Secretary Thomas Mirow February 8 to review key bilateral and transatlantic economic issues. Discussing international sanctions on Iran and North Korea, he noted the progress that had been ma [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR
07BERLIN275TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR
07BERLIN278TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR
07BERLIN334USEU AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, USEU Ambassador C. Boyden Gray met with German Chancellery State Secretary Dr. Hans Beus, Chancellery Director of Coordination for European Policy Andreas Hermes, and the Chancellery's Economic Advisor Dr. Jens Weidmann to discuss key issues in Germany's EU Presid [...]
2007-02-16 17:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD SENV PGOV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN335LESS EXPOSURE IN IRAN: GERMANY DECREASES EXPORT
[...] (C) Summary: EMIN and Econoff met with Dr. Hans-Joachin Henckel February 12 to discuss Germany's policy regarding export credit guarantees for German companies doing business with Iran. Henckel said official export credit guarantees for 2006 dropped to 900 million euro compared to 1.6 billion [...]
2007-02-16 20:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC GM PREL IR EPET ETRD
07BERLIN376G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...]
2007-02-23 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN38GASTRIGHT DELEGATION DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON
[...] (C) (Summary) In an productive and timely visit, South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Schweich, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Ward, and J [...]
2007-01-09 09:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL SNAR PTER PNAT PGOV EAID ECON ECIN
07BERLIN443A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS;
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met Jens Weidmann, the Chancellery's Director General for Economic and Financial Policy, and Karl Brauner, the Economics Ministry's Director General for External Economic Policy, February 1-2 to discuss [...]
2007-03-05 15:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN532SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...]
2007-03-16 14:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM
07BERLIN555TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...]
2007-03-20 13:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK
07BERLIN605SCENESETTER FOR G-8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Germany, in addition to an occasion to engage G-8 counterparts, is an opportunity to advance our bilateral cooperation on development issues with Germany, the world's fourth largest bilateral aid donor, the largest contributor to EU development aid coffers, and a donor wit [...]
2007-03-23 18:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL GM
07BERLIN834SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 17:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN835SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 18:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERN1077REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOV PRACTICES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 16:01:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL CVIS ASEC KVPR SZ
07BERN1096ZURCHER KANTONALBANK REPORTS IT IS 98% OUT OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Emboff met November 19 with Juerg Reichen, Head of International Banking for Zurcher Kantonalbank (ZKB),who traveled to Bern for the meeting, to discuss the bank's Iranian relationships. Reichen explained that ZKB had reduced its Iran portfolio by about 98% since its management [...]
2007-11-20 16:01:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPTER KFIN KFTN IR SZ
07BERN171IRAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES "THE SWISS PLAN" WITH \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:46:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BISHKEK1015KYRGYZ STAND READY FOR SCO SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following months of intense preparation, Kyrgyz officials claim they are ready for the 7th annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on August 16. The Kyrgyz Government has worked feverishly to ensure all logistical and functional aspects of the summit -- from paving roa [...]
2007-08-10 08:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1048SCO SUMMIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC, SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek August 16 emphasized security and economic cooperation. The formal session produced no surprises, the set speeches were unexceptional, and the summit was mostly free from the anti-American rhetoric of p [...]
2007-08-17 10:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1187KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER KARABAYEV'S TRIP TO THE
[...] (C) Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev will travel to Washington and New York between September 26 and October 3. This is his first trip to the United States since becoming foreign minister in February 2007, and the first high-level visit since President Bakiyev and former Foreign Minister [...]
2007-09-26 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK120KYRGYZ REPLY TO MERCURY MINING QUERY
[...] In response to an Embassy inquiry into official Kyrgyz attitudes to controls on mercury production, the Kyrgyz MFA responded via Diplomatic Note 011-14/79 dated January 25, 2007 with answers to five questions derived from reftel. The translated questions and answers are repeated below: A) [...]
2007-02-05 12:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN SENV KG
07BISHKEK125MANAGING KYRGYZ CRITICISM OF MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz domestic political turmoil in December and January over a new constitution and government has shifted public and political attention away from Manas Air Base. This welcome hiatus may prove temporary, however, once the new government is in place. Looking ahead, we see sev [...]
2007-02-06 11:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1339POOR KYRGYZ OBLAST HIT HARD BY GROWING INFLATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24 ) 26, Ambassador Yovanovitch visited Naryn Oblast. Everyone she met, from local government representatives in Naryn City to farmers in remote villages, reported that the economic situation in the oblast is dire. The region, already poor, has been especially hard [...]
2007-11-02 12:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1371KYRGYZSTAN: 2007-2008 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow i [...]
2007-11-16 06:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG
07BISHKEK1395KYRGYZ ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Energy Minister Chudinov and other officials embrace Kyrgyz electricity exports to South Asia under the CASAREM umbrella, supply issues, particularly involving Tajikistan, color the discussion of how much electricity may be available for export. Other Kyrgyz offici [...]
2007-11-26 11:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL KG
07BISHKEK212007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ
[...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unf [...]
2007-01-16 08:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
07BISHKEK210KYRGYZ DOWNPLAY EXPECTED IMPACT OF NEW RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: With an estimated 500,000 Kyrgyz working in Russia, sending back an estimated half billion dollars a year in remittances, Russia's new restrictions on foreign labor and outdoor markets (Ref A) have prompted concern here about a possible sudden return of labor migrants and reductio [...]
2007-02-28 08:52:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI KG
07BISHKEK216ROADS, MINES AND IRANIANS SURFACE AT KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed Issyk Kul Governor Kydykbek Isayev presided over an investment conference which focused particular attention on mineral deposits in the eastern Sary Jazz region. The conference also touted development opportunities in tourism, agriculture and energy -- as well [...]
2007-02-28 11:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELTN IR KG
07BISHKEK365KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION RELAY VIEWS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador April 3, the prime minister's chief of staff Medet Sadyrkulov and opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov gave differing assessments of the impact of the appointment of Almaz Atambayev as prime minister. Sadyrkulov said that Atambayev would be ab [...]
2007-04-03 13:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK374KULOV EXPECTS TO PREVAIL; "PROMISES" NON-VIOLENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 4, Ambassador met with United Front leader and former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Feliks Kulov. Kulov said that his goal is to build a system in which no one individual has unlimited power, as is currently the case. For this, constitutional reform is necessary, and it needs t [...]
2007-04-05 11:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK390KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, INTERNAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 13:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR IR AF KG
07BISHKEK423SENIOR KYRGYZ INTEREST IN ORIENTATION TRIP TO
[...] (U) This is an action requesQ see para. 9 below. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbaev informed DATT April 13 that the Kyrgyz government had authorized cabinet level officials to visit Afghanistan, as had been discussed during prior visits of senior U.S. milita [...]
2007-04-17 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK427DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum arrived April 15 to an unsettled political situation in Kyrgyzstan. United Front leader Felix Kulov has vowed publicly to press on with street demonstrations until President Bakiyev resigns, even though the demonstrations have failed to gain momentum. In [...]
2007-04-18 03:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK490DAS FEIGENBAUM AND FM KARABAYEV LAY GROUNDWORK FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 15-19 visit to Bishkek, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met twice, over five hours, with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for open and wide-ranging discussions. While many other meetings during the visit were dominated by the fast-changing domestic political situation, [...]
2007-04-27 06:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR AF KG
07BISHKEK544KYRGYZSTAN, MANAS AIR BASE AND THE SCO SUMMIT:
[...] (C) Summary. With the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishek only three months away, we need to move to closure now on two contentious incidents -- an aircraft collision and a shooting -- that have undermined public and political support for continued operation o [...]
2007-05-11 11:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK555DEJA VU: KYRYGZ WANT GREATER COMPENSATION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 and 11, Ambassador held separate meetings with National Security Council Secretary Mamytov and Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev who urged the USG to bring outstanding base issues to a close. They also indicated that the GOKG will shortly seek to reopen the compensatio [...]
2007-05-14 11:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK626AMBASSADOR NEUMANN BRIEFS POLITICAL HEAVY HITTERS
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reaffirm the importance of Manas Airbase operations, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Neumann briefed key government officials on military activity and reconstruction efforts currently underway in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Atambayev sum [...]
2007-05-25 12:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK63ANALYSTS OFFER GRIM VIEW OF KYRGYZ POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen met January 23 with four leading Bishkek think tank directors and political analysts to discuss the current political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, as well as the state of U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. The analysts described a Kyrgy [...]
2007-01-25 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK665SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) We warmly welcome you to Kyrgyzstan June 7 to 11. Your visit comes at an important time for the bilateral relationship. The series of high-level visits -- Secretary of Defense Gates on June 5, your visit, and then CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon later in June -- will demonstrate to the K [...]
2007-06-01 13:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK737KYRGYZ PUSH FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE FINANCING,
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 7-11 visit to Bishkek, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with senior Kyrgyz government officials, parliamentary deputies, civil society representatives, and business leaders. Prime Minister Atambayev was upbeat about the bilateral r [...]
2007-06-18 10:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV MARR KG
07BISHKEK830MODERATE KYRGYZ ANALYSIS OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with AKIpress that was picked up by other media outlets, political commentator Valentin Bogatyrev analyzed growing anti-American sentiment and opposition to the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. He said there were base-related reasons for the concerns, but that cer [...]
2007-06-26 11:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KPAO KG
07BISHKEK908KYRGYZ MFA CONFIDENT ABOUT SCO SUMMIT PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) In a July 10 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Sarbayev told Charge that preparations for the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek were moving quickly, and that following the July 9 meeting of SCO foreign ministers, summit documents were nearly ready. Sarbayev said [...]
2007-07-13 08:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK909ENGAGING THE KYRGYZ ON MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 22, the Kyrgyz government proposed changes to the July 2006 Protocol of Intentions covering payment for access to, and use of, Manas Air Base. The Kyrgyz proposal includes a request for $18 million for upgrades to their air traffic control system at Manas, as well as a r [...]
2007-07-13 09:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK949GAUGING INFLUENCE IN THE KYRGYZ CENTRAL BANK
[...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Central Bank Chairman Marat Alapayev maintains a low profile, Parliament Speaker (and former Central Bank chief) Marat Sultanov has recently backed three allies for positions on the Central Bank's nine-member Board of Governors. Four other Central Bank governors, r [...]
2007-07-23 11:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PREL ECON PINR KG
07BOGOTA1457COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...]
2007-03-02 22:46:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
07BOGOTA6754GOC PLANS FOR TRIPARTITE G-24 MEETING IN BOGOTA
[...] Vice Foreign Minister Adriana Mejia told us September 13 that the Group of 24's (G-24) Third International Conference on Colombia (November 29-December 1) in Bogota would provide an excellent opportunity to highlight the GOC's international cooperation strategy, showcase progress on human righ [...]
2007-09-17 20:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV CO
07BOGOTA7748SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND
[...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...]
2007-10-30 19:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO
07BRASILIA1034LULA, CHAVEZ SPAR OVER BRAZILIAN SENATE RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez sparred in the media over Chavez's criticism of the Brazilian Senate's resolution on the RCTV forced closure on May 28, giving additional stress to an already frayed friendship. What began as a polite refusal by Lula to criticize [...]
2007-06-06 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECPS ETRD BR VE
07BRASILIA107CHAMBER PRESIDENCY CONTEST REVEALS COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The battle for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies (equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the House) is revealing an inability by the presidential palace to enforce discipline within the governing coalition and may cause a rift with lasting damage. The crisis is worsening and [...]
2007-01-19 17:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BR
07BRASILIA121BRAZIL - FOLLOW UP ON AMB. SOBEL'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY USTR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post appreciates USTR's thoughtful and considered outline (reftel) of potential initiatives that the USG might pursue bilaterally with Brazil to enhance the trade relationship. After reviewing those ideas put forth, we believe the area of greatest near term potential is a bilat [...]
2007-01-23 18:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR ECPS EINV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1336BRAZIL: July 11, 2007, meeting between U.S. Treasury
[...] (SBU) Summary: In their July 11 Brasilia meeting, Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles told Secretary Paulson that Brazil appears to have overcome the extreme economic and financial volatility it experienced in the past, and that Brazil's medium-term growth and inflation outlook is positi [...]
2007-07-16 14:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV BR
07BRASILIA1351UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]
2007-07-18 09:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1581SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...]
2007-08-16 16:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1585BRAZIL TO HOST MINISTERIAL MEETING ON
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry briefed representatives of embassies about its "Ministerial Meeting on International Governance for Sustainable Development," which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, September 3-4. The For [...]
2007-08-17 10:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UN EAGR ECON KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1715DEPUTIES PROPOSE TRIP TO CUBA TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (C) Summary. A delegation of Brazilian federal deputies could travel to Havana soon to learn more about the Cuban boxers who were returned to Cuba during the PanAm games after apparently trying to defect and then undergoing a change of heart. The deputies would try to see the boxers to det [...]
2007-09-11 15:50:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL BR CU
07BRASILIA1718 Brazil Likely to Attend Seminar on UNSCR 1737
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensitive T [...]
2007-09-11 16:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC IR PARM KNNP BR
07BRASILIA1826 BRAZIL: FIRST MEETING OF USG-GOB BIOFUELS STEERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III, Ambassador Sobel and delegation participated in the first USG-GOB Biofuels Steering Committee meeting on August 20, 2007. Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under Secretary Everton Vargas led t [...]
2007-09-25 09:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1897SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NEC DIRECTOR AL HUBBARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of an August visit to Brazil by State Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III. During his visit, the Under Secretary's discussions with GOB officials included biofuels and infrastructure (REFTELS A, B,C). A [...]
2007-10-04 10:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV BR
07BRASILIA1935MINISTERIAL MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil hosted the "Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Sustainable Development: Challenges for International Governance," in Rio de Janeiro, September 3 and 4, 2007. Participants from t [...]
2007-10-10 11:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UN KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2020BRAZIL: FRANK DISCUSSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank and wide ranging conversation, Director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard, Deputy National Security Advisor Dan Price, and Ambassador Clifford Sobel met in Brasilia on O [...]
2007-10-22 15:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA206INSIGHT INTO BRAZILIAN FM AMORIM FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Dutch Foreign Minister Bot met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorim recently during his visit to Brazil. Ambassador Sobel was briefed by the Dutch Mission and gained insights particularly into Brazil's ideas on a UN Security Council seat, views on Syria from his recent meeting wi [...]
2007-02-06 14:24:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA2068SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-30 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101
[...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2007-10-31 09:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA208BRAZILIAN POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JAN. 29-FEB. 5, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary. The new Congress took office and each house elected a leader from the pro-government coalition, although the choice in the Chamber of Deputies widened a painful split in the government's base. President Lula da Silva must now find ways to repair the damage, and he may use mi [...]
2007-02-06 17:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BR
07BRASILIA2087BRAZIL: CEO Forum recommendations report to USG and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian and American CEOs participating in the CEO Forum reported their recommendations to President Lula's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Miguel Jorge, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and National Economic Council Direc [...]
2007-11-05 17:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BR
07BRASILIA2090BRAZIL: NEC Hubbard and DOC Gutierrez Roundtable with
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In an October 11 roundtable with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and National Economic Council Director Hubbard on the margins of the CEO Forum and Commercial Dialogue, the governors of Bahia (Jacque Wagner),Rio Grande do Sul (Yeda Crusius),and Santa Catarina (Luis Henrique Silveir [...]
2007-11-06 09:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BR
07BRASILIA2140 BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR SOBEL DISCUSSES UPCOMING ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel and Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs (MRE) Under Secretary Roberto Azevedo met on November 9 at the MRE to discuss the upcoming State-MRE Economic Dialogue scheduled for December. During the meeting, Azevedo said the only deliverable he expected from the [...]
2007-11-14 15:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA BR
07BRASILIA2171BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...]
2007-11-23 10:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2174 BRAZIL: HEAD OF FTA UNIT DISCUSSES CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with Evandro Didonet, Director of the Department of International Negotiations at Itamaraty, Didonet reviewed the status of ongoing Mercosul FTA negotiations, including Israel, GCC, India, EU and the preferential agreement with SACU. Brazil does not negotiate F [...]
2007-11-23 14:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL BR
07BRASILIA2184SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102
[...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-11-27 11:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2234BRAZIL:ITAMARATY TRADE A/S - ECONOMIC DIALOGUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Carlos Marcio Cozendey, director of the MRE Economic Department (A/S equivalent) has the lead on the Economic Dialogue and provided feedback on the December 13 agenda in a recent meeting with EconCouns. (See ref B for expanded Brazilian feedback on details of the dialogue). Cozende [...]
2007-12-06 12:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA2236BRAZIL: INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL
[...] (U) Post sends this cable in response to information requested in reftel. 2. (U) Total 2006 industrial production in Brazil was approximately USD 284 billion. Through June, 2007 (latest available figures),total industrial production increased 6.7% over the same period in 2006. 3. [...]
2007-12-06 15:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX BR
07BRASILIA2242SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE VISIT OF WHA A/S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit for the economic dialogue will expand and develop economic cooperation themes discussed during the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben SIPDIS Jeffery's August visit (REFTELS A, B, C). We hope to use the dialogue to focus on areas wh [...]
2007-12-07 21:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SENV BR
07BRASILIA2263UNCTAD SEEKS MORE ACTIVE ROLE WITH BIOFUELS: CONFERENCE ON
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND IS NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. UNCTAD, together with the Government of Brazil (GoB),held a conference on biofuels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 4-5 as a pre-event to the twelfth session of the United Nations [...]
2007-12-12 14:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY UN UNCTAD KGHG ECON SENV ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2321SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 104
[...] The following is the one-hundred-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-12-26 14:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2326BRAZIL: FTC CHAIRMAN MEETINGS IN BRASILIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Deborah Majoras met in Brasilia with Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Administrative Council for Consumer Defense (CADE) officials. Majoras discussed deepening the cooperation between the FTC and the MoJ on consumer protecti [...]
2007-12-27 14:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN BR
07BRASILIA362UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]
2007-03-01 14:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA370BRAZIL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, P Special Assistant Heide Bronke, Ambassador Sobel and PolCouns Dennis Hearne met on 7 February with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim for a broad discussion of bilateral and regional iss [...]
2007-03-01 19:48:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA430BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 11:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA431BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 12:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA510SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91
[...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2007-03-26 19:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA617FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Internationally, in recent years there has been an emphasis on directing foreign assistance to lower-income developing countries where the levels of poverty are generally more acute. However, this approach may result in insufficient support to the development and poverty eradic [...]
2007-04-09 21:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR
07BRASILIA64FRANCE MAKES BRAZIL NUMBER ONE IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] (C) French Ambassador to Brazil Antoine Pouillieute met with Ambassador Sobel on January 9, 2007 for a surprisingly frank and substantive conversation. Key themes from the meeting are reported below. BRAZIL -- THE NEW FRENCH PRIORITY 2. (C) Pouillieute noted that his government has a co [...]
2007-01-12 17:07:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA755 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS DELEGATION VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: From April 11-13, FIESP (the Sao Paulo State Industrial Federation) hosted visits to Sao Paulo and Brasilia by a National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) delegation led by Governor John Engler, the organization's president. The meetings, which came on the heels of USTR Susan [...]
2007-04-27 20:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTO BR
07BRASILIA905DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S A/S KARSNER VISITS BRAZIL TO JUMP
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Assistant Secretary Karsner's April 23-25, 2007, visit, he was able to meet with a broad spectrum of policymakers representing state and federal government plus those from the private sector who make up Brazil's biofuel power elite. Beginning with meetings in Sao Paulo w [...]
2007-05-21 19:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA918 CVRD EXECUTIVES LAMENT INCREASING CHINESE INFLUENCE OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 18 office call on the Ambassador, CVRD executives expressed their concern about increasing Chinese influence over both natural resources and the distribution/transportation infrastructure needed to export these resources to distant markets. In the future, they war [...]
2007-05-23 10:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND EINV BR CH
07BRASILIA944 BRAZIL: Corruption, Public Apathy, Lack of Resources
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 10, Federal Police stationed in the north-eastern state of Pernambuco told EmbOff that public apathy, corruption among state officials, and limited resources have undercut their efforts to stem the flow of pirated goods in the region. Despite a directive from the state's [...]
2007-05-25 12:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA958 BRAZIL: NEXT STEPS ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, in a joint "NAFTA" approach to the Ministry of External Relations, the Econ Counselors from the U.S. and Canadian Embassies, along with the Commercial Counselor from the Mexican Embassy, met with Evandro Didonet, the Ministry's recently-appointed Chief of its Intern [...]
2007-05-26 19:18:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BR
07BRASILIA96SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87
[...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...]
2007-01-18 16:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA990 FEAR OF CHINA CONSTRAINS BRAZIL'S STANCE ON THE DOHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian industry leaders and GOB officials have repeatedly underlined that concern about the impact of Chinese imports on domestic manufacturers is a root cause behind their unwillingness to agree to the non-agricultural tariff cuts proposed by both the USG and the EU. Brazil [...]
2007-05-31 18:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTO BR
07BRATISLAVA10SLOVAKIA WANTS TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 13:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
07BRATISLAVA112FICO'S LIBYA TRIP A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's February 20-22 delegation to Libya focused on commercial objectives, primarily gaining Slovak military and infrastructure contracts in Libya as repayment for Libya's debt to Slovakia. Initial press reports indicate that Libya and Slovakia reached pr [...]
2007-02-23 16:15:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ETRD ENRG LY LO
07BRATISLAVA138SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-06 19:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA18SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED UNSCR ON BURMA, SAYS
[...] Ambassador Vladimir Lomen, UNSC Coordination Unit, told Poloff in response to ref A and ref B points, that Slovakia and the EU support the U.S. draft resolution on Burma and that Slovakia will continue to work with the U.S. to find a version that China and Russia can support as well. Lomen said [...]
2007-01-11 14:28:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
07BRATISLAVA41CLUSTER MUNITIONS ARE NOT LANDMINES
[...] (C) Summary. Karol Mistrik, MFA Director for Disarmament, OSCE and Counterterrorism will lead the Slovak delegation to talks on regulating the use of Cluster Munitions (CM) to be held in Oslo February 22-23. Mistrik recommended that the U.S. attend the talks as well, but did not deny that some [...]
2007-01-22 15:16:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO LO
07BRATISLAVA76AHTISAARI PLAN SPARKS DEBATE IN SLOVAKIA
[...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plan on Kosovo final status has sparked heated debate in Slovakia. While the MFA forges ahead of the rest of the government and the general population toward "inevitable independence" for Kosovo, politicians and individual citizens continue to h [...]
2007-02-07 18:04:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YI LO
07BRATISLAVA83MFA MOVES CLOSER TO U.S. ON KOSOVO; POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Slovaks have come around within EU circles to acceptance of "welcoming the Ahtisaari proposal" and are working toward consensus on GAERC conclusions on Kosovo and Serbia, according to PolDir Miroslav Lajcak. On the other hand, Slovak political leaders are digging in their hee [...]
2007-02-08 16:41:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI LO
07BRAZZAVILLE403BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, OCTOBER 5, 2007
[...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]
2007-10-05 14:07:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE406BRAZZA IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 5, 2007
[...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]
2007-10-05 17:05:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE430BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 26, 2007
[...] (U) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will deliver 'a message on the state of the nation' to Parliament on October 27, 2007. 2. (U) "A Dream Come True Thanks to Sassou" banners flew over the city of Pointe Noire as President Sassou-Nguesso inaugurated the construction of a major roadway to link [...]
2007-10-26 16:31:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON ECIN EAID
07BRAZZAVILLE439BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, 2 NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The Renaissance Man: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaimed in his state of the nation address that the Republic of Congo (RoC) is now in a full renaissance mode. Addressing Parliament on October 27, the President stated "The renaissance of the Congo is a visible, concrete and tangible a [...]
2007-11-02 15:19:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON CF
07BRAZZAVILLE455BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 23, 2007
[...] EmbBrazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended the official launch of the multi-national military maneuvers called Barh El Gazel being conducted as part of the peacekeeping operations under the auspices Economic Community of States Central Africa (ECCAS). [...]
2007-11-23 13:45:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG CF
07BRIDGETOWN125GRENADA'S SCRAMBLE FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Among local media predictions for the new year is one of increased People's Republic of China (PRC) efforts to gain influence on the United States' back doorstep, in the Caribbean, and specifically within CARICOM. Several local commentators have called for Grenada and CARICOM to [...]
2007-02-01 21:16:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PINR PHUM CASC GJ CH CU VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN1354RSS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE?
[...] (C) Summary: Now that the urgency for region-wide security cooperation necessitated by the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup has dissipated, the Regional Security System (RSS) appears to be reaching a crucial turning point. With the UK Special Assistance Team (UK-SAT) planning to leave Ant [...]
2007-10-23 19:52:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1372DOMINICAN CABINET RESHUFFLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet October 16, taking the Foreign Minister portfolio himself and shifting previous Foreign Minister Charles Savarin to Public Utilities and Energy. According to one official, this will separate Housing from Public Util [...]
2007-10-30 18:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ENGR EPET XL DO
07BRIDGETOWN1406BIGEST POLUTRY PRODUCER IN BARBADOS LOOKING AT
[...] Summary: POl/ECON Deputy was contacted by the GM of Chickmont Foods, Barbados who was interested in finding out how to export chickens to the US market. POL/ECON Deputy met with the GM, Geoffry Goddard, to explore their plans and learn more about the poultry industry in Barbados. Mr. Goddard [...]
2007-11-07 18:43:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1409ST LUCIA: JOHN COMPTON'S DAUGHTER LIKELY TO WIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jeanine Compton-Rambally, daughter of former prime minister Sir John Compton, will likely win an upcoming by-election for the seat left vacant by her father's death. Although unlikely, the opposition could narrowly win the seat if the participation of two independent candidates sp [...]
2007-11-08 16:59:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CN TW ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN1442DOMINICA: SKERRIT SUPPORTS DOLLAR DIPLOMACY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked China, Venezuela, and Cuba in his Independence Day speech, citing specific assistance these countries have recently provided. Other thanks also went to the European Union, which has also provided substantial assistance. This speech is an [...]
2007-11-20 17:54:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN196AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the President of Dominica and called on both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on January 24. In her courtesy calls, the Ambassador and her interlocutors discussed both current and possible future USAID projects, the Adva [...]
2007-02-13 16:36:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID ENRG EINV MASS KCRM KPAO
07BRIDGETOWN228PETROCARIBE #32: CHAVEZ VISIT UNEVENTFUL
[...] (C) Summary: On February 16-17, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The visit was light on substance and heavy on atmospherics, as he reiterated past Petrocaribe-related promises and resorted to his usual vitriolic anti-American talking points. [...]
2007-02-21 19:39:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN397U.S. DISENGAGEMENT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Bridgetown would like to offer the following assessment of the possible consequences of further cuts in U.S. assistance to the Eastern Caribbean. The economic realities--or more aptly--vulnerabilities of these microstates are such that further reductions in U.S. presen [...]
2007-04-04 16:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB CU VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN405SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL,S VISIT TO THE EASTERN
[...] I look forward to welcoming Chairman Engel and his delegation to the Eastern Caribbean on April 13-16. In anticipation of our meetings with Grenada's Prime Minister Mitchell and Vincentian Prime Minister Gonsalves, I would like to offer the following background on the region and key U.S. pol [...]
2007-04-05 20:52:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ECON PREL PGOV PBTS PINR VC GJ XL
07BRIDGETOWN451DISAPPOINTING CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007
[...] (C) Summary: Four years ago, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed an agreement to host the world's third largest sporting competition, the Cricket World Cup (CWC),from February to April, 2007. Caribbean governments have reportedly spent over USD 500 million on preparations for what they [...]
2007-04-16 13:10:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN488ST. LUCIA - TAIWAN BACK IN, CHINA TO BOW OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of St. Lucia formally announced during its April 24 budget debate that it will re-establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In exchange, Taiwan has agreed to develop agricultural diversification, ecotourism, information technology, and learning centers thro [...]
2007-04-25 22:05:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ETRD OFDP CH TW ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN525(C) ST. LUCIA: TAIWAN DECISION MAY WEAKEN COMPTON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Rufus Bousquet has emerged as the head of a rival faction set on forcing Prime Minister Sir John Compton to retire from politics and leave FM Bousquet in charge. If Compton's departure is the outcome of current infighting in the five-month-old government, suspec [...]
2007-05-04 18:54:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN589ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT CRISIS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's May 10 meeting with St. Lucia's Comptroller of Customs and the Acting Commissioner of Police was a cry for help from PM Compton and his few remaining loyalists. While PM Compton is reportedly recovering in New York from a stroke, his chances of hanging on to power may be [...]
2007-05-14 13:44:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN641CRICKET WORLD CUP MAY DELIVER LONG TERM SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: While the Cricket World Cup (CWC) has been an economic disappointment for the region (ref A),it has generated changes and reforms in the CARICOM security infrastructure that may yield lasting benefits for the region. The United States contributed to the region's CWC preparatio [...]
2007-05-21 12:37:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN642GRENADA LABOR ISSUES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Grenada's most radical and active union, continues to challenge the government with mini-strikes and threats of broader strike action. Concerned about persistent high unemployment, Prime Minister Mitchell's government has so far [...]
2007-05-21 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV GJ
07BRIDGETOWN644ST. LUCIAN CABINET COUP FAILED, BUT NEW PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's Prime Minister Sir John Compton reportedly returned from New York on May 19. His weakened state probably means that St. Lucia's unsettled political situation will continue. The government has made no official announcements since his return, but it is likely that Acti [...]
2007-05-22 20:21:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN669ST. LUCIA: FREDRICK INVESTIGATION AND MLAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 17 television talk show, a prominent news personality leaked the details of a standing evidence request made under the U.S.-St. Lucia Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) concerning Richard Fredrick, St. Lucia's Housing Minister suspected of ties to drug trafficking [...]
2007-05-25 21:21:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS KTIA KCOR PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN85INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...]
2007-01-25 15:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL
07BRIDGETOWN906ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT CRISIS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's May 10 meeting with St. Lucia's Comptroller of Customs and the Acting Commissioner of Police was a cry for help from PM Compton and his few remaining loyalists. While PM Compton is reportedly recovering in New York from a stroke, his chances of hanging on to power may be [...]
2007-07-16 19:19:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN907CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING: HALTING
[...] (C) Summary: The 28th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference took place in Barbados on July 1-4, 2007. Unsurprisingly, the Caribbean leaders agreed on a number of measures that should ensure some forward momentum in the region's integration efforts in the economic, security, and social develo [...]
2007-07-16 19:46:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC BB EAID EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN952CANADA PM STEPHEN HARPER ADDRESSES BARBADOS
[...] (SBU) On July 19, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, addressed a standing room only audience of approximately 200 senior officials, diplomats and top business representatives in Barbados. Harper unveiled Canada's plan to play a bigger role in the hemisphere and create "a new partnership [...]
2007-07-27 15:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDBB ETRD ETTC PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRUSSELS119FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON US -EU GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The first round of negotiations on a US-EU General Security of Information Agreement took place in Brussels the week of December 4, 2006. The agreement would create a legal framework under which classified information could be exchanged between the US and the European Union. E [...]
2007-01-16 13:20:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN PGOV PINR PREL
07BRUSSELS1233 BELGIAN STEWPOT: April 11, 2007
[...] (U) American package delivery firm Federal Express was named ?Best Employer? in Belgium for 2007 in March. FedEx's over 800 employees in Belgium lauded the company?s attention to developing the talent of its workers. Employees also expressed appreciation for the company?s ethnic diversity ? [...]
2007-04-12 13:56:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINT EINV SENV BE
07BRUSSELS1315Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1316Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]
2007-04-19 10:06:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1380SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...]
2007-04-24 14:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV
07BRUSSELS1462A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH THE EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. South Asia delegation to the COASI (the EU's Asia-Oceania Working Party) Troika on South Asia, discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, U.S.-EU-India relations, and the situati [...]
2007-05-02 12:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF PK IN CE NP BG
07BRUSSELS1548BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]
2007-05-10 05:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1561BELGIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC ACTION ON SPECIAL
[...] (C) The head of Belgium's UNSC cell Rudi Brieven assured us on May 9 that Belgium (GOB) is "fully supportive" of a UNSC resolution to establish a Special Tribunal for Lebanon and will vote in favor in any event. The principles behind Belgium's position are: (1) that the authority of UNSC "de [...]
2007-05-10 14:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALUNSC LE SY PREL PTER BE
07BRUSSELS1596BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU (CORRECTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]
2007-05-11 15:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1664NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES SUDAN SANCTIONS, SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 17 meeting, Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte heard from two EU's senior experts on Africa policy that discussions of imposing European sanctions on Sudan are stalled. The EU is looking to the UN to take the lead on multilateral sanctions, but says the UN Security Coun [...]
2007-05-21 05:00:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN AF
07BRUSSELS1698SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S MAY 30 MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: Your meeting with Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt is more than a courtesy call with a close friend of the United States. Prime Minister Verhofstadt, who will be entering the home stretch of a tough reelection battle, wants to learn more about your thinking on environmental issues and [...]
2007-05-22 15:48:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV BE
07BRUSSELS189EU REACHES COMPROMISE ON UNSCR 1737 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C/NF) After protracted negotiations, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU Council reached agreement January 18 on a draft text on EU's implementation of UNSCR 1737. The draft must still be considered by the foreign ministers' General Affairs Council (GAERC) on Jan 22, and th [...]
2007-01-19 13:43:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN KDEM PHUM PARM PINR SNAR IR EUN
07BRUSSELS2263THE U.S. - EU AGREEMENT ON SECURITY OF INFORMATION
[...] (C) Summary. The US-EU Agreement on the Security of Information, signed April 30, 2007, offers an important new vehicle by which the US can inject its perspectives into the internal EU policy-making process and shape European strategic thinking. It can also be used to gain insights into EU in [...]
2007-07-12 15:27:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR EUN PREL
07BRUSSELS2302S/E NATSIOS URGES EU TO SUPPORT SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios met with EU officials and French FM Kouchner June 22 to share views on progress in Darfur. Natsios expressed support for FM Kouchner's plan to move French and EU peacekeepers into Chad. He continued to press the EU to implement its own sa [...]
2007-07-16 15:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD EUN
07BRUSSELS2324A/S FRAZER AND EU CONFER ON RANGE OF AFRICAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and EU were in general agreement about a broad range of African issues, with the important exceptions of Eritrea and Zimbabwe, when they met June 24 for four hours of troika consultations on African affairs. On Eritrea, the EU favored continued engagement of President Is [...]
2007-07-18 14:40:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID EUN XA
07BRUSSELS2608ECONOMIC GROWTH OF BELGIUM'S WALLOON REGION
[...] (U) Summary. One of the issues Belgian politicians are grappling with as they form a new government is how to craft economic policies given the differences between the economies of Wallonia and Flanders. As Wallonia's top investor, the United States has an interest in the overall economic hea [...]
2007-08-16 11:55:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS263ON TAP: BELGIAN BEER BREWS BIG BUSINESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Long before it was selected as the capital for the European Union in 1958, Belgium was a capital of beer. The rich variety of choices (115 breweries produce nearly 500 different beers) makes Belgium a prime destination for beer enthusiasts. The world's biggest brewer is Belgian, [...]
2007-01-26 10:05:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS2855BELGIANS QUERY VALUE OF NEW BURMA RESOLUTION;
[...] (C) Rudi Brieven, head of Belgium's UNSC cell, assured us on September 14 that Belgium would "of course be supportive" of a new resolution condemning Burma's human rights record. The Belgians agree with the idea of placing a presentation to the UNSC by Special Envoy Gambari a footnote into the [...]
2007-09-12 12:48:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU BE
07BRUSSELS2908SE NATSIOS AND EU STRATEGIZE FOR UPCOMING DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and EU officials agreed to consider a select group of three or four Special Envoys for Sudan to bring the negotiating power of individual states to the upcoming Darfur peace talks in Libya and offer "carrots and sticks" that the UN does [...]
2007-09-17 13:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU EAID EUN
07BRUSSELS3003U.S., EUROPEANS SEEK POLITICAL SOLUTION TO DRC'S
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the Great Lakes Contact Group brainstormed Sept. 21 in Brussels about political solutions to the growing unrest among rebel forces in Eastern Congo while acknowledging that the Government of the DRC appears to be leaning toward a military solution. European Commission [...]
2007-09-26 10:14:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ZF CG EUN
07BRUSSELS3155TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS BARROSO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Gray held a warm meeting with Antonio Jose Cabral, Senior Advisor to European Commission President Barroso, on October 12, 2007. Kimmitt and Cabral discussed progress on preparations for the first U.S.-EU TEC meeting Nove [...]
2007-10-16 13:52:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ETRD ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS3194EUROPEAN COMMISSION DISCUSSES SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to our contacts in the European Commission (EC),the EC's top priorities on Burma are to keep attention and pressure focused on the regime and to continue to press ASEAN for meaningful engagement. In the Philippines, the EU is considering options for providing technical [...]
2007-10-19 15:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN XB
07BRUSSELS3233EU DISCUSSES BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN
[...] (C) In response to reftel points, EU Council and Commission officials said that Burma will feature high on the agenda for the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22. In fact, the issue is taking prominence in nearly every aspect of the EU's external relations, and will likely be broached with Russia [...]
2007-10-25 12:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EUN BM
07BRUSSELS3258INVITATION TO CHAD ESDP FORCE GENERATION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The EU has invited the U.S. to take part in informal force generation consultations with the operation commander of the ESDP mission to Chad. This follows oral and written invitations in September to [...]
2007-10-29 15:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS EUN CD PREF
07BRUSSELS3470EU EXPECTATIONS FOR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT
[...] (C) The EU will consider that fact that the EU-Africa Summit takes place in Lisbon Dec. 8-9 a success in and of itself, particularly if President Mugabe does not succeed in running away with every headline from the summit. Officials in Brussels do not expect breakthroughs or even much substa [...]
2007-12-07 10:59:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF EU EUN
07BRUSSELS3487BRUSSELS BILAT BREW: December 12, 2007
[...] (U) A study published in October by the Vienna University of Technology ranked Ghent (16) and Brugge (20) as two among the top 20 of European 'Smart Cities'. The survey ranked medium-sized (100,000-500,000 inhabitants) cities in Europe, using a system that evaluated the economy, people, govern [...]
2007-12-12 07:41:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINT EINV SENV BE CH
07BRUSSELS3530U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING
[...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...]
2007-12-21 10:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS694 Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...]
2007-03-02 14:19:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS809 EUROPEAN COUNCIL ADOPTS BINDING TARGETS FOR CO2 REDUCTION
[...] SUMMARY. On March 9, the European Council endorsed an integrated climate and energy policy in an effort to limit global warming to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. It called for targets to limit CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020 and to adopt an overall binding goal of 20% of renewable ene [...]
2007-03-09 16:20:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD SENV EUN GM
07BRUSSELS825IO DAS LAGON ROUND-TABLE AT BELGIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 roundtable with Belgian Foreign Ministry counterparts working on United Nations issues, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Mark Lagon pointed to precedent-setting steps taken by new UNSYG Ban toward reform and stated that the U.S. was giving Ban the b [...]
2007-03-13 09:21:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UN PHUM PREF UNSC UNHRC BE
07BRUSSELS91EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 18:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
07BRUSSELS982 BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 20, 2007
[...] Pension Funds Basing in Belgium 2. Court Supports Residents' Rights 3. Belgium: A Kyoto Progress Report 4. US Company Cited as "Climate Saver" 5. Belgium: Less Than a Good European 6. Belgian Chocolate a Controlled Name? 7. Brussels Casino A Winner 8. The Grinch Who Stole Carnival [...]
2007-03-23 17:10:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR EIND SENV BE
07BUDAPEST1097NEVER A BOAST OR A BRAG: WHAT WE (OVER)HEARD AT
[...] (SBU) Post's commitment to active but non-partisan outreach was rewarded with a stellar turn-out by contacts across the political spectrum at the Fourth of July reception. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany attended his first July 4th reception as PM, the latest signal of his desire to aff [...]
2007-07-06 11:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1468WAKE ME WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: PARLIAMENT RETURNS
[...] (C) Summary: The running debate over the Magyar Garda has generated more heat than light as Parliament prepares to return to session September 10 (ref a). This issue remains a potential flashpoint, but members on both sides of the aisle are pledging cooperation on key issues even as they expe [...]
2007-09-09 08:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1486SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: PARLIAMENT - AND PROTESTORS
[...] (SBU) The opening day of Parliament's fall session was marked by strong rhetorical exchanges between the parties and the return of demonstrators to the streets as a crowd estimated at over 1,000 gathered in front of the Parliament to protest government policy on the sale of public assets. P [...]
2007-09-11 13:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1872HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR FURTHER SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Hungarian MFA Asia/Pacific Department Counselor, Laszlo Takacs, provided response to ref A demarche on 19 November. Having recently attended the 46 nation Asia/Europe conference in China (ref B),Takacs commented that Burma was a key discussion topic. He stated that there was a growing c [...]
2007-11-21 13:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1889KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]
2007-11-28 08:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU EU
07BUDAPEST359IRAN CANCELS PROPOSED AMBASSADORS CONFERENCE IN
[...] (S) Senior State Secretary (Deputy Secretary- equivalent) Dr. Marta Fekszi called DCM March 9 to advise him that the proposed Iranian Ambassadors conference in Budapest has been cancelled. 2. (S) Fekszi had been in touch with the Iranian Ambassador in Budapest per her reftel commitment. [...]
2007-03-09 09:24:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL IR HU
07BUDAPEST736HUNGARY: DEAL NEEDED ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 15:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON OECD EUN HU
07BUDAPEST962THE CRITICS AGREE: THE GROWING CHORUS OF CRITICISM
[...] (C) Opposition figures, government insiders, and outside observers are increasingly vocal in their criticism of the substantive content and the bureaucratic process of Hungary's foreign policy. KICK ME 2. (C) The growing discontentment makes for strange bedfellows. Both Alexandra Dobo [...]
2007-06-12 14:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HU
07BUENOSAIRES1004ARGENTINA IN PLAY: RE-ENGAGING ON ECONOMIC AND
[...] (C) We need to re-engage with Argentina on broad economic policy and debt management issues. This re-engagement should be both with GoA officials and with this nation's vibrant and diverse civil society and media. In the big picture, Argentina is in play. We should not abandon the field to th [...]
2007-05-22 18:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1043ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 14 -
[...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 14 - 18, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to b [...]
2007-05-24 19:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES106MEDIA REACTION KIRCHNER-LULA'S ROLE IN MODERATING CHAVEZ;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include Argentine President Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva's role in moderating Chavez in favor of Mercosur's interests; fears of China re-launching its space arms race; the two highest-ranking Democratic leaders of Congress criticizing the W [...]
2007-01-22 19:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1062MEDIA REACTION; RUSSIA NUCLEAR SUPER-MISSILE; ROBERT
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the test of a Russian nuclear missile; the appointment of Robert Zoellick as the new head of the World Bank; and the implications of the USG Consular Information Sheet on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Nostalgia" [...]
2007-05-30 15:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1080FED GOVERNOR KROSZNER IN ARGENTINA; HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Fed Governor Kroszner highlighted globalization's impact on international capital flows and yield curves in speeches and roundtable meetings with central bank, government, and private sector representatives during his May 15-16 visit to Buenos Aires. Issues raised during roundtables inclu [...]
2007-06-01 20:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1162MEDIA REACTION; T.I.P. REPORT; MIDDLE EAST;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international opinion pieces today include the Argentina section in the Trafficking in Persons report issued by the Department of State; what the U.S. and other leading countries are doing to put an end to the current flare-up in the Middle East; and Argentine First Lad [...]
2007-06-13 15:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1177MEDIA REACTION; THE LATIN AMERICAN POPULIST MODEL; THE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories cover Latin America's populist model; the lack of progress made by the G8 summit in terms of the social and environmental agenda; and the Visa Waiver Program. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The hypnotic populist model" Dail [...]
2007-06-15 15:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1221MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN HUGO CHAVEZ NOT ATTENDING
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's decision not to attend the Asuncion Mercosur presidential summit; and the implications of Chinese and Indian corporations and governments' reinvigorated ties to Latin and Central America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDI [...]
2007-06-25 08:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1232MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST; HUGO CHAVEZ; LATIN AMERICA IN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces cover the US and Israel's strategy on the Middle East; the decline of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's popularity in opinion surveys; and the inclusion of Latin America in the US election campaign. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Middl [...]
2007-06-25 15:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1239MEDIA REACTION; US EXPECTATIONS OVER ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories include the analysis by US commentators of Mauricio Macri's victory in the Buenos Aires mayoral race; the outcome of the Paris Conference on Darfur; and the confirmation of Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank. 2. OPINION PI [...]
2007-06-26 14:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1244 ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FORMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 25, Ambassador Wayne called on former President Raul Alfonsin to discuss Alfonsin's views on the current political panorama in Argentina. Alfonsin frankly shared his view that current economic policies are not sustainable and that Argentina is likely to see economic [...]
2007-06-26 20:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AR ECON
07BUENOSAIRES1257MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-US FEELING IN ARGENTINA; US-LATIN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT - "Argentina, one of the countries that most reject the US" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/28) "The fact that George W. Bush is rejected in Argentina is little surprising, although the broad dimension of said [...]
2007-06-28 14:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1357MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; CHINA-TAIWAN; 07/16/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the impact of the situation in Iraq on the Bush administration; and the dispute between China and Taiwan in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Iraq - when the puppeteer abandons its puppet" Oscar Raul Cardoso, inte [...]
2007-07-16 20:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1445ARGENTINA: DOHA NAMA TEXT UNACCEPTABLE AS BASIS FOR
[...] (SBU) The GoA views the current Doha Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Modalities text presented by NAMA Committee Chair Stevenson wholly "unacceptable as a basis for negotiations" according to senior Argentine trade officials. They argue it fails to reflect the views of the NAMA 11, a dev [...]
2007-07-26 14:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1525MEDIA REACTION; US WIRETAPPING LEGISLATION; ARGENTINE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the new US legislation expanding government authority to listen in on international phone calls and read e-mail messages of US citizens without warrants; speculation about Argentina's future foreign policy, with a focus on the upcoming me [...]
2007-08-07 08:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1556MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international opinion pieces cover Argentina's current and upcoming foreign policy; and the mounting trade dispute between the US and China. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Gestures towards the world" Ricardo Kirschbaum, general editor of leading "Clarn, [...]
2007-08-10 08:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1628NEW PROTECTIONIST NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TARGET
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 09:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1644NEW PROTECTIONIST NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TARGET
[...] (SBU) President Kirchner and Economy Minister Peirano announced an ill-defined package of non-tariff protectionist measures that targets imports of plastics, textiles, artificial leather, and tires. Growing Argentine imports from China (up 54% in the first half of 2007) were singled out as a [...]
2007-08-22 18:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP
07BUENOSAIRES1647MEDIA REACTION; BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT EVO MORALES AND
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today focus on Bolivian President Evo Morales' attempt to amend his country's Constitution in search of indefinite re-election, along the lines of Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez's "model;" a Zogby International opinion poll revealing that Lati [...]
2007-08-22 19:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1648ARGENTINA: NON-TARIFF TRADE BARRIERS NOT YET OFFICIAL, BUT
[...] (SBU) President Kirchner's announcement late last week of non-tariff measures aimed at curbing Asian imports is affecting U.S. companies. Argentine customs has held up many Asian import shipments, including those from U.S. high technology companies Dell and Honeywell, pending clarification of [...]
2007-08-23 09:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP SN
07BUENOSAIRES1658MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; US FINANCIAL CRISIS AND HEGEMONY;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local media carry opinion pieces on US President Bush's address to a Veterans Convention; the US handling of the international financial crisis; and PDVSA's special privileges in Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Specters" Marcelo Cantelmi, internationa [...]
2007-08-23 13:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1689ARGENTINA: STARTING AN IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoA officials confirmed, in response to Ref A questions, that import safety issues are a concern, but to date they have taken only limited measures to increase safety inspections. The GoA announced on August 17, 2007 new measures to restrict imports from 13 Asian countries (Ref B [...]
2007-08-27 15:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AR
07BUENOSAIRES1708ARGENTINA: CHINESE REACTION TO NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
[...] (SBU) Ten days after President Kirchner announced the imposition of non-tariff barriers on burgeoning Asian imports, local media has reported that China struck back with retaliatory phytosanitary inspections of Argentine soy shipments, though two grain trading company reps say the inspections o [...]
2007-08-29 19:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EAGR ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK
07BUENOSAIRES1745NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ON PARIS CLUB, DOHA TALKS,
[...] (C) New Economy Minister Miguel Peirano emphasized to the Ambassador his interest in resolving the Paris Club impasse, supported Canada's IMF reform proposals, agreed to deal with disputes involving U.S. interests, and affirmed Argentina's commitment to broad trade liberalization in an August 2 [...]
2007-08-31 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1757MEDIA REACTION; THE ISRAEL LOBBY; COLOMBIA; CHINA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion pieces are related to "The Israel Lobby," by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt; negotiations over hostage release in Colombia; and Chinese hackers' reiterated attacks on the US Pentagon's computing system. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIAL [...]
2007-09-06 08:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1775MEDIA REACTION; TERRORISM; GLOBALIZATION AND ARGENTINA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Europe's expected reaction to the threat posed by terrorism; how Argentina should manage globalization in order to fully "deploy its potential for development;" and the Argentine Supreme Court's verdict on government spending in t [...]
2007-09-06 17:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1793ARGENTINE PLANS TO DEVELOP A SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 12:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMTCR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1795ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH IRS AND
[...] This is an Action Request for the Department of Treasury/IRS. See paragraphs 2 and 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority, AFIP, wants to negotiate a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the IRS. Responding to earlier U.S. Treasury guidance that [...]
2007-09-10 12:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES1828MEDIA REACTION; CLASHES IN CHILE; SARKOZY'S COMMENTS ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The most important international stories include the murder of a Chilean police officer on the 34th anniversary of the coup d'etat against former Chilean President Salvador Allende; French President Nicolas Sarkozy warning Argentina and other emerging powers that they shoul [...]
2007-09-13 13:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES186GOA URGES GREATER SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON HAITI
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan called for increased senior-level dialogue on Haiti during a January 30 meeting with Ambassador. He extended a dinner invitation to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns with Arge [...]
2007-01-31 22:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUENOSAIRES187GOA URGES GREATER SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON HAITI
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan called for increased senior-level dialogue on Haiti during a January 30 meeting with Ambassador. He extended a dinner invitation to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns with Arge [...]
2007-01-31 22:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUENOSAIRES1875MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA IN HAITI; IRAQ; US INTEREST RATE;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Argentina's participation in the international peace keeping mission in Haiti; the US policy on Iran; and the US Federal Reserve's decision to lower US interest rates. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Why should we stay in Ha [...]
2007-09-20 12:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1890ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 5-14, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be in [...]
2007-09-21 14:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1962MEDIA REACTION; US SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE RULING ABOUT
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the US Supreme Court of Justice's ruling against two vulture funds that had requested an embargo of Argentine Central Bank reserves; IMF skepticism about Argentina's chances of reaching a fast deal with the Paris Club; and expectati [...]
2007-10-02 13:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1974MEDIA REACTION; RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE KOREAS;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces today include possible reconciliation between the Koreas; anticipated political reform in Ecuador; and ICSID rulings on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A long road back home" Hinde Pomeraniec, political columnist of [...]
2007-10-03 14:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2053MEDIA REACTION; AL GORE; CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the Nobel Peace Award granted to former US VP Al Gore on the race for US presidency; the Chinese Communist Party Congress; Argentina seeking political support at the IMF Annual Assembly; and implications of the deal reache [...]
2007-10-17 08:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2062MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; CHINA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include President Bush's warning that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons it could lead to "World War III;" the outcome of the 17th Communist Party Congress; and Argentina's ongoing negotiations to repay its Paris Club debt. 2. OPINION [...]
2007-10-18 15:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2081MEDIA REACTION; THE CIA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include remarks on Tim Weiner's book on the CIA; Argentine Paris Club debt negotiations and the need for IMF reform; and implications of the US Congressional statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]
2007-10-23 10:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2098MEDIA REACTION; BUSH SPEECH ON CUBA; 10/25/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories focus on US President Bush's speech on Cuba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Bush creates a world fund for the Cuban transition" Ana Barsn, leading "Clarn's" Washington-based correspondent, writes (10/25) "In an address to t [...]
2007-10-25 13:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2114 TOURISM SECRETARY PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF TOURISM PROSPECTS
[...] As a follow-up to our July 29 meeting with Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, the Ambassador hosted a meeting with the Secretary and all relevant Agency section heads. Secretary Meyer explained that the United States was a priority market for the Argentine tourism industry and provided a det [...]
2007-10-26 13:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP OTRA ATRN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2170MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON CUBA; VENEZUELA; IMF AND
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the Bush administration's policy on Cuba; Venezuelan President Chavez's concentration of power; IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's remarks about Argentina; and implications of Pakistani leader Musharraf's emergency rule. [...]
2007-11-05 13:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2216IDB PRESIDENT MORENO OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO THE
[...] (C) IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno urged the Kirchners to rebuild their relationship with the USG during his November 5-6 visit to Buenos Aires. Moreno relayed this to Ambassador November 6, noting that President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) seemed to understand that USG supp [...]
2007-11-15 15:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID AR
07BUENOSAIRES224MEDIA REACTION; UPCOMING TRIP OF U/S NICHOLAS BURNS TO
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major newspapers report on US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's upcoming trip to Buenos Aires. Other international leading stories include the report from London-based International Institute for Strategic Studie [...]
2007-02-06 09:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2241ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY'S ABAD ON CRISTINA GOVERNMENT, TAX
[...] (SBU) Alberto Abad, head of Argentina's customs and revenue authority, AFIP, sees key economic challenges facing the incoming Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) administration as re-inserting Argentina into global capital markets, dealing with inflation, reducing the heavy burden of state sub [...]
2007-11-20 15:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR ETRD ECON KTFN
07BUENOSAIRES2266MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; BURMA; UPCOMING
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the outcome of the Middle East peace conference held in Annapolis; Burma and the oil dispute between Beijing and Washington; and the upcoming visit of US experts on Latin American issues. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - " [...]
2007-11-29 07:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2283ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Argentine Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Vicente Espeche-Gil and Deputy Director of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear and Space Issues, Minister Ricardo Bocalandro on the afternoon of December 3. DCM lef [...]
2007-12-03 20:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM AR IR
07BUENOSAIRES2307MEDIA REACTION; HUGO CHAVEZ; EVO MORALES; CHINA; 12/06/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's election defeat; Bolivian leader Evo Morales' calling a referendum on his own presidency; and China's economic progress and respect for freedom. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIAL [...]
2007-12-07 10:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2317BANCO DEL SUR LAUNCHED IN BUENOS AIRES DECEMBER 9
[...] (C) As his last official act in office, President Nestor Kirchner hosted five other South American Presidents for the December 9 signing of the "Founding Act of the Bank of the South" (Banco del Sur). In their public remarks, the Presidents and President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner e [...]
2007-12-10 18:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL AR BL BR CO EC PA UY VE
07BUENOSAIRES2353Argentina: Secretary of Labor Chao Talks Investment Climate
[...] (SBU) Secretary of Labor Chao met December 10 with representatives of Citibank, IBM, and Wal-Mart, all major U.S. service sector employers in Argentina. Company reps highlighted their profitable operations here, praised the caliber of Argentina's labor pool, and agreed that rapid expansion of [...]
2007-12-18 13:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR ECON EFIN BEXP OVIP
07BUENOSAIRES367MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ, LULA-BUSH-TABARE, IRAN,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories focus on President Kirchner's ambivalence in his policy vis-`-vis the U.S. regarding Chavez, President Bush's trip to the region, with media speculating on biofuels as the main reason for his visit, and repercussions of Iran's challenge to UNSC ultimatum. 2 [...]
2007-02-26 18:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES380MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT, DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Top stories focus on the poor results of the summit between Secretary Rice and Middle East leaders Olmert and Abbas; the SIPDIS positive repercussions of North Korea's agreement to deactivate its nuclear program; the mounting tension in Iran due to its intention to conti [...]
2007-02-28 12:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES41USG REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S NATIONALIZATIONS; DEATH OF SADDAM
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report on USG officials' response to Venezuelan President Chavez's announced planned re-nationalization of telecommunications and utility companies, like US Press Secretary Tony Snow's statement that "nationalization has a long and inglorious history of fai [...]
2007-01-10 19:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES411ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 9 BURNS/SHANNON MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 21:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER AA ASEC ETRD IAEA CU HA
07BUENOSAIRES429MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ IN ARGENTINA, MIDDLE EAST, 03/05/07;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with Bush's up-coming trip to the region aimed at reinforcing a 'positive agenda' - amid Argentina's preparation of Chavez' mass public rally against President Bush's visit to Uruguay -, and the repercussions of U.S. announcement of a summit in Iraq, which inclu [...]
2007-03-07 10:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES481MEDIA REACTION; CHINA AND RUSSIA'S REARMAMENT; US-ARGENTINE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include an alleged Chinese and Russian rearmament, which could spark US concern; the "conflicting attitudes of the (Argentine) presidential couple towards the Bush-Chavez clash;" and the traffic in people in Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES [...]
2007-03-14 10:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES56ARGENTINA'S POST-CRISIS TRADE BOOM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the economic crisis of 2001/2, Argentine trade has grown quickly, and much more so than the economy overall. Total two-way trade has risen 85.0% since 2003. Argentina's leading trade partner remains Brazil, followed by the EU as a whole, and bilaterally by the U.S. and Ch [...]
2007-01-12 20:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES596MEDIA REACTION; US REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S ANTI-BUSH RALLY IN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International opinion pieces today are mainly focused on the USG's reaction to Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's anti-Bush rally in Buenos Aires; Venezuelan President Chavez's land seizures; and China's acknowledgement of private property. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The US complaint [...]
2007-03-27 20:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES6SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DEATH; LATIN AMERICA; DEATH OF PINOCHET;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the implications of Saddam Hussein's execution; the governments of Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez and their influence on violence in Latin America; the aftermath of Pinochet's death; and Bolivian President Evo Morales imposing a visa on US citizens who wan [...]
2007-01-04 11:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES618CAPABLE ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY COOPERATING ON CSI, TRADE
[...] This is an Action Request -- See Paras 2, 4, 8 and 17. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority (AFIP) seeks to expand cooperation with the U.S. on a range of important areas, according to its Director Alberto Abad. Argentina is a Latin American leader in Conta [...]
2007-03-30 20:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES619CAPABLE ARGENTINE TAX AUTHORITY COOPERATING ON CSI, TRADE
[...] This is an Action Request for the Departments of Energy (Paras. 2, 8) and Treasury (Paras. 4, 17). ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Argentine revenue authority (AFIP) seeks to expand cooperation with the U.S. on a range of important areas, according to its Director Alberto Abad. A [...]
2007-03-30 20:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN AR
07BUENOSAIRES624MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]
2007-04-03 18:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES64US POLICY ON IRAQ; VENEZUELA; 01/11/07; BUENOS AIRES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories include US President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq; the implications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's announced nationalization of telecommunications and utility corporations; and the Argentine Government's reaction to Chavez's ann [...]
2007-01-12 20:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES642ARGENTINE FINANCE SECRETARY CHODOS ON MEETINGS
[...] (C) GoA Finance Secretary Sergio Chodos and Finance Undersecretary Alejandra Scharf discussed with Econoffs on March 27 their impressions of Chodos' March 18 bilat in Guatemala with U.S. Treasury officials. Chodos expressed Economic Minister Felisa Miceli's interest in meeting with Treasury S [...]
2007-04-05 15:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES660MEDIA REACTION; THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION; US EMBARGO ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on an alleged decline in neo-conservatives' clout on the Bush administration; a reported reduction in popular support for the US embargo imposed on Cuba; a debate in Latin America about the bio-fuels option; and the status of the US-Argen [...]
2007-04-10 08:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES68IRAQ; US PENTAGON AND LATIN AMERICA; THE US FOREIGN POLICY;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on USG policy on Iraq; the relationship between the Pentagon and Latin America; current US foreign policy; Venezuelan President Chavez's announced transformation of his country; and problems in Bolivia. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Bush sai [...]
2007-01-16 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES821MEDIA REACTION; IPR; CLIMATE CHANGE; ARGENTINE-BRAZILIAN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the celebration of Intellectual Property Day and the need to fight piracy; climate change and the USG; and prospects of Argentine-Brazilian ties. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Climate change gets religion" J [...]
2007-04-26 17:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES831Argentina's Auto Industry Roars Ahead; Ford and GM leaders
[...] (U) Argentina's auto industry is in full throttle. In 2006, it enjoyed its best year since 1998 - for production, new and used car sales, exports and imports - and all categories registered strong increases from 2005. With investments in 2007-2008 totaling at least $720 million, the future lo [...]
2007-04-27 19:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD AR BZ VZ
07BUENOSAIRES94ARGENTINA TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS MEETING,
[...] Summary. (C) Argentina supports a 12-month renewal of MINUSTAH's mandate and has demarched China in Beijing, New York, and Port-au-Prince urging them to do the same, Under Secretary for Latin America Policy Agustin Colombo Sierra SIPDIS told A/Polcouns on January 19 in response to reftel [...]
2007-01-19 22:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN UNAUS HA EUN
07BUENOSAIRES95SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]
2007-01-22 09:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07BUENOSAIRES962MEDIA REACTION; FRENCH PRESIDENT-ELECT NICOLAS SARKOZY'S
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's expected foreign policy; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Russia; and UK PM Tony Blair's legacy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Sarkozy, with his eyes placed on Euro [...]
2007-05-16 19:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUJUMBURA176BURUNDI'S FORMER 2ND VICE PRESIDENT ARRESTED
[...] (U) Summary: Burundi's National Security Services (SNR) arrested former Vice President Marina Barampama on March 13 on charges of being a "threat to the internal security of the state". The charges are likely related to the import of building materials, which many believe are for her personal [...]
2007-03-13 15:54:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA178BURUNDI'S FORMER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RELEASED FROM
[...] Burundi's National Intelligence Services (SNR) released the former Second Vice President, Marina Barampama, from custody by late in the evening on March 13, after eight hours of questioning. Barampama had been arrested earlier the same day on charges of posing a "threat to the internal securit [...]
2007-03-14 15:47:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BY
07CAIRO1189EGYPT COUNSELS DIALOGUE ON DARFUR, NOT SANCTIONS;
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 22 meeting to deliver ref demarches, MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Maasoum Marzouk said Egypt would commit "large numbers" of troops for the UN Darfur peacekeeping operation (DPKO) once an effective political solution is reached between the government [...]
2007-04-23 10:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CAIRO1462EGYPT BUYS KAZAKH WHEAT TO CUT LOSSES ON SENSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Egyptian trade mission to Kazakhstan was aimed in part at securing low-cost Kazakh wheat for Egypt's highly subsidized bread. Egyptian imports of higher-quality U.S. wheat have declined in recent years as the GOE sought to reduce its losses on "baladi" bread, the sine [...]
2007-05-20 03:53:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR PINR EG
07CAIRO1491LEBANON: EGYPTIAN INFLUENCE ON SOUTH AFRICA AND
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA Cabinet Staff Member Nazih Al Negeiry on May 21, seeking Egyptian help in pressing South Africa and Indonesia to support a UN Security Council Chapter VII-based tribunal for Lebanon. Negeiry said that Indonesia may abstain on a UNSC vote, and that E [...]
2007-05-21 16:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC EG LE
07CAIRO1531EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER HINTS AT BROADER POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a pointed and wide-ranging speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Rachid called for reform of Egyptian education, infrastructure, energy policy, and other areas far removed from his trade portfolio. The ambitious speech encoura [...]
2007-05-24 06:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PINR PREL EG
07CAIRO2440EGYPT: GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Egyptian-Chinese relations have expanded over the last several years, primarily in the economic realm. Egypt is courting Chinese trade and investment but is wary that China could undercut Egypt in low-cost, labor-intensive sectors, complicating Egyptian efforts to combat persistent [...]
2007-08-07 14:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EINV ECON CH EG
07CAIRO2575BOEING SCORES SUCCESS IN EGYPT AIR LONG-HAUL
[...] (SBU) Continuing the augmentation and upgrading of its long-haul fleet, Egypt Air has agreed to lease six Boeing 777-300R aircraft, with the possibility of a direct purchase or lease of two more. The decision follows shortly after the airline concluded an agreement with Airbus to lease two A33 [...]
2007-08-19 14:20:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL EG
07CAIRO2576BOEING SCORES SUCCESS IN EGYPT AIR LONG-HAUL
[...] (SBU) Continuing the augmentation and upgrading of its long-haul fleet, Egypt Air has agreed to lease six Boeing 777-300R aircraft, with the possibility of a direct purchase or lease of two more. The decision follows shortly after the airline concluded an agreement with Airbus to lease two A33 [...]
2007-08-19 14:27:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL EG
07CAIRO2769ARAB LEAGUE BRIEFING FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 5
[...] Summary. In a briefing for foreign diplomats on the Arab League's (AL) annual September 5 ministerial, AL Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef said that the ministers confirmed their support for President Bush's proposed international meeting for Middle East peace and noted their strong desire to rea [...]
2007-09-12 14:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL PREF EG SO IS IZ SU XP
07CAIRO2801DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI ON MIL-TO-MIL RELATIONS
[...] (C) On September 16, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi and the Ambassador discussed the impact of the FMF debates on the overall relationship, the state of mil-to-mil relations, border security, the under-disbursement of FMF in FY07, and the peace process. Tantawi said that the U.S. [...]
2007-09-16 15:37:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO2835LEADING AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPERT, DR. DAVID SWAYNE, VISITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. David Swayne, Director of the Southeast Poultry Research Lab and leading expert on Avian Influenza (AI),met with the week of August 26 with Government of Egypt (GOE),non-government organization (NGO) and private sector poultry entities. USAID approved USD 8.2 million in f [...]
2007-09-19 13:33:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2903EGYPTIAN TEXTILE PRODUCTION INCREASING DESPITE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite increasing competition from China, the Egyptian textile and apparel industry is growing robustly thanks to Egypt's preferential trade agreements with Europe, the United States, and Turkey, as well as rising costs among its regional competitors. This message responds to Re [...]
2007-09-26 12:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX EG
07CAIRO3017THE IMPACT OF CONDITIONING EGYPT'S FMF
[...] (C) Congressman Obey's proposal to condition USD 200 million of FMF for Egypt on progress on border security, judicial independence and police reform continues to vex senior GOE officials. Assistant Minister of Defense MG Mohamed Al Assar and a member of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's Cabine [...]
2007-10-10 15:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EG
07CAIRO3161PRESIDENT MUBARAK ANNOUNCES EGYPT WILL ESTABLISH
[...] (SBU) President Mubarak announced on October 29 that Egypt will establish a number of nuclear power stations to generate electricity. Following the inauguration of a power plant in North Cairo, Mubarak said Egypt will "prepare the program for building several nuclear power stations," noting [...]
2007-10-30 09:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG IAEA EG
07CAIRO482COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF INCREMENT 10 OF EGYPT'S
[...] (U) Description: Egypt has requested the acquisition of an additional 125 co-produced M1A1 tanks (Letter of Request 06/MC/019). This tenth increment of M1A1 tanks will raise Egypt's total M1A1 tank inventory to 1005. 2. (U) Justification for the M1A1 increment: Upgrading its tank fleet wi [...]
2007-02-22 11:34:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL MARR MASS MCAP EG
07CAIRO517U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...]
2007-02-26 13:18:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK
07CAIRO539EGYPT RAIL: U.S. COMPANIES SWEEP LOCOMOTIVE TENDER
[...] (SBU) U.S. companies General Electric (GE) and Electromotive Diesel (EMD) recently beat out Chinese competition, with each company selling forty new locomotives to Egyptian National Railways (ENR) as part of Egypt's multi-billion dollar transport infrastructure development plan. The GE portio [...]
2007-02-28 07:08:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ECON PREL EG QA
07CAIRO620INTERAGENCY DELEGATION ENGAGES WITH EGYPTIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza John Lange and an interagency delegation of USG officials from DOS, USAID, HHS, USDA, DHS and DOD met with senior Egyptian government officials, toured laboratory facilities, and visited poultry farms from February 19-21. [...]
2007-03-07 14:31:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU KSTH TBIO ECON PREL WHO EG
07CAIRO829QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT
[...] In this edition: - Strong macroeconomic indicators - Unemployment, inflation remain high - The government introduces a new five year plan - Ministry of Finance announces bad-debt repayment plan - State-owned banks merge - Wages stagnate... - ...and consumer confidence dips - Capital Market [...]
2007-03-22 10:12:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG
07CALCUTTA6SENATOR SPECTER'S VISIT TO ORISSA
[...] (SBU) Summary: December 22-23 Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Joan Specter, Colonel Gregg Olsen, staff aide Scott Bowen Boos and medical escort Dr. Needleman, visited Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa. While in Bhubaneshwar, Senator Specter met a range of [...]
2007-01-05 07:30:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETRD ENRG KNNP TRGY IN BEXP
07CANBERRA1021PM HOWARD'S JULY 5 SPEECH ON AUSTRALIA'S STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Howard used the July 5 release of the Australian Department of Defense's 2007 Defense Update to deliver a wide-ranging address on Australia's strategic future and implications for national security policy. In remarks to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute that refle [...]
2007-07-05 11:18:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PINR PREL AS
07CANBERRA1576AUSTRALIA COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC
[...] (U) Arthur Spyrou, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, confirmed to POLCOUNS during an October 26 meeting that Australia was commited to participate in the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP). Jonathan Richardson, Australia's [...]
2007-10-26 07:13:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AS
07CANBERRA1642RUDD STAYS CONSERVATIVE AT LABOR CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead by eight points in the polls, Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd protected his lead at the ALP campaign launch in Brisbane November 14. Union leaders were kept in the background; past Labor prime ministers were introduced to the crowd; and Rudd hammered the th [...]
2007-11-16 04:13:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV AS
07CANBERRA1682SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
[...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...]
2007-11-27 06:22:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV OTRA AS
07CANBERRA1683SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
[...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...]
2007-11-27 10:47:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV OTRA AS
07CANBERRA1717AUSTRALIA RESPONSE TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A unclassified non-paper and points to David J. Ritchie, Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),on December 4. Ritchie was joined by Olivia Borthwick, Director, Middle East Section. (Other Mission personnel conveyed the classified version separ [...]
2007-12-04 05:07:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KNNP IR AS
07CANBERRA1738MEETING THE PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At a December 8 meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the Ambassador offered his congratulations and noted the positive tone set by the recent meetings of Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and the Deputy Prime Minister. The Amb [...]
2007-12-10 04:50:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF AS CH IR IZ NZ PREL
07CANBERRA1745U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...]
2007-12-12 00:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER
07CANBERRA1771CHINESE RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN M/V IRAN MATIN
[...] (S) Further to Ref A, Counter-Proliferation Director Gerry McGuire gave us a readout December 18 of the results of Australia's demarche in Beijing on December 14 on the M/V Iran Matin. Upon the U.S. request for Australia and the UK to demarche China (Ref D),DFAT had sought authorization to [...]
2007-12-18 05:25:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MASS PTER AS CH
07CANBERRA1782U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN DFAT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Australia, Under Secretary Burns and DFAT Secretary L'Estrange agreed the election of a new Australian government would not affect the strength of our alliance, but underlined the urgency to identify a new date for the Australia-U.S. Ministerial [...]
2007-12-19 23:00:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AS MARR
07CANBERRA1783U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH JAPAN DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Canberra, Australia with Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka outlined Japan's goals to improve the relevance of multilateral fora in Asia and its desire for greater United States engagement in the region. The two also [...]
2007-12-20 03:03:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AS
07CANBERRA334AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request - please see para 6 below. 2. (C) On March 5, DFAT North Asia Division First Assistant Secretary (FAS) Peter Baxter and Japanese Embassy SIPDIS Minister-Counselor Shinichi Hosono briefed DCM on the Australia - Japan Joint Declaration on Securit [...]
2007-03-05 07:28:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA
07CANBERRA571RUDD'S POLICY ADVISER ON IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND ASIA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd's April 19-21 trip to Washington and New York, his foreign policy adviser, Peter Khalil, told poloffs that Rudd was committed to a close relationship with the United States. While he would withdraw Australian combat troops from Iraq if he b [...]
2007-04-13 08:33:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM AF IZ AS
07CAPETOWN253CHINESE TEXTILE QUOTA A BUST?
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's two-year "emergency" quota on Chinese textile and clothing imports was implemented in January 2007 to fend off a flood of inexpensive, low-quality Chinese imports that had battered the local clothing and textile industry (reftel). According to import data, indust [...]
2007-10-03 14:37:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD CN SF
07CARACAS1008CHAVEZ WORKING ON MANY FRONTS, SLOW TO USE
[...] (C) Summary: Since January, President Chavez has tried to radicalize and deepen his "revolution" on many fronts, nationalizing key sectors of the economy, politicizing the armed forces, pushing the creation of a single revolutionary party, and strengthening ties with countries such as Iran, B [...]
2007-05-22 21:29:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1192BRV DISPUTES 2007 TIER 3 TIP REPORT RANKING
[...] (SBU) In meetings with USG officials and in the press, BRV officials reacted angrily to the Department's designation of Venezuela as a Tier 3 country in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report released June 12. -- During a June 13 meeting between Vice President of the National Assembly [...]
2007-06-15 20:27:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV VE
07CARACAS1197CNPC: DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) executives stated recent press reports of the formation of a new joint venture are exaggerated. The executives stated negotiations over the migration of Sinovensa, the entity that produced Orimulsion, to a PDVSA-controlled joint [...]
2007-06-18 14:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS1314CHEVRON, EXXON, AND CNPC COMMENT ON RECENT EVENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron claims the final deal to migrate the Hamaca strategic association to a joint venture was a good one from its perspective. The project's area was not reduced and Chevron personnel will occupy key posts in the new joint venture. In addition, all investment decisions require [...]
2007-07-02 11:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1318BUY HIGH AND SELL HIGHER: REAL ESTATE IN THE
[...] (SBU) Real estate prices are skyrocketing in Venezuela as the oil boom fuels an ever-increasing number of people chasing an increasingly limited supply of properties. Sales are up 30 percent so far in 2007, after growing 80 percent in 2006 and 60 percent in 2005. Venezuela continues to suffer [...]
2007-07-02 15:55:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS1434OIL TRADING: SKELETONS IN PDVSA'S CLOSET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA executive who was forced into retirement in March 2007 stated PDVSA exports 38 million barrels of oil per month excluding crude from the former Faja strategic associations. President Chavez ordered PDVSA to stop exporting to the United States before the November el [...]
2007-07-18 15:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS183BRV BEGINS TO REAP WHAT IT HAS SOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA reportedly told tax authorities in August 2006 that it was unable to pay its royalties and taxes due to cash flow problems stemming from social development expenditures. President Chavez' recent statements regarding an increase in gasoline prices appear to stem from PDVSA's [...]
2007-01-26 20:22:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2000MITSUBISHI HOPES TO CLOSE MAJOR REFINERY DEAL BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company hopes to complete a USD 3 billion financing deal for a deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery by year-end. The Itochu trading company is working on a similar deal for the El Palito refinery. JBIC's participation in the projects and [...]
2007-10-11 18:13:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG EINV ECON JA CH VE
07CARACAS2056CHAVEZ ANNOUNCES CHINESE APPROVAL OF STRATEGIC
[...] On October 21, 2007 President Chavez announced Chinese approval of a USD six billion Strategic Fund between China and Venezuela (BRV). During a phone call from Miraflores Palace, 21 October, 2007, to aspirants to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in the State of Anzoategui Chave [...]
2007-10-22 21:36:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON VE
07CARACAS2143INCREASES OF FOOD PRICES AND SUBSIDIES IN VENEZUELA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Venezuela continues to face shortages in milk and wheat products. The BRV has taken steps to subsidize powdered milk imports and has directed that wheat products be made with a combination of wheat and other cereal grains to increase quantities. The BRV also established a produ [...]
2007-11-06 21:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON VE
07CARACAS217INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION VS. THE BRV
[...] (C) Summary: International arbitration will become increasingly important to foreign investors as Chavez moves forward with his selective nationalizations and disputes over "prompt, adequate, and effective compensation" arise. Foreign investors have three options to avail themselves of arbitr [...]
2007-02-01 15:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ECON VE
07CARACAS2207CHINA LOANS VENEZUELA USD FOUR BILLION TO BE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: BRV President Hugo Chavez and PRC Vice Minister of the National Committee and Reform Zhang Xiaoqiamg presided over a televised signing ceremony for energy, financial and technology agreements on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the presidential palace. The main agreement established [...]
2007-11-20 14:34:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EPET CH VE
07CARACAS2243CHEVRON'S NEXT MOVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has approached Chevron with a proposal to significantly increase production at the former Ameriven strategic association. Petrochina has also offered to partner with Chevron in a Faja project. Chevron is not in a hurry to make additional investments in Venezuela. Labor [...]
2007-11-27 20:48:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS2396ASSEMBLY APPROVES 2007-2013 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) On December 13 the National Assembly approved the BRV's "Guidelines for the 2007-2013 Economic and Social Development Plan for the Nation." The two page introduction of the 51 page document outlines President Chavez' vision to further develop "21st Century Socialism." Themes include " [...]
2007-12-26 20:32:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV VE
07CARACAS38CNPC'S VENEZUELAN WOES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC executives stated Sinovensa, the joint venture between PDVSA and CNPC that produces Orimulsion, no longer produces the product on orders of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP). CNPC views the situation as an expropriation and has reserved its rights to arbitration. T [...]
2007-01-08 14:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS511MITSUBISHI GOES AFTER MAJOR REFINERY DEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company is putting together a USD 1.795 billion financing deal tied to the deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery. The company believes the deal will come to fruition in one to two years. Mitsubishi also is involved in the shipment of base [...]
2007-03-08 20:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON JA VE
07CARACAS512PDVSA AND MPPEP ANNOUNCE 2006 RESULTS: BEWARE THE
[...] (SBU) Minister for People's Power of Energy and Petroleum (MPPEP) and PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez presented a consolidated financial report on their 2006 results on March 4. The end of year report details PDSVA's activities this past year, including much of its social participation. Accor [...]
2007-03-08 21:07:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS669CHINESE POLITBURO COMES TO TOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Chinese Politburo Member Li Changchun's visit to Caracas March 25-27, Venezuela and China signed six new cooperative agreements in the petroleum sector and reaffirmed a USD 6 billion joint development fund. Chavez assured China that Venezuela would be a trustworthy oil s [...]
2007-03-30 20:04:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV VE CH
07CARACAS700CNPC'S TAKE ON RECENT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC was guardedly optimistic about the recent signing of bilateral petroleum agreements between China and Venezuela (Reftel A). CNPC believes the BRV is still open to foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector. However, the company is frustrated with negotations to migrate Si [...]
2007-04-04 21:18:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS781THE FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez described the First South American Energy Summit (Summit),which was held on Margarita Island on April 17, as a "perfect summit." Chavez ducked a fight with Brazil over ethanol and used the event to showcase his vision of South American integration -- effectively [...]
2007-04-18 23:09:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS959AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT: THE CRACKS ARE SHOWING
[...] (SBU) Inflation continues to rise despite government efforts to talk it down, and the government's tools to drain liquidity are increasingly ineffective. Foreign exchange reserves have fallen by 33.5 percent this year. Government spending continues apace, with the BRV running a large, though [...]
2007-05-11 21:19:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI VE
07CARACAS988VENEZUELAN PRODUCTION AND OPERATING TRENDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Private sector contacts place overall Venezuelan production at 2.1 to 2.3 million barrels a day, down from previous estimates of 2.4 to 2.6. The BRV has lifted OPEC production cuts on the four Faja strategic associations. PDVSA has been unable to find additional drilling rigs d [...]
2007-05-18 20:34:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CASABLANCA102PROS AND CONS OF INVESTING IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco is an increasingly attractive investment destination, as evidenced by the on-going series of events in Casablanca and other cities to discuss opportunities for potential investors. Many factors make Morocco a good place for Americans to invest, including the FTA, flexib [...]
2007-06-07 09:15:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA169FTA BENEFITS A MIRAGE SAYS MOROCCAN CEO
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Saad Bendidi, Chairman and CEO of palace-controlled conglomerate ONA, the Morocco-U.S. FTA is not significant. This is in part because Morocco produces little to allow it to take advantage of such bilateral agreements. In addition, the U.S. market's complexity make [...]
2007-08-15 09:49:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFTA EFIN ETRD ECIN BEXP MO
07CASABLANCA195DEMYSTIFY THE MOROCCO-U.S. FTA TO PROMOTE IT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Morocco-U.S. FTA has brought many successful results, but Moroccan and American companies continue to seek ways to better understand and take advantage of it. While many Moroccans remain uncertain of how and if they can benefit from the FTA, many Americans remain unaware of [...]
2007-10-03 16:43:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EFIN MO
07CHENGDU100LOCAL RELIGIOUS FIGURES ON ISLAMIC RESURGENCE IN CHINA'S
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of informal discussions in southern Yunnan Province along China's borders with Vietnam and Laos, local Muslim leaders described with pride the resurgence of Islam in their communities. A recently-completed mosque and religious training school in Najiaying has attr [...]
2007-04-12 06:00:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF CH
07CHENGDU108EXPECTATIONS HIGH FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTHERN SICHUAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: China's voluntary health insurance scheme, the Rural Cooperative Medical System (RCMS) was designed to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for the poor, particularly in the event of catastrophic illness. However, as the RCMS expands to reach the poorest areas, many commu [...]
2007-05-04 06:56:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR CASC CH
07CHENGDU12AIDS IN TIBETAN AREAS OF SICHUAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent conference on "Social Changes and Development in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and other Tibetan Areas," a researcher from the Sichuan Provincial Ethnic Research Institute said the HIV/AIDS situation in Tibetan areas of Sichuan Province has grown more seriou [...]
2007-01-11 07:58:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALTBIO EAID ECON PHUM PGOV CH
07CHENGDU123HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS -- A MODEL FOR GRASSROOTS GOVERNANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Consulate contacts recently described the role of homeowner associations in rights protection at the local level, referring to them as a central point for democratic reforms in China. The homeowner rights movement in Chengdu, which began in 2004, recently resulted in the establis [...]
2007-05-10 09:29:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU124CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE BUILDS OUT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: Yunnan officials in southwest China see construction of new road, river, and rail links with neighboring ASEAN countries as the key to ending their mountainous and landlocked province's long history of isolation and stimulating economic growth. While provincial authorities disag [...]
2007-05-15 04:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU126YUNNAN HOUSE CHURCH CHRISTIANS LEFT ALONE BY GOVERNMENT WHEN
[...] (C) Summary: According to two foreign missionaries and a Chinese Christian, the atmosphere for Yunnan house church Christians has improved in recent years and believers are able to worship with little government interference compared to other areas of China, if they are careful to maintain a d [...]
2007-05-18 06:15:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF CH
07CHENGDU128SICHUAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS
[...] (C) Summary: Sichuan rights activist Zeng Jianyu was recently sentenced to two years in jail for allegedly "trumped up" charges of business fraud. Zeng was reportedly the first popularly elected deputy to a county-level People's Congress in 1992 and well known for his activism on land, envir [...]
2007-05-18 07:54:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU129CHONGQING SCHOLARS DISCUSS CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a day of meetings with Chongqing academics, Embassy Beijing Econ M/C and Congenoff heard about some of the city's most pressing issues: the aftereffects of Three Gorges Dam construction, industrial reform, the plight of farmers and migrant workers. In addition, the city serv [...]
2007-05-18 10:26:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU13HOW "HARMONIOUS" ARE SICHUAN'S TIBETAN AREAS?
[...] (C) Summary: Social unrest in Tibetan areas of Sichuan Province was serious in the first half of 2006, according to an ethnic Tibetan researcher from the Tibet Study Institute of Sichuan University. Ten "mass incidents" involving over 800 people principally stemmed from conflicts in caterpill [...]
2007-01-11 07:59:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH
07CHENGDU137SICHUAN TIBETAN MONASTERIES: TRYING TO GET THE STORY
[...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings that were tightly scripted and filmed at five Buddhist monasteries in Tibetan areas of western Sichuan, abbots and local Religious Affairs Bureau officials gave us the party line in response to questions on specific human rights cases and restrictions on rel [...]
2007-05-31 07:22:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07CHENGDU140NOMADIC RESETTLEMENT AND THE NEW SOCIALIST COUNTRYSIDE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to local Animal Husbandry Bureau officials in Hongyuan County of western Sichuan Province's Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Prefecture, the central government has invested 30 million RMB (USD 3.9 million) to implement the "New Socialist Countryside" and facilitate the transitio [...]
2007-06-04 08:48:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU142MEETINGS CONDEMNING THE DALAI LAMA HELD IN QINGHAI
[...] (U) On May 31 Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that the head of Dungkyab Monastery in Gade County (Chinese: Gande) in Golog Tibetan Prefecture of Qinghai Province was forced to resign for refusing to sign documents condemning the Dalai Lama. The 70-year-old abbot, Khenpo Tsanor reportedly ackn [...]
2007-06-05 02:52:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07CHENGDU143SICHUAN RESEARCHER ON CHALLENGES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Sichuan Province, the third largest in China, ranks only tenth in terms of economic development, according to Wang Xiaogang (strictly protect),Deputy Director of the Sichuan Development Research Institute. While the purpose of "Scientific Development" is to bridge the gap betwe [...]
2007-06-05 07:49:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV CH
07CHENGDU144YUNNAN EARTHQUAKE -- TENS OF THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS
[...] (U) On June 3, Southwest China's Yunnan Province experienced an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale. The quake hit Pu'er City, close to Yunnan's southern border with Burma, killing at least three, injuring 313, and leaving more than 180,000 people displaced, according to Chinese off [...]
2007-06-05 09:48:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON CASC CH
07CHENGDU146THE "BALANCES" OF A HARMONIOUS SOCIETY: PERSPECTIVES OF A
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting, the Director of the Sichuan Institute of Political Science said the core of the Chinese Government's Harmonious Society guiding philosophy is the balancing of various interests so everyone can enjoy the fruits of development. In addition, Harmonious Society [...]
2007-06-06 09:20:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL CH
07CHENGDU148SICHUAN RESEARCHER CLAIMS "GREAT IMPROVEMENT" IN CHINA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Ruan Zhixiao (strictly protect),a researcher in the Media Research Institution of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) said there has been "great improvement" in China's media environment, including the coverage of sensitive topics, but that there are still limits. He [...]
2007-06-08 09:35:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL PHUM KPAO CH
07CHENGDU152LOCAL ISSUES DRIVE DISTURBANCES IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Early summer has seen the occurrence of several public disturbances in southwest China. Efforts by authorities to crack down on illegal vendors brought many people onto the streets in Chongqing, and a similar case in Chengdu resulted in the severe beating of a bystander. Although [...]
2007-06-15 03:18:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI CH
07CHENGDU158SOCIAL DISTURBANCES FLARE UP IN TIBETAN AREAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks there have been three separate social disturbances in Tibetan areas inside and outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Accounts of the incidents were originally reported in the international press. Recently, Post was able to confirm and learn more details [...]
2007-06-25 09:03:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON PGOV SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU159BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES OF TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION FOREIGN
[...] (C) During a recent seven-day road trip through Nagchu Prefecture in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR),Consulate had over 40 hours of "quality" time to dialogue with the TAR Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) official assigned to accompany us to remote field sites. In the course of our trip, in [...]
2007-06-26 03:46:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CH
07CHENGDU161CHENGDU PATRIOTIC CHURCH LEADER COOPERATING WITH AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary. A local leader of China's officially-sanctioned Three Selves Patriotic Movement (TSPM) Christian Church and two local American English teachers discussed their cooperation in using expatriate-taught "English camps" and similar programs as a means to introduce local residents to Ch [...]
2007-06-28 08:58:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF CH
07CHENGDU19GAY AND LESBIAN CHENGDU
[...] (C) Summary. Although Chengdu has been nicknamed "gay paradise," gays here still face considerable challenges, and official, social, and family pressures are often sufficiently intense to keep many local gays in the closet. The situation of lesbians is even more difficult, perhaps due to high [...]
2007-01-22 05:46:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID PGOV PHUM SCUL TBIO CH
07CHENGDU192TAKING A STROLL DOWN "TIBET STREET"
[...] (C) Summary: A recent visit to "Tibet Street" in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu underscored the neighborhood's role as a magnet for a mostly transient or floating population of ethnic Tibetans, which may number as many as 300,000 during any given year. Some of the area's denizens s [...]
2007-07-23 02:03:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07CHENGDU203PRESENTING CHENGDU'S COLORFUL FIRST PAKISTANI CONSUL
[...] (C) Summary: Recently arrived to assume his duties in Chengdu, Pakistan's first consul general to southwest China may have been picked for his current assignment due to his experience in Burma and military background. The JF-17 fighter aircraft jointly developed and produced by China and Paki [...]
2007-08-03 01:01:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MASS PK CH
07CHENGDU210SECURITY FORCES STEP UP PRESENCE IN LITANG FOLLOWING
[...] (C) Several local contacts in Litang told us August 6 that People's Armed Police (PAP) personnel are out in force throughout the town and its surrounding county following a protest that occurred August 1 at the annual Litang Horse Race Festival when a Tibetan nomad, Runggye Adak, seized a micro [...]
2007-08-06 09:36:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU219TENSIONS SPREADING FROM TIBETAN TOWN OF LITANG?; ANOTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Although local officials may be keen for it not to affect the tourist trade, tensions remain high in the town of Litang in the west of China's Sichuan Province following the arrest of Runggye Adak, a Tibetan nomad who publicly called for the return of the Dalai Lama. Roadblocks a [...]
2007-08-13 05:52:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU220SICHUAN OFFICIALS RESPOND TO TIBETAN "LITANG AUGUST 1
[...] (C) Summary: Officials in China's Sichuan Province hope the experience and reputation for toughness of newly-appointed local Party Secretary Liu Daoping will lead to a "calm" resolution of recent ethnic Tibetan disturbances in Ganzi prefecture. In addition to Runggye Adak, another individual [...]
2007-08-14 07:30:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU230SOUTHWEST CHINA'S TIBETAN AREAS - SIMMERING TENSIONS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan and Yunnan are under increased security pressure from government authorities in the wake of demonstrations in the town of Litang in western Sichuan's Ganzi Prefecture that were set off by the arrest of a man calling for the return of the Dalai Lama [...]
2007-09-06 09:26:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU231POLITICAL CONTROL INCREASING IN SICHUAN'S GANZI PREFECTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Local sources indicate that officials in Sichuan's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture are implementing new measures directed at affirming the loyalty of government and religious figures in the prefecture following the "August 1 Litang Incident" (reftel). End summary. 2. (C) [...]
2007-09-07 08:15:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU235TRYING TO DISCUSS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT TIBET'S TASHILHUNPO
[...] (C) Summary: While doing everything possible to dodge our questions during a recent meeting choreographed by the Lhasa Foreign Affairs Office (FAO),a high-ranking monk/official of the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse did acknowledge that the over decade-long dispute between Chinese authoriti [...]
2007-09-24 03:58:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU236HIV/AIDS AND POLITICAL CONTROLS IN ONE OF TIBET'S MOST
[...] (C) Summary: While optimistic their outreach efforts can have a positive impact, Swiss Red Cross representatives in China's Tibetan prefecture of Shigatse believe that a continued overall lack of education and awareness about HIV/AIDS, the spread of prostitution in the wake of increased number [...]
2007-09-25 08:54:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALKHIV PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07CHENGDU237DETENTION OF TIBETAN STUDENTS IN GANSU; LITANG SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: A Congen contact originally from the area confirmed up to seven ethnic Tibetan boys between the ages of 14-18 were arrested and likely remain in detention in the Ganan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Gansu Province for writing pro-Dalai Lama slogans. According to the cont [...]
2007-09-25 10:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07CHENGDU239PORTRAIT OF A "HELP TIBET CADRE"
[...] (C) Summary: A two-week road trip in remote western areas of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),throughout which we were closely accompanied by both Tibetan and Han Chinese officials, gave the Consulate a rather unique opportunity to experience firsthand the sometimes tense working dynamic at [...]
2007-09-27 03:13:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CH
07CHENGDU243EVEREST AND BEYOND -- A RARE GLIMPSE INTO WESTERN TIBET
[...] (C) Summary: The remote western areas of China's Tibetan Autonomous Region are a mixture of active military facilities, sensitive religious sites, and vulnerable archeological ruins. The Everest Base Camp, at which a People's Armed Police station was recently added, has become a rather squalid [...]
2007-10-09 04:29:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ECON CH
07CHENGDU247CHINA RAMPS UP "PATRIOTIC EDUCATION" OF TIBETANS IN WESTERN
[...] (C) Summary: Local contacts confirm Ganzi Prefecture government authorities in China's western Sichuan Province are making an all-out effort to implement a political cleanup of the majority Tibetan area in the wake of public disturbances that occurred during August. "Patriotic education" sess [...]
2007-10-10 09:56:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU252ETHNIC TIBETANS REACT TO DALAI LAMA'S GOLD MEDAL
[...] (C) Summary: Despite stepped-up security, a number of ethnic Tibetans both inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and in other areas of southwest China reacted to the Dalai Lama's Congressional Gold Medal by praying in monasteries and by setting off firecrackers. Unconfirmed reports indi [...]
2007-10-19 09:06:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU255FARMLAND TO FOREST IN SICHUAN: TIME FOR REEVALUATION?
[...] (C) Summary. With an uneasy eye on the province's grain supply, Sichuan authorities are taking another look at the province's "Farmland to Forest Conversion" (tui geng huan lin, or FFC) program, originally implemented in 1999. Although authorities claim that the program has brought substantia [...]
2007-10-25 09:23:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU269ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRESSES ON THE RISE IN THREE
[...] (C) Summary: The Three Gorges Reservoir area of Chongqing may be under increasing environmental and social strains. Local authorities are devoting increased attention to the problems of landslides and erosion in resettled areas and recently formed a "specialized research group" to study "geol [...]
2007-11-26 09:14:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU272GUIDE TO OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHWEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The religious activities of the official 350,000 Muslims - , Protestants, Buddhists and Catholics in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in Southwest China, are organized according to both national and local religious affairs regulations. While the 2004 State Council regul [...]
2007-11-27 11:23:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU274KUNMING CHURCH FLOURISHES DESPITE RESTRICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: According to the co-pastors of an officially-registered church in southwest China, while person-to-person proselytizing remains severely restricted, the number of Protestants in the city is growing rapidly. The city of Kunming, including subordinate adjacent counties, has 360 a [...]
2007-11-30 06:43:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI CH
07CHENGDU285ENCOUNTER WITH SOUTHWEST CHINA PROPAGANDA OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Openly disparaging of the Communist Party's standard propaganda manual, a young Kunming City propaganda department official in southwest China told us of his hopes to work his way up to a comfortable job in a state enterprise. Among other "pearls of wisdom," the widely available [...]
2007-12-07 09:44:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH SOCI
07CHENGDU286KUNMING CATHOLIC NUNS TRY TO REBUILD
[...] (C) Summary: According to a nun presiding over a group of ten sisters at the Kunming Sacred Heart Church in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local religious affairs authorities are in general more difficult to work with than their counterparts to the north in Sichuan. The church was able, [...]
2007-12-07 09:57:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF CH
07CHENGDU289REINCARNATION BEFORE DEATH: MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK
[...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama's recent statement that he may choose a successor before his death drew accusations from self-styled protectors of religious orthodoxy in the Chinese Communist Party that the Dalai Lama was breaking with Tibetan tradition. According to Congen's Tibetan Buddhist relig [...]
2007-12-12 03:39:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI CH
07CHENGDU290ALONG THE CHINA-BURMA BORDER: WWII, DRUGS, HIV, AND JADE
[...] (C) Summary: Common ethnic linkages, villages that hug or even straddle the border, a visa-free regime for local residents, spotty security controls, and corruption appear to facilitate a wide-open atmosphere in areas along China's border with Burma. One stretch of road outside the Chinese po [...]
2007-12-12 09:08:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR CH
07CHENGDU292HUKOU REFORM IN YUNNAN: BIG TALK, LITTLE ACTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Southwest China's Yunnan Province recently announced it would soon abolish the distinction between urban and rural household registrations (hukou),which if true might lead to dramatic changes in the province's migration patterns. However, financial requirements (announced with [...]
2007-12-14 09:54:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU297A PRC SCHOLAR LOOKS AT LHASA'S FLOATING POPULATION
[...] (C) Summary: The July 2006 opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway greatly boosted access to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) for both tourists and migrant workers, accelerating economic growth and ethnic Han immigration to the TAR. Sichuan University Tibetology Department PhD student Bao Do [...]
2007-12-20 02:23:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI CH
07CHENGDU298THE TAR'S FLOATING POPULATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: The completion of the Qinghai-Tibet railroad has accelerated the outsider-driven development of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Numerous official, academic, and other sources indicate that during at its peak the floating population is at least half of Lhasa's permanent reside [...]
2007-12-20 03:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI CH
07CHENGDU30SOUTHWEST CHINA LEADERSHIP CHANGES FROM THE "PRINCELING"
[...] (C) Summary: Discussing the prospects of key local government leaders, a well-connected Congen contact suggested it is possible Chengdu Party Secretary Li Chuncheng's promotion hopes could be somewhat dented due to real estate-related corruption in the city. New Sichuan Party Secretary Du Qin [...]
2007-01-31 08:22:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR CH
07CHENGDU300CHINA NGO PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
[...] (C) Summary: While the Nature Conservancy (TNC) believes the overall environment for non-governmental organizations to operate in China has been noticeably more difficult during the last few years than during the late 1990's, the increased focus by central and local government authorities on [...]
2007-12-20 07:43:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALSENV PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07CHENGDU31SICHUAN PARTY SCHOOL ON IMPLEMENTATION OF "HARMONIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Sichuan Province Party School and Organization Department said the Harmonious Society doctrine represents a significant change from the "class struggle"-oriented Marxism that was the former ideological focus of Party member education. While actual implementati [...]
2007-02-01 07:29:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
07CHENGDU32GUIZHOU LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (C) Summary: A women's issues NGO-founder and researcher from the Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences recently told Congenoff that Guizhou Province -- one of China's poorest -- lacks both human and financial resources to fight trafficking in persons. Guizhou faces a serious problem with traff [...]
2007-02-01 07:41:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP CH
07CHENGDU33ORANGE GROVES AND CORRUPTION ALONG THE YANGTZE
[...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information - please protect accordingly. 2. (C) Summary. During a recent visit by Consul General and Congenoff to Chongqing's Zhongxian County, U.S. investors in a citrus cultivation project described the many trials and tribulations of trying to [...]
2007-02-01 09:21:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR PGOV SENV CH
07CHENGDU34SOUTHWEST CHINA MUSLIM POPULATION GROWING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poor environmental and living conditions where many Muslims live in China's northwest have contributed to the expansion the Muslim population in the country's southwest provinces. Almost all of Sichuan Province's 200 Imams receive both religious and Arabic language training fro [...]
2007-02-02 07:04:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF CH
07CHENGDU35CHONGQING ATTORNEY'S FIGHT FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent discussion with us on the challenges he faces trying to advocate for the rights of migrant workers, former People's Liberation Army soldier and Chongqing attorney Zhou Litai stressed that economic and political realities are putting the viability of his law firm [...]
2007-02-02 07:34:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CH
07CHENGDU36CHONGQING STRUGGLES WITH RURAL POVERTY, RESETTLEMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. While Chongqing officials praise their own response to last summer's drought -- the worst in the region in over a century -- and speak optimistically of development prospects, necessary funding for water conservation, education, and health care may be lacking. The city of Fulin [...]
2007-02-03 10:04:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU43SICHUAN SCHOLARS ON HARMONIOUS SOCIETY'S ROLE IN POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary: Scholars from the Sichuan Academy of Social Science described to a visiting EAP Desk Officer how the Harmonious Society "guiding philosophy" is being implemented at the provincial level. The policy plays an important role in democratic experiments at the local level, including r [...]
2007-02-08 09:04:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF CH
07CHENGDU44GUIZHOU'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican has approved the upcoming ordination of a new bishop for Guiyang, according to a seminarian at the Guiyang North Catholic Church. While Guiyang has few underground Catholic churches, "patriotic" Catholic leaders in Guizhou Province hope to "unite with" underground [...]
2007-02-09 06:27:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH KIRF
07CHENGDU58GUIZHOU GRASSROOTS NGOS FOCUS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Grassroots NGOs working on rural development in Guizhou Province have identified education of migrant children, health care, and rural governance as three primary areas of focus. One NGO trains teachers and volunteers who serve the needs of hundreds of migrant children in unregis [...]
2007-02-27 08:57:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ELAB SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU74WATER AND LAND USE IN SOUTHEASTERN YUNNAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although southeastern Yunnan boasts good soils, warm growing seasons, and adequate rainfall, its geology makes agriculture difficult in many areas. Land use patterns show a predominance of Han people in well-watered areas, with minorities tending to farm highland regions with l [...]
2007-03-20 10:30:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU77URGING TAR FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Consul General and Beijing Polmincouns urged Director General of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) Ju Jianhua to provide information on the Chinese investigation of the September 30, 2006 shooting (reftel) of border crossers by Chinese border gu [...]
2007-03-22 01:36:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENGDU83TIBET FEELING THE IMPACT OF RAILROAD LINK FROM QINGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) is already feeling the impact of the Qinghai-Tibet rail link that opened in July. Inland Chinese laborers, military personnel and tourists bunk side-by-side on the train as they take advantage of rail travel at a fraction of the cost of air [...]
2007-03-28 00:34:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV ELTN EMIN EPET PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU86TAR FAO RESPONSES ON SEPTEMBER 2006 SHOOTING AT NATULA PASS
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent Consulate visit to Lhasa, the Director of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) promised to provide us with a written copy of an "official statement" on the September 2006 shooting of a Tibetan nun at the Natula Pass. After our return to [...]
2007-03-29 08:56:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
07CHENGDU88SED ENVOY HOLMER SEES WESTERN CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 06:38:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN KIPR PGOV SENV CH
07CHENGDU89INDICATIONS OF SOCIAL TENSIONS IN TIBET
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent reporting trip to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, Consulate contacts detailed several examples of religious, inter-ethnic, and Tibetan/Han business disputes. While reports of conflicts between government officials and religious believers receive more international [...]
2007-04-06 06:31:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON PGOV SCUL CH
07CHENGDU91VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESETTLED
[...] (C) Summary: In the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR),local Poverty Alleviation, Animal Husbandry and Labor Bureaus are responsible for carrying out the job skills and vocational training programs that complement nomadic and pastoral resettlement policies. Officials acknowledge that changing [...]
2007-04-06 08:28:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PGOV CH
07CHENNAI187 INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...]
2007-03-10 11:23:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN
07CHENNAI214 CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]
2007-03-20 11:37:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI223 CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]
2007-03-22 08:28:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI224 INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...]
2007-03-22 08:36:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN
07CHENNAI289BELLWETHER PROJECT: TAMIL NADU'S MANUFACTURING BOOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recently announced proposed projects - an almost $1 billion automobile joint venture between India's Mahindra & Mahindra, Nissan, and Renault and a $30 million dollar investment by Dell - highlight Tamil Nadu's continued growth as a manufacturing hub. While Tamil Nadu also [...]
2007-04-17 10:44:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV EFIN PGOV IN
07CHENNAI518CODEL ENSIGN EXPERIENCES SOUTH INDIA'S HIGH-TECH SECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator John Ensign (R-NV) made his first visit to Bangalore August 5-8 to see South India's info-tech boomtown firsthand. He met with top executives from several companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),Infosys, General Electric (GE),Brickwork, Texas Instruments [...]
2007-08-22 06:58:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON EINV PGOV PREL SCUL CVIS IN
07CHENNAI54CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND
[...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]
2007-01-22 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07CHENNAI602KERALA COMMUNISTS FEAR LOSSES IN POSSIBLE PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and its allies in the southern Indian state of Kerala are apprehensive about possible parliamentary elections should India's Left Parties withdraw support from the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in New Delhi. The s [...]
2007-09-26 11:36:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IN
07CHENNAI662 BJP CLAIMS A NEW MAJORITY IN BANGALORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A newly reformed BJP-JD(S) coalition now claims to have a majority in the South Indian state of Karnataka's legislature. It has demanded that the governor re-activate the state's legislative assembly and ask the coalition to form a government. The Congress-appointed governor h [...]
2007-11-02 06:34:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL IN
07CHENNAI709 INFOSYS FOUNDER ON IPR IN CHINA, HIRING IN U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion with us, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Infosys Technologies Narayana Murthy discussed the state of Infosys, with particular emphasis on its expansion plans outside of India. Murthy told post that his company's expansion into China has been h [...]
2007-12-14 10:36:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EINV CH IN
07CHIANGMAI104BURMA EXILES AND CHINESE OFFICIALS KEEP COMMUNICATION LINES
[...] (SBU) Chinese officials maintain communication with Burma exiles based in northern Thailand representing the National League for Democracy - Liberated Area (NLD-LA) and the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),soliciting their views on the situation inside Burma and offering advice. [...]
2007-06-08 08:44:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TH BM CH
07CHIANGMAI116CHIANG MAI SERVES AS BASE FOR CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. Chiang Mai's large foreign Christian community provides a safe base for religious groups engaged in quiet work elsewhere in the region. While most do not identify their activities to the Consulate, our presence and American citizen services contribute to Chiang Mai's appeal for t [...]
2007-06-26 06:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM CASC PREL KIRF SOCI OEXC TH CH
07CHIANGMAI123INDUSTRIAL ZONE TRANSFORMS LITTLE LAMPHUN
[...] Summary: While agriculture and tourism dominate the economy of northern Thailand, an industrial zone in Lamphun has brought in foreign investment and new employment opportunities to the region. Growth in turn has brought sprawl, hazardous waste, labor concerns and social disruption to the sle [...]
2007-07-06 09:49:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EINV TH
07CHIANGMAI127BURMESE EXILES FRET OVER SUPPOSED WEAKENING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Exile Burmese leaders in northern Thailand have approached ConGen staff in the past few weeks to voice concern that the U.S. might retreat from its current sanctions policy on Burma. Several prominent leaders have told PolOff they interpret recent comments by influential figures in the U.S. [...]
2007-07-16 09:16:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV TH BM
07CHIANGMAI129AN OVERVIEW OF BURMA-RELATED CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY. Exile political and social activists from Burma are using Chiang Mai as a base for the training and development of a new generation of leaders. Like their counterparts in the media (reftel),political exiles have found Chiang Mai to be a convenient and relatively safe harbor from which [...]
2007-07-18 01:55:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECPS OEXC TH BM
07CHIANGMAI131FROM POPPIES TO PEACHES: HMONG PROGRESS REMAINS MIXED
[...] Summary. Despite generally low economic status, land tenure issues, and a renewed refugee inflow from Laos, the Hmong hill people today are considered among the more successful hill tribe groups in Thailand. Best known for fighting beside US forces in Laos from the 1960s to1975 while a signi [...]
2007-07-25 18:55:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF SNAR TH
07CHIANGMAI139CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP SAYS GOING GETTING TOUGHER IN
[...] (C) It is getting tougher to operate in western China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, according to the head of the "Friends of China" (FOC) Christian group's Chiang Mai office. Although FOC - which has been placing teachers and developmental workers in China for 20 years - has never had a [...]
2007-08-27 08:21:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF SOCI CASC TH CH
07CHIANGMAI155U.S. AGROBUSINESS FIRM HINGES NORTHERN THAILAND INVESTMENT
[...] The U.S. agrobusiness firm Monsanto finds northern Thailand an advantageous location for low-cost production of hybrid corn seeds for domestic and export markets. Monsanto is poised to make significant new investment here if the Thai Government lifts its moratorium on biotech crop field trial [...]
2007-09-24 06:39:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO TH XC SF XM
07CHIANGMAI156NORTHERN THAI ACTIVISTS PREDICT CRACKDOWN IN BURMA
[...] (C) A violent government crackdown against ongoing protests in Burma is the likeliest scenario seen by northern Thai-based activists and NGOs who met with CG and visiting Thailand Desk Officer September 25. As a first step, they anticipate the GOB will attempt to cut off protestors' communica [...]
2007-09-26 11:40:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM MARR MOPS TH BM CH IN
07CHIANGMAI165THAI CIVIL SOCIETY RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT BURMA
[...] (SBU) For the first time ever, Chiang Mai University (CMU) held a public meeting on Burma designed to increase awareness of the problems caused by the Burmese regime's repressive policies and encourage students to pay closer attention to the plight of the Burmese people. The gathering was well [...]
2007-10-12 04:40:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07CHIANGMAI166GATEWAY OR SPEED-BUMP? NORTHERN THAILAND AND THE
[...] The Greater Mekong Subregion's North-South Corridor links southern China to Bangkok and foreign markets further afield. The route passes through northern Thailand, which aspires to be inner China's "golden gateway" and thereby develop its transportation and logistics sectors and expand its trad [...]
2007-10-15 09:15:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL CH TH
07CHIANGMAI173THAI ARMY PROVIDES GLIMPSE ACROSS BURMESE BORDER
[...] (C) A recent visit with a Thai military unit on the Burmese border showed business as usual. An uneasy truce holds among Burmese troops and two armed ethnic groups in the area. Thai drug interdiction efforts there have reportedly had success locally, but have only diverted the Burma-based tr [...]
2007-10-26 09:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF BM TH SNAR
07CHIANGMAI200LOCAL MOI OFFICIAL ADMITS RAIDS IN CHIANG RAI TARGET PPP AND
[...] (C) Raids in Chiang Rai Province in October and November by military and police officials targeted "old power" and vote buying, Association of Kamnan (local government leaders) and Village Heads of Northern Thailand President Inwan Bangnguen told Consulate staff on a Dec. 5 trip to Chiang Rai. [...]
2007-12-18 04:05:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINS TH LA CH
07CHIANGMAI30REPORT DOCUMENTS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN KAREN STATE
[...] A new report by the Thailand-based Karen Women's Organization provides further evidence that Burma's military government uses sexual violence against women. The KWO's report, "State Of Terror," amplifies previous reports that have documented cases of rape, murder, torture, and forced labor [...]
2007-02-13 11:01:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM BM TH
07CHIANGMAI33AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE MEDIA
[...] SUMMARY. Increasing numbers of Burma-centric media organizations operate out of Chiang Mai, creating a dynamic community of exile journalists that produces a diverse and relatively reliable stream of information for Burma watchers both inside Burma and living abroad. Shut out from Burma by [...]
2007-02-14 11:26:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECPS KPAO OIIP TH BM
07CHIANGMAI4PLANS FOR SALWEEN DAMS MOVE AHEAD DESPITE OPPOSITION
[...] (U) Summary: NGOs, academics and former senators opposed to the building of dams along the Salween River predict the project will bring dire human rights, environmental and cultural disruption to the region. However, the post-coup Thai regime is sticking to the course set by the government of [...]
2007-01-10 10:07:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PGOV PHUM BM CH TH
07CHIANGMAI50TEST DRIVING THE THAILAND-YUNNAN HIGHWAYS
[...] Chinese government officials and Mekong region diplomats tested two alternate north-south routes between China and Thailand March 6-10 by driving from Jinghong in Yunnan Province to Chiang Rai via Burma and back through Laos. Although the road under construction through Laos is generally con [...]
2007-03-15 07:22:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON TH BM CH LA
07CHIANGMAI85KAREN GROUP SAYS SPDC REJECTED THAI ARMY OFFER TO NEGOTIATE
[...] (C) Northern Thailand-based Burma exiles told the Consulate that Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) recently rejected a Royal Thai Army (RTA) offer to negotiate a ceasefire with the Karen National Union (KNU). Sources said that representatives of a Thai special force [...]
2007-05-10 08:56:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS TH BM
07CHIANGMAI92NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE FLOW INTO THAILAND SURGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ever-increasing North Korean refugee flow into Thailand is disrupting the RTG's ability to handle the wave of those seeking to use Thailand as a conduit to resettlement in a third country. Many sources believe the new RTG plan to process resettlement cases with Republic of Kore [...]
2007-05-18 08:32:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREF PGOV PREL PHUM TH KN CH
07COLOMBO1057SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT STILL WORKING ON PLANS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka announced soon after consolidating military control over the East (ref A) that it would ask donors to fund development of the area. The president has designated his brother Basil as the point man for the Eastern development push. Basil told UN offic [...]
2007-07-31 10:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV PGOV PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1093SRI LANKA: EAST DEVELOPMENT -- TRINCOMALEE NOT READY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trincomalee, the eastern seaboard town boasting one of Asia's finest natural harbors, is underdeveloped and depressed as a result of over two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka. The government wants to translate its recent reassertion of control over the east into development, mu [...]
2007-08-08 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PTER CE
07COLOMBO1134SRI LANKA: COLOMBO PORT STRUGGLING TO KEEP ITS DOMINANCE IN
[...] SUMMARY: Due to congestion, low productivity, increasing freight rates, and security concerns caused by the conflict, global shipping lines have begun bypassing Sri Lanka in favor of India's emerging ports. In the last six months, shipping costs from Colombo have nearly doubled to $600 per T [...]
2007-08-16 11:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EWWT CE
07COLOMBO1355SRI LANKA TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATS AND
[...] Summary: While growth in Sri Lanka's textile and apparel export market has slowed since expiration of the Multifiber Agreement, the sector continues to maintain market share and in some cases grow in niche garment industry markets. Exports to the U.S., Sri Lanka's largest market, were flat i [...]
2007-10-02 10:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX CE
07COLOMBO1371 256TH SESSION OF THE COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 27, 2007, The Colombo Plan Council convened for the 256th Session and discussed FY 2005/6 audited accounts, the 2006/7 draft annual report, a special paper on "Strategic Plan of The Colombo Plan 2025," and the needs assessment questionnaire. Ambassador Blake present [...]
2007-10-04 12:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR SOCI ECON EAID CE
07COLOMBO1372MEETING WITH NATIONALIST JVP PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met for a spirited but cordial hour with JVP Parliamentary group leader Wimal Weerawansa, on October 1 at the JVP Party-Headquarters. Weerawansa expressed dissatisfaction with President Rajapaksa's failure to reduce inflation and corruption but said the JVP has not decid [...]
2007-10-04 12:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CE
07COLOMBO189SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS TIGERS WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar on January 31 to discuss the January 28-29 Sri Lanka Development Forum and the ramifications of the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) military victories in Vakarai and elsewhere in the east. The Ambassadors shared concerns over sp [...]
2007-01-31 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO231FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES INITIAL PRIORITIES AND
[...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's new Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama convoked diplomatic heads of mission on February 6 to outline his initial priorities and travel plans. Noting his prior experience as Minister of Industries, then Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Bogollagam [...]
2007-02-06 13:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO232FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES INITIAL PRIORITIES AND
[...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's new Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama convoked diplomatic heads of mission on February 6 to outline his initial priorities and travel plans. Noting his prior experience as Minister of Industries, then Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Bogollagama [...]
2007-02-07 02:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO250SRI LANKA: GROWING COUT AND APPEAL OF NON-WESTERN
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka is increasingly looking to non-Western partners like China, India, Korea, Malaysia, and even Iran to fund major infrastructure projects. These donors are promising aid without conditions, while the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European donors and t [...]
2007-02-09 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV PREL CE CH IN IR JA KS MY
07COLOMBO367SRI LANKA: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overvi [...]
2007-03-05 12:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
07COLOMBO379MUSLIM MINISTER SAYS PRESIDENT WAVERING ON
[...] (C) On March 4 Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on the President of the Sri Lanka Muslim Council (SLMC) Rauff Hakeem in his new capacity as SL Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. After a brief discussion on his new portfolio which Hakeem admitted he was still learning about, A [...]
2007-03-06 13:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO411 SRI LANKA: PDAS MANN'S MEETING WITH FINANCE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann raised the Millennium Challenge Account, the payment dispute between Sri Lanka and U.S. power producer AES, and prospects for offshore oil exploration with Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera March 8. Jayasundera remains optimistic about the health of the Sri [...]
2007-03-14 03:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO464 SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CANDIDLY BRIEFS FOREIGN MEDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa held a closed door, off-the-record meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association and some foreign diplomats. In response to pointed questions, Rajapaksa gave blunt answers, revealing a different side to that usual [...]
2007-03-21 04:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
07COLOMBO502SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S STATE VISIT TO CHINA FOCUSES ON PORT
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa visited China February 26 - March 4 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and China. For Sri Lanka, key deliverables from the visit were economic, in the form of a Chinese government commitment to [...]
2007-03-28 07:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO632 SRI LANKA: OIL EXPLORATION PROSPECTS REAL, BUT CONSTRAINED
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. experts who have looked at recent geological survey data believe that significant petrochemical deposits lie off the coast of Sri Lanka. On May 1, the Ambassador will join Sri Lanka's Petroleum minister and others at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston to describ [...]
2007-04-27 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ENRG EPET ETRD CE
07COLOMBO82INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 12:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07COLOMBO873 SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR TRADE MINISTER GL PEIRIS VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Trade Minister Peiris will visit Washington June 22-26 to meet with senior officials including Assistant Secretary Boucher and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Bhatia. Peiris will be accompanied by representatives of Sri Lanka's main garment exporter association, whic [...]
2007-06-20 08:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL CE
07COLOMBO889SRI LANKA: ACCESS TO TAMILNET RESTRICTED IN SRI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 19 TamilNet, a pro-Tamil website accused by the Government of posting propaganda for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),was blocked by the major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Sri Lanka. TamilNet has accused the GSL of ordering ISPs to restrict access, a [...]
2007-06-21 12:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07CONAKRY1004BOOMING MINING SECTOR MAY BRING NEW RAILROAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long-time bauxite and iron ore mining investors are stepping up operations in Guinea, while Chinese and Brazilian companies are looking to carve out niches for themselves. Meanwhile, one company is looking to build a multi-billion dollar tran-Guinea railroad in order to transpo [...]
2007-09-06 07:12:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY1056GLOBAL ALUMINA'S MINING PROJECT VALUED AT $7 BILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Contrary to press reports and statements by Guinean government officials, econoff's visit to Global Alumina revealed that with a $7 billion investment planned, the company's proposed bauxite refining project is twice as big as anticipated. The project is still in the feasibilit [...]
2007-09-20 07:15:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY267GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07CONAKRY515UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA
[...] (C) On May 9, we delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Ousmane Diao Balde, National Director for Legal and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the U.N. Human Rights Council and the candidacy of Belarus. Kabele Camara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Afri [...]
2007-05-10 14:28:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC
07COTONOU136BENIN: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, below is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Benin. 2. Investment Climate Statement A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Beninese law guarantees the right to own and transfer private property. The government of Benin officially favors and encourages foreign investment. [...]
2007-02-20 12:59:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV BN
07COTONOU159SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS, COTONOU, BENIN,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes your participation in the March 9, 2007 USG/GOB bilateral consultations. Your visit follows the November Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Conference and the December 2006 official US visit of pro-US President Boni Yayi, second-round victor in widely acclaimed [...]
2007-03-01 14:13:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ETRD PINR BN
07COTONOU162BENIN'S COOPERATION WITH CHINA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to REF A, Benin and China have a strong and growing diplomatic, economic, and military relationship. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, in 2005 an estimated 32% of Beninese exports went to China and 39% of Beninese imports originated there, making China now [...]
2007-03-02 13:17:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID CH BN
07DAKAR1039SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]
2007-05-14 12:10:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR112SENEGAL: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] Senegal offers investors political stability, democracy, advanced telecommunications infrastructure, an advantageous geographic location, a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, low inflation, a currency pegged to the euro, easy repatriation of capital and income and abundant se [...]
2007-01-12 15:44:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SG
07DAKAR1323SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS)
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]
2007-06-21 08:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1454IMF RESREP ON SENEGALESE POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE
[...] (S/NF) Senegal is clearly at a political and economic crossroads. Because we are friends, we should do what we can to help Senegal through this difficult time. On June 29, IMF ResRep Alex Segura sought out the Economic Counselor to better understand the MCC decision to end its work on the D [...]
2007-07-11 12:50:00Embassy DakarSECRET//NOFORNEAID EFIN ECON PREL SG
07DAKAR1463GUINEA BISSAU: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON DRUGS,
[...] (C) The Ambassador visited Bissau to cut the ribbon on the soon-to-be-opened office space and say good-bye in her final trip as Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. She found a country that is earning the trust of donors and cleaning up its finances. At the same time, it is losing ground in the fig [...]
2007-07-12 15:21:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR PREL PU
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