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08BEIJING2794	CHINESE VIEWS ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: At a July 26-27 conference on the Darfur hosted by the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs-affiliated China Institute of International Studies (CIIS),Chinese Government officials and scholars attributed the conflict in Darfur to poverty, resource scarcity, effects of global warmin [...]	2008-07-17 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR UNSC KPKO SU CH

08BEIJING2795	JULY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN, DIAOYU ISLANDS, IVORY [...] Key points at the July 17 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China is willing to exchange views with "relevant countries" who seek to avoid the indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if Sudan hands over other war criminals. -- China holds that it has "indisputable sovereignty" [...]	2008-07-17 22:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH
08BEIJING2817	CHINA'S RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) PolOff conveyed reftel non-paper to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei on July 17, and Econoff delivered the non-paper to the People's Bank of China International Department's Foreign Affairs Division Director Cao Li on July 18. MFA Deput [...]	2008-07-18 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP EFIN CH IR
08BEIJING2818	BEIJING HOUSING DEMOLITION HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A simmering dispute between the residents of a Beijing neighborhood and local authorities over plans to demolish the area's old housing came to a head last week when some residents refused to move. The incident highlights the continuing resistance of local officials t [...]	2008-07-18 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING2827	THE U.S.)CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE, AFTERNOON [...] (U) May 26, 2008; 3:00 p.m.; Beijing, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor John V. Hanford, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant [...]	2008-07-21 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF KOLY CH UN
08BEIJING2837	U/S PADILLA PUSHES FOR LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. United States Department of Commerce (DOC) Under Secretary (U/S) Christopher Padilla and USTR General Counsel (GC) Warren Maruyama met with State Council Legislative Affairs Office (SCLAO) Vice Minister Zhang Qiong on July 16 to discuss SED 4 transparency initiatives and raise [...]	2008-07-22 08:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN CH
08BEIJING2839	GUIZHOU RIOT PROMPTS LEADERSHIP CONCERN, CONTACTS [...] (C) The large-scale June 28-29 riot in Weng'an County, Guizhou Province (reftel),constitutes a dangerous new type of social protest that has become more prominent in the past four years and has increasingly prompted top leadership concern, according to Embassy contacts. In addition to being [...]	2008-07-22 15:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING2861	MEDIA REACTION: OLYMPICS, NORTH KOREA, U.S. MILITARY [...] OLYMPICS "Chinese people have the right to get respect" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(07/23): "Western media have run different understandings about what President Bush said at the farewell to the American delegation to the Olympi [...]	2008-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING2864	XINJIANG RESIDENTS CONFIRM PRE-OLYMPICS RAIDS, [...] (C) Summary: Xinjiang residents confirmed Western press reports of a public execution of three alleged separatists in a closed city near Kashgar July 9. Posters announcing the executions in both Uighur and Mandarin were posted in multiple locations in Kashgar, as well as in two other cities [...]	2008-07-23 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV KIRF KOLY CH
08BEIJING2865	BOCOG: BEIJING DESIGNATES OLYMPIC PROTEST ZONES [...] (SBU) BOCOG officials reported at a July 23 press conference that the Beijing Public Security Bureau has designated specific areas to be used for demonstrations, complaints and protests during the Olympic Games. Protesters will need to apply and receive approval in advance to hold demonstratio [...]	2008-07-23 23:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH
08BEIJING2868	JULY 22 VICE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT LETTER TO [...] (U) The July 22 letter from VM Weng comes in response to a July 10 letter from Deputy Secretary Barrett regarding the bilateral Transportation Forum launched during the Fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue in Annapolis (Ref A). 2. (U) On July 23, post received via facsimile diplomatic note N [...]	2008-07-24 02:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ELTN CH
08BEIJING2876	JULY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Nepal, Six-Party Talks, [...] Key points at the July 24 MFA Press Briefing: -- China rejects the accusation that it pressured the Government of Nepal to arrest Tibetan protestors. -- Much progress has been made towards the denuclearization of North Korea. All parties involved laud China's positive efforts in the Six-P [...]	2008-07-24 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH RS NP
08BEIJING2877	PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding a planned July 28 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan. PolOff informed Director Zhang that we suspect the aircraft is transporting DP [...]	2008-07-24 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH
08BEIJING2878	Mofcom DG Wang discusses Steel Dialogue with AUSTR [...] (SBU) Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) Director General for Foreign Trade Wang Shouwen met with AUSTR Timothy Stratford in Beijing on July 14 to discuss plans for the next U.S.-China Steel Dialogue. Wang and Stratford agreed that the Dialogue will include discussion of the competitiveness of the s [...]	2008-07-24 22:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL ENRG EPET CH
08BEIJING2887	PRC INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT [...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A demarche and non-paper regarding the concurrent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Tehran and the July 28 DPRK-to-Iran flight of proliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan on July 25. PolOff stressed [...]	2008-07-25 05:26:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH
08BEIJING2891	CHINESE ACADEMIC DISCUSSES PRC OIL EXPORTS TO [...] (C) Ninety percent of the oil consumed in North Korea, including a large portion of the DPRK's jet fuel, is supplied by China, according to a Beijing University expert. China, through state-owned Sinopec, provides North Korea with approximately half a million tons of oil annually "for the sak [...]	2008-07-25 07:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET PARM ENRG PGOV KN CH
08BEIJING2897	PUSHING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON MEDICAL DEVICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy FCS officers and Econoff met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Department of Planning and Finance Director General Zhao Zilin and MOH International Health Exchange and Cooperation Center (IHECC) Centralized Purchasing Office Director Li Ling on July 24 to push for greater t [...]	2008-07-25 09:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CH KIPR WTRO EFIN EINV EIND PGOV
08BEIJING2898	CHINA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) The PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Chinese delegation to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will include Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. See formatted response, as requested reftel, below. A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- President Hu Ji [...]	2008-07-25 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA
08BEIJING2899	CHINA AGREES ON NEED TO TERMINATE UNMEE; WANTS [...] (C) China agrees on the need to terminate the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in its current form, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Officer Cheng Lie told PolOff on July 25 in response to reftel points. However, Cheng said China hopes t [...]	2008-07-27 23:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ER ET KPKO PBTS PREL UNSC
08BEIJING2909	CHINA NOT YIELDING ON CERTIFICATION SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 18 meeting with the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA),United States Trade Representative (USTR) Chief Legal Counsel Warren Maruyama, Assistant USTR Tim Stratford, Deputy Assistant USTR Tim Wineland, USTR Director for China and Taiwan David [...]	2008-07-28 06:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD PREL EINV WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING2913	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON SIX-PARTY [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing July 25, Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto and French DCM Chapuis agreed that "too many things" are being considered a security threat to the upcoming Olympics. The Chinese Government has given the domestic press free reign to report on viole [...]	2008-07-28 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOLY PTER CVIS CH FR JA UK KS
08BEIJING2915	PAPER REPRIMANDED FOR TIANANMEN PHOTOGRAPH [...] (C) Beijing's influential daily, The Beijing News, recently violated the Party's taboo against media comment on the Tiananmen massacre of 1989 by publishing a photo of a wounded Tiananmen protestor. The error was the result of ignorance by the paper's young editors, according to Beijing News [...]	2008-07-28 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08BEIJING2927	PRC MULLING OVER INTERNATIONAL SPACE FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Mainland policy makers are devoting considerable study and discussion to the question of Taiwan's international space, recognizing that the issue will have to be addressed in September if/when Taiwan makes its annual bid to rejoin the UN. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director [...]	2008-07-29 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN CH TW
08BEIJING2941	CHINESE COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIALS SEEK COOPERATION [...] (C) In a July 22 meeting with EmbOffs, MFA External Security Affairs Department Division Director Xia Jingge asked if the United States could provide additional training for the Chinese air marshal program. Xia also sought an update on China's request for access to the FBI's terrorism databas [...]	2008-07-30 07:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KOLY UN PHUM CH PK SYTH
08BEIJING2944	CHINA'S REACTION: PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH [...] PolOff shared reftel summary of the May 28-29 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Senior-Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue, and repeated U.S. thanks for Chinese attendance at the meeting. Po [...]	2008-07-30 08:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KNNP CH
08BEIJING2946	AS PRC OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS HIT THE FINAL SPRINT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Stories in official media focusing on security concerns, threats of terrorism, incidents of explosions and alleged uncovered terrorist cells in the run-up to the Olympics have led to intense government scrutiny of and fear among the local population. Despite some accusations aim [...]	2008-07-30 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING2965	CHINESE SCHOLARS ON PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Chinese contacts agree that continuing political uncertainty and the resulting diffusion of authority in Pakistan have distracted Pakistan's leadership from addressing counter-terrorism and economic concerns. They say that the Pakistan Government's negotiation approach with tribal [...]	2008-07-31 11:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MNUC CH PK AF IN
08BEIJING2985	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: SITUATION REPORT #1, [...] (SBU) This is the first situation report (sitrep) from the USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The JOC commenced 24/7 operations on 08/01/2008 at 0700 hours local time and will continue operations until 08/26/2008. This daily report will contain [...]	2008-08-01 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PTER
08BEIJING2987	IRANIAN SCO MEMBERSHIP LOOKS UNLIKELY, SAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretariat, Chinese MFA and Russian Embassy told PolOff separately that it is unlikely Iran will join the SCO in the near future. Rather than adding new members, the SCO intends to have "dialogue partners" to promote cooper [...]	2008-08-01 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CH IN IR MG PK RS
08BEIJING2988	PRC/RUSSIA: BOTH SIDES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 21-22 visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and July 26-27 visit of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to Beijing reinforced the "strategic partnership" between China and Russia and provided another sign of warming ties between the former adversaries, according [...]	2008-08-01 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ETRD ENRG RS CH
08BEIJING2995	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-02 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING2997	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-03 07:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3002	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/04/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-04 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3005	PETITIONERS' FRUSTRATION HIGHLIGHTS CENTRAL-LOCAL [...] (C) In response to several recent episodes of local unrest, the Chinese Government issued regulations July 24 threatening administrative punishment, including dismissal, for officials who fail to handle correctly citizens' petitions to higher levels of government to redress perceived injustice [...]	2008-08-04 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KOLY CH
08BEIJING3006	TIBET: DUTCH DIPLOMAT REPORTS TENSION, HEAVY [...] (C) Summary: A Beijing-based Dutch diplomat (protect) who traveled to Lhasa and Shigatse July 21- 25 told PolOff August 1 that tensions remain very high between Han Chinese and Tibetans, noting that working- level Han and Tibetan government officials he met with were openly contemptuous of on [...]	2008-08-04 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KOLY CH NE EU
08BEIJING3007	VFM ZHANG YESUI CALLS AUGUST 4 KASHGAR "TERRORIST [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui called the August 4 "terrorist attack" in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (reftel),"rare and tragic" during an August 4 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics reported septels). According to VFM Zhang, at 08:00 on August 4, a truck with two [...]	2008-08-04 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KOLY PGOV CH
08BEIJING3008	AMBASSADOR URGES RESTRAINT TOWARD PROTESTS DURING [...] (C) China should deal with protests during the Olympics prudently and carefully, avoiding any violent overreaction, the Ambassador urged Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui during an August 4 meeting (other topics reported septels). While it is possible that some groups could attempt to generate [...]	2008-08-04 11:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KOLY PGOV CH
08BEIJING3010	POTUS VISIT: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS [...] (C) During an August 4 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui (other topics reported septels),Ambassador Randt raised U.S. concerns over several outstanding issues regarding the President's upcoming visit to Beijing, leaving behind a non-paper (below). While thanking VFM Zhang for the [...]	2008-08-04 15:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KOLY CH TW
08BEIJING3018	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/05/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-05 07:51:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3021	BEIJING OLYMPICS: DISSIDENTS EXPERIENCE TIGHTER [...] (C) The Chinese Government has increased efforts to monitor and control dissidents in the run-up to the Olympics, which begin August 8. Olympics-related restrictions vary. Some high-profile dissidents, such as writer Yu Jie, have been placed under house arrest, while others have been warned to [...]	2008-08-05 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3024	China: Central Bank Interested in Anti-money Laundering [...] (SBU) Summary: China's Central Bank official responsible for anti-moneylaundering (AML) issues confirmed Chinese concerns regarding the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) recent draft guidance papers on implementing the financial provisions of UNSR 1803 regarding Iran. The Chinese welcome [...]	2008-08-05 13:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV CH PTER
08BEIJING3030	Realizing Mao's Vision of Water for the North in Time for [...] (U) With the start of the Beijing Olympics set for August 8, Northern China's water shortage has received widespread attention in both local and international press, with accounts of what the Chinese government has done in recent years to address the problem. Instead of addressing the water sho [...]	2008-08-06 03:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
08BEIJING3034	IRAN: CHINA CAUTIONS AGAINST FURTHER SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Associated Press report that P5-plus-1 countries agreed to new sanctions on Iran is a "misinterpretation" of the results of the August 4 P5-plus-1 Political Directors conference call, Chinese MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sh [...]	2008-08-06 08:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3035	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/06/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-06 08:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3039	CHINAâ€™S RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN PROCUREMENT IN CHINA [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding prevention of Iranian procurement in China of specific controlled commodities needed to expand uranium enrichment activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen. PolOff stressed the proactiv [...]	2008-08-06 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MNUC ECON KNNP IR CH
08BEIJING3041	CHINA'S RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding prevention of Iranian procurement in China of specific controlled commodities needed to expand uranium enrichment activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen. PolOff stressed the pr [...]	2008-08-06 13:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MNUC ECON KNNP IR CH
08BEIJING3047	PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S/NF) PolOff conveyed reftel flight information regarding an August 7 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 6 and delivered non-paper the morning of August 7. Noting the suspicious [...]	2008-08-07 06:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MTCR MNUC BG BM IN IR KN CH
08BEIJING3049	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING305	ISA: PRC "GRAVELY CONCERNED" BY INDICATIONS THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador January 28 that China is "gravely concerned" over indications that the USG is considering sanctions on Sinopec under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for the recently concluded deal to develop the Yadavaran oilfield. He echoed f [...]	2008-01-28 14:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PARM ENRG EPET MNUC IR CH NL
08BEIJING3051	OLYMPICS: MANY MIGRANTS AND MINORITIES LEAVE [...] (C) The closing of construction sites and factories in and around Beijing has forced many of Beijing's migrant workers to return home during the Olympics. The loss of income caused by the Olympics-related workplace shutdown has caused anger and frustration. In some cases, authorities have repo [...]	2008-08-07 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3052	AUSTR STRATFORD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 14, Assistant USTR (AUSTR) for Asia Tim Stratford told State Postal Bureau (SPB) Deputy Administrator Wang Yuci that a provision in China's latest draft postal law is of great concern to the United States as it would seem to exclude foreign firms, but not domestic firms, [...]	2008-08-07 09:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3054	STATUS OF USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE USED FOR SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) On July 30-August 2, 2008, ESTHOFFS met with representatives from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Chengdu to review the status of the USD 500,000 donation disbursed by USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) on May 21 in response [...]	2008-08-07 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV CH
08BEIJING3055	CHINA BUILDING INDIGENOUS NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting convened by the DOE China Office, Westinghouse China provided an update on China's nuclear reactor program, including progress at the Westinghouse AP1000 sites, plans for new reactors, and an assessment of China's overall current and future capacity to build new nuc [...]	2008-08-07 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TPHY PREL CH
08BEIJING3056	TAO CHIEF TOUTS "FAMILY TIES" IN WELCOMING TAIWAN [...] (U) On August 5 PRC State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Wang Yi greeted Taiwan Kuomintang (KMT) Party Honorary Chair Lien Chan and wife upon arrival at Beijing Airport and later that evening hosted a dinner for them at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, according to press reports. [...]	2008-08-07 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KOLY CH TW
08BEIJING3057	TRAFFIC CONTROLS, SECURITY SAP ENTHUSIASM FOR GAMES [...] (C) A security officer at Chinese national airliQ Air China (protectQold us the airline has increased the number of plain-clothes air marshals on flights toQd from Lhasa and Urumqi, capitals of China's restive Tibet and Xinjiang autonomous regions, respectively. Security has become the overridi [...]	2008-08-07 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL KOLY ASEC CH
08BEIJING3060	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: XXXXXXXXX [...]	2008-08-08 07:21:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3065	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT 9, 08/09/2008 [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/09/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-09 07:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER CASC CH
08BEIJING3067	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/10/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]	2008-08-10 07:09:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3076	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/11/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-11 07:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3078	INVITATION TO APEC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Econoff conveyed reftel talking points to Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Director of the Division of International Conference and Organization Cai Jianing on August 11, 2008. Division Director Cai told Econoff that China would send two representatives to the September [...]	2008-08-11 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD APECO CH
08BEIJING3079	INVITATION TO APEC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Econoff conveyed reftel talking points to Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Director of the Division of International Conference and Organization Cai Jianing on August 11, 2008. Division Director Cai told Econoff that China would send two representatives to the September [...]	2008-08-11 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD APECO CH
08BEIJING3080	CHINESE POSITION ON THE CONFLICT IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR RS GG CH UNSC
08BEIJING3091	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/12/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-12 07:31:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3102	CHINA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche urging China to support the circulated draft exception for India at the August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Dep [...]	2008-08-13 06:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN CH
08BEIJING3106	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/13/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-13 08:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3107	CHINA WILLING TO ENGAGE IN UNSC DISCUSSIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS CH GG
08BEIJING3109	AUGUST 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BUSH VISIT, DRUM TOWER [...] Key points at the August 13 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Asked to provide a reaction to President Bush's comments regarding religious freedom, the spokesman said that the Chinese government safeguards the rights of its citizens, including religious freedom. -- China expressed its [...]	2008-08-13 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH KN JA GG RS PK
08BEIJING3117	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/14/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-14 08:10:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3118	OLYMPICS: CENTRAL CADRES SENT TO PROVINCES TO MEET [...] (C) China's Central Government, according to one Embassy contact at the Ministry of Environmental Protection (protect),is sending cadres out to the provinces to meet directly with petitioners in an effort to dissuade them from traveling to Beijing during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our [...]	2008-08-14 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3119	SHI WEIHAN UPDATE: FAMILY REQUESTS MEDICAL EXAM, [...] (C) PolOff spoke August 13 with Zhang Jing, wife of detained Bible printer Shi Weihan. Zhang said she is concerned about her husband's health and noted that he has lost 30 lbs. since his detention March 19. Zhang said Shi, who is in Beijing's main municipal jail, is receiving medicine to con [...]	2008-08-14 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF CASC CH
08BEIJING3121	BEIJING "PROTEST ZONES" ONLY ON PAPER [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs have observed no protests or preparations for protests at any of the three officially-designated "protest zones" established by the Chinese Government for use during the Olympics. Though the Public Security Bureau (PSB) refuses to release any information regarding applic [...]	2008-08-14 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3122	TFGG01: GEORGIA DISAPPOINTED WITH CHINA'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS CH GG
08BEIJING3139	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/15/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-15 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3146	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/16/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-16 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3147	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/17/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-17 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3155	AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE (ACE) DUE DILIGENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: I have reviewed Cargill's performance as requested in reftel regarding nominees for the 2008 Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). I can reaffirm that the company's performance in China has been exemplary. End summary. 2. (U) Specific answers to the questions pos [...]	2008-08-18 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV TBIO SENV ELAB ETRD CH
08BEIJING3158	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/18/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-18 07:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING317	JANUARY 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, KIM [...] Key points at the January 29 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China considers progress made so far on the Six-Party Talks to be "hard-won" and "worth treasuring," and parties should show patience and implement Six-Party agreements. -- The spokesperson had no information or comments on Kim Jong I [...]	2008-01-29 10:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY CH TW JA ID KS KN RS
08BEIJING3171	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/19/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-19 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3175	CHINA SEEKS COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES ON [...] (C) China and the United States share a "huge" interest in helping Pakistan maintain political stability in the wake of Pakistan President Musharraf's August 18 resignation, MFA Asia Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming told PolOff August 19. In response to reftel [...]	2008-08-19 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER CH PK
08BEIJING3176	CHINA OPPOSES TAIWAN ARMS SALES, DALAI LAMA VISIT; [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi requested a meeting with the Ambassador August 19 to warn of damage to bilateral relations and cross-Strait stability if the United States announces new advanced weapons sales to Taiwan. Liu expressed concern that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discusse [...]	2008-08-19 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PHUM KIRF KOLY CH TW
08BEIJING3192	CHINA URGED TO SUPPORT WESTERN SAHARA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) PolOff on August 20 delivered to MFA reftel points asking China to approach the UN Secretariat in support of holding a fifth round of talks on the Western Sahara before the end of the year and to express support for retaining Peter Van Walsum as the Secretary General's Personal Envoy on th [...]	2008-08-20 07:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI CH
08BEIJING3200	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/20/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-20 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3205	SED HAILED IN SECRETARY PAULSON'S MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings with PRC Vice Premier Wang Qishan (August 13) and Finance Minister Xie Xuren (August 12),Treasury Secretary Paulson emphasized the importance of sustaining the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Paulson stressed that significant accomplishments are needed [...]	2008-08-20 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3208	AUGUST 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PROTESTS, GEORGIA CEASE FIRE, [...] Key points at the August 20 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- All protestors require approval of the Public Security Bureau, however, pro-Tibet independence activities will not be welcomed by the Chinese people. -- China welcomes the cease fire between Russia and Georgia and hopes it [...]	2008-08-20 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KOLY PHUM CH JA GG RS PK KS
08BEIJING3210	AUSTR STRATFORD DISCUSSES ENTERPRISE ANNUITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday July 18, Assistant USTR for China Tim Stratford and USDOC DAS Ira Kasoff discussed enterprise annuities with China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Director-General Li Fuan. Li Fuan outlined the current state of affairs regarding enterprise annuities and agreed th [...]	2008-08-20 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3216	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/21/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]	2008-08-21 08:30:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3218	CHINESE OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN INCREASING [...] (C) Chinese officials want to increase cooperation with the United States in prosecuting terrorists, Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Public Prosecution Department Deputy Director General Wang Jun told United States Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Francis Schmitz August 14. Wang stat [...]	2008-08-21 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINR KCRM CH
08BEIJING3219	PRC TAIWAN EXPERT COMMENTS ON MA'S U.S. TRANSITS, [...] (C) A senior Beijing-based Taiwan expert told us August 20 that the PRC appreciates Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's recent "extremely low-key" transits of the United States and his "no surprises" approach to managing cross-Strait and U.S.-Taiwan relations. China welcomes the shift in Taiwan's [...]	2008-08-21 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA MASS PARM CH TW
08BEIJING3220	CHINA HOPES FOR "UTMOST CONSENSUS" IN UN DEBATE ON [...] (C) Responding to reftel points on the Georgia-Russia conflict, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Yang Zhiyu told PolOff August 21 that China is pushing for "utmost consensus" in the UN Security Council (UNSC) debate on the Russia-Georgia co [...]	2008-08-21 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS CH GG
08BEIJING3221	DEATH OF FORMER PRC LEADER HUA GUOFENG QUIETLY [...] (C) The August 20 death of former PRC leader Hua Guofeng, a transitional figure between Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, was covered quietly and carefully by Mainland Chinese media. Embassy contacts downplayed the significance of Hua's death, noting he had not held a position of real political im [...]	2008-08-21 12:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08BEIJING3233	Party Economist Looks to Control Prices, [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 04:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN WTRO ENRG EAGR CH
08BEIJING3240	FEW PETITIONERS AT BEIJING CALLS AND LETTERS [...] (C) During an August 20 reconnoiter of Beijing's State Bureau for Letters and Calls (where petitioners from across China submit petitions to seek redress for grievances),PolOff observed a heavy security presence but few petitioners. PolOff witnessed security guards dragging a woman away from [...]	2008-08-22 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY SOCI CH
08BEIJING3241	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/22/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-22 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3244	AMBASSADOR URGES CHINESE SUPPORT ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA [...] (C) In an August 22 telephone call to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Director General Wu Hailong, the Ambassador urged China to express in international and multilateral fora unequivocal support for Georgia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity withi [...]	2008-08-22 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS CH GG
08BEIJING3253	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/23/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-23 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3254	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/24/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-24 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3257	Party Economist Looks to Control Prices, [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic M/C met with Senior Communist Party Economist Zheng Xinli to discuss current economic issues. Zheng noted that the declining dollar was eroding the value of China's dollar-denominated assets. He thought China's inflation was the result of externalities such as rising [...]	2008-08-25 02:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN WTRO ENRG EAGR CH
08BEIJING3275	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/25/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-25 07:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER

08BEIJING3285	CHINA'S VIEWS ON UN PEACKEEPING OPERATIONS [...] (C) Over the past 30 years, China has metamorphosed from an open opponent to an active supporter of UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs),according to Chinese scholars. China currently deploys roughly 2,000 peacekeepers across ten UN missions. Our scholarly contacts say that PKOs are an easy wa [...]	2008-08-25 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH MARR MOPS PGOV PREL XA
08BEIJING3293	PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL ON SOCIAL STABILITY, PRIDE IN [...] (C) According to a prefecture-level Party Secretary from Anhui Province, new regulations on handling petitions will make local officials improve their efforts to deal with disgruntled citizens. Liu'an City Prefecture Communist Party Secretary Tang Linxiang (protect) told PolOff earlier this m [...]	2008-08-26 03:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3300	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/26/2008. KEY ISSUES ---------- 2. (SBU) Conclusion of JOC Operations: This is the final situation report from the [...]	2008-08-26 07:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3303	PRC FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS' SNAP JUDGMENTS ON [...] (C) In the aftermath of the Olympics there will be no great changes to China's traditional foreign policy emphasis on consensus and non-intervention, Chinese foreign policy experts stressed in recent meetings with PolOffs. Nonetheless, the coming months may be rocky because China and foreign n [...]	2008-08-26 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING3305	AUGUST 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Olympics, Russia-Georgia [...] Key points at the August 26 MFA Press Briefing: -- On Russia-Georgia, China "hopes that relevant countries can work through dialogue to find solution to the issue." -- China rejects the Dalai Lama's recent claims that Chinese security forces fired on ethnic Tibetans in Western Sichuan. - [...]	2008-08-26 22:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH RS NP
08BEIJING3307	AN OVERVIEW OF PRIVATE EQUITY IN CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Private equity finance is a useful tool for China's transforming economy, as private entrepreneurs and small business continue to have difficultly accessing financing from the bank dominated financial sector and capital markets. Moreover, in a tightening credit market and a b [...]	2008-08-27 03:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV TNDG CH
08BEIJING3311	CHINA ECONOMY: OBSERVERS SEE LIQUIDITY HURTING, [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with visiting Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Sobel and Financial Min-Couns, long-time China observers agreed on the basic condition of the Chinese economy, but disagreed dramatically on the likely outcomes. They agreed China's ability to sterilize [...]	2008-08-27 05:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN
08BEIJING3318	ABKHAZIA AND OSSETIA: CHINA WILL NEITHER RECOGNIZE [...] (C) China will not recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but will not publicly reject Russia's recognition of the two breakaway regions, a Chinese MFA official indicated August 27. China will continue to urge Russia, including in private discussions at the Shanghai Coopera [...]	2008-08-27 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RU CH
08BEIJING3319	CHINESE MFA VIEWS POSITIVELY GAMBARI VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting also devoted to Georgia (septel),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff (and accompanying UK and French Embassy PolOffs) that during the recent visit of UN Special Advisor Gambari the Burmese Go [...]	2008-08-27 11:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM CH
08BEIJING332	Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission on Sino-German [...] (C) At the January 25 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, German Ambassador Schaefer described the recent reconciliation between China and Germany, announced upcoming visits by the Vice-Chancellor and Minister of the Environment and called the recent P5-plus-1 meeting a "good show of solidar [...]	2008-01-30 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK BM
08BEIJING3320	CHINESE MFA ON HANDLING TAIWAN ISSUE AT UNGA [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff August 27 that China acknowledges that cross-Strait relations have improved greatly. China also notes that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) proposal sponsored by Nauru, Gambia, and [...]	2008-08-27 11:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA TW CH
08BEIJING3332	CHINESE RESPONSE TO IRAN PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR CH
08BEIJING3335	RUSSIAN EMBOFFS EXPRESS SATISFACTION WITH CHINA'S [...] (C) In separate meetings August 27 and August 28 with PolOff, two Russian Embassy Officers said they are "quite satisfied" with China's response to the Russia-Georgia conflict. Russian Embassy Officers Andrey Chernyshov and Denis Agafonov both expressed satisfaction with China's unwillingness [...]	2008-08-28 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNGA RS CH GG
08BEIJING3336	U.S. Presidential Delegation August 23, 2008 Meeting with [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB KOLY OVIP CH
08BEIJING3337	POSSIBLE UNSC EMERGENCY SESSION ON GEORGIA AND [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on August 28 delivered to MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Li Junhua ref A points on rejecting Russia's recognition of Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence and ref B points on opposing Abkhazian and South Ossetian participation in UN Sec [...]	2008-08-28 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR GG RU CH
08BEIJING3339	CHINA CHANGES LEAD BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (C) On August 27 U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiators in Washington received an e-mail from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) informing them that China had designated a new lead negotiator for BIT talks scheduled September 2-5 in Beijing. On August 28 MOFCOM confirmed to Emb [...]	2008-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV TBIO PREL CH
08BEIJING334	JANUARY 30 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN, NEW AIR [...] Key points at the January 30, 2008 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO spokesman gave a lengthy summary of the cross-Strait situation over the past year, criticizing Chen Shui-bian's "Taiwan independence activities." -- The spokesman refused to answer questions rega [...]	2008-01-30 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON MASS MARR CH TW
08BEIJING3340	U.S. Presidential Delegation August 23, 2008 Meeting with [...] (U) August 23, 2008; 1045; Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound, Beijing, China. 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Ms. Karen Hughes Ms. Michelle Kwan Associate Deputy [...]	2008-08-28 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB KOLY OVIP CH
08BEIJING3342	AUGUST 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Six-Party Talks, [...] Key points at the August 28 MFA Press Briefing: -- China calls on parties to "stay patient," to "show wisdom and flexibility" and to try to "meet each other halfway" to overcome present difficulties in the North Korean denuclearization process. -- China is concerned by the latest developmen [...]	2008-08-28 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY MNUC PARM UNGA EINV CH TW RU
08BEIJING3343	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO MEETS BEIJING MAYOR GUO JINLONG, [...] (U) August 26, 2008; 11:00; Beijing Municipal Government North Building. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui Dr. James Chao Michael Crain, U.S. Embassy Beijing Dan Kritenbri [...]	2008-08-28 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL OVIP PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3345	Secretary Chao's August 25, 2008 Meeting with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao met with Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang on August 25, 2008. Secretary Chao noted how much President Bush enjoyed the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics and expressed condolences from the American government and people regarding the Sichuan Earthquak [...]	2008-08-29 01:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL OVIP PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3346	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO MEETS YIN WEIMIN, MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao met with Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) Minister Yin Weimin on August 22, 2008. Secretary Chao said she was honored to serve as head of the Presidential Delegation to the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic games, and ex [...]	2008-08-29 01:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL OVIP PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING335	CENTER MOBILIZES TO DEAL WITH SNOWSTORM; MAJOR [...] (C) At last grasping the severity of the disruptions caused by snowstorms in south and central China that have affected millions of travelers headed home for the Chinese New Year holiday (reftels),China's central leadership on January 29 and 30 launched an all-out effort to mobilize Party and [...]	2008-01-30 13:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH
08BEIJING3356	PRC INFORMED OF CONCERNS RE PAKISTAN PLANS TO [...] (S) PolOff conveyed reftel talking points urging China to prevent Chinese firms from supplying flow-forming and ring-rolling machines to Pakistan's missile program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 29. Wang promised to relay t [...]	2008-08-29 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING3358	PRC INFORMED OF U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT SHIPS BEING [...] (S) PolOff conveyed reftel talking points urging China to prevent the transfer of Chinese-built ships that can carry cargoes of proliferation concern to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Dax [...]	2008-08-29 08:11:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR KS CH IR
08BEIJING3361	GEORGIAN EMBASSY SEEKS DEMINING EQUIPMENT FROM [...] (C) In an August 29 meeting with PolOff, Georgian EmbOff Ioseb Abashidze said "we are pleased" with the Chinese position on the Russia-Georgia conflict as reflected in the final declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, particularly the statement in support of "territo [...]	2008-08-29 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS UNGA RS CH GG
08BEIJING3362	EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR ADVOCACY IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Effective advocacy for U.S. nuclear suppliers is essential to ensuring access to China's rapidly growing civil nuclear power market. With the exception of the bidding process that resulted in a contract for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, all reactor purchases t [...]	2008-08-29 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TPHY PREL CH
08BEIJING3366	CHINA/IRAQ: $3 BILLION OIL SERVICE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Chinese Government has confirmed that a major Chinese state-owned oil company has agreed to a contract to develop an oil field southeast of Baghdad. The exact details of the as-yet-unfinalized agreement are unclear, but appear to involve a fee-for-service arrangement, with [...]	2008-09-01 02:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV CH IZ
08BEIJING3384	MFA SAYS NO CHANGE IN CHINA'S POSITION ON NUCLEAR [...] (U) A September 1 commentary in the Chinese Communist Party official mouthpiece People's Daily by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Associate Researcher Fan Jishe called a U.S. proposal to provide an exception for India to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) full-scope safeguard provisions a "doubl [...]	2008-09-02 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3385	PARTY ENJOYS BOOST THANKS TO OLYMPICS, BUT SOME [...] (C) China's top leadership and a sizeable majority of the Chinese public view the recent Beijing-hosted Olympic Games as a great success, according to Embassy contacts. Most academics and journalists we spoke with in the week following the August 24 closing ceremony told us the Chinese Communist Pa [...]	2008-09-02 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING3386	ECONOMIST WU JINGLIAN U.S. SPY RUMOR SCOTCHED [...] (C) Beijing's reform-minded intellectual community was abuzz over the weekend with an Internet rumor that prominent reform economist and leadership advisor Wu Jinglian had been arrested as an American spy. Wu's State Council office was quick to publicly reject the rumor as false, and PRC media [...]	2008-09-02 12:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH
08BEIJING3387	SEPTEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FUKUDA RESIGNATION, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 2 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda is an internal matter of Japan, but the spokesperson noted Fukuda's "great contributions to bilateral relations." -- China "hopes the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will f [...]	2008-09-02 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EAID PTER EFIN CH KN JA
08BEIJING3400	AMBASSADOR URGES INVESTIGATION OF SHIPMENT TO IRAN OF CHINESE GOODS OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S) [...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed the United States grave concern regarding Irans lack of cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, its support for terrorist organizations, its destabilizing behavior in the Middle East, and Chinese sales of dual-use material and items to Iran to MFA Assistant Foreign Min [...]	2008-09-03 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MNUC MASS IR CH UK AS
08BEIJING3401	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA AFM LIU ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) In a September 3 meeting with MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, the Ambassador urged China to support the draft exception for India at the upcoming Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary and the conclusion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative this year. Completion [...]	2008-09-03 10:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3402	AFM LIU JIEYI EXPRESSES CONCERNS RE TAIWAN ARMS [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi called in the Ambassador on September 3 to register firm opposition to possible U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying such sales would "seriously harm" bilateral relations, cooperation on international issues, and cross-Strait relations. AFM Liu expressed [...]	2008-09-03 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING3405	Can't Please Everyone: Shanghai Party Secretary Describes [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]	2008-09-03 23:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3425	AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION POINTS [...] (C) MFA Asian Affairs Department Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan Division Deputy Director Xu Wei September 4 offered no substantive response to reftel non-paper points on the expansion of the Afghanistan National Army, but promised to convey USG views to his superiors. Xu said China noted [...]	2008-09-04 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV CH AF
08BEIJING3426	TENSION AND VIOLENCE IN WESTERN XINJIANG [...] (C) Summary: New security measures were evident during PolOffs' August 25-29 trip to southwestern Xinjiang, the site of at least four incidents of ethnic violence in August, but the overall security environment during the first days of PolOffs' trip appeared more lax than on a July 17-21 trip [...]	2008-09-04 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING3427	SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KOREA DENUCLEARIZATION, [...] Key points at the September 4 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Relevant parties should "join hands" to solve the recent problems in the Korean denuclearization process. -- China has submitted a report on its military expenditures to the UN which is more complete than the report subm [...]	2008-09-04 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EFIN CH KN GG RS
08BEIJING3428	OLYMPIC "PROTEST ZONES" -- SECURITY AUTHORITIES' [...] (C) A lack of coordination between the Beijing Olympics organizing committee and security forces led to the poor implementation of the Olympics "protest zones," according to several Embassy contacts. While academics we spoke with felt the Games improved China's international image overall, th [...]	2008-09-04 10:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PROP KOLY CH
08BEIJING3458	CHINA OFFERS OFFICIAL DONATION FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV RELIEF [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) North America and Oceania Division Director General ZHENG Zeguang called the DCM September 5 to inform us that the Government of the People's Republic of China has decided, as an expression of sympathy and support to the government and people of the United [...]	2008-09-05 07:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV CH
08BEIJING3459	SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS AFTER PM FUKUDA'S [...] (C) Summary: Although Japanese PM Fukuda was instrumental in improving Sino-Japanese relations and neither of his likely immediate successors are instinctively pro-China, Japan's growing economic reliance on China, coupled with pro-China Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders holding key posi [...]	2008-09-05 08:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING3461	CHINA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (C) PolOff on September 5 delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Xu Jing reftel points urging China not to support "no action" motions on country-specific resolutions in the UN General Assembly; to support planned resolutio [...]	2008-09-05 08:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN CH
08BEIJING3465	CORRECTED COPY -(INFO ADDRESSES) - CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE: [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]	2008-09-06 04:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3476	MINISTER OF CIVIL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PARALYMPICS, [...] (SBU) In a September 5 meeting, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Xueju welcomed Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake, head of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Paralympic Games, and wished U.S. athletes success. Minister Li said that with assistance from the international community, [...]	2008-09-08 05:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS SOCI EAID SENV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3497	U.S. Presidential Paralympics Delegation Meeting with [...] (U) September 8, 2008; 10:40 am; Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Kirk Bauer, Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA Jean Driscoll, Paralympic Gold Medalist LTC. G [...]	2008-09-09 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS KOLY OVIP CH NK IR TW
08BEIJING3499	MFA: PRC HISTORICAL CLAIMS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA NOT [...] (C) Summary: According to a MFA Treaty and Law Department official, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea outlined on PRC maps by the nine-segment dotted line (called "Cow's Tongue" or "Nine Dashes") do not contradict the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). As a "reflec [...]	2008-09-09 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC
08BEIJING3500	SEPTEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE [...] Key points at the September 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Vice Premier Wang Qishan will visit the United States next week to discuss bilateral trade issues with U.S. officials as part of the Sino-U.S. Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Daw [...]	2008-09-09 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH KN TW IN PK EC
08BEIJING3501	Positive Chinese Reaction to Fannie Mae and [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese official and private reaction to news that the United States Government would place housing mortgage agencies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under conservatorship was generally positive. Vice Premier Wang Qishan appreciated the effort. Finance Assistant Minister Zhu Guangy [...]	2008-09-09 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3509	USTR MEETING WITH STATE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USTR officials Claire Reade and Tim Stratford discussed China's draft Postal Law with State Council Legislative Affairs Office Director General Zhao Xiaoguang on September 2. Zhao acknowledged that the current draft still restricts the rights of foreign companies to engage i [...]	2008-09-10 03:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN EINV EAIR CH
08BEIJING353	DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA ON CURRENT U.S. ACTIVITY IN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request (see para 8). 2. (C) Summary: Poloffs delivered ref A points and documents on the Singaporean draft Review of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) paper and the U.S. draft Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime Workplan to MFA Asia Department Regional [...]	2008-01-31 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF APEC CH PTER
08BEIJING3538	PRC/IRAN: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BEIJING, ASKS PRC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 6-7 visit to Beijing, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad thanked President Hu Jintao for China's "constructive role" in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and expressed hope the Chinese would "pass Iran's views" to the other P5-plus-1 countries. The MFA so [...]	2008-09-11 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING354	MFA SAYS BURMA MAKING PROGRESS ON DEMOCRACY; [...] (C) Summary: In China's view, the Burmese Government is progressing on the democratic process and in dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Yang Yanyi told PolMinCouns January 30 during an official readout of the January 20-21 visit to China of Burmese Spe [...]	2008-01-31 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING3542	SEPTEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JUNG-IL, JOINT [...] Key points at the September 11 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China has received no reports from the DPRK on the health of Kim Jung-il. -- China hopes the upcoming Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade will help the United States and China solve their disputes through "equal dial [...]	2008-09-11 09:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH JA VE KN
08BEIJING3546	GOLD MEDAL HAUL SPARKS MEDIA DEBATE ABOUT STATE [...] (C) The lukewarm reaction of many Chinese to the home team's take of 51 gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics, according to several contacts, stems from ambivalence over the non-mainstream sports in which the Chinese Olympians excelled and dissatisfaction with China's continuing poor per [...]	2008-09-11 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PROP KOLY CH
08BEIJING355	VIETNAM DPM MAKES NO PROGRESS ON SOUTH CHINA SEA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 10:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH VM
08BEIJING3551	VFM ZHANG YESUI STRESSES TAIWAN ARMS SALES WILL [...] (C) In a September 11 meeting called by the Chinese side, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui stressed to the Ambassador that if the United States goes forward with a rumored USD eleven billion arms sale to Taiwan, then China will react strongly. Such a sale would jeopardize the progress in bil [...]	2008-09-11 13:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW UN
08BEIJING3576	CHINESE ACADEMIC CRITICAL OF NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: The author of a September 1 People's Daily commentary critical of the agreement ultimately reached September 6 by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) allowing India to procure civilian nuclear material and technology views the NSG decision as having weakened the nonproliferation re [...]	2008-09-12 09:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3581	CHINA ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (C) PolOff on September 16 delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Specialized UN Agencies Division Director Yang Shaokun reftel points urging China to support the candidacy of Michel Sidibe for new Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV [...]	2008-09-16 06:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV UNGA EAID CH
08BEIJING3585	SEPTEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND IAEA, KIM [...] Key points at the September 16 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China "hopes that Iran will keep up cooperation with the IAEA for the early settlement" of the Iran nuclear issue, however, "sanctions are not the way to resolve the issue." -- China and the United States "do not have co [...]	2008-09-16 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD PARM VE CH KN NZ IN
08BEIJING3588	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS SAY PRC INFLUENCE LIMITED AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: China believes international efforts to deal with Iran's nuclear program have entered a "new phase" in which an increasingly confident Iran is rethinking the significance of its nuclear development, according to a PRC scholar who recently met with observers in Tehran. Chinese le [...]	2008-09-16 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING359	FOOD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WON, BUT THE REAL BATTLE IS JUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese officials claimed success January 16 at the official wrap-up meeting for the four-month food and product safety "rectification campaign" and announced plans for a long-term regulatory structure to continue monitoring production quality of the nation's industries. Despite [...]	2008-02-01 00:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
08BEIJING3591	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON KIM [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing September 12, German DCM Hans Carl Von Werthern said that it is possible German doctors are in Pyongyang to assist Kim Jong-il. Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto reported that PM Fukuda raised the issue of poisoned dumplings in his recent bi [...]	2008-09-17 02:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH FR JA GM UK KN KS ZI
08BEIJING3598	China's Food Security Concerns: Perception [...] (SBU) Summary: Although China is largely self- sufficient in grain production, rising global and domestic food prices have reinforced longstanding Chinese concerns about food security. This has sparked a debate in China over whether China's current policies need to be adjusted to ensure Chin [...]	2008-09-17 06:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON WTRO EAGR ETRD EINV CH
08BEIJING36	SARA VM WANG DISCUSSES PARTY VIEW ON RELIGION, [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) Vice Minister Wang Zuoan for a January 3 lunch. VM Wang said experts briefed Politburo members about trends in religious development at a December 18 "collective study" session. President Hu also spoke at the Decembe [...]	2008-01-04 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH TW
08BEIJING360	2008 FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: China is preparing for a banner year in 2008 in food and product safety as authorities draft and review seven separate pieces of legislation or regulations. The most important piece of legislation, the Food Safety Law, is a comprehensive law encompassing all facets of the food p [...]	2008-02-01 00:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
08BEIJING3610	LI JUNRU ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, UPCOMING CCP [...] (C) Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Party School (CPS) scholars discussed U.S.-China Relations, the Party's upcoming Third Plenum and domestic reform issues at a September 11 lunch hosted by the Ambassador for CPS Vice President Li Junru. The scholars agreed that U.S.-China relations ar [...]	2008-09-18 08:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH
08BEIJING3612	PRC: MFA OFFICIAL CALLS FOR PATIENCE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China supports UN Special Advisor Gambari's mission to Burma and the United States is "too impatient" with Gambari's mission and the political transition process in Burma, according to MFA Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Division Deputy Director Chen Chen. Acknowledging that th [...]	2008-09-18 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON CH BM
08BEIJING3614	SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAINTED MILK SCANDAL, [...] Key points at the September 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China "will be responsible and will seriously handle the issue" of contaminated milk. -- China "firmly opposes" food smuggling to the DPRK and will continue to provide food assistance to the DPRK. -- China "supports t [...]	2008-09-18 10:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR VE CH GG KN
08BEIJING3625	NUCLEAR LIABILITY ISSUES IN CHINA; CSC ACCESSION LIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Per ref A, DOE China Deputy Office Director and ESTHoff on September 12 and 16, 2008, led a group of nuclear industry experts to discuss nuclear liability issues and the United States May 2008 ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuc [...]	2008-09-19 04:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TPHY PREL CH
08BEIJING3629	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOff delivered points and text of invitation letter on the Friends of Pakistan group (reftel) to MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming and MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo on S [...]	2008-09-19 07:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH PK
08BEIJING3632	CHINA ON UNGA ISSUES [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff September 19 that China's positions on Georgia and Burma are clear and unchanged. China has consistently supported peaceful resolution of problems in the Middle East. China noted [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA CH GG AF IR IZ LE BM ZI
08BEIJING3633	BEIJING-BASED TAIWAN EXPERTS COMMENT ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) In September 18 meetings with PolOff, two senior PRC Taiwan experts claimed that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan would undermine the "fragile" progress made recently in cross-Strait relations. One expert claimed that U.S. arms sales at this time would be like "dropping a bomb" in U.S-China rela [...]	2008-09-19 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING3636	SCO: PRC VIEWS DUSHANBE SUMMIT AS TURNING POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China believes the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO's) August 28 Dushanbe summit marked a transition to a more "mature" organization that has developed a strong foundation for increasing trust and strategic consultation among members, according to an MFA contact. Security [...]	2008-09-19 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
08BEIJING3654	CHINA'S RESPONSE TO ECUADOR WAIVER OF VISA INQUIRY [...] (C) Chinese Immigration and Public Security officials evinced a cooperative attitude during a September 19 exchange with Embassy Officers regarding USG concerns about Ecuador's recent waiver of tourist visa requirements for all Chinese nationals. The Chinese shared data showing a five-fold in [...]	2008-09-22 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD CH HK EC CO
08BEIJING3655	CHINA URGED TO OPPOSE ABKHAZIAN AND SOUTH OSSETIAN [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on September 22 conveyed to MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Li Junhua reftel points urging China to oppose the participation of separatist leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in UN Security Council discussions. Li made no substantive resp [...]	2008-09-22 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC CH RU GG
08BEIJING3677	SEPTEMBER 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHAVEZ CHINA VISIT, MILK [...] Key points at the September 23 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China's relationship with Venezuela is a "normal state to state relationship" which is "not based on ideology or directed against any other country." -- China has taken a "responsible attitude" regarding the milk scanda [...]	2008-09-23 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR VE CH KN JP NZ
08BEIJING3679	CORRECTED COPY (PARA 9: ASEM DATES) SEPTEMBER 23 MFA PRESS [...] Key points at the September 23 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China's relationship with Venezuela is a "normal state to state relationship" which is "not based on ideology or directed against any other country." -- China has taken a "responsible attitude" regarding the milk scanda [...]	2008-09-23 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR VE CH KN JP NZ
08BEIJING3681	TIBET: AFM LIU EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER "FREEDOM [...] (C) In a September 23 meeting called by the Chinese side, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed China's "firm opposition" to plans for President Bush to 1) include Dalai Lama representative Lodi Gyari in a September 23 Freedom Agenda Lunch in New York and 2) engage in communications wi [...]	2008-09-23 10:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MASS PGOV CH TW
08BEIJING3702	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 DINNER WITH VICE [...] (C) At a September 19 event for the diplomatic corps to celebrate the recent China-hosted Olympics and Paralympics, Vice President Xi Jinping expressed appreciation for President Bush's positive role in U.S.-China relations and acknowledged China's need for "change and reform." Also at the ev [...]	2008-09-24 09:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KOLY SOCI EAID CH TW
08BEIJING3703	MFA AND RUSSIAN EMBASSY PREVIEW SEPTEMBER 25 BRIC [...] (C) At least three Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRIC" nations) will meet September 25 on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA),according to a Chinese MFA official. Items for discussion will include international development cooperation and the Millenniu [...]	2008-09-24 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SENV ENRG CH RU BR IN
08BEIJING3705	AQSIQ STILL LACKING IN INFANT FORMULA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 23:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH
08BEIJING3712	ACTING EAP DAS JOHN NORRIS DISCUSSES POST-OLYMPICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: China in the post-Olympics period will focus on domestic issues and maintain a low-key foreign policy, according to three Chinese scholars who met with visiting Acting EAP DAS John Norris September 20. Although they regard the Olympics as a success, the scholars pointed out that [...]	2008-09-25 02:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH RS GG
08BEIJING3728	CHINESE SEARCH ENGINES CENSOR FOR CASH? [...] (C) One consequence of the ongoing milk safety scandal in China has been the revelation that PRC search engines apparently regularly accept money from corporate clients to suppress negative news in online search results. Baidu, by far China's most popular search engine, has been criticized ov [...]	2008-09-25 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI CH
08BEIJING3729	SEPTEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHAVEZ VISIT, MILK [...] Key points at the September 25 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China did not discuss military cooperation with President Chavez during his recent visit, despite claims by Chavez that such cooperation was discussed. The two sides signed energy and trade agreements during the visit. [...]	2008-09-25 10:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ENRG EAGR PHUM TSPA CH VE KN JP
08BEIJING3730	HUMAN RIGHTS: NYT'S ZHAO YAN RELEASED AFTER [...] (C) Well-known New York Times researcher and PRC citizen Zhao Yan (protect) told PolOff September 22 that he had been detained for questioning in Beijing by Guangxi provincial security officials September 10-12 over his connection to several Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region residents who had t [...]	2008-09-25 11:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING3732	CHINA/IPR: APPLE TAKES A BITE OUT OF [...] (SBU) As amazing as it seems, computer maker Apple Inc. had no global security team - including inside China - until March 2008, when they hired away the team from Pfizer that formed and led a multi-year crackdown on counterfeit Viagra production in Asia. Now with Apple, Don Shruhan, based i [...]	2008-09-26 01:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH
08BEIJING3742	FOURTH SESSION OF THE ANTICORRUPTION WORKING GROUP [...] (C) The Anticorruption Working Group (ACWG) of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group (JLG) for Law Enforcement Cooperation held its fourth session in Beijing and Nanjing September 16-18. Interagency participants from the United States and China discussed the Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (ML [...]	2008-09-26 07:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM KFRD KJUS CH XB
08BEIJING3744	TWELFTH ROUND OF CHINA-INDIA BORDER TALKS PRODUCES [...] (C) Summary: The twelfth round of the China-India border talks held in Beijing September 18-19 did not produce any significant breakthroughs, according to accounts from Chinese and Indian officials. According to Chinese scholars, the disposition of the Dawang region of Arunachal Pradesh remai [...]	2008-09-26 07:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PARM CH IN
08BEIJING375	POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D365577 JIUJIANG [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at JIUJIANG PRECISION MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("JJ PRECISION MEASU [...]	2008-02-01 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
08BEIJING3750	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 07:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG CH RS
08BEIJING3756	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: SMALL ARMS [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, from the Chinese Tianjin Municipal Police, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (SBU) Name [...]	2008-09-26 08:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CH
08BEIJING3758	DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN SECURITY AND ECONOMIC CRISES [...] (C) In a meeting with MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Deputy Director Cao Jing on September 26, PolOff delivered reftel points asking China to urge Pakistan's leadership to undertake strong measures to resolve Pakistan's security and economic crises. Deputy Dire [...]	2008-09-26 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN PTER CH PK
08BEIJING3759	AFM LIU EXPRESSES CHINA'S "FIRM OPPOSITION" TO [...] (C) In a September 26 meeting called by the Chinese, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed China's "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to President Bush's September 23 telephone call to the Dalai Lama and the inclusion of Dalai Lama representative Lodi Gyari and Democracy Mov [...]	2008-09-26 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TW CH
08BEIJING376	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE MATTHEW BORMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, Department of Commerce Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Matthew Borman and Embassy Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Director-General (DG) WANG Qinghua, Department of Mechanic, Electronic and High Technology Industries, Ministry of C [...]	2008-02-01 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
08BEIJING3760	CHINA MFA: CHAVEZ VISIT PRIMARILY ECONOMIC, NOT A [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD VE CH
08BEIJING3775	Coca-Cola's Huiyuan Bid Illustrates BIT Challenges, AML [...] (C) Summary. Coca-Cola Pacific Deputy Group President Paul Etchells briefed Acting Economic Minister-Counselor 9/17 on Coke's proposed acquisition of a leading Chinese juice maker for US$2.4 billion. Coke, which agreed to the meeting at our request, emphasized that it is not seeking U.S. Gove [...]	2008-09-29 06:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3780	CHINA CONSIDERS ACCESSION TO UN PALERMO PROTOCOL [...] (C) China is seriously considering acceding to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official. China will hold a symposium October 23-24, co-hosted by the UN Inter-Agency Project on Hum [...]	2008-09-29 07:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KHUM KWMN KCRM CH
08BEIJING3784	New Quality Control Minister Boasts Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 21, China sacked General Administration on Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Minister Li Changjiang in the aftermath of China's biggest ever food and product safety scandal, the widespread contamination of milk products with the industrial chemi [...]	2008-09-29 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH
08BEIJING3788	OCTOBER PARTY PLENUM: RURAL REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Rural reform and development will be the primary theme of the upcoming plenary session ("Plenum") of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Central Committee scheduled for October 9-12 in Beijing. The Party's selection of this topic reflects the leadership's belief that solving rural problems [...]	2008-09-29 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI CH

08BEIJING38	CHINA'S PROPOSED AGENDA AND DATES FOR THE U.S.-CHINA [...] (U) This is an action message: See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: China proposes that the first U.S.-China Counterterrorism Sub-Dialogue discuss Olympic security and protection, counterterrorism cooperation and training and the inclusion of East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO) on the [...]	2008-01-04 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3801	CHINA ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) PolOff on October 6 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to oppose a Serbian resolution to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division De [...]	2008-10-06 07:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV CH
08BEIJING3803	TAIWAN ARMS SALES: PRC REACTS [...] (C) In response to the October 3 notification to Congress of the sale of defense articles to Taiwan, on October 4 PRC Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei conveyed China's "strong protest" to visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill. Later that day, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei called [...]	2008-10-06 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR CH TW
08BEIJING3817	MERMOUD VISIT: SINOSURE WELCOMES THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary. China's Sinosure told State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud on September 18 that it would welcome third country cooperation with Ex-Im Bank on a joint project. In meetings with Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Developme [...]	2008-10-07 01:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL ENRG EFIN BTIO CH
08BEIJING3836	October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States' arms sale to Taiwan has "contaminated the atmosphere" of U.S.-China relations, "gravely jeopardized China's security" and "created obstacles to exchanges and cooperation" with the United States. --"The Si [...]	2008-10-07 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3851	CHINA INFORMED OF IRAN SPECIFIC EXPORT CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3853	CHINA/AFRICA: A PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVE FROM HENAN [...] (SBU) Summary: China's efforts to expand trade and investment ties with Africa were prominently on display at the 5th China Henan International Investment and Trade Fair held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province August 26-28, although little concrete business materialized. A day-long "Go Global" inve [...]	2008-10-08 08:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD AX CH
08BEIJING3854	CHINA INFORMED OF CONTINUED EFFORTS BY A CHINESE [...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A message (informing China of continued efforts by a Chinese firm to supply missile production technology to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO)) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on [...]	2008-10-08 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH PK
08BEIJING3855	Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations: Deliberate Pace in [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China held the first round of bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations in Beijing, September 2-5, 2008. China concurred with the U.S. view that an agreement would be significant given the two countries' importance to the global economy as major investme [...]	2008-10-08 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3856	CORRECTED VERSION OF BEIJING 3855 -- Bilateral Investment [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China held the first round of bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations in Beijing, September 2-5, 2008. China concurred with the U.S. view that an agreement would be significant given the two countries' importance to the global economy as major investme [...]	2008-10-08 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3857	CHINA'S RURAL POLICIES: UPDATE ON THE STATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The stated focus of the October 9-12 Third Plenum of the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is rural reform. Scholars continue to debate China's current path of rural reform and doubts remain about implementation and whether China's current policy direction a [...]	2008-10-09 00:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING3874	October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, FINANCIAL [...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, and oppose Taiwan in [...]	2008-10-09 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3875	CORRECTED COPY: October 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS [...] Key points at the October 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques and oppose Taiwan ind [...]	2008-10-09 11:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3877	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL [...] (U) Senator Hagel, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramatically. Th [...]	2008-10-10 03:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING3888	TAIWAN ARMS SALES: IMPACT LIMITED TO "SHORT-TERM," [...] (C) The fallout from the October 3 announcement of arms sales to Taiwan will be limited to the "short-term," because PRC leaders know the U.S.-China bilateral relationship is "simply too important" to jeopardize, according to three Beijing scholars. The sales take place against a backdrop of [...]	2008-10-10 08:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV EFIN CH TW
08BEIJING3899	China's SAFE Cautious about U.S. Lending [...] (SBU) Summary. State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Deputy Director General Liu Jiahua on October 9 said his agency remained very concerned about counterparty risk in repo market lending to U.S. financial institutions. While SAFE's policy towards U.S. Government-supported Enterpris [...]	2008-10-14 00:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING39	PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary. Chinese MFA and Japanese Embassy officials called PM Fukuda's December 27-30 visit to China a success because it codified an improvement in bilateral relations and featured high-level symbolic gestures such as a game of catch between PM Fukuda and Premier Wen Jiabao. Contacts told [...]	2008-01-04 14:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING390	WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC; CENTER [...] (C) China's worst snowstorm in 50 years continues to wreak havoc across southern and central parts of the country. Although some transportation networks over the past two days have started to return to normal, hundreds of thousands of travelers remain stranded and millions of residents face ha [...]	2008-02-01 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH
08BEIJING3907	CHINA ON UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF [...] (S) PolOff on October 10 conveyed to MFA ref A's updated Statements of the Case (SOCs) on one Chinese and three Pakistani individuals that the United States plans to propose to add to the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 Sanctions Committee list of individuals and entities associated with U [...]	2008-10-14 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN KTFN PINR UN CH
08BEIJING391	PRE-LICENSE CHECKS RE PROPOSED EXPORT OF CARBON [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(C) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (S) SUMMARY: REFTELS A,B,C and D requested Pre-License Check end-use visits to determine the reliability of certain companies in China to receive controlled Unit [...]	2008-02-01 14:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING3911	October 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: President Zadari's Visit, [...] Key points at the October 14 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China welcomes Pakistani President Zadari and looks forward to "in-depth discussions" and the signing of several "deals." -- China regains control of half of Heixiazi Island from Russia. -- China will "communicate and c [...]	2008-10-14 10:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PINR CH KN KS EC CS PK HK MC
08BEIJING392	PRE-LICENSE CHECKS RE PROPOSED EXPORT OF CARBON [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(C) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (S) SUMMARY: REFTELS A,B,C and D requested Pre-License Check end-use visits to determine the reliability of certain companies in China to receive controlled Unit [...]	2008-02-01 15:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING3933	COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM CLOSES, ISSUES COMMUNIQUE [...] (C) The Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 17th Central Committee concluded on October 12, adopting a "Decision" on rural reform and development that, as expected, emphasized the importance of the countryside to China's overall development and pledged to devote considerable reso [...]	2008-10-16 02:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR EFIN SOCI CH
08BEIJING3934	BEIJING OLYMPICS: AMCIT DETENTIONS/DEPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the period August 6-24, 2008, Chinese authorities detained 44 Amcits. Thirty-four were detained while staging or planning to stage Tibet-related demonstrations; four Christian activists were detained while protesting Chinese policies on abortion and religious freedom. [...]	2008-10-16 02:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC CJAN KOLY PHUM PREL CH
08BEIJING3941	FM YANG AND SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) that the current global economic crisis "demands global leadership" and U.S.-China cooperation to overcome the lack of confidence in financial markets. He said that China will "do its best" to ensure a smooth transition of U.S.- [...]	2008-10-16 07:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MASS PTER PGOV TW PK KN KS CH
08BEIJING3942	CHINA/AFRICA: A/S FRAZER AND EVFM WANG GUANGYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is open to greater cooperation with the United States in assisting Africa, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 15. China agrees with the United States on the need for UN Security Council (UNSC) ac [...]	2008-10-16 07:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC CH SU SO CG
08BEIJING3948	NPC VICE CHAIR CHEN ZHILI MEETS WITH SENATOR HAGEL [...] (C) National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice Chairperson Chen Zhili told Senator Chuck Hagel October 13 that China hopes Congress will act to cancel the recently-announced U.S. arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese people see a contradiction between PRC efforts to help the United States [...]	2008-10-16 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ECON SCUL SOCI CH TW GG
08BEIJING3949	CODEL HAGEL: CHINESE THOUGHTS ON WORLD FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13-14, Senator Charles Hagel met Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, and Commerce Vice Minister Ma Xiuhong. The Vice Premier discussed weaknesses in the U.S. system that had led to the financial crisis, and asserted China's commit [...]	2008-10-16 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING3966	TIBETAN UNREST AFTERMATH: SECURITY POSTURE STILL [...] (C) During an unofficial visit to Tibetan areas in Qinghai and Gansu Provinces in September, EmbOffs witnessed wide variation in conditions at Tibetan monasteries six months after the outbreak of major unrest in March 2008. At one end of the spectrum was Lucang (Lutsang) Monastery in Guinan ( [...]	2008-10-17 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
08BEIJING3996	U.S.-CHINA AFRICA SUB-DIALOGUE: A/S FRAZER AND AFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China-Africa relations are open and transparent and do not pose a threat to other parties, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 14 during the U.S.-China Regional Sub-dialogue on Africa. China's priorities in Afri [...]	2008-10-20 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UNSC MASS CH SU SO CG TW
08BEIJING4002	PRC/IRAN: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of the Treasury Undersecretary (U/S) Stuart Levey briefed the People's Bank of China (PBOC),the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Bank of China (BOC),and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on Septembe [...]	2008-10-21 06:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ENRG ETRD EFIN IR CH
08BEIJING4003	CHINESE OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT FINANCIAL RISKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: People's Bank of China (PBOC) Director General Zhang Tao told us October 16 that the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) had been criticized internally by some senior Chinese leaders for its management of foreign exchange holdings, and now needed to mitigate risks to [...]	2008-10-21 07:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CH
08BEIJING4019	CHINA PROTESTS PENDING SANCTIONS AGAINST THREE [...] (C) PolOff on October 22 informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials that the USG has determined that China Xinshidai Company, China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Corporation LTD and Huazhong CNC have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pu [...]	2008-10-22 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING4020	SALE OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE EXPANDING IN CHINA, [...] (C) The sale of Christian literature by private firms in China continues to expand, and rapidly so, according to Embassy contacts in the religious literature industry. Despite having first appeared only in 2002, Christian-themed bookstores now number 100 to 200 nationwide; one distributor has [...]	2008-10-22 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL
08BEIJING4022	HUMAN RIGHTS: EMBASSY URGES CHINA TO RELEASE ZHANG [...] (C) The U.S. Government is deeply concerned about reports that PRC authorities have detained prominent house church Pastor Zhang Mingxuan (aka "Pastor Bike"),and beaten and harassed his family members, PolOff told MFA Human Rights official Zhu Yanwei on October 22, urging Zhang's immediate re [...]	2008-10-22 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING4023	MFA REVIEWS SEPTEMBER 25 BRIC FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Responding to ongoing global financial turbulence, climate change and issues related to the G8-plus-5 grouping were the topics at the September 25 meeting of foreign ministers from Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRIC forum"),according to an MFA contact. Despite the regional and cu [...]	2008-10-22 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CH ECON EG ENRG GG IN MX PREL RS SENV SF
08BEIJING4029	CONTACTS CONTINUE TO DOWNPLAY TAIWAN ARMS SALES' [...] (C) PRC scholarly contacts continue to downplay the impact of the October 3 U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan (ref B). Largely echoing other observers' comments (ref A),several contacts called the sales "expected" and said they will neither strongly effect the bilateral relationship n [...]	2008-10-23 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR CH TW
08BEIJING4030	SWISS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IN NORTH KOREA [...] (C) North Korea recently concluded its first population census in fifteen years, with technical guidance and support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and financial assistance from the ROK and Swiss Governments, according to a Swiss contact familiar with the project. Our contact [...]	2008-10-23 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAID KN CH
08BEIJING4031	PRC: MFA CONFIRMS UNSPECIFIED CIVILIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) China wishes to continue the development of its civilian nuclear cooperation with Pakistan, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming. In an October 23 briefing for the U.S. and U.K. Embassies on Pakistan President Asif Zardari's Oct [...]	2008-10-23 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN PTER CH PK
08BEIJING4049	LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION: JOINT LIAISON GROUP [...] (SBU) U.S. members of the Repatriation Working Group of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group (JLG) for Law Enforcement Cooperation recently held informal consultations with their counterparts from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on repatriating Chin [...]	2008-10-24 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHLS SMIG CVIS CH IR
08BEIJING4061	HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR URGES CHINA TO RELEASE [...] (C) The U.S. Government is deeply concerned about reports that PRC authorities detained China House Church Alliance President Pastor Zhang Mingxuan (aka "Pastor Bike") and prevented one of Pastor Zhang's sons from receiving medical treatment after severely beating him and harassing Pastor Zhan [...]	2008-10-27 10:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF CH
08BEIJING4062	VFM HE YAFEI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS FINANCIAL [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei expressed to the Ambassador October 27 his belief that the United States and China should hold consultations before the November 15 G-20 summit, in part to ensure that European-sponsored proposals for an overhaul of the global financial system are tempered to [...]	2008-10-27 12:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN CH PK
08BEIJING4063	CHINESE URGED TO MAKE PROGRESS IN TIBET TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an October 27 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, the Ambassador urged China to make concrete progress in its upcoming talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama. VFM He responded with standard points that the Dalai Lama's side must stop inciting violence, end supp [...]	2008-10-27 12:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF CH IN
08BEIJING4064	AMBASSADOR URGES CONTINUED NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on a range of topics (septel),the Ambassador stressed the importance of nonproliferation and of continuing the U.S.-China nonproliferation dialogue. Noting the unwillingness of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department offici [...]	2008-10-27 12:46:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL ETTC KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING4074	OCTOBER 19-20 VISIT OF TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice Premier Wang Qishan and other senior Chinese financial officials told U/S McCormick on October 20 that China welcomed recent U.S. Government actions to address the financial crisis. People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and other officials raised questions about t [...]	2008-10-28 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4075	2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION: ZENG JINYAN [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate rights activist Zeng Jinyan for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. An inspiration to many within her own country and throughout the world, Zeng represents not just courageous women activists, but all those who strive for justic [...]	2008-10-28 22:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO CH
08BEIJING4080	CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS UNAFFECTED BY U.S. ARMS [...] (C) U.S. arms sales to Taiwan will have little impact on cross-Strait relations, according to Embassy contacts, with Beijing choosing to "blame" Washington, rather than Taipei. In recent meetings with PolOffs, Chinese observers expressed differing views of U.S. intentions, with some arguing tha [...]	2008-10-29 05:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4084	China/G-20 Summit: Hu Jintao will Attend, MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei asked CDA Daniel Piccuta to join him at the Ministry to inform him that President Hu Jintao would attend the Financial Summit. The Vice Minister asked for specific logistical arrangements, including a larger Chinese delegation, sea [...]	2008-10-29 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KPAO PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING4085	ARATS PRESIDENT'S TAIWAN VISIT STILL ON; SCHOLARS [...] (C) Chinese leaders hope the November 3-7 trip to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) head Chen Yunlin will mark a "significant breakthrough" in cross-Strait relations and have decided to proceed with the visit despite concerns over Chen's personal security, Emb [...]	2008-10-29 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR CH TW
08BEIJING4088	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CNSA RESPONSE TO VENEZUELAN SATELLITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On October 29, ESTHOFF conveyed points in REFTEL and discussed the issue directly by phone with Mr. XU Yansong of the China National Space Agency's (CNSA)International Cooperation Department, who is already at the launch site [...]	2008-10-29 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KSCA CH
08BEIJING4089	10/29 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN YUNLIN VISIT, ZHANG MINGQING [...] Key points from the October 29 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing: -- The Spokesman said that during Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin's November 3-7 trip to Taiwan the two sides will implement agreements on maritime shipping, cargo char [...]	2008-10-29 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON CH TW
08BEIJING4090	P-1 CABLE: NORTH KOREAN REQUESTS RESETTLEMENT IN [...] (S) The North Korean asylum seeker currently living in the U.S. New Embassy Compound (NEC) has requested resettlement in the United States. Post submits the North Korean's biographical and life history information below to facilitate CLASS and SAO processing as well as OPE and DHS interviews. [...]	2008-10-29 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREF PREL KN KS CH
08BEIJING4092	TIBETAN MONKS DEFIANT AT LABRANG MONASTERY, [...] (C) Ethnic Tibetans in Xiahe (Sangchu),Gansu Province, told EmbOffs September 25 that authorities there continue to be on "high alert" against renewed unrest. Though, unlike in March, Xiahe is now readily accessible by car, foreigners are still not allowed to stay overnight. Han Chinese tour [...]	2008-10-29 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KIFR CH
08BEIJING4095	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramati [...]	2008-10-30 00:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SCUL KCRM PTER CH
08BEIJING4096	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR PRC CANDIDATES FOR ILEA [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following Chinese candidates from the Wuhan Municipal Police nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok. Pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Post has no derogatory information on these candidates. 2. (SBU) Na [...]	2008-10-30 02:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH CH
08BEIJING4100	PLENUM DECISION TACKLES LAND, RURAL FINANCE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The full text of the "Decision" approved by the Third Plenum of the CCP 17th Central Committee was released on October 19 (ref A),largely echoing the October 12 Plenum Communique (ref B) by pledging more Central Government support for efforts to boost peasant incomes, reduce t [...]	2008-10-30 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING4102	THE CCP THIRD PLENUM: HOPEFUL BUT NOT HOLDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contacts from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's poorest regions, expressed hope the decisions of the October 9-12 Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 17th Central Committee would translate into concrete policies to boost agricultural production, su [...]	2008-10-30 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH
08BEIJING4105	CHINA/G-20 SUMMIT: OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND [...] (U) To respond to the questions posed in ref 1 request, Post has drawn from a variety of sources, including publicly available statements, private conversations with officials (see ref 2 and 3),and knowledge of Chinese approaches to previous multilateral engagements. 2. (C) BEGIN ANSWERS [...]	2008-10-31 02:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KPAO PREL CH
08BEIJING411	CHINA WILL CONSIDER OUR REQUEST TO PRESS FOR AN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 10:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH CD SU
08BEIJING4114	CHINA: ECONOMIC TRENDS IN COASTAL CITY OF QINGDAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rising labor costs and declining exports are forcing companies to re-examine their business strategies in the coastal city of Qingdao, according to local government officials, scholars and a South Korean diplomat who met with EmbOffs during their October 22-24 visit to the city. [...]	2008-11-03 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH
08BEIJING412	MFA CALLS TAIWAN ELECTION COMMISSION DECISION ON [...] (C) The February 1 decision by Taiwan's Central Election Commission to hold a referendum on membership in the UN under the name of Taiwan is a "calculated provocation" to cross-Strait peace and stability and represents a "significant step" toward changing the cross-Strait status quo and achiev [...]	2008-02-04 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS CH TW
08BEIJING4126	RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PLEASED BY HU JIA'S SAKHAROV [...] (C) Following the October 23 announcement that prominent Chinese rights activist Hu Jia won the European Parliament's 2008 Sakharov Human Rights Prize (reftel),Hu's wife and fellow activist Zeng Jinyan (protect) told PolOff November 1 that she is "very happy" about the award, calling it "an a [...]	2008-11-04 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING413	SARA MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR CRITICAL IRAQ [...] (C) State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) Minister Ye Xiaowen twice apologized for a February 1, 2007 People's Daily website article, "Bush Should Reflect Deeply," in which he criticized the President's handling of the Iraq war. Minister Ye told the Ambassador that the Communist P [...]	2008-02-04 12:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH
08BEIJING4145	ASEM IN CHINA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, CLIMATE [...] (C) The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, in Beijing October 24-25, focused on the current global financial crisis but also covered climate change, Iran, the DPRK and Burma. ASEM leaders reached consensus on increasing regulation and transparency in global financial markets, as well [...]	2008-11-06 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD GM RU AF KN BM IR CH
08BEIJING4147	PRC-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION: CHINA WILL ABIDE [...] (C) The United States need not be concerned about China-Pakistan civilian nuclear cooperation, because China will "strictly abide" by obligations and commitments it has made to the international community, MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming tol [...]	2008-11-06 07:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC PGOV AORC ECON CH PK
08BEIJING4152	A/S SHANNON LEADS U.S.-CHINA LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) China views Latin America as a stable region with great economic potential, MFA Latin American Affairs Department Director General Yang Wanming told Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon during the U.S.-China Latin America Subdialogue in Beijing on October 16 [...]	2008-11-06 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD CH XL XM
08BEIJING4153	CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: CONTACTS PROVIDE UPBEAT [...] (C) Embassy contacts provided an upbeat initial assessment of the ongoing visit to Taiwan by Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),noting that the agreements signed with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) on November 4 represent comple [...]	2008-11-06 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
08BEIJING4154	U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PRC LEADERS SEND [...] (C) Chinese media coverage of the U.S. presidential election on November 5 and 6 was overwhelmingly positive, highlighting congratulatory messages from PRC President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao and predicting continued progress in U.S.-China bilateral relations. In their messages to Pres [...]	2008-11-06 11:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH
08BEIJING416	CHINA WILL CONSIDER OUR REQUEST TO PRESS FOR AN [...] (C) At the end of a February 4 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi on Taiwan (septel),the Ambassador drew upon reftel points to urge the PRC to press the Sudanese Government to end its support of rebel groups in neighboring Chad. AFM Liu responded that the PRC Government takes t [...]	2008-02-04 23:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH CD SU
08BEIJING4163	CHINA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE IRAN, BURMA AND DPRK [...] (C) PolOff on November 7 delivered to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun ref A points urging China to support or at least to abstain on UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma and the DPRK. PolOff stressed that [...]	2008-11-07 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
08BEIJING4168	TIBET TALKS CONCLUDE; OBSERVERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) The most recent round of talks between representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Communist Party's United Front Work Department (UFWD) ended on November 5, with Embassy contacts unanimously predicting the discussions will fail to achieve measurable progress. The precise content of this lat [...]	2008-11-07 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIFR CH IN
08BEIJING4178	CHINA ANNOUNCES STIMULUS PLAN AHEAD OF G-20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the G-20 summit China's leadership on Sunday took the unusual step of endorsing a long-anticipated stimulus package before its annual economic work conference later this month. The plan emphasizes infrastructure spending, but also includes targeted tax reductions, [...]	2008-11-11 22:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KPAO PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING4192	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN DEMARCHE; NO NEW INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Chinese MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Deputy Director Cao Jing offered no substantive response to U.S. views on the objectives and functions of the Friends of Pakistan (FOP) group (ref A). Cao said China will be represented at the next FOP meeting in Abu [...]	2008-11-12 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM ENRG ECON EAID CH PK
08BEIJING4193	OVER 800 CHINESE SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AT ELECTION EVENT [...] Summary: Embassy Beijing's U.S. Election Watch Event provided a variety of educational activities for over 800 Chinese students, academics, government employees, media representatives and business leaders. Guests stayed for hours, and emotions ran high as our Chinese guests contemplated the l [...]	2008-11-12 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP PHUM CH
08BEIJING4195	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA "A naturally occurring strategic promotion of relationships" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao) (11/11): "In the past month, the relationship between China and Latin American countries has greatly improved. Eviden [...]	2008-11-12 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4196	TIBET: DCM URGES CHINESE FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) The United States is concerned by the lack of progress in talks between the Dalai Lama's representatives and Chinese authorities and urges China to take a more flexible approach to achieve concrete results, DCM told United Front Work Department (UFWD) Vice Minister Si Ta on November 12. S [...]	2008-11-12 10:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH IN
08BEIJING4198	AMBASSADOR HOLMERQS NOVEMBER 7 MEETINGS IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) Summary. In November 7 meetings in Beijing, Chairman Liu He of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economics asked Ambassador Alan Holmer to convey ChinaQs support for the upcoming global financial summit and for measures taken individually and collectively by G-20 members. He rev [...]	2008-11-12 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4205	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] G20 SUMMIT "G20 summit shows an equal, mutually beneficial and win-win relationship" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao) (11/13): "Both developed and developing countries have high expectations in the upcoming G20 summit. Since its establishment, the G [...]	2008-11-13 08:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4208	NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: G-20 SUMMIT, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the November 13 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes the upcoming G20 Financial Summit will "send the positive message that countries are united." -- China had taken note of North Korea's comments that it will not allow sampling of its nuclear sites, but hopes the [...]	2008-11-13 22:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KS KN BG IN TW CH
08BEIJING4222	ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSED DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Beijing on October 26-30 (after stops in Chengdu and Shanghai),Congressional-Executive Committee on China (CECC) members Jonathan Stivers (Senior China Advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi) and Gerry Waldron (Staff Director and Chief Counsel, House Select Comm [...]	2008-11-14 06:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGRD EAID CH
08BEIJING4223	HIGHLIGHTS OF WORKSHOP ON SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] (C) Participants in an October 24 mixed government-academic-think tank workshop in Beijing on the Six-Party Talks generally viewed the Six-Party Talks as a useful mechanism to solve the nuclear issue, although some criticized North Korea-specific agreements that appear to be at odds with inter [...]	2008-11-14 06:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KN CH KS
08BEIJING4226	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT, AMERICA [...] G20 SUMMIT "Role of a stakeholder" The official English-language newspaper China Daily China Daily (Daily, circ 200,000):"The participating countries have competing agendas. The host country is awaiting a leadership transfer. It would be unrealistic to expect the G20 Summit in Washington D [...]	2008-11-14 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4227	LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper urging the Chinese Government to stop PRC company LIMMT's Iranian missile-related proliferation activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Division Director Zhang Junan on November 14. Director Zhang offered no s [...]	2008-11-14 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING4230	CHINA MAKES PERMANENT THE LIMITED, [...] (C) Foreign correspondent and Chinese media contacts praised the October 17 announcement that the temporary, Olympics-related, relaxed rules governing foreign journalists were made permanent, though several interlocutors noted China remains a difficult place to work for reporters of all nation [...]	2008-11-14 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PROP KOLY CH
08BEIJING4231	TIBET COMMUNIST PARTY FOUNDER DECRIES REJECTION OF [...] (C) Phuntsok Wangyal (protect),the founder of the Tibetan Communist Party, decried the lack of progress in talks between Chinese officials and envoys of the Dalai Lama in a November 7 meeting with PolOff. The Chinese government, he argued, should not be so quick to denounce Tibetan proposals [...]	2008-11-14 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH IN
08BEIJING4240	CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] (U) China has made progress since April 2008 in combating human trafficking. The implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012),led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in coordination with 28 other agencies, underscores Chi [...]	2008-11-17 07:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIJING4245	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4250	DATA EXCHANGE ISSUE DISCUSSED AT NOAA-SOA MARINE SCIENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During meetings at the margins of the World Ocean Week and U.S.-China Marine Science Forum in Xiamen November 7-10, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator for Research Dr. Richard Spinrad raised with State Oceanic Administration (SOA) Depu [...]	2008-11-18 08:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV TSPA PGOV PREL MARR CH
08BEIJING4251	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S THREAT, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] CHINA'S THREAT "China has constructed an aircraft carrier; the story heats up" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/18): "Recently the director of the Foreign Affair's Office of China's Ministry of National Defense indicated that the [...]	2008-11-18 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4252	NOVEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TIBET, [...] Key points at the November 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States should lift recently announced restrictions on Chinese imports "sooner rather than later." -- China hopes the United States will "retain" the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in the next administration. [...]	2008-11-18 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IN TW CH RS CU PE CO SO
08BEIJING4254	CHINA WARNED ON HARASSMENT OF U.S. NAVY VESSELS [...] (C) PolOff and Naval Attache delivered ref A demarche and nonpaper warning China to cease harassment of U.S. Navy vessels in China's EEZ to MFA Treaty and Law Department Oceans and Law of the Sea Division Director Yang Li on November 18. 2. (C) Yang responded that China "cannot accept the b [...]	2008-11-18 10:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KTIA CH
08BEIJING4261	PRC: DEMARCHE ON BURMESE JUNTA'S CRACKDOWN [...] (C) On November 18, PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Asian Affairs Department Burma Desk Officer Wang Hongsun. Poloff made the point that China should use its influence with the Burmese regime to achieve results on the release of political prisoners and progress towards a meaningful dialo [...]	2008-11-19 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
08BEIJING4278	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4279	TIBET: PARAMILITARY PRESENCE IN LHASA NOTED BY [...] (C) A Japanese diplomat who visited Lhasa October 30-November 4 reported that People's Armed Police (PAP) troops continue to patrol the Tibetan quarter of the city, with rooftop lookouts posted around the Jokhang Temple. The diplomat also saw PAP troops inside the Potala Palace. In Lhasa for [...]	2008-11-20 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIFR CH JP
08BEIJING4280	NOVEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TAIWAN, [...] Key points at the November 20 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China has "already established" a "full export inspection system," and products found to be below standard will not be exported. -- China hopes that the two sides will continue to "show mutual respect, accommodate each oth [...]	2008-11-20 23:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM TW CH RS PE
08BEIJING4281	PRC-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS IRAN, SUDAN, [...] (C) In the first China-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, led by Foreign Ministers Yang Jiechi and Aboul Gheit, Egypt pressed China to take a more "comprehensive" approach in its Middle East policy and to avoid viewing topics like the Middle East Peace Process and the Iranian nuclear issue as isolated [...]	2008-11-21 01:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER AORC UN CH EG SU IR
08BEIJING4289	CHINA ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (C) PolOff on November 21 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to oppose UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said that China would consider the U.S. views but noted that China has in th [...]	2008-11-21 08:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY CH
08BEIJING4290	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. DIPLOMACY [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "China prepares for the world's economic winter" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/21): "Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security denied the rumor of massive lay-offs and migrant worker [...]	2008-11-21 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4292	SUSPENSION OF "PRO-CHINA" REPORTER AT GERMAN [...] (C) The suspension of a Chinese journalist from the German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle, allegedly for making public statements in defense of PRC policies, has been covered extensively by the Chinese official media amid charges of Western "hypocrisy" regarding press freedom (refs A, B). L [...]	2008-11-21 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PHUM PGOV PREL CH GM
08BEIJING4293	HOW TO ADDRESS CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: China's recent release of its draft revised postal law confirmed the pre-release concerns of the global express delivery industry, including U.S. companies FedEx and UPS. If enacted, the law would exclude foreign express delivery companies from domestic docume [...]	2008-11-24 02:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON WTRO ETRD EAIR CH

08BEIJING4297	IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: CHINA AGAIN [...] (C) PolOff conveyed ref A and B points and nonpaper urging China not to participate in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on November 24. Dai provided no substantive reply. (Note: MFA Arms [...]	2008-11-24 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC MNUC TRGY PARM KNNP CH IR
08BEIJING4298	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. DIPLOMACY, US-CHINA [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "China purchases American bonds to test American sincerity" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/24): "The most recent numbers have shown that China has become the biggest lender to the United States, exceeding Japan. [...]	2008-11-24 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4301	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT - [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the International Department, Ministry of Finance (MOF),the Department of Aid to Foreign Countries, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),and the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Forei [...]	2008-11-24 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PREL UN CH
08BEIJING4304	CHINA CONCERNED OVER FUTURE TEXTILE PROTECTIONISM, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 23:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX EIND CH
08BEIJING4307	CHINA RESPONDS TO U.S. TRADE CONCERNS OVER STEEL AND YELLOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 01:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD EIND CH
08BEIJING4324	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. DIPLOMACY, TAIWAN, CHINA'S RISE [...] U.S. DIPLOMACY "Obama is not focused on China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/25): "An American expert has said that in the U.S., China studies programs are far less emphasized than studies concerning Europe, Russia, and the Mid [...]	2008-11-25 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4325	EAP DAS ARVIZU DISCUSSES PRC TIES WITH NORTHEAST [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission Lee Hyun-ju told EAP DAS Alex Arvizu that China and the DPRK have a "traditional and neighborly" relationship, but observed that contact between Chinese and North Korean mid- and low-level military officers and officials is rare. The ROK Government has made repe [...]	2008-11-25 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KN CH KS JP
08BEIJING4326	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR PRC ATTENDEES AT [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Chinese Defense Attache's Office in Washington, D.C., who have been nominated by the U.S. Special Operations Command for participation in the Sovereign Challenge Conference, pursuant to the Leahy Amend [...]	2008-11-25 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING4327	CHINA'S ECONOMY: HOPING FOR THE BEST IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government officials and businesspeople in Western China's Xinjiang and Ningxia minority autonomous regions do not yet see a large impact from the slowing economy, and although they are concerned, some are also hopeful that their unique development circumstances may provide some [...]	2008-11-25 10:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL ZK CH
08BEIJING4328	PRC TAIWAN WATCHERS PRAISE ARATS-SEF MEETINGS, [...] (C) Beijing's Taiwan watchers called Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin's November 3-7 meetings in Taipei "historic," and not just for superficial reasons. They highlighted Beijing's significant steps, including implementing economic measures advan [...]	2008-11-25 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV APEC CH TW
08BEIJING4329	NOVEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SED, SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the November 25 MFA press briefing: -- China will host the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) December 4-5 and hopes the meeting will lay the "building blocks for enduring cooperation." -- China has proposed to host the next round of Six-Party Talks on December 8 an [...]	2008-11-25 23:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN TW CH RS PE
08BEIJING4330	U.S. DOL SECRETARY CHAO ATTENDS WORK SAFETY FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 00:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND CH
08BEIJING4332	COMBATING LAND DEGRADATION IN CHINA: A LOOK AT THE PRC-GEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An International Workshop on "Integrated Ecosystems Management (IEM): Approaches and Applications" was held in Beijing (Nov. 6-7) under the auspices of China's Ministry of Finance, the State Forestry Administration of China, the Asian Development Bank, and the Global Environmen [...]	2008-11-26 00:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGRD EAID CH
08BEIJING4347	Strengthening China's Anti-trafficking Legal Framework [...] (SBU) Participants from the Chinese Government and key non-governmental agencies agreed at a recent symposium that China must improve its efforts to combat human trafficking. Attendees discussed in detail whether China's existing laws could be modified to address trafficking better. Despite s [...]	2008-11-26 07:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM KJUS CH
08BEIJING4350	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "Why does the U.S. save banks and discard cars?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/26): "The U.S. Federal Government has agreed to rescue Citibank which is nearing bankruptcy. The nature of this move makes all the [...]	2008-11-26 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4352	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing November 14, German Ambassador Michael Schaeffer reported that Germany's recently restarted human rights dialogue with China was constructive and included a visit to minority villages in Yunnan Province. The Germans have held a series o [...]	2008-11-26 11:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON SENV CH FR JA GM
08BEIJING4353	CHINA CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT PAKISTAN DONOR [...] (C) Chinese MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Attache Xing Wei offered no substantive response to U.S. views on the proposed December 16 donor conference in support of Pakistan (ref A). Xing told PolOff November 26 that the Chinese had learned of the conference at [...]	2008-11-26 11:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN IBRD IMF CH PK
08BEIJING4354	CHINA DISMISSES TIBET EXILE CONFERENCE, CONTACTS [...] (C) Following last week's Tibet exiles conference in Dharamsala, Han Chinese contacts provided PolOffs with a pessimistic perspective on the environment for China's talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives, observing that Tibet is "not a priority" for Beijing and noting that the PRC has suc [...]	2008-11-26 11:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIFR CH IN
08BEIJING4355	PRC: EAP DAS ARVIZU DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (C) MFA's Policy Planning Department Deputy Director-General Le Yucheng told EAP DAS Alex Arvizu that, despite serious economic and political risks in the East Asia region, the development of multilateral arrangements continues to move forward. DDG Le noted progress in the Six-Party process b [...]	2008-11-26 11:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MNUC KN CH KS JP
08BEIJING4370	MEDIA REACTION: STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, U.S. [...] STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE "The U.S.-China SED upgraded to premier-level" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(12/01): "The Japanese media recently reported that the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue may be b [...]	2008-12-01 09:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4372	CHINA POSTPONES SUMMIT WITH EU OVER DALAI LAMA [...] (C) China has postponed the EU-China Summit slated for December 1 in Lyon, France indefinitely, the EU announced November 27. An EU spokesman said that China blames European heads of state meetings with the Dalai Lama for the decision, while the Chinese specifically blame the French leadership [...]	2008-12-01 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF FR XG CH
08BEIJING4373	CHINA ON ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (C) PolOff on December 1 conveyed to MFA reftel points on deepening cooperation on countering piracy in the Horn of Africa region. International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said that China has been a victim of piracy in the Horn of Africa re [...]	2008-12-01 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4375	CHANGING PRC VIEWS OF "OVERSEAS CHINESE" [...] (C) The Chinese Government claims 30-50 million "overseas Chinese" lend it political support by opposing Taiwan independence and supporting China on "patriotic issues." This past summer, PRC officials praised ethnic Chinese counter-demonstrators at Olympic Torch Run protests abroad as examples [...]	2008-12-02 01:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG EINV SCUL CH TW
08BEIJING4394	China reluctant to engage on EITI [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Post delivered background paper in reftel demarche by fax to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Affairs Division, the National Energy Administration (NEA) International Cooperation Division, and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MOLAR) International Coop [...]	2008-12-02 05:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ENRG EPET EMIN KCOR CH CA AS
08BEIJING4402	CHINA/ECONOMY: DETERIORATION WAS SURPISING, [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese financial officials and foreign economists and bankers told Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall Kroszner that recent deterioration in ChinaQs real economy was much faster than they had expected. However, most were confident that the government would inject sufficien [...]	2008-12-02 06:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4406	MEDIA REACTION: SED, MUMBAI ATTACKS, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] SED "U.S. - China SED has room for an upgrade" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(12/02): "This year's SED differs greatly in its background from the previous. One obvious difference is the degree of the U.S. financial crisis and how the crisis has in [...]	2008-12-02 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4407	CHINA BRACING FOR DECLINING EMPLOYMENT IN EXPORT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China?s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) has announced that China does not yet face a ?wave of layoffs? as a result of the global financial crisis, but that a ?grim employment situation? could develop in 2009. Labor Economist Wang Dewen told Laboff t [...]	2008-12-02 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB CH
08BEIJING4410	DECEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA AND FRANCE, SED, [...] Key points at the December 2 MFA press briefing: -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's "insistence on disregarding Chinese concerns" regarding the Dalai Lama is "affecting relations" between China and the European Union. -- China expects the upcoming round of the Strategic Economic Dialogu [...]	2008-12-02 23:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON EFIN TW CH FR KS IN TH
08BEIJING4429	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: POST BLAST [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Tianjin and Hubei Public Security Bureaus, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these [...]	2008-12-04 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING4432	MEDIA REACTION: THAILAND, FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. GOVERNMENT [...] THAILAND "Thai situation still confused" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (12/03): "Thailand's constitutional court recently announced the immediate dissolution of three political parties. Analysts think that even if the Thai military takes abnormal measures to s [...]	2008-12-04 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4441	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN, STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIAOLOGUE [...] TAIWAN a. "The inside story about the ceasing of the U.S.-China military exchanges" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(12/04): "China has canceled its military exchanges with the U.S. in order to protest the U.S [...]	2008-12-04 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4442	DECEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA AND FRANCE, INDIA [...] Key points at the December 4 MFA press briefing: -- China hopes to "repair" its relationship with France, but urges France to "take seriously the feelings of the Chinese people" with regard to the planned meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama. -- Both India an [...]	2008-12-04 23:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PARM ECON EFIN ETRD CH FR IN PK SU
08BEIJING4452	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY URGES CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on the margins of the Strategic Economic Dialogue, Under Secretary Jeffery strongly urged China to support the designation of four Lashkar-e-Tayyiba leaders under UNSCR 1267, particularly in light of the Mumbai terror atta [...]	2008-12-05 08:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CH IN PK
08BEIJING4453	U/S JEFFERY AND SCIO AGREE TO FUTURE [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery, III met with State Council Information Office Vice Minister Cai Mingzhao on December 3 to discuss China's Internet administration and information access policies. The two hailed the success of industry cooperation in the U.S.-China Internet Summi [...]	2008-12-05 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KIPR ECON CH
08BEIJING4455	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] TIBET "China warns Sarkozy again" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/05): "The Chinese government has made it's stand known concerning the French President's meeting with the Dalai Lama. China - Europe relations are undergoing a sev [...]	2008-12-05 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4456	TAO HAILS ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ARATS VISIT TO [...] (C) The four agreements signed during the early November visit to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin will significantly benefit Taiwan's economy, according to officials from the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). In the next roun [...]	2008-12-05 09:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC CH TW
08BEIJING4467	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] TIBET a. "Sarkozy provokes France-China storm" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/08): "The World's media is feeling the storm in the China-France diplomatic feud. Public opinion suggests that China will take actions in order to san [...]	2008-12-08 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4468	CHINA ASKED TO CONSENT TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES [...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points and nonpaper requesting Chinese consensus on an amendment to Part 1 of the NSG Nuclear Guidelines on control of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on [...]	2008-12-08 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP TRGY CH
08BEIJING4475	PRC SCHOLARS CONCERNED ABOUT INDIAN REACTION [...] (C) PRC South Asia scholars have expressed concern to us that retaliation by India against Pakistan for the recent Mumbai terror attacks would create instability in the region and significantly hamper U.S. counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. In [...]	2008-12-09 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CH PK IN AF
08BEIJING4478	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Obama can gain much from friendly China ties" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (12/09): "In the past, it was common for a new U.S. president to go for a confrontation with China early in his tenure and then pursue reconciliation and cooperation as t [...]	2008-12-09 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4479	PRC SCHOLARS SAY XINJIANG SECURITY IS TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary: China seeks to improve political and economic relations with Central Asia primarily to ensure PRC domestic security, especially in the restive Xinjiang region given deep cultural and religious links between China's western ethnic minorities and Central Asia, according to PRC scho [...]	2008-12-09 11:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EDEV PINR PBTS CH ZK
08BEIJING4480	PRC-UZBEKISTAN: BEIJING FOCUSED ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: An Uzbek diplomat based in China reported that one PRC goal in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is for SCO members to cooperate on immediate dangers like transnational terrorist groups, such as Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT),which China believes are a direct threat to security in [...]	2008-12-09 11:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID PTER UZ CH
08BEIJING4481	HAS CHINA CHANGED ITS EXCHANGE RATE POLICY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Since December 1, the Chinese renminbi (RMB) has depreciated 0.7 percent against the USD, generating speculation that the government has altered itQs longstanding policy of gradual appreciation. Senior economic and financial leaders, however, continue to maintain that policy h [...]	2008-12-09 23:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4488	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS [...] CHINA "Don't assume that the era of China has come" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (12/10): "China is relatively less affected by the financial crisis. The reason for this is not because China is more capable than other countries b [...]	2008-12-10 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4489	CHINESE MFA URGED TO RELEASE 1267 HOLDS BY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN AORC UN PK CH
08BEIJING4493	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DINNER: "08 CHARTER" SIGNATORIES [...] (C) To commemorate Human Rights Day and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),the Charge hosted a December 9 dinner for four leading Chinese human rights lawyers and activists. Two of the guests were signatories to the "08 Charter," a manifesto calling for [...]	2008-12-10 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING4495	Coal Bed and Coal Mine Methane (CBM/CMM) in China: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A two-day international symposium and follow-on workshop on coal bed/coal mine methane (CBM/CMM) and carbon trade in China was held December 4-5, 2008, in Beijing. Both the symposium and workshop stressed progress made in existing CBM/CMM projects, the opportunity for future p [...]	2008-12-11 01:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CH
08BEIJING4496	MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TB IN CHINA: GOVERNMENT INERTIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing numbers of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in China are challenging the ability of government and NGO health officials to provide adequate TB patient care. Nongovernmental health organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)- also known as "Docto [...]	2008-12-11 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ETRD CH
08BEIJING4500	LOCAL CADRE VOICES FRUSTRATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 06:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH
08BEIJING4501	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DINNER, PART TWO: ACTIVISTS [...] (C) At a December 9 dinner in commemoration of Human Rights Day and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),four leading Chinese human rights lawyers and activists discussed China's human rights situation, identifying the lack of an independent judiciary, the [...]	2008-12-11 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF PINR CH
08BEIJING4506	MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TB IN CHINA: GOVERNMENT INERTIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing numbers of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in China are challenging the ability of government and NGO health officials to provide adequate TB patient care. Nongovernmental health organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)- also known as "Docto [...]	2008-12-11 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ETRD CH
08BEIJING4507	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POWER TRANSITION, GLOBAL TRADE, [...] U.S. POWER TRANSITION "U.S. diplomacy steps onto the middle road" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (12/11): "There are doubts about various assignment by newly-elected President Obama. The members that Obama has selected for the new administration are experienced, [...]	2008-12-11 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4509	DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TORTURE IN [...] Key points at the December 11 MFA press briefing: -- The Six-Party Talks Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting is still ongoing, as the parties are "discussing and deciding" formalities in bilateral sessions as well as plenary sessions. -- China has "taken note" of a recent Free Tibet report cl [...]	2008-12-11 23:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM ECON EFIN EAIR CH FR PL JA KS
08BEIJING4520	CHINA NEEDS TIME TO STUDY HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY [...] (C) PolOff on December 11 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division Deputy Director Shen Bo ref A points inviting China's participation as a founding member in a new Contact Group (CG) on piracy off the Horn of Africa. Shen recalled that In [...]	2008-12-12 07:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4522	CHINESE BLOGGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT CENSORSHIP, [...] (C) Government control and censorship of the Internet are the key problems facing Chinese netizens, according to participants at the fourth annual China Blogger Conference held in Guangzhou November 15-16. Conference attendees complained of officials paying bloggers to post pro- government op [...]	2008-12-12 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI CH
08BEIJING4523	CHINA WILL NOT ASSIST WITH SYRIA NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points and nonpaper requesting that China not assist Syria in implementing its technical cooperation project for a nuclear power plant feasibility study to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on December 12. Dai [...]	2008-12-12 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP TRGY IAEA CH SY
08BEIJING4525	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. voices 'emphasizing China' have suddenly increased" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/12): "The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued its last review on foreign exchange rate policy before the [...]	2008-12-12 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4527	CHINA SUPREME COURT JUDGE REPORTED - [...] (SBU) According to one local media report, China Supreme People's Court (SPC) IP Judge Kong Xiangjun on December 10 said the SPC is studying "how to adjust patent, trademark and other IP judicial policies" to mitigate the effect of the global financial crisis on China's economy, and might int [...]	2008-12-12 13:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH
08BEIJING4530	DEMARCHE TO G20 NATIONS ON REJECTING PROTECTIONISM [...] (SBU) Treasury Secretary Paulson, USTR Schwab, Assistant to the President Daniel Price, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sullivan and other senior U.S. Government officials delivered reftel demarche talking points throughout the course of the December 4-5 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in Beiji [...]	2008-12-15 00:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CH
08BEIJING4540	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. DIPLOMACY, GREECE [...] U.S. DIOPLOMACY a. "Obama doesn't love Japan and doesn't necessarily love China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (12/15): "During the American transition, the Chinese and Japanese media are usually very enthusiastic in discussing wh [...]	2008-12-15 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4542	CHINA ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS UNSCR [...] (C) With appropriate Chinese Government contacts at the Charge's level having already departed Beijing for Washington to participate in the visit of State Councilor Dai Bingguo, PolOff on December 14 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division [...]	2008-12-15 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV UNSC CH
08BEIJING4544	CHINA ON UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE [...] (C) PolOff on December 15 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Specialized UN Agencies Division Deputy Director Luo Xiaobo and Ministry of Education UNESCO Affairs Office Program Officer Ge Siying reftel points informing China of U.S. concerns over the candida [...]	2008-12-15 23:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO CH
08BEIJING4549	CHINA/ECONOMY/CURRENCY: CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with visiting Fed Governor Warsh, Chinese researchers and bankers expressed concern that the U.S. economic downturn would become a protracted recession. They worried about the impact on ChinaQs economy, and expected problems such as rent-seeking and corruption to sp [...]	2008-12-16 04:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4550	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, U.S. ELECTION, IRAQ [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The trap in the 'U.S.-China marriage'" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/16): "American scholars have brought up two new concepts, the 'G2', the U.S.-China two-country group and 'Chimerica.' These concepts are [...]	2008-12-16 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4553	CHINA ON ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (C) PolOff and Naval Attache on December 16 discussed the possibility of China sending a PLA naval vessel off the Horn of Africa to combat piracy with PLA Academy of Military Science Department of Strategic Studies Senior Fellow and Senior Colonel Chen Zhou and PLA National Defense University [...]	2008-12-16 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4554	HUMAN RIGHTS: PASTOR ZHANG MINGXUAN'S NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) The head of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA),Pastor Zhang Mingxuan, told PolOff that authorities in his hometown of Nanyang City, Henan Province, detained him for several hours on November 28 for questioning and to inform him that CHCA had been "abolished." Zhang said he did not [...]	2008-12-16 11:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF CH
08BEIJING4555	DECEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, DETENTION [...] Key points at the December 16 MFA press briefing: -- China believes the Six-Party Talks is a "process," with the major task being implementing the second phase of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a "comprehensive manner." All six parties "agreed verification was necessary," but th [...]	2008-12-16 23:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM ECON EFIN EAIR CH FR PL JA KS
08BEIJING4571	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. DIPLOMACY [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "China can only win respect by defeating the crisis" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/17): "Over the last 30 years, China has developed better than other countries. Therefore, China is not supposed to fail in othe [...]	2008-12-17 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4572	IN A/S HOOK'S PRC MEETINGS, UNSC REFORM, 1267, [...] (C) State International Organizations A/S Brian Hook heard China's concerns about the direction of intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform during a cordial and productive visit December 4-8. Chinese MFA IO Director General Wu Hailong pressed the United States to support the [...]	2008-12-17 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MNUC IR AORC SU SO KCRM UN CH
08BEIJING4573	CHINA ON SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolOff on December 11 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division Deputy Director Shen Bo reftel points urging China to make a generous contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and to press UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to [...]	2008-12-17 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC EUN LE SY CH
08BEIJING4574	30TH ANNIVERSARY OF REFORM CELEBRATION TO AFFIRM [...] (C) China's Communist Party leadership is set to commemorate the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening policies on December 18 by lauding the Chinese "economic miracle" and affirming the legitimacy of the present leadership as heir to former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's mantle, ac [...]	2008-12-17 10:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08BEIJING4575	A NORTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE: BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: While the Six-Party Talks might eventually evolve into a Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM),most experts in Beijing believe a NEAPSM will only be possible after complete denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and the United States and Japan normalize diplomat [...]	2008-12-18 00:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH JA KS
08BEIJING4588	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "The self-saving ability of the U.S. should not be underestimated" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/17): "Many people say that the U.S. is declining because of the financial crisis. However, the U.S. is showing it [...]	2008-12-18 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4589	CHINA: ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE [...] (U) Experts and international organizations claim violence against women in China is a growing problem, and that society often considers it a private, family matter rather than a human rights issue. To address the problem, the Chinese Government is using a range of legal tools, as well as publ [...]	2008-12-18 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CH
08BEIJING4592	DECEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SOMALI PIRACY, HU JIA, 30TH [...] Key points at the December 18 MFA press briefing: -- China has begun preparations to send naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden. -- China "expresses sincere thanks" to the Malaysian Government for its assistance in the rescue of the Chinese ship captured by pirates on December 17. -- China [...]	2008-12-18 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EWWT CH MY XG
08BEIJING4593	XINJIANG'S PARAMILITARY AGRICULTURALISTS: A VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Xinjiang Construction and Production Corps (XJCPC) is a massive industrial and agricultural conglomerate operation in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The XJCPC, divided into state-run farming and industrial units, employs over 10 percent of Xinjiang's populat [...]	2008-12-18 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV KIRF ECON EAGR CH
08BEIJING4602	CHINA/EITI: SUPPORTIVE IN PRINCIPLE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. In a discussion with EEB DAS Douglas Hengel in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry official said the objectives of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) are consistent with China's efforts to promote corporate social responsibility. He welcomed inviting China's Nati [...]	2008-12-19 03:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN ECON SENV KCOR CH
08BEIJING4603	IEA/CHINA: DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES IEA, BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese energy experts and government officials explained their views on bilateral energy cooperation and China?s engagement with the International Energy Agency (IEA) with EEB DAS Douglas Hengel December 3-5. On bilateral energy cooperation, National Energy Administration Int [...]	2008-12-19 03:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EMIN SENV CH
08BEIJING4608	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 09:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4609	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PASSED TO CHINA ON [...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, EAP/CM Director shared ref A points providing additional information to China to use in investigating the supply of aluminum plates to an entity associated with Iran's cruise missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department [...]	2008-12-19 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCR ETTC IR CH
08BEIJING4610	CHINA ASKED TO FOLLOW-UP ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S [...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, visiting EAP/CM Director shared ref A points requesting an update of China's investigation into Chinese entities' attempts to supply ring-rolling and flow-forming machines to Pakistan's missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs [...]	2008-12-19 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCR ETTC KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING4611	Korea-China BIT Talks Stall Over Pre-Establishment [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, Korean Embassy officials told Econoff that China and Korea continued to discuss in two forums the prospects for strong bilateral and trilateral (with Japan) investment agreements after signing a more limited "Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement" [...]	2008-12-19 09:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
08BEIJING4612	Canada-China BIT Talks Slowed by U.S.-China Negotiations [...] (C) Summary: Twice this week, separate Canadian Embassy officials approached Embassy to express Canada's concern that China is holding off on making concessions in long-running bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations with Canada on topics that China expects to surface in the U.S.-China [...]	2008-12-19 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
08BEIJING4614	CHINA/ENERGY: CHINA CUTS FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) The Chinese government announced significant energy price cuts December 18, marking the first change in domestic fuel prices since international crude prices began to fall from their mid-summer peak. As of December 19, refinery gate prices for gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel were re [...]	2008-12-21 23:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON EPET EFIN CH
08BEIJING4615	CHINA/ENERGY: CHINA CUTS FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) The Chinese government announced significant energy price cuts December 18, marking the first change in domestic fuel prices since international crude prices began to fall from their mid-summer peak. As of December 19, refinery gate prices for gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel were re [...]	2008-12-21 23:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON EPET EFIN CH
08BEIJING4623	MOFCOM Spills the Beans on "Industrial Security" [...] (SBU) Summary: In a frank and spirited discussion October 28 with Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Investment Security Nova Daly and Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Investment Jonathan Kallmer, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Industrial Injury Investigation B [...]	2008-12-22 07:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV WTRO EFIN CH
08BEIJING4624	MFA ON PLANNED PRC NAVAL DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT GULF [...] (C) Summary: China intends to deploy two destroyers and a support vessel to the Gulf of Aden and waters off the Somali coast to combat piracy, MFA North American Affairs Department Deputy Director General Zheng Zeguang informed the DCM on December 21. The ships plan to sail from China Decembe [...]	2008-12-22 08:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH
08BEIJING4625	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, CENTRAL ASIA [...] ECONOMIC CRISIS a. "China should learn to deal with a high unemployment rate in order to develop" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/22): "The slowing economy has led factories to cut jobs. Joblessness in China is rising, prompting [...]	2008-12-22 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4626	U.S-CHINA TRANSPORTATION FORUM AGREES TO BROAD BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China sees an opportunity in the current global financial crisis to develop transportation infrastructure, Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Vice Minister Weng Mengyong told U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials attending the Strategic Economic Dialogue's (SED) first U [...]	2008-12-22 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR ETRD CVIS CH
08BEIJING4630	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Guangzhou Anti-Smuggling Bureau, who have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals [...]	2008-12-22 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR CH
08BEIJING4637	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL: U.S. EXPERTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 05:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
08BEIJING4643	MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, CHINA-EUROPE RELATIONS [...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "Madoff won't be the last 'Cockroach'" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao) (12/23): "The 'Cockroach theory' states that one item of bad news means that there is sure to be more bad news to come. This scam is an indication that there is [...]	2008-12-23 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4644	REFORM JOURNAL RESISTS PRESSURE TO FIRE CHIEF; HU [...] (C) Party propaganda authorities have asked the president of a controversial pro-reform journal to step down, according to Embassy contacts and Western media, allegedly over recent articles about Zhao Ziyang, the late former Party chief who was ousted in the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen prot [...]	2008-12-23 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
08BEIJING4645	NDRC RESPONDS TO U.S. CONCERNS ON POSTAL LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy received on December 22 from the National Reform and Development Commission (NDRC) a faxed statement, dated December 18, responding to U.S. Government and private sector comments on the Revised Draft of the Postal Law. NDRC's statement avers that the exclusion of fo [...]	2008-12-23 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON WTRO ETRD EAIR CH
08BEIJING4646	A LIVING BUDDHA SPEAKS: LIFE DIFFICULT AFTER LHASA [...] (C) Life remains very difficult for Tibetans even as the March unrest fades into memory, according to a living Buddha at Lucang Monastery in Guinan, Qinghai Province (strictly protect). Although PRC authorities accused 128 Lucang monks of taking part in the March unrest, this living Buddha re [...]	2008-12-23 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING4665	CHINA ECONOMY IN 2009: EIGHT PERCENT GDP GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: World Bank, IMF, and ADB representatives in Beijing largely agree that China's economic performance will be very weak through at least the first quarter of 2009. While still forecasting 7.5-8.5 percent growth for all of 2009, all three concur that there are "big risks on the downs [...]	2008-12-24 07:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD CH
08BEIJING4666	PRC TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Wang Yi praised the Bush Administration's "management" of U.S.-China relations, saying that China in particular "greatly appreciates" U.S. efforts to "restrain Taiwan independence" at a December 23 lunch with the Ambassador. Wang expressed [...]	2008-12-24 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4667	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR WEAPON, CHINA'S NATIONAL DEFENCE [...] NUCLEAR WEAPON "Are nuclear weapons still useful?" Peng Guangqian, a renowned analyst of nuclear and military strategy and one of the founders of Global Zero, expressed in the official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (12/24): "U.S. Defense Secre [...]	2008-12-24 07:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4668	CHINA: DRAFT UNSCR ESTABLISHING UNPKO IN SOMALIA [...] (C) PolOff on December 24 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division Deputy Director Shen Bo reftel draft resolution proposing to establish a UN Peacekeeping Operation in Somalia. Shen had no immediate response. Randt [...]	2008-12-24 07:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET CH
08BEIJING4669	CHINA: INVITATIONS TO SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) PolOff on December 22 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department United Nations Division Deputy Director Shen Bo ref A invitation to the January 13-14 meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy. PolOff on December 23 delivered the ref B invitation to a pre-me [...]	2008-12-24 07:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER CH

08BEIJING4670	LIU XIAOBO'S WIFE COMPLAINS HUSBAND HELD [...] (C) Liu Xia (protect),wife of detained rights activist Liu Xiaobo who was a key drafter of the "Charter 08" document calling for sweeping reforms in China (ref A),told PolOff December 23 that PRC authorities are detaining her husband "illegally" and that she has no channel for communicating [...]	2008-12-24 08:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL CH
08BEIJING4671	TOP CHINESE ECONOMIST ON ECONOMY, POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 22 dinner hosted by Ambassador Randt, Economic Leading Group Vice Minister Liu He said the Chinese leadership's top concern over China's economic slowdown is that it will spark instability in China's urban centers. Liu, one of the key economic advisors to the Party [...]	2008-12-24 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV CH
08BEIJING4679	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN HITS CHINA'S TRANSPORT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's maritime transport and civil aviation sectors are beginning to show signs of stress from the global economic slowdown. After nearly 10 straight months of double digit growth this year, November port volumes were up just 2 percent over the previous year. Shipping compan [...]	2008-12-29 03:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EAIR ETRD CH FR
08BEIJING4684	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate from the State Forestry Administration, Department of Forest Police, who has been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory infor [...]	2008-12-29 06:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CH
08BEIJING4686	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, SOMALIA [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. report sets tones for U.S.-China trade" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/26): "On the day before Christmas, the U.S. issued a report on China's compliance with commitments it made since it joined [...]	2008-12-29 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4687	AMBASSADOR-AFM LIU MEETING ON GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] (C) China is "gravely concerned" by statements that the United States is considering transferring PRC citizen Uighurs detained at Guantanamo to a third country rather than repatriating them to China, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador December 29. The Uighur detainees are [...]	2008-12-29 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER CH TW
08BEIJING4694	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "China must avoid provoking the sensitive nerves of the U.S." The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/30): "An American professor indicates that U.S. studies concerning China have emphasized political issues over the [...]	2008-12-30 08:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4696	DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES CROSS-STRAIT MILITARY ISSUES [...] (C) Military deployments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait reflect the continuing state of hostility between the Mainland and Taiwan, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Deputy Director Sun Yafu told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney on December 19. Chi [...]	2008-12-31 03:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4697	CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE LEADS THE WAY IN CHINA'S [...] (C) Yunnan Province in 2005 was one of the first regions in China to formulate its own action plan to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),thereby attracting international organizations early on and helping establish itself as a forerunner for anti-TIP programs around the country. Save the Ch [...]	2008-12-31 03:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
08BEIJING4702	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, ISRAEL [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S.-China relationship is the greatest attempt in all of history" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/31): "In the past 30 years, the U.S.-China relationship has become the most important bilateral relat [...]	2008-12-31 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING481	(S) PRC REQUESTED TO STOP LIMMT EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) A/DCM met with MFA Arms Control Department Director General Chen Jingye on February 12 to convey reftel message regarding continued export control violations of the PRC entity LIMMT. Reviewing past violations and citing evidence of continued recent shipments of MTCR-controlled graphite and [...]	2008-02-12 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING498	CHINESE RESPONSE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points on Kosovo's impending declaration of independence to MFA European Affairs Department Balkans Division Deputy Director Hua Yafang on February 13. Hua said she is aware Kosovo will soon declare independence and promised to convey U.S. views to her superiors. S [...]	2008-02-13 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH YI UN UNMIK
08BEIJING499	FORMER PREMIER LI PENG REPORTEDLY SUFFERS STROKE [...] (C) Former Premier Li Peng recently suffered a stroke, according to a longtime Embassy contact with high-level connections. When pushed for details, the contact implied on February 13 that the stroke was serious but would only state that it had occurred "quite recently." If Li, in fact, has [...]	2008-02-13 11:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08BEIJING520	DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON SUDANESE SUPPORT FOR REBELS [...] (C) PolOff conveyed ref A points regarding developments in Chad and Sudan's role to MFA Department of International Organizations UN Division Attache Diao Jinshu February 14. PolOff's demarche followed up on the Ambassador's points to AFM Liu Jieyi on February 4 urging China to press Sudan to [...]	2008-02-14 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CD CH PREF PREL SU
08BEIJING521	"WE NEED A CHINESE UNITED WAY": CIVIL AFFAIRS [...] (C) China wants to develop more charities, especially those targeting the disabled, and hopes to expand cooperation with international charitable foundations such as the Gates Foundation, according to officials at the Civil Affairs College, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' (MCA) cadre training s [...]	2008-02-14 11:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CH
08BEIJING522	February 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPACE WEAPONS BAN, SPY [...] Key points at the February 14, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China believes its joint proposal for a space weapons ban is in the interests of the international community. -- U.S. allegations of spying are "groundless" and China is "tired" of such "fabrications." -- China regrets Steve [...]	2008-02-14 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA IN RS SU SR
08BEIJING527	DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...]	2008-02-15 04:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH
08BEIJING533	DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...]	2008-02-15 06:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH
08BEIJING545	DIPNOTE DELIVERED ON ALLOCATION OF PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered dipnote 233 contained in reftel on the allocation of passenger frequencies to U.S. carriers for service to China Zone 1 to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) on February 13. CAAC staffers confirmed receipt on February 15. Piccuta [...]	2008-02-15 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA CH
08BEIJING546	MFA: BURMESE AGREE TO MARCH VISIT FOR GAMBARI; [...] (C) The Burmese Government has agreed to receive UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari during the first week of March, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Yang Yanyi told PolMinCouns she was instructed to "informally inform" us February 15. China has "worked on" the Burmese Government "t [...]	2008-02-15 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING548	DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On February 15, Econ M/C together with EU's Counselor for Trade and Investment Olivier Micol, jointly demarched China on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods (reftel) through China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) WTO Director General Zhang Xiangchen. Zhang's r [...]	2008-02-15 10:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING549	CHINESE SCHOLARS COMMENT ON TAIWAN FOLLOWING KMT [...] (C) In the wake of the KMT's January 12 landslide victory in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, some Mainland observers believe a KMT triumph in the March 22 presidential election is virtually assured. Other contacts, however, argue that "anything can happen" and expect the DPP's Frank [...]	2008-02-15 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING561	DIPNOTE DELIVERED AND CONFIRMED ON ENTRY INTO [...] (U) On February 13, Econoff delivered dipnote 232 on the completion of internal USG procedures for the entry into force of the "Protocol to Amend the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) relating to Civil Ai [...]	2008-02-19 03:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA CH
08BEIJING574	CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: UPCOMING [...] (C) PolOff on February 19 delivered reftel points on upcoming ad hoc discussions on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). MFA Department of Treaty and Law Officer Guo Xiaomei said that she was not prepared to offer a substantive response immediately, but that U.S. vie [...]	2008-02-19 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC CH
08BEIJING575	CHINESE POSITION ON KOSOVO UNCHANGED: NO PRC [...] (C) Summary: China's position on Kosovo has not changed, and no PRC recognition of Kosovo independence is on the horizon, MFA officials said in meetings at both the working and senior levels February 18 and 19. MFA officials state that China's concerns center on the possibility of Taiwan's u [...]	2008-02-19 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH YI UN KV UNMIK
08BEIJING576	SUPPORT FOR A UNSCR ON THE FDLR [...] (C) PolOff on February 19 delivered reftel points on a UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo [...]	2008-02-19 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ASEC ETTC CG RW CH
08BEIJING580	INFLATION, EXACERBATED BY SNOWSTORMS, HITS A NEW 11-YEAR [...] (SBU) China' National Bureau of Statistics announced today that consumer inflation reached a new eleven-year high of 7.1% in January. This may well be followed by an even higher figure for February that would be released on March 11, while the National People's Congress (NPC) is in session. O [...]	2008-02-20 00:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CH
08BEIJING581	FEBRUARY 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE, [...] Key points at the February 19, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China does not support the declaration of independence made by Kosovo. -- China hopes enhanced cooperation on the DPRK nuclear issue will produce results. -- The Burma issue will be solved by the people of Burma and their g [...]	2008-02-20 00:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM
08BEIJING583	INFLATION, EXACERBATED BY SNOWSTORMS, HITS A NEW 11-YEAR [...] (SBU) China' National Bureau of Statistics announced today that consumer inflation reached a new eleven-year high of 7.1% in January. This may well be followed by an even higher figure for February that would be released on March 11, while the National People's Congress (NPC) is in session. O [...]	2008-02-20 00:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CH
08BEIJING585	MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONFIRMS HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Chinese authorities retrospectively confirmed a human case of avian influenza (H5N1) in January in Hunan Province. The young man died on January 24, 2008. Tests of respiratory fluids taken and saved from the patient were tested last week by the Provincial CDC and confirmed influen [...]	2008-02-20 00:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING588	CENTRAL-PROVINCIAL FRICTIONS: ECONOMIC VIEWS [...] (C) Our economic travels to provincial destinations outside Beijing in recent years suggest that the struggle between Central Government and local government officials over the nature of China's economic development is of such complexity and depth that it will be far from resolved by personnel [...]	2008-02-20 01:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB CH
08BEIJING602	GAMBARI CONFIRMS MARCH VISIT TO BURMA; ASKS USG [...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari February 19 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of March," though the Burmese Government has not yet confirmed the date [...]	2008-02-20 07:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING605	GAMBARI CONFIRMS MARCH VISIT TO BURMA; ASKS USG [...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari February 19 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of March," though the Burmese Government has not yet confirmed the date [...]	2008-02-20 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING608	BLOGPOWER: CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FEELS PRESSURE FROM [...] (C) In 2007 Chinese bloggers grew increasingly bold in questioning government authority, according to several Post sources in media and academia. Censors, our contacts tell us, simply cannot keep up with China's rapidly growing blogger community, which now numbers 17 million. For example, wh [...]	2008-02-20 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCUL PROP SOCI EINT CH
08BEIJING620	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EAP/K DPRK [...] (SBU) Embassy Beijing welcomes and grants country clearance February 23 - 25, 2008, for EAP/K DPRK Unit Chief Yuri Kim to Beijing en route to Pyongyang. 2. (SBU) Political Control Officer: Nancy Leou, Political Officer Tel: (86-10)6532-3831 x6040 Cell: (86)139-1023-4347 Fa: (86-10)6532-64 [...]	2008-02-21 06:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
08BEIJING634	FEBRUARY 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. SATELLITE, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the February 21, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China continues to watch closely the destruction of an errant U.S. satellite. -- China acknowledges "difficulties" in the Six-Party Talks, but believes all parties have the political will to honor their commitments. -- Chin [...]	2008-02-21 11:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM
08BEIJING635	GOC OFFICIALS, LEGAL EXPERTS DISCUSS PRISON [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted China Prison Society (CPS) Vice President and retired Ministry of Justice (MOJ) official Shen Bailu, MOJ Foreign Affairs Director General Guo Jian'an and a number of Chinese legal experts for lunch on February 21. Shen said that China attaches great importance to "cor [...]	2008-02-21 12:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH
08BEIJING637	China: Bank of Japan Representative discusses Chinese [...] (SBU) On February 4, Finatt Minister Counselor and Econoff exchanged views on the Chinese economy with Kiyoyuki Seguchi, Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Chief Representative in China. Seguchi predicted that China's GDP -- buoyed by growing fixed asset investment and rising domestic consumption -- will l [...]	2008-02-22 01:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV CH JP
08BEIJING643	STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES DPRK, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary. Visiting House staffers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) majority staffer J. Cobb Mixter discussed security issues with MFA Arms Control Counselor Li Song on February 21. Mixter noted the maturing U.S.-China relationship and said the Six-Party Talks are an example of [...]	2008-02-22 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP CH TW BM
08BEIJING645	HU JINTAOÂ´s CHINA OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Chinese policy and politics over the next five years will be driven by the PartyÂ´s determination to preserve its monopoly on power through continued rapid, market-oriented, economic development and incremental, but limited, political reform. Concern over social stability will remain the prim [...]	2008-02-22 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH
08BEIJING647	CHINA'S ANGST OVER U.S. SATELLITE INTERCEPTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	CH ESA ETTC KTIA NASA PNAT PREL TPHY TSPA
08BEIJING648	BAIDU CEO DENIES HIJACKING OF RIVAL SEARCH ENGINE [...] (C) Contrary to popular Chinese perception, China's top search engine, Baidu.com does not enjoy a special relationship with the PRC Government, company founder Li Yanhong told Poloff in a recent meeting. However, Li said, Baidu does engage in extensive self censorship of Internet searches but [...]	2008-02-22 10:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP SOCI EINT CH
08BEIJING657	BEIJING CONFIRMS SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the second avian influenza death in China in 2008. The case, an unemployed 41 year-old male, died on Feb. 20 in Guangxi Province. Although the MOH report indicated that the patient had been in contact with infected poultry before contra [...]	2008-02-22 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING658	XINJIANG: NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON TERRORIST SHOOTOUT [...] (C) The Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao),a newspaper run by the CCP's flagship People's Daily newspaper, reported in two articles, published on February 18 and 20 respectively, that Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) police raided a "violent terrorist cell (tuanhuo)" on the evening of Janua [...]	2008-02-22 12:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV OREP CASC KOLY KG AF KZ UZ CH TI
08BEIJING659	AFM HE YAFEI REVIEWS CHINA'S KEY ISSUES FOR THE [...] (C) In a February 22 meeting requested by the Chinese, PRC Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei reviewed for the Ambassador China's key issues to be raised during the Secretary's visit to Beijing February 26-27. On North Korea, SIPDIS AFM He said that China's top leaders are prepared to have [...]	2008-02-22 14:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER EINV MNUC BM IR KN CH
08BEIJING661	Prospects for U.S.-China Relations [...] (S) The United States and China share important and growing political and economic interests that will bind us indefinitely, despite frictions. Where interests vary or compete, we share a common interest in managing our differences. In the medium term, China's core foreign policy goals -- secur [...]	2008-02-24 23:00:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL CH
08BEIJING668	CHINA-JAPAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FOCUS ON BILATERAL [...] (C) The eighth China-Japan Strategic Dialogue, held in Beijing, focused on bilateral issues including President Hu Jintao's upcoming April trip to Japan, food safety, and the dispute over gas exploration rights in the East China Sea. According to an MFA official, the dialogue was "fruitful," e [...]	2008-02-25 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG CH JN
08BEIJING670	CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM OPENS; MAKING FINAL [...] (C) A plenary session (Plenum) of the Communist Party's 17th Central Committee convened in Beijing on February 25 to make final preparations for next week's National People's Congress (NPC),China's nominal legislature, which will open on March 5. This is the second Plenum of the 17th Central [...]	2008-02-25 13:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08BEIJING672	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Trade Affairs MinCons delivered reftel demarche points and letter regarding WTO services negotiations to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),Department of WTO Affairs Director General Zhang Xiangchen on February 25. Per separate instructions from USTR, MC Trade Affairs also previewed telep [...]	2008-02-25 23:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO CH
08BEIJING682	PRC-TAJIKISTAN: CHINA DISPLACING RUSSIA, NO BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG EDEV PINR PBTS TI CH
08BEIJING686	FEBRUARY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY RICE VISIT, [...] Key points at the February 26, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The spokesman reported that both Secretary Rice and FM Yang stressed the importance of the consensus President Bush and President Hu had reached on the bilateral relationship. -- Yang stressed to Secretary Rice that Taiwan is C [...]	2008-02-26 11:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM
08BEIJING687	PRC-Tajikistan: China Displacing Russia, No [...] (C) Summary: According to a diplomat at the Tajikistan Embassy, Tajikistan increasingly tilts toward China, which it regards as the best hope in the region for a patron, supplanting Russia's historical role. PRC-funded economic development projects (primarily infrastructure investment) furth [...]	2008-02-26 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EDEV PINR PBTS TI CH
08BEIJING688	BEIJING CONFIRMS THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA FATALITY IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on February 26 to Embassy Beijing the third avian influenza death in China in 2008. As reported in REF A, the Government of China had previously notified Embassy Beijing and Consulate Guangzhou of the suspected AI case, a 44-year-old female migrant w [...]	2008-02-27 06:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
08BEIJING69	HUMAN RIGHTS: EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER GUO [...] (C) Poloff on January 4 expressed to MFA IO Human Rights official Xu Jing the Embassy's concerns over the reported mistreatment of jailed activist Guo Feixiong, who purportedly was beaten by a fellow inmate on December 18 and is currently staging a hunger strike (reftel). Poloff stated that Gu [...]	2008-01-07 10:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH
08BEIJING693	FEBRUARY 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ESPIONAGE CHARGES; [...] Key points at the February 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefings were: -- Espionage charges involving a TAO official are being dealt with "according to the law." -- The spokesperson denied that China targets websites in Taiwan or elsewhere for blockage. -- Taiwan authorities' c [...]	2008-02-27 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
08BEIJING7	MFA: MAINTAINING STABILITY IN PAKISTAN "A COMMON [...] (C) Maintaining stability in Pakistan is a "common interest" of China and the United States, and China stands ready for further cooperation with the United States on Pakistan, Asia Department Director for Pakistan Zhang Yiming told PolOff on January 2 in response to reftel points. Zhang cited [...]	2008-01-02 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CH PK
08BEIJING716	(S) PRC UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF LIMMT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING717	HUMAN RIGHTS: MFA VIEWS ON RESUMING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) MFA IO Human Rights Division Deputy Director Zhao Xing told PolOffs February 28 that he was pleased by prospects to resume formal human rights dialogue. China proposes holding the next dialogue meeting in Beijing, at the DRL A/S and IO DG level, which Zhao said follows the pattern set befo [...]	2008-02-28 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING718	FEBRUARY 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UK FOREIGN SECRETARY'S [...] Key points at the February 28, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Sinopec's role in the Yadavaran oil field in Iran is "a business act." -- Although "there are some problems" in moving the Six-Party Talks forward, all parties are optimistic and have expressed a willingness to honor their com [...]	2008-02-28 12:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM
08BEIJING721	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM, [...] (SBU) Embassy Beijing welcomes and grants country clearance February 29 - March 2, 2008, for EAP/K Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director Paul Haenle to Beijing for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. (SBU) Political Control Officer: Nancy Leou, Political Officer Tel: (86-10 [...]	2008-02-29 03:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
08BEIJING745	CORRECTED COPY (PARA 1 and 3)FEBRUARY 28 MFA PRESS [...] Key points at the February 28, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- CNOOC's role in developing an Iranian gas field is "a business act." -- Although "there are some problems" in moving the Six-Party Talks forward, all parties are optimistic and have expressed a willingness to honor their commi [...]	2008-02-29 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR BM
08BEIJING746	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON POISONED [...] (C) At the February 29 bi-weekly G-5 Beijing-based Chiefs of Mission gathering, Japanese DCM Kunio UMEDA described the downturn in Sino-Japanese bilateral relations in the wake of the poisoned dumpling scandal. China and Japan are now moving towards consensus on East China Sea oil issues. Chi [...]	2008-03-01 04:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR GM JA UK SU
08BEIJING750	MORE ATTENTION ON THE RURAL SECTOR: WILL IT BE ENOUGH? [...] (SBU) Beijing-based rural experts say the State Council's 2008 Number One Document, which identified rural issues as the Central Government's top policy priority for the fifth year in a row, signals the leadership's continuing concern about the urban-rural income gap and restates the case for a [...]	2008-03-03 00:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH
08BEIJING758	CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 29 DELIVERED TO MFA REFTEL POINTS ON THE MALDIVES' RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE PROPOSED AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S 7TH SESSION IN MARCH. MFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION DEPUTY DIRECTOR ZHAO XING [...]	2008-03-03 08:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV CH
08BEIJING766	UK FM MILIBAND IN CHINA: RESPONSIBLE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) During his February 24-29 visit to China, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for a greater PRC role in nonproliferation, free trade, climate change, the Darfur crisis and development issues. The UK and China institutionalized an agenda for cooperation in a new Commission task [...]	2008-03-03 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UK CH BM SU TW
08BEIJING786	ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) PolOffs delivered reftel points and nonpaper on UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on the Iranian nuclear issue March 4 to MFA International Organizations Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun and Arms Control Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei, for their Gov [...]	2008-03-04 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC EFIN MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING787	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: FUTURE OF UN PRESENCE, POSSIBLE [...] (C) PolOff on March 4 delivered to MFA reftel points on the future of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and the possibility of targeted sanctions on Eritrea. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun said China regards a co [...]	2008-03-04 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO ER ET CH
08BEIJING791	MARCH 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PENTAGON REPORT ON PRC [...] Key points at the March 4, 2008 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China dismissed the Pentagon report on the Chinese military as "a serious distortion of facts" and accused the United States of adopting a "Cold War mentality." -- China does not encourage Chinese hackers to launch cyber-attacks o [...]	2008-03-04 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD CH JA RS IR KN
08BEIJING800	China: PBOC Research Bureau Deputy Director General [...] (SBU) On February 28, Minister Counselor for Financial Affairs and econoff exchanged views on China's macroeconomic and monetary policy with Dr. Jiao Jinpu, Acting Director General of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) Research Bureau. Jiao stressed that, despite the potential deflationary risk [...]	2008-03-05 06:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV CH
08BEIJING803	SEEKING BALANCED UNSC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) PolOff on March 5 delivered to MFA reftel points on seeking a balanced UNSC resolution on the situation in Gaza. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun said his personal opinion is that it "should not be difficult" for UNSC members [...]	2008-03-05 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS CH
08BEIJING804	SEEKING BALANCED UNSC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) PolOff on March 5 delivered to MFA reftel points on seeking a balanced UNSC resolution on the situation in Gaza. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun said his personal opinion is that it "should not be difficult" for UNSC members [...]	2008-03-05 07:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS CH
08BEIJING808	HENAN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 5 [...] (C) Henan Party Secretary Xu Guangchun stressed his desire to attract more American companies to Henan in the logistics, food processing and electricity generation sectors during a March 5 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. While Henan ranks fifth among China's provinces in terms of total GDP, X [...]	2008-03-05 12:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV CH
08BEIJING809	PREMIER'S NPC REPORT PLEDGES MORE REFORM, TACKLES [...] (C) The State Council's annual "Government Work Report," read by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5, reviewed China's major hot-button economic, administrative and social issues and provided general policy priorities to tackle them. Th [...]	2008-03-05 13:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KCUL PHUM CH
08BEIJING823	NDRC CHAIRMAN: SLOWING INVESTMENT GROWTH, FIGHTING [...] (SBU) Ma Kai, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),stated on March 6 that China's macroeconomic controls over the past five years have been effective and he is satisfied with the rate at which investment growth is slowing. Ma reiterated concerns expressed by Premi [...]	2008-03-06 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
08BEIJING824	March 6 MFA Press Briefing: Upcoming Taiwan Election, Hu's [...] Key points at the March 6 MFA Press Briefing: -- The upcoming election in Taiwan is an election of a local leader. -- President Hu's visit to Japan is still under active discussion. -- Relevant Chinese authorities have taken every measure necessary to carry out a "serious and responsible [...]	2008-03-06 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TBIO CH TW JA
08BEIJING825	DATE FOR HU'S VISIT HAS NO RELATION TO DUMPLINGS [...] (C) The date for President Hu Jintao's planned visit to Japan has still not been set for reasons unrelated to the poisoned dumplings incident, MFA and Japanese Embassy officials told PolOff on March 6. 2. (C) MFA Asian Affairs Department Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun said the ong [...]	2008-03-06 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING826	HENAN NPC DELEGATION STRESSES RURAL DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Henan's Provincial National People's Congress (NPC) Delegation stressed the importance of rural development and family planning during discussions on March 6 regarding the Government Work Report that Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the previous day (Ref A). Representatives from China's most [...]	2008-03-06 23:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI ELAB CH
08BEIJING83	CHINESE REACTION TO ROK ELECTION: MINIMAL IMPACT [...] (C) While Lee Myung Bak's election as South Korea's next president ushers in a more conservative government, the election will not have a major impact on Sino-ROK relations, predicted one Chinese MFA official. Lee's foreign policy will be more pragmatic and will focus on the PRC-ROK economic [...]	2008-01-08 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN KS CH JP
08BEIJING843	DEMARCHE ON GAMBARI VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) PolOffs on March 7 discussed with MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun and Asian Affairs Department Counselor Yang Jian reftel points (delivered to MFA March 6) urging China to press the Burmese regime to cooperate with UN Speci [...]	2008-03-07 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC CH BM
08BEIJING845	PRC SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON CHINESE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: Solving the situation in Darfur requires pressure from the international community on both the Government of Sudan and rebel forces, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin said in a March 7 briefing for diplomats and the press on his February 21-March 6 trip to the UK, Fra [...]	2008-03-07 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH
08BEIJING855	PROMINENT ECONOMIST SEES CHALLENGE IN RESPONDING TO [...] (SBU) On March 6, the Vice President of the National Development and Reform Commission's Academy of Macroeconomic Research, Ma Xiaohe, characterized elevated inflation as a challenge that will outlast recent food supply shocks. Five consecutive years of double-digit GDP growth has boosted dema [...]	2008-03-10 06:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV CH
08BEIJING869	PRC-PAKISTAN: MFA, SCHOLARS REMAIN FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials and PRC scholars believe the new coalition government in Pakistan will be inherently weak and that extended political instability would likely lead to the intervention of the Pakistan Army. Though the shakiness of the nascent coalition Government will slow the devel [...]	2008-03-10 09:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM CH PK
08BEIJING870	NPC: FOOD INFLATION RURAL SECTOR'S MAIN CONCERN [...] (SBU) Ministry of Agriculture officials met the press on March 10 to discuss agricultural and rural development issues. The officials cited China's rural development accomplishments in 2007, notably the 9.5 percent increase in rural incomes, and also outlined the challenges ahead. Food prices [...]	2008-03-10 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ETRD CH
08BEIJING871	PRC/LEBANON: PRC UNAWARE OF MARCH 14 CONVENTION, [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 09:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS PTER PARM CH LE
08BEIJING873	PROVINCIAL NPC DELEGATIONS DISCUSS PREMIER'S WORK [...] (C) Provicial delegations to the National People's Congress (NPC) spent March 6 and 7 "discussing" the Premier's Government Work Report (ref C),in the process revealing concerns over both local problems and the Government's ability to solve them. At the Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui and Tibet se [...]	2008-03-10 16:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PGOV SOCI
08BEIJING886	(S) CHINA STILL INVESTIGATING LIMMT; URGES THE [...] (S) China continues to investigate the export control activities of LIMMT and urges the United States not to impose sanctions on this Chinese firm, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue told PolOff on March 11. Recalling the recent U.S. inform [...]	2008-03-11 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING889	ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY ZHAO HONGZHU ON SOCIAL [...] (C) Zhejiang Party Secretary Zhao Hongzhu emphasized the need to address China's pressing social problems during a March 9 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. Zhao said the emphasis on social issues is the core message of this year's National People's Congress (NPC) session and is his primary co [...]	2008-03-11 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON EINV PREL CH TW
08BEIJING891	CONTACT SAYS CHINA GREAT WALL INDUSTRY CORPORATION [...] (S) China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) Secretary General Li Genxin told PolOff on March 11 that Wang SIPDIS Haibo, Chief Executive Officer of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),is taking great personal interest in the upcoming March 20 meeting in Washington, m [...]	2008-03-11 10:25:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING892	March 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: XINJIANG TERRORISM, SAFETY AND [...] Key points at the March 11, 2008 regular MFA Press Briefing were: -- China continues to investigate the suspicious liquid found on a flight from Xinjiang to Beijing and rejects attempts to link terrorism to a single religion or ethnic group. -- China is working to ensure safe air quality [...]	2008-03-11 10:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY ETRD CH JA RS SU SR
08BEIJING895	GANSU ECONOMY GROWING, BUT MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED: [...] (C) Gansu Province has benefited from Central Government initiatives to balance development by boosting spending in western China, but it continues to face major challenges, including water and power shortages, low rates of foreign investment, lagging employment opportunities, and a decrease i [...]	2008-03-11 23:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV SOCI
08BEIJING896	INNER MONGOLIA NPC DEPUTIES TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: WE'LL [...] (SBU) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's NPC Deputies met on March 7 and stated that they would continue to pursue rapid economic growth despite Central Government efforts to cool growth. Inner Mongolia remains focused on the energy sector as its engine for growth, and a Petro China official s [...]	2008-03-12 01:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV EINV CH
08BEIJING899	CHINA SUPPORTS NEW UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) PolOff on March 12 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to support and engage new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan Ambassador Kai Eide. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said the United [...]	2008-03-12 02:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH AF
08BEIJING90	MFA: CHINA INTERSTED IN STABLE AND PEACEFUL [...] (C) MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Liu Jian briefed PolMinCouns January 8 on Chinese Foreign Minister (FM) Yang Jiechi's January 5 phone call to Pakistan FM Inam-ul Haq. (Note: See also the January 5 report on the telephone conversation by the official PRC news agency Xinhua (re [...]	2008-01-08 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TER PARM CH PK
08BEIJING900	CHINESE VIEWS OF ASIAN AND ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: China believes multilateral arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region foster trust and stabilize relations, creating the peaceful diplomatic and security environment China considers necessary to speed its domestic development. China now finds useful an ASEAN-led regional architectur [...]	2008-03-12 03:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN ARF APEC CH
08BEIJING91	CHINA WILLING TO ASSIST GAMBARI BUT REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: China remains willing to assist UN Special Advisor Gambari in his efforts to return to Burma but opposed to addressing Burma in the UN Security Council, MFA Asia Department Counselor Yang Jian told PolOff January 8. Commenting on our points addressing MFA's December 29 "unofficia [...]	2008-01-08 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
08BEIJING912	PRC/SUDAN: MORE FROM SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sudan is ready to engage with rebel groups at any time, and Western nations should pressure rebel groups to participate fully in the peace process, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin told Beijing-based diplomats March 12. Press reporting on the Governm [...]	2008-03-12 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH FR UK
08BEIJING915	PRC/SUDAN: MORE FROM SPECIAL ENVOY LIU GUIJIN ON [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sudan is ready to engage with rebel groups at any time, and Western nations should pressure rebel groups to participate fully in the peace process, Chinese Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin told Beijing-based diplomats March 12. Press reporting on the Governm [...]	2008-03-12 22:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPKO MARR UNSC SU CH FR UK
08BEIJING92	January 8 MFA Press Briefing: India PM visit, A/S Hill [...] Key points at the January 8 MFA Press Briefing: -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet with President Hu Jintao, NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao during his January 14-15 visit to China. -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill will meet with VFM Wu Dawei during [...]	2008-01-08 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING924	MFA MAINTAINS CLAIMS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA; URGES [...] (C) Summary: China continues to explain its claims in the South China Sea (SCS),including the nine-segment dotted line that traces out its jurisdiction over islands and waters in the SCS and overlaps with territorial and economic exclusion zone claims of five other countries and Taiwan, throu [...]	2008-03-13 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC
08BEIJING927	CHONGQING PARTY SECRETARY BO XILAI ON U.S. [...] (C) New Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai emphasized the historical ties between Chongqing and the United States, as well as investment opportunities for U.S. firms, during a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador. Coming across as an energetic salesman for his region, Bo claimed that the Cent [...]	2008-03-13 10:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PREL CH

08BEIJING929	March 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TIBET PROTESTS, [...] Key points at the March 13, 2008 regular MFA Press Briefing were: -- In recent days a few monks in Lhasa have made "a disturbance" and tried to sow political unrest. China resolutely opposes the attempts of the "Dalai group" to split China and, thanks to efforts by the local government, "t [...]	2008-03-13 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH JA KS PE
08BEIJING930	NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON AIRLINE "TERRORIST" INCIDENT; [...] (SBU) The Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao),a newspaper run by the Communist Party's flagship People's Daily newspaper, described on March 11 how a 19 year-old "Uighur girl" smuggled gasoline contained in beverage cans onboard a China Southern flight from Urumqi to Beijing. The article claimed t [...]	2008-03-13 11:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING931	MARCH 12 CPPCC OLYMPIC PRESS BRIEFING: PROTESTS, [...] (U) Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),the largely ceremonial advisory body that is currently in session in Beijing, held a press conference March 12 to discuss preparations for the August Olympic Games. CPPCC members present included Beijing Vice Mayor [...]	2008-03-13 11:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KOLY ASEC PHUM CH
08BEIJING95	CHINA'S INITIAL GPA OFFER [...] (SBU) On January 7, Embassy Beijing Economic officers met with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Government Procurement Management Division II Treasury Department Director Wang Shao Shuang regarding MOF,s December 28 submission of its Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and initial offer. Director [...]	2008-01-09 06:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV EIND CH
08BEIJING964	REFERENDUM IN BURMA DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff on March 14 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to make clear to the Burmese regime that the planned May referendum on the regime's draft constitution should adhere to internationally accepted standards for free and fair elections and referenda. MFA International Organizatio [...]	2008-03-14 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM CH
08BEIJING969	MFA: CHINA SUPPORTS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION; [...] (C) Summary: During his March 2-3 visit to Nepal, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei affirmed China's support for a peaceful Constituent Assembly election in April, MFA India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Division Deputy Director Zhao Lijian told PolOff March 11. Zhao said the Chinese Government [...]	2008-03-14 09:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH IN NP
08BEIJING971	CHINA: NO RESPONSE ON JOINT DEMARCHE ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) PolOff relayed reftel points asking for support of a joint demarche and for feedback on the specific language of a possible demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) West Asia and North Africa Department North Africa Division Officer Liang Wei March 14. Liang reviewed the points and p [...]	2008-03-14 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU CH CD
08BEIJING972	CORRECTED COPY: March 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TIBET [...] Key points at the March 13, 2008 regular MFA Press Briefing wee: -- In recent days a few monks in Lhasa have made "a disturbance" and tried to sow political unrest. China resolutely opposes the attempts of the "Dalai group" to split China and, thanks to efforts by the local government, "th [...]	2008-03-14 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH JA KS PE
08BEIJING973	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) In a March 14 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui, the Ambassador expressed concern about unconfirmed but numerous reports of violence in Lhasa, Tibet (septel),including shootings, or at least gunshots. He urged the PRC Government to exercise restraint in dealing with the situ [...]	2008-03-14 11:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF PREL CH
08BEIJING975	REPORTS OF VIOLENCE, RIOTING IN LHASA, TIBET [...] (C) ConGen Chengdu and Embassy Beijing have received numerous accounts of serious violence and rioting in Lhasa March 14. The Ambassador raised USG concerns over these reports with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on March 14 and urged the Government to exercise restraint (reftel). Riots re [...]	2008-03-14 12:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF NP IN CH
08BEIJING977	CHINA: NO JOINT DEMARCHE ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (C) China is unwilling to give a joint demarche with other P5-plus-1 nations on the issue of Chad and Sudan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department Attache Diao Junshu told PolOff March 14. In an after-hours phone call, she dictated the follow [...]	2008-03-14 12:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU CH CD
08BEIJING980	TIBET: MARCH 15 UPDATE ON SITUATION IN LHASA [...] (C) The situation in Lhasa, Tibet on March 15 remains fluid, with reports that the city had calmed after a night of explosions and gunfire later giving way to reports of increased violence and the arrival of more military (or possibly paramilitary) personnel during the afternoon. The U.S. Mis [...]	2008-03-15 13:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING981	TIBET: MFA TELLS AMBASSADOR PROTESTERS ARE [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi provided a propaganda-heavy description of the current unrest in Lhasa to the Ambassador the evening of March 15. Liu described incidents of "beating, burning and looting" and said the unrest was the coordinated effort of the "Dalai Lama clique" aimed [...]	2008-03-15 16:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIJING982	TIBET: CHINESE OFFICIAL SCHOLAR CONTACTS EMBASSY [...] (C) A scholar at an official Chinese think tank requested an urgent meeting with PolOff the evening of March 15 to gauge foreign reaction to the events in Lhasa. The order to do so, our contact said, had come from the "very top" of the Chinese political system and reflects the "great concern" [...]	2008-03-15 16:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CH
08BEIJING983	ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF RISING TENSIONS, VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) ConGen Chengdu continues to receive reports from sources on the ground in Lhasa indicating rising tensions, increasing violence and the presence of tanks as nightfall descends on the city. The city has apparently been sealed off. Meanwhile, sources say protests in Gansu Province have tur [...]	2008-03-15 17:12:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KIRF PREL CH
08BEIJING984	XI JINPING ELECTED PRC VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Hu Jintao was "re-elected" President of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission by a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 15. The NPC deputies elected Xi Jinping PRC Vice President and re-elected Wu Bangguo as the NPC Chairmman. Thirteen new NPC Vi [...]	2008-03-15 17:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08BEIJING999	TIBET: MARCH 17 UPDATE ON PROTESTS [...] (C) This cable draws heavily on sources and information obtained by officers and staff at Consulate General Chengdu, and has been coordinated with the Consul General in Chengdu. Summary ------- 2. (S) Summary: Contacts of Embassy Beijing and ConGen Chengdu report that the situation in Lh [...]	2008-03-17 14:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF ASEC CH
08BERLIN101	RESPONSE TO GERMAN INQUIRY ON U.S. LICENSING [...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor presented Ref A talking points January 18 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck thanked us for the information on U.S. licensing practices, noting that the information we provided would be useful for the German Government in making a final [...]	2008-01-24 11:28:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE KSCA KNNP PARM PREL CH GM
08BERLIN15	(S) GERMAN INQUIRY - U.S. LICENSING PRACTICES [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck passed Global Affairs Officer January 4 a German-language nonpaper requesting information about U.S. licensing procedures concerning the export to China of technology [...]	2008-01-04 13:58:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE KSCA KNNP PARM PREL CH GM
08BERLIN1509	GERMAN INQUIRY ON CHINA - PAKISTAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On the margins of an unrelated meeting, German MFA Desk Officer Joerg Polster requested any releasable information on a reported China - Pakistan civil nuclear agreement under which China would provide two new nuclear power plants to [...]	2008-11-05 13:05:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM
08BERLIN1511	MERKEL IN CHINA SEEKS RESOLVE IN HANDING FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Much of Chancellor Merkel's October 23-25 visit to Beijing to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) focused on the financial crisis, according to Chancellery advisors Ludger Siemes (Bilateral Relations to the Near and Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America) and Petra Sigmu [...]	2008-11-05 13:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON CH GM IN PK
08BERLIN1591	(C) GERMANY FEARS NSG COULD BE UNDERMINED BY [...] (C) Germany believes that continued civil nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and China (beyond the Chasma II nuclear power plant) is outside the scope of China's entrance agreement into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and fears that this continued cooperation could weaken the NSG as a who [...]	2008-11-26 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM
08BERLIN180	IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE THOUGHTS ON NIE, P5+1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Greg Schulte's January 31-February 1 discussions with key German officials covered a range of proliferation issues, including Iran, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear cooperation, and international nuclear fuel bank proposals. On Iran, German officials repeated their strong [...]	2008-02-14 10:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PARM KNNP IR GM IN CH
08BERLIN208	BERLIN AND BEIJING BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Tracking with reports from Beijing (reftel),German relations with China have developed forward momentum following a negative shift in the bilateral relationship in the fall of 2007. This follows a series of diplomatic exchanges over the past few months, culminating recently with a telep [...]	2008-02-20 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH GM
08BERLIN365	GERMANY'S REACTION TO UNREST IN TIBET [...] (C) On March 18, PolOff with Thomas Gerberich, the lead China desk officer at the German MFA, to discuss the latest developments in Tibet and the German response to the situation. Although German officials have said they oppose boycotting the Olympics to protest the Chinese government's heav [...]	2008-03-20 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM
08BERLIN427	GERMANY WALKS TIGHTROPE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE [...] (SBU) German Chancellor Merkel and the interior and foreign ministries have ruled out a boycott of the Olympics, but government reactions, along with that of the public, continue to be critical of China. Government statements and an April 3 special session of the German parliament on China's [...]	2008-04-04 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM
08BERLIN618	(S) MESSAGE DELIVERED: CHINESE ATTEMPT TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:22:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	CH ETTC IR PARM PREL GM
08BERLIN876	NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the German MFA on June 30. Goelz welcomed the talks and noted that Germany will continue to press China as necessary on space issues. She also promised to share the information with re [...]	2008-07-03 09:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL GM
08BERN127	ACUTRONIC: GOS RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REGARDING [...] (S) On March 5, Othmar Wyss, Director of the Export Controls and Sanctions Division of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO),provided poloff the SIPDIS GOS response, in the form of a non-paper, to our query regarding Swiss firm Acutronic (reftels). According to the non-p [...]	2008-03-07 18:42:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM MTCRE ETTC IR CH SZ
08BRASILIA1365	IMPACT OF OLYMPICS ON VIEWS TOWARD CHINA [...] (SBU) This cable transmits Brasilia's responses to questions (reftel) about the impact that China's hosting of the Olympic Games has had on views of China. A) How closely did the public follow the Beijing Olympic Games? The Brazilian public followed the games with great interest, especial [...]	2008-10-15 20:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PGOV PREL BR CH
08BRASILIA48	CHINESE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIS PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary. Chen Duqing, Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, told Ambassador Sobel on October 19 that his top priorities are to create a more favorable environment for economic relations and to promote Chinese interests in the Brazilian Congress. Ambassador Chen described an economic relationship [...]	2008-01-08 13:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL BR CH
08BRASILIA526	IRANIAN DIPLOMACY MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR, PART 2 [...] (S) Summary: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Reza Sheikh-Attar visited Brasilia in mid-March to press Brazil to join an anti-American bloc in South America composed of Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad continues to try to arrange an official visit t [...]	2008-04-18 18:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN BR VE EC CO BL IR XR CH UN
08BRASILIA534	BRAZIL: CHINA AND BRAZIL STRENGTHEN RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Sino-Brazilian relations are officially excellent, characterized by a booming economic relationship and a political relationship that has become increasingly closer, especially since 2004. Both governments are taking a long-term view and are trying to focus on crafting a pati [...]	2008-04-22 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV BR CH XR
08BRIDGETOWN332	CHINA'S POLITICAL INVESTMENT IN EC PAYS DIVIDENDS [...] (C) PM David Thompson's May 7-9 visit to Beijing highlights China's increasing engagement in the Eastern Caribbean to improve economic and business ties and increase aid. The visit, which generated new economic and business ties and increased aid, was seen as successful by commentators, who [...]	2008-05-22 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR CH XL
08BRUSSELS11	BRUSSELS BILAT BREW: JANUARY 4, 2008 [...] (U) Charles Michel, newly named Minister of Development Cooperation, laid out his priorities for revitalizing and reestablishing Belgian development assistance after a six-month hiatus in federal leadership. While much development aid comes from the regions of Belgium, the federal government [...]	2008-01-03 16:51:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV EMIN BE CH
08BRUSSELS1639	CHINA: HU JIA RECEIVES THE EU'S SAKHAROV HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: In a move sure to anger China, the European Parliament (EP) voted to award its annual Sakharov Human Rights Prize to prominent Chinese activist Hu Jia on October 23. Commission sources report they have been besieged by Chinese demarches calling on them to distance the Commission [...]	2008-10-23 16:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN CH
08BRUSSELS1824	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) led the U.S. delegation to the semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP). The discussions covered a wide range of subjects in th [...]	2008-12-02 18:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP EUN IR KN SY RS CH MY
08BRUSSELS356	U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON EAST ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Glyn Davies led the U.S. side in the East Asia session of the U.S.-EU COASI Troika meetings on February 20. The EU side was led by Ambassador Janez Premoze, Director for Asia in the Slovenian MFA, [...]	2008-03-07 14:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CH KN KS BM XB
08BRUSSELS719	BELGIAN MINISTERS VISIT DRC [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 14:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE DRC CH
08BRUSSELS729	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 09:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BRUSSELS819	BELGIUM DIPLOMATS IN DISARRAY OVER CONGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diplomatic relations between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a low point as Congolese officials reacted negatively to recent public comments Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht made regarding poor governance, lack of transparency, corruption and [...]	2008-05-30 15:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DRC CH BE
08BUENOSAIRES1697	RELOCATING DEA PERSONNEL FROM BOLIVIA TO OTHER [...] (C) The following information is provided in response to questions in reftel A regarding the relocation of three DEA positions from Embassy La Paz to Embassy Buenos Aires. 2. (C) As reported in reftel B, on November 14, 2008, Ambassador Wayne advised Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez tha [...]	2008-12-15 20:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR AR BO BR CH PA PE
08BUENOSAIRES790	Argentina-China Trade Update: Advantage, China [...] (SBU) After declining rapidly over the last few years, Argentina's bilateral trade surplus with China fell into deficit in early 2008. This is due mainly to increased imports, which have risen more quickly from China than the rest of the world, whereas the increase in exports to China is simil [...]	2008-06-09 14:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV AR CH
08BUENOSAIRES81	ARGENTINA-CHINA TRADE UPDATE: IMPORTS NOT CROWDING OUT [...] (SBU) In response to a surge in goods imports from China, the GoA imposed a series of "non-discriminatory" non-tariff trade restrictions implicitly aimed at Chinese goods seen as crowding out domestic production. Argentina's trade surplus with China peaked in 2003 at $1.8 billion, but may have [...]	2008-01-24 17:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV AR CH
08CAIRO204	EGYPT: CHAD SITUATION "COMPLICATED," WILL CONSIDER [...] (C) We asked MFA Cabinet Advisor for African Affairs Ahmed Abu Zeid for the GoE to demarche the Sudanese government to cease its support Chadian rebels on February 6. Per reftel demarche, we stressed that the Sudanese were providing more support to Chadian rebels than before, inflaming an alre [...]	2008-02-06 09:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH EG SU
08CAIRO2100	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL MASS PARM CH EG
08CAIRO234	CHAD: EGYPTIAN LEADERS SAY CHAD, SUDAN EQUALLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-10 07:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH EG SU
08CANBERRA11	REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 05:04:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	AS CH MARR MNUC PARM PREL
08CANBERRA1250	AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS MAKE QUICK TRIP TO BEIJING TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Treasurer Swan and Trade Minister Crean made a weekend visit to China to push on bilateral FTA talks and on Doha, at PM Rudd's instruction. GOA trade officials hope that China's interest in easier terms for its state owned enterprises to invest in Australia will give some leve [...]	2008-12-10 05:32:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EINV PREL AS CH
08CANBERRA416	TORCH RELAY PROCEEDS WITH LITTLE INCIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Rudd, GOA officials and Chinese Embassy diplomats here are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Olympic torch relay ended late April 24 morning with no major incidents, despite the presence of thousands of pro-China and pro-Tibet protesters. Two Chines [...]	2008-04-24 07:37:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CH AS
08CANBERRA59	RUDD'S FOREIGN POLICY--AN OVERVIEW [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will tailor his foreign policy initiatives around three key elements: the U.S. alliance, multilateralism, and engagement with Asia. Rudd views the relationship with the U.S. as "core business," but will pursue a more independent stance on such issues as [...]	2008-01-22 06:03:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AF IR IN IZ CH JA AS
08CANBERRA755	CHINESE DISSIDENT CHEN ZIMING CALLS ON DCM [...] (C/NF) During a call on the DCM on July 23, Chinese dissident Chen Ziming said that while the economic situation of ordinary Chinese is improving, the democratic rights situation is not. Chen, who has been visiting Australia for the past two weeks and has spent a week in New Zealand, noted [...]	2008-07-25 06:54:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH PHUM PINR PREL
08CANBERRA8	CODEL HOYER MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER RUDD [...] Summary: (C/NF) On January 6, a 13-member Congressional delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) had an extraordinarily friendly and wide-ranging discussion with Prime Minister Rudd at his Sydney residence, Kirribilli House. Topics include [...]	2008-01-07 06:05:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF AS CH IZ MOPS PREL SENV
08CANBERRA926	AUSTRALIA:INTERIM REPLY ON ENGAGING CHINA RE [...] (S) In accepting Ref A demarche points on September 17, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan told us that Australia took very seriously the issue of Chinese proliferation trade with Iran, particularly if military or dual-use items were transferred for us [...]	2008-09-17 06:19:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PARM KNNP PTER PINR ETRD MOPS MCAP CH IR AS
08CANBERRA998	POLL: AUSTRALIANS MORE FAVORABLE TOWARD U.S., WARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to the 2008 annual poll by the Lowy Institute in Sydney, support among Australians for the United States has risen, while the public has become increasingly wary of China. Support for Australia's security alliance with the United States has reached its highest level sinc [...]	2008-09-30 07:18:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SENV SCUL CH AS
08CASABLANCA107	CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Strong bilateral ties between China and Morocco have been bolstered in recent years by state and official visits. Commercial exchanges between the two countries have increased, and Chinese traders have begun to set up shop in Casablanca's largest commercial district. Although b [...]	2008-05-29 16:28:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV XA CH MO
08CHENGDU11	GUIZHOU PARTY SECRETARY HOSTS LUNCH FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. During a lunch banquet hosted for the Deputy Secretary, Guizhou Party Secretary Shi Zongyuan described his SIPDIS professional challenges, especially the problems of economic development in the face of deep rural poverty. He urged more high-level visits to interior China, c [...]	2008-01-23 01:15:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
08CHENGDU122	POST-QUAKE SICHUAN: A MANUFACTURER LEAVES FOR THE COAST? [...] (C) Summary: According to a well-connected local businessman, the famed Dongfang Electric Machinery Company based in Deyang, Sichuan Province, which sells billions of dollars in power generation equipment worldwide including to Iran and Pakistan, may move its hydroelectric power operations to [...]	2008-06-04 04:00:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PGOV CH
08CHENGDU135	ETHNIC TENSION REMAINS HIGH IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan cadres may be coming under increased scrutiny and suspicion by their Han colleagues and additional pressure not to participate in public religious observances. New Congen contacts relayed stories of alleged killings in Lhasa during March, as well as an incident [...]	2008-06-20 10:30:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU140	SECURITY CRACKDOWN IN CHENGDU'S "TIBET TOWN" [...] (S) Summary: Following several days of a progressively escalating People's Armed Police (PAP) presence in a Tibetan area of downtown Chengdu, a large-scale security sweep was conducted the evening of June 25. A growing floating population of ethnic Tibetans in the city, including monks who h [...]	2008-06-26 09:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR CH
08CHENGDU156	CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]	2008-07-18 02:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU157	CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]	2008-07-18 02:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU158	CHENGDU TRANSPORTATION EXPERT CRITICAL OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: According to a former long-time transportation advisor to Chengdu party secretaries, it is highly unlikely the city will be able to recoup the costs of either a new light rail line to Dujiangyan, still scheduled to begin construction in late 2008 despite the recent earthquake, or [...]	2008-07-18 02:54:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN PGOV CH
08CHENGDU17	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN VISIT TO CHENGDU: LOCAL SCHOLAR ON [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting in Chengdu with EAP DAS Christensen, noted Sichuan-Tibetan scholar Tsering Dhudrup frankly shared his concerns on the economic and political challenges faced by ethnic Tibetans in China. He complained that assistance funds directed by the central government [...]	2008-02-11 01:59:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
08CHENGDU171	KUNMING BOMBINGS: SOME LOCAL PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Following the July 21 bombing of two buses in Southwest China's Yunnan provincial capital of Kunming, security forces remain on alert with a noticeable stepped up presence in some downtown areas. Speculation in the city appears still focused, although not exclusively, on alleged [...]	2008-08-01 08:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC CH
08CHENGDU175	TIBETAN PREFECTURE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA -- HIGH SUBSIDIES [...] (S) Summary: A series of internal government documents recently obtained by post provide an unusually detailed look into the internal workings of the poor and predominantly ethnic Tibetan prefecture of Ganzi in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Massive subsidies are being invested in infra [...]	2008-08-07 05:42:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET	PGOV ECON PHUM CH
08CHENGDU183	LHASA SECURITY: INTIMIDATING TIBETANS, REASSURING HANS [...] (C) Summary: Omnipresent People's Armed Police (PAP) patrols in Lhasa brandishing automatic weapons appear to serve the dual purpose of intimidating ethnic Tibetans while reassuring ethnic Han Chinese residents. Some Tibetans note the current heavy security presence in Lhasa was hidden during [...]	2008-09-05 02:01:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU184	LHASA MONKS DESCRIBE CURRENT RELIGIOUS CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: According to Buddhist monks and Tibetans at religious centers in Lhasa visited by ConGenOff in late August, many monks remain in detention, and security officials continue to monitor closely and restrict the activities of monasteries. The 150 monks of the Jokhang Temple, Tibetan B [...]	2008-09-05 09:28:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08CHENGDU188	LHASA: CONVERSATIONS WITH TAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In a week of meetings with Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) foreign affairs, religion, health, education, and tourism officials, ConGenOffs' interlocutors generally responded readily to questions but at times showed considerable unease. TAR officials apparently believe that the March [...]	2008-09-10 07:09:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU189	LHASA: FEAR CURTAILS VISITS TO TIBETAN HOMES [...] (C) During ConGenOff's August 25-30 visit to Lhasa (see refs),an ethnic Tibetan man invited ConGenOff to visit his home several blocks from the Johkang Temple. The man told ConGenOff in his apartment that constant patrols by People's Armed Police armed with machine guns make people feel they [...]	2008-09-10 07:27:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08CHENGDU197	WITH MONKS IN SHANGRI-LA [...] (C) Summary: Monks at the Ganden Sumtsen Ling Monastery in Shangri-la County, Yunnan Province, told ConGenOff August 18 that monks from their monastery studying in the Tibetan Autonomous Region were all sent back to Yunnan after March 2008. Despite PRC compulsory education regulations that st [...]	2008-09-19 06:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08CHENGDU2	HENAN AIDS CAMPAIGNER GAO YAOJIE'S MEMOIRS SET FOR EARLY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Gao Yaojie's youngest sister discussed her two week stay with her sister in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Gao is closely monitored and her family members regularly pressured. Gao's next two books -- on AIDS in Henan and her memoirs -- may tempt the authorities to deal more h [...]	2008-01-03 09:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU210	CHENGDU MANIPULATING AIR QUALITY DATA? [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Official data published on the Ministry of Environmental Protection website strongly suggests that Chengdu air quality data is being manipulated to appear cleaner [...]	2008-09-29 09:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PREL CH
08CHENGDU238	NORTHWEST YUNNAN'S DIQING PREFECTURE: SNAPSHOT OF A QUIETER [...] (C) Summary: Northwest Yunnan's Tibetan Diqing Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) has been the calmest of all the ethnic Tibetan areas in China during 2008, likely due to a large presence of Han and other minorities (Tibetans only make up about a third of the population),the influence of its ethnic [...]	2008-10-24 05:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH
08CHENGDU241	SOUTHWEST CHINA'S REAL ESTATE CONTINUES PRE-QUAKE SLIDE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Land prices and housing prices in Chengdu and Chongqing, two major cities in southwest China, have been declining since late last year as government regulations have [...]	2008-10-27 08:08:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB CH
08CHENGDU247	SENIOR TIBETAN MONK ON SECURITY SITUATION IN WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit to Chengdu of G Special Assistant/Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues/Jeannette Windon, a senior monk from the Yachen Gar Monastery in western Sichuan's Ganzi Prefecture discussed China's widespread security clampdown in Tibetan areas (in [...]	2008-10-29 02:16:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU249	SOUTHWEST CHINA: CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (C) Summary: During recent discussions with ConGenOff in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, several Communist Party members shared their frustrations about local Party organizations. The head of a state enterprise complained of the emptiness of the Party's concept of "democracy" and t [...]	2008-10-29 06:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08CHENGDU251	CHENGDU LEADERSHIP PORTRAITS AND THE PERILS OF POOR TIMING [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of several high-level events held in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu during late October, contacts shared their views about local political leaders and how their careers are developing. There was wide consensus that Chengdu Party Secretary Li Chuncheng's [...]	2008-10-31 09:09:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU275	SOUTHWEST CHINA: MIGRANT LABOR, DIALECTICS, AND LIES [...] (C) Summary: An excursion arranged by an influential Southwest China businessman for some of his employees that ConGenOff was invited to join provided a rare opportunity for informal exchanges on challenges faced in a relatively underdeveloped part of eastern Sichuan Province. Many of the ar [...]	2008-12-03 01:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB CH
08CHENGDU287	SOUTHEAST TIBET: ETHNIC HAN TOWNSHIP FLOURISHES ON [...] (C) Summary: Massive government subsidies and military infrastructure improvements have doubled the size of Bayi Township (80 percent ethnic Han) in the southeast of China's Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) over the past decade. Large contributions on infrastructure and in kind "Help Tibet Ca [...]	2008-12-15 09:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM CH
08CHENGDU288	SOUTHEAST TIBET: TRAVELING WITH THE PARTY'S MINDERS [...] (C) Summary: A week spent in the Bayi capital of Linzhi Prefecture in China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with local authorities and "Help Tibet Cadres" yielded a number of insights on prevailing attitudes about government policies in the region and the personalities involved. The array of [...]	2008-12-16 01:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU289	SOUTHEAST TIBET: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: According to Linzhi Prefecture officials in the southeast of China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),ninety percent of local government expenditures are subsidized by the central government as well as the provincial governments of Fujian and Guangdong. A major source of income fo [...]	2008-12-16 01:40:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU293	SOUTHWEST CHINA: QUAKE RECONSTRUCTION AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to two prominent researchers in Chengdu, the national-level economic stimulus plan will bolster Sichuan Province's economy during the two to three year windo [...]	2008-12-18 09:16:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
08CHENGDU299	ASSISTANCE TO RETURNING LABORERS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA'S [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Authorities in southwest China's Guizhou province have set up booths at the capital city's train station to assist the thousands of migrant laborers who are returning [...]	2008-12-31 08:25:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB CH
08CHENGDU30	SOUTHWEST CHINA -- THE SATELLITES ARE HIGH AND THE EMPEROR [...] (C) Summary: Satellite television ties rural Chinese to urban culture and brings unjammed foreign broadcasts to a large audience throughout China. Simple satellite receiver dish packages selling for USD 50 bring central Chinese television to rural areas and the world to Chinese cities. To [...]	2008-02-21 09:18:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM ECPS KIPR CH
08CHENGDU36	SOUTHWEST CHINA -- GUIZHOU SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM STORM [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of what provincial authorities claim was the worst winter storm since 1904, China's poorest province is struggling to deal with the provision of basic necessities to the countryside. Damage to the province's electrical power distribution system was particularly s [...]	2008-02-26 09:37:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
08CHENGDU39	ISLAM ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU - TWO LOCAL PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: According to a Tibetan active in Lhasa's Muslim community who studied Islam in Nepal and Pakistan, the inflow of Muslim businessmen and laborers from other parts of China into traditionally Tibetan areas has sometimes caused tension and "incidents" with local Buddhists, but for ec [...]	2008-03-05 06:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
08CHENGDU42	LHASA CONVERSATIONS - WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE THINKING? [...] (C) Summary: A series of unscripted Consulate encounters in Lhasa, including with a Han teacher from Hebei, a Hui Muslim vendor of pirated DVDs from Gansu, a longtime resident Han barber from Sichuan, a lama recently arrived from Qinghai, university students from Chamdo (eastern Tibet),and B [...]	2008-03-06 09:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
08CHENGDU43	TIBET: TOURISM, THE TRAIN, AND MIGRANT LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Local officials in charge of tourism, railroad, and labor issues in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) claim to be "unsure" how many people from inland China may be resettling in traditional Tibetan areas. In 2007, over four million tourists (mostly from inland China) visited t [...]	2008-03-07 09:33:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
08CHENGDU52	TIP IN SOUTHWEST CHINA IMPROVING? AUTHORITIES SHED LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Sichuan and Yunnan authorities insist that effective law enforcement, education campaigns, and victim assistance programs have dramatically reduced human trafficking in southwest China. But a healthy dose of skepticism seems to be in order. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Accompanied [...]	2008-03-24 03:05:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU55	SOUTHWEST CHINA: INSTABILITY AND RESENTMENT IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (C) Summary: According to an influential Han Chinese businessman and patron of Buddhism in Chengdu, the Communist Party will likely have to purge many ethnic Tibetans from its ranks as they are sympathetic to the Dalai Lama. A high-ranking Tibetan administrator of a local university where st [...]	2008-03-26 07:29:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU56	SOUTHWEST CHINA: "PATRIOTIC EDUCATION" FOR TIBETANS -- [...] (C) Summary: Well prior to the recent outbreak of unrest, a "Patriotic Education Campaign" launched by the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) in western Sichuan Province following a series of security incidents during the summer of 2007 provoked considerable resentment among the area's [...]	2008-03-27 07:29:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU61	SOUTHWEST CHINA: TRYING TO CONTROL FOREIGN NGOS IN A [...] (C) Summary: While it remains unclear what impact recent unrest in Tibetan areas of China will have on the work of foreign non-governmental organizations operating in the region, according to a limited-distribution government document obtained by the Consulate, Ganzi Prefecture in western Sich [...]	2008-04-02 02:43:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU65	GROWING UP A TIBETAN CADRE KID IN CHINA - DIALOGUE WITH HAN [...] (C) Summary: While not going into detail about recent unrest in western Sichuan and other Tibetan areas, a well-educated son of Communist Party officials shared with Post his experiences as a young ethnic Tibetan studying and working in inland China. An admirer of the banned Tibetan-Chinese w [...]	2008-04-10 05:04:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
08CHENGDU78	TIBETAN ECONOMIC DISCONTENT -- LHASA MERCHANT ON OBSTACLES [...] (C) Summary: According to a merchant from Lhasa, the overall poor education level of Tibetans, their lack of access to capital, and the "discrimination" they face from Han Chinese make it very hard for Tibetans to succeed in business. The merchant's comments are reflected in a Chinese academi [...]	2008-04-22 07:39:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU98	CHENGDU PETROCHINA PROJECT PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Summoned by anonymous text messages, a crowd of 100 or more protestors gathered in Chengdu on May 4 to express their opposition to the construction of a large chemical plant north of the city. The project in question is a USD 5.5 billion joint investment by PetroChina and the Sic [...]	2008-05-08 03:31:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV PHUM ECON CH
08CHIANGMAI11	BFIF REQUEST FOR CHIANG MAI, VIENTIANE, AND PHNOM PENH [...] The Greater Mekong Subregion's North-South and East-West corridors form a "golden gateway" linking southern China and all the countries of mainland Southeast Asia. This vast market provides significant opportunities for U.S. businesses. At the heart of the Greater Mekong Subregion are three U [...]	2008-01-22 14:22:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO TH LA CB CH
08CHIANGMAI114	THAI MARKET TURNS TO AFRICAN RUBIES AS SMUGGLING OF BURMESE [...] (SBU) The long and porous border of the Mae Sot area with Burma, and proximity to the Burmese gem mines, have made this region historically a center for the smuggling of Burmese gems. However, imported African rubies now dominate local markets in Mae Sot. Retailers say Burmese rubies are too e [...]	2008-07-22 09:50:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV EINV TH BM CH
08CHIANGMAI128	NORTHERN THAILAND CREATES A SPACE FOR U.S. INVESTMENT [...] Northern Thailand boasts many attributes that are attractive to foreign investors, including low labor and land costs, making the region an inviting alternative to the growing costs of operating in Bangkok. Moreover, favorable tax incentives in the north, combined with sophisticated transporta [...]	2008-08-26 09:51:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ECIN ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ELTN CH
08CHIANGMAI160	HIGH-TECH LAMPHUN SHOWS COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT [...] As host to many foreign high-tech manufacturing firms, the Northern Regional Industrial Estate (NRIE) of Lamphun province is both a model for the potential of northern Thailand as a producer of sophisticated electronics products as well as a reality check of the challenges foreign investors fac [...]	2008-10-17 06:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EIND CH TH

08CHIANGMAI169	CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPANDS WITH GREATER MEKONG [...] (U) With the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) highway infrastructure project nearing completion, movement of persons and trade in services - not only trade in goods - across the northern Thai border is increasing. While the number of persons entering Thailand at Chiang Khong, the border point fo [...]	2008-11-07 07:51:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV ELAB ELTN ETRD PREL EWWT BM CH
08CHIANGMAI173	BURMESE EXILES TELL STAFFDEL GROVE HUMANITARIAN SPACE WON'T [...] (C) Increased space for humanitarian relief work in the Irrawaddy Delta won't speed up political change, and the U.S. needs a strategy for change in Burma involving regional actors -- these were the two main messages prominent Burmese exiles conveyed to StaffDel Grove during his brief November [...]	2008-11-14 09:22:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON SOCI BM CH TH
08CHIANGMAI185	THE NORTH KOREA-THAILAND REFUGEE PIPELINE: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) The number of North Koreans seeking resettlement to a third country via Thailand is expected to continue to rise, despite a drop in the number of North Koreans arrested in early 2008, according to officials in Chiang Rai Province, which borders both Laos and Burma. Though these same inter [...]	2008-12-04 07:09:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PINR BM LA CH KS KN TH
08CHIANGMAI35	SMALL U.S. FIRM FINDS HIGH-END GARMENT NICHE IN RURAL [...] RICO International is a small, U.S.-owned garment-maker in a remote corner of northern Thailand. It produces expensive hand-knit sweaters for sale in the U.S. to high-end clothiers. By staying in this high-end niche and keeping production volume low, RICO turns a profit despite competing with [...]	2008-03-05 04:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV BTIO TH CH
08CHIANGMAI52	REGIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE ON LOGISTICS BRINGS TOGETHER [...] In an effort to promote development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) logistics and transportation sectors and to underscore U.S. interest in deepening investment in the region, post hosted a conference on March 18-19 bringing together public and private sector representatives from across t [...]	2008-03-28 09:40:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN ECIN ETRD EWWT PREL TH BM CH LA CB
08CHIANGMAI73	CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDY RISING IN NORTHERN THAILAND, BUT NOT [...] Though not at the cost of English language students, Chinese language learning is growing more popular across northern Thailand, from high school students to Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials. Despite this trend, English study continues to be the students' preference as it comes with the h [...]	2008-05-12 10:31:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD PREL TH CH
08CHIANGMAI76	CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP CAUGHT UP IN PRC'S POST-TIBET [...] (C) The "Friends of China" (FOC) NGO - which has been placing teachers and rural developmental workers in China for 20 years - reports that Beijing authorities recently shut down its office in Qinghai Province that oversees assistance projects with ethnic Tibetans there. FOC believes this is [...]	2008-05-29 04:01:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI CH TH
08CHIANGMAI91	REDUCED BURNING LESSENED AIR POLLUTION DURING DRY SEASON [...] Chiang Mai's notoriously polluted dry season showed markedly improved air quality conditions from last year. Although the causes of March and April pollution remain the same (crop burning, forest fires, and vehicle emissions),government efforts to make the public more aware of the dangers of [...]	2008-06-09 10:13:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAGR ECIN TH BM CH LA
08COLOMBO503	SRI LANKA: IRAN REFINERY OFFER GOING AHEAD, BUT IN WHOSE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Iran's offer of concessionary financing for a major expansion of Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery was firmed up with the late April visit of President Ahmadinejad to Sri Lanka. Iran has promised to lend Sri Lanka 70% of the estimated $1.2 billion project cost, at a conc [...]	2008-05-27 04:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE IR CH
08COLOMBO662	SRI LANKA: INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND FIRMS INVEST IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian government and Indian parastatal and private firms are lending to or investing in a number of major infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka. Projects that have been in the discussion stage for some time are gaining momentum as the two sides prepare deliverables for the [...]	2008-07-10 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL CE IN CH
08COTONOU192	CHINESE FOOTPRINT DEEPENS IN BENIN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Benin Li Beifen, whose husband has joined her at post for the past few months, told the Ambassador on March 22 that she ends her tour in Benin in April 2008 and will be replaced by China's current ambassador in the Seychelles. China/Benin relations expanded g [...]	2008-04-03 09:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD PINR EINV CH BN
08DHAKA515	CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER OFFERS NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Chinese Foreign Minister offered Bangladesh nuclear power cooperation and a new exhibition center during a brief visit in April that strengthened already friendly bilateral relations. The largesse was a sign of appreciation for Bangladesh's unstinting support for China on its hot-butto [...]	2008-05-07 12:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG CH
08DILI12	BAR RAIDS POINT TO CHINESE ORGANIZED CRIME [...] (U) Summary: In the first week of January, Timor-Leste's National Police, with the support of U.N. police advisors, have raided seven Dili bars. All evidence points to Chinese prostitution rings having made inroads into the country. Small amounts of ecstasy and drug paraphernalia were also s [...]	2008-01-18 09:20:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SMIG SNAR PREL KPKO ID CH TT
08DILI56	CHINESE INROADS INTO TIMOR-LESTE: HIGH VISIBILITY, LOW COST, [...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Wu Daiwe's January 29 - 31 visit to Timor-Leste highlights China's relatively high-profile engagement here. Although Chinese diplomats in Dili maintain that Timor-Leste is strategically unimportant to Beijing, the PRC is nevertheless cultivating goodwill and [...]	2008-02-20 05:48:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EMIN EINV SMIG CH TT
08DJIBOUTI430	CHINA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY. China's engagement in Djibouti--through aid and trade--is significant and growing. While Chinese bilateral assistance to Djibouti has long been focused on infrastructure projects, China is also starting to focus more on health, education, and vocational training. Given USAID's f [...]	2008-05-05 15:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR ECPS EFIN CH DJ
08DOHA132	CHAD: DOHA EMBASSY OFFICER MEETING WITH CHADIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff met at the Embassy February 11 with Jebren Issa, the Chadian rebel group "Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD)'s" self-described international spokesman. Issa, a naturalized British citizen, asked for USG assistance in his group's cause against the cur [...]	2008-02-13 08:13:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU QA
08DOHA185	POLICY POINTS DELIVERED TO CHADIAN UFDD REBEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH QA
08DUBLIN158	IRISH VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on March 27, 2008 to Claire Buckley, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Irish troops are participating in the UNMIK in Kosovo and nine Irish police officers are part of the EU civilian force in Kosovo. Overall, Ireland is " [...]	2008-03-27 16:25:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH EI
08DUSHANBE1316	TAJIKISTAN: END-OF-FISCAL YEAR PROJECT STATUS REPORT [...] (U) Summary: At the end of August, Ambassador Jacobson and Foreign Minister Zarif signed two letters of agreement totaling over $13 million to continue INL border security, policing, and anti-crime programs and to initiate projects in the justice sector. INL Dushanbe provides the following en [...]	2008-10-16 12:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CH TI
08DUSHANBE998	TAJIKISTAN: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FINANCED ROAD [...] Summary: Ministry of Transportation and Asian Development Bank officials agree that the re-built A-372 road in the north-central Vaksh/Surkhob/Kizilsu valley between Dushanbe and the Karamik border crossing with Kyrgyzstan will attract freight haulers currently using the trans-Pamir route from [...]	2008-07-30 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CH KG TI
08FESTTWO9	N'DJAMENA 003: DISCUSSION WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR [...] Ambassador met with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yingwu Feb 19. This reports highlights of their discussion. 2. Security/Stability: Wang said that he believed the rebels would not succeed in attacking the capital again, despite their continued presence on Chadian soil and widespread persistent [...]	2008-02-20 11:59:00	US Delegation FEST TWO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM SU CH CD
08FRANKFURT1588	Germany Says, Well, Hello Dalai: Spiritual Leader's Visit [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dalai Lama's visit to Germany sparked political controversy over who would meet with him and highlighted intra-coalition and, in the case of the SPD, intra-party disagreement (see septel from Berlin). The Dalai Lama himself remained above the fray, sticking to a message of [...]	2008-05-21 15:11:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM
08FREETOWN456	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SIERRA LEONE SINGS SAME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry met with the new Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Qui Shaofang, on September 10, 2008. The discussion centered on areas of mutual interest and concern in terms of bilateral relations with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and development issues and opportu [...]	2008-09-12 13:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH SL
08GRENADA1	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 30, 2007 - JANUARY [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Minister Blasts Liat At the January 4 opening of Port Louis Marina and Victory Bar and Grill, Minister for To [...]	2008-01-09 20:09:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAIR ELAB GJ CH
08GRENADA122	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 24 - 30, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Chinese Donate Equipment and Supplies to RGPF The PRC signed an agreement with Grenada's Commissioner of Police James [...]	2008-09-02 22:51:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KIPR ETRD CH XL
08GUANGZHOU1	Shenzhen Development Bank Forging New Territory with [...] (SBU) Summary: Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB),the first company to list publicly in China, is working closely with Chinese regulators to clarify untested regulations governing China's financial system especially as they relate to proprietary information, according to the bank's American chair [...]	2008-01-02 08:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU104	Attack on Labor Activist - Consul General Expresses U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of Embassy Beijing, the Consul General Goldberg formally expressed U.S. concern about the physical attack on Huang Qingnan, the Director of Dongzhe Work Safety and Health Center, to Guangdong provincial officials. He urged them to look into Huang's case as well as [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM CH
08GUANGZHOU105	Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Major Economic, Social, and [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a strong economic, social, and cultural foothold in south China, with Guangdong leading the way in total TCM revenue and product output. "Guangdong Liang Cha", for example, an herbal tea, is becoming a national phenomenon and chasing Coca Cola [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU113	Avian Influenza Update: One Death Reported in Guangxi [...] (U) A Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region man has died of avian influenza (AI),according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said the patient was a 41-year-old unemployed man (surnamed Liang) from Xi Xiang Tang District in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi. Liang developed symptoms on Februa [...]	2008-02-22 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU119	Avian Influenza Update: Human Case Reported in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese Government notified Embassy Beijing, Consulate Guangzhou and foreign governments of another suspected human case of avian influenza (AI),this time in Guangdong Province. A 44-year-old female migrant worker fell ill on February 16 after exposure to sick and dead poult [...]	2008-02-25 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU121	Coping with Rising Costs in South China -- Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Companies in south China told visiting congressional staffer David Lloyd that they are taking different approaches to deal with rising production costs in the Pearl River Delta. Wal-Mart executives said that they are working to develop long-term relationships with suppliers that [...]	2008-02-27 01:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ECON OVIP CH
08GUANGZHOU132	Guangzhou IPR Update for Special 301 Review [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a few successes in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts over the last year, the overall climate for U.S. owners of intellectual property (IP) has not significantly improved. Moreover, law enforcement cooperation has noticeably deteriorated since the las [...]	2008-03-02 23:40:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU135	Guangdong's Migrant Worker NPC Delegate: Looking for [...] (U) Social security, education for migrant workers' children and the welfare of migrant workers in general are critical issues for South China's workers, according to Guangdong's migrant worker representative to the National People's Congress (NPC) Hu Xiaoyan. Hu, who was not among the original [...]	2008-03-04 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU139	Background of Recent Fujian Chemical Plant Protests [...] (U) Summary: Fears that a proposed chemical plant could endanger their livelihood spurred approximately 10,000 residents of Dongshan Island, Fujian Province, to protest the project, according to media reports. The protests, which began February 29 and culminated in the vandalism of local gover [...]	2008-03-05 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PHUM ECON PGOV EINV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU146	Product Safety Testing, Booming Business in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Business is booming for product testing firms in south China. With heightened awareness of product safety risks among manufacturers and stricter enforcement by Chinese authorities, testing firms anticipate continued rapid growth and in some instances are literally working around [...]	2008-03-10 08:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU148	Shenzhen Heparin Maker Emphasizes Differences with [...] (U) Summary: Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. - recently the focus of a Wall Street Journal article - clearly takes product safety very seriously and is anxious to reassure visitors about its quality assurance and supply control procedures. The only heparin producer in China to receive U.S [...]	2008-03-11 08:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV PREL CH
08GUANGZHOU154	Hundreds of birds culled in Guangzhou; correlation to avian [...] (U) Summary: Following the unexplained death of over 100 chickens in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, hundreds more birds have been culled as a preventive measure to control the spread of what could be an avian influenza outbreak. With samples currently being tested in local labs, final result [...]	2008-03-14 06:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU158	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT OFFERS FOIA WITH CHINESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A groundbreaking 2007 Guangzhou law ordering government to share information with the public is imperfect but represents an important development in official transparency. Though the law theoretically gives individuals the right to have their queries answered promptly and at no cos [...]	2008-03-17 06:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU159	Sharing Information to Resolve IPR Issues [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL KIPR PGOV PINR WTRO ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU16	Guangdong Province Planning Seven High-Speed Rail Lines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province plans to build seven new high-speed rail lines; three are already under construction. All of the projects are government funded, although private companies can bid on construction contracts. One official speculated that manufacturing and real estate industrie [...]	2008-01-06 23:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PINR SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU160	Dead birds in Guangzhou confirmed positive for H5N1 virus, [...] (U) Summary: The National Influenza Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the March 13 death of 114 chickens in a Guangzhou poultry market was the result of the H5N1 virus (avian influenza). Guangdong authorities have increased disinfection and monitoring efforts. The infected birds have been [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU168	SPEAKING OUT AT THE CPPCC: NINE DRAGONS CEO ZHANG YAN URGES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 19 conversation with the Consul General, Nine Dragons dynamic CEO Zhang Yan said that she had been moved to offer suggestions to the government on the Labor Contract Law, taxes on the well-to-do and import incentives for energy efficient/environmentally friendly machiner [...]	2008-03-20 06:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ECON SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU170	Taiwan Elections: South China Scholar Calls Both Candidates [...] (SBU) Summary: Though Ma Ying-jeou is heavily favored by south China experts to win in the upcoming Taiwan elections, a victory by either of the leading candidates, in their view, would improve cross-Strait relations. In spite of efforts by Taiwan Businesmen Associations to encourage their mem [...]	2008-03-20 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU171	HUAWEI SAYS 3COM PLANS STILL UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Huawei Technologies' plans on whether to resubmit a bid for Massachusetts-based 3Com Corporation remain unclear, according to senior executives. Expressing frustration with the approval process, one senior executive wondered if Huawei had been singled out by the U.S. government. [...]	2008-03-21 08:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EINV ECPS ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU173	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION - HARD TO SEE, EVEN HARDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of China researchers estimates that corruption has cost the Chinese economy about RMB 3 billion (USD 420 million) each year between 1980 to 2002, and private sector contacts say the problem is "absolutely endemic" in Guangzhou. There have been some high-profile convictions [...]	2008-03-26 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EIND EINT CH
08GUANGZHOU175	Guangdong's Power Crunch - a Widening Gap between Supply [...] (U) Summary. South China is experiencing its worst power shortages in thirty years. An annual problem, the situation in the region intensified due to January's winter storms as Guangdong imports almost all of its power from other provinces whose power generation capabilities were affected. The [...]	2008-03-27 02:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU195	LIMITS ON RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR SOUTH CHINA'S AQUATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: For south China, evaluating the severity of pollution in its various aquatic ecosystems is a daunting task made more difficult by internal factors such as excessive bureaucracy and territorial attitudes among researchers. Agencies, institutions, and even individual researchers [...]	2008-03-31 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU201	U.S. Businesses Still Bullish on South China [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. companies are optimistic about the economic outlook for south China, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in South China's (Amcham) annual survey of firms. However, some results suggested their outlook was slightly less rosy than a year ago, with fewer firms statin [...]	2008-04-02 08:39:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB CH
08GUANGZHOU206	Guangdong Illegal Blood Trading Ring Uncovered [...] (U) Summary: Since 1998, when Guangzhou first officially permitted citizens to donate blood, authorities have attempted to combat the illegal trade of blood supplies amid fears of disease transmission, especially HIV/AIDS. Recently, authorities have identified a string of cases in which Guangz [...]	2008-04-03 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU212	Hundreds of Highly-Polluting Factories Relocated to [...] (U) Summary: Guangzhou's municipal government will force more than 400 hundred highly-polluting enterprises to move to designated zones on the city's outskirts to improve environmental conditions downtown. Many of the factories are scheduled to relocate to Nansha, despite the area's delicate [...]	2008-04-11 08:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU214	SHENZHEN STOCK EXCHANGE STARTUP BOARD TO OPEN IN AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange's much delayed new board for start-up companies should open sometime around the Beijing Olympics in August. The board, which will benefit some smaller firms that find it difficult to raise capital due in part to Beijing's limits on bank lending, has s [...]	2008-04-11 09:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU225	Despite One-Stop Lab, Producers Still Complain about [...] (SBU) Summary: Even with the opening of south China's first joint-venture testing lab that will provide one-stop shopping for third party and government testing, toy manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta complain about the burden of meeting multiple standards. They believe that that a new con [...]	2008-04-21 07:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU228	Leaving the PRD - Regulations and Market Conditions Forcing [...] (SBU) Summary: The numbers differ dramatically, with some investors hyping a massive exodus of factories from the Pearl River Delta (PRD) while local government officials spout figures that obscure the scale of the trend. But one thing is clear: many firms are choosing to move production to n [...]	2008-04-21 09:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB ETRD EFIN CH
08GUANGZHOU241	Chinese Mind Emancipation at the Guangzhou Party [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: City leaders who do not sufficiently "emancipate their minds" (jiefang sixiang -- the latest Party buzzword) could face reassignment, according to senior staff at the Guangzhou Communist Party School. Even [...]	2008-04-25 08:48:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU244	Guangdong Officials Express Willingness to Cooperate to [...] (SBU) Summary: In cordial meetings with Jared Ragland, Director of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Guangdong provincial and municipal officials described recent successes in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR),as well steps they plan to [...]	2008-04-25 08:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU246	China's Largest Petrochemical Plant Planned for Guangdong, [...] (U) Summary. Sinopec and Kuwait National Petroleum Company are awaiting Beijing's approval on plans to build what will reportedly be China's largest joint venture, a USD 5 billion petrochemical plant located in the heart of the Pearl River Delta. The plant will alleviate the severe gap betwee [...]	2008-04-29 06:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU248	Inland Aquaculture Challenges in the Pearl River [...] (U) Summary: Inland aquaculture in south China faces two major environmental challenges: eutrophication (excess nutrient loading) and contamination. Guangdong officials have identified 18 lakes and reservoirs in the province as being more contaminated than Wuxi Lake, a focal point of internati [...]	2008-04-30 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU249	103RD CANTON TRADE FAIR OVERALL NO SLACKENING, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Officially the 103rd Canton Fair was a success with slight increases in attendance and orders, but local travel industry contacts complained of lower participation from U.S., EU, Japanese and Korean buyers. Security was notably tighter with numerous seminars cancelled. End summa [...]	2008-05-05 09:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU250	Guangdong Outbreak - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims [...] (U) Summary: A hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak has led to three deaths in Guangdong province, and the infection of more than 1,600 local children. Guangdong's Department of Health has created an HFMD task force to increase local monitoring, prevention and control efforts. Guangdon [...]	2008-05-06 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU256	Guangdong Property Tycoon Sees Opportunities in Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: After participating in a delegation of mainland property tycoons who visited Taiwan in late April, Li Sze Lim (Li Silian),a well-placed and successful real estate entrepreneur, is considering investing in the island's hotel sector. Li said his interest was contingent on further [...]	2008-05-08 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL TW CH
08GUANGZHOU265	Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU266	WANG YANG MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A relaxed, confident and very much on-top of his brief Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang told the south China-based consular corps May 8 that he was determined to improve the quality of life for those living in poor areas of the province, bring about a far-reaching industrial [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ENRG PGOV
08GUANGZHOU267	Guangdong Highlights IPR Efforts in 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Reviewing Guangdong Province's progress on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement at an April 24 press conference, Intellectual Property Office Director General Tao Kaiyuan announced a new strategic plan aimed at improving IPR conditions. One omission: no plan details. [...]	2008-05-09 09:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU269	Lai Appointment Agitates Taiwan Investors in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou's appointment of the Taiwan Solidarity Union's (TSU) Lai Shin-yuan as chair of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has been as lively a topic of interest, positive and negative, among Taiwan businessmen in the Pearl River Delta as in Taiwan. Close friends are divided [...]	2008-05-12 08:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV ECON TW CH
08GUANGZHOU27	Migrant Workers Elected to Guangdong People's Congress for [...] (U) For the first time in Guangdong province (and perhaps in other provinces as well),six migrant workers were elected to the eleventh Guangdong People's Congress. According to local press reports, the six, elected by municipal-level people's congresses, could well represent more than 30 mill [...]	2008-01-17 07:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU28	Environment a Top Priority at Guangdong-Hong Kong Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary: Environmental issues were at the top of the agenda for new Party Secretary Wang Yang during his January 4 meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, according to Peter Pak-yan Leung, Director of Hong Kong's Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Guangzhou. Appreciating ren [...]	2008-01-17 07:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV PGOV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU280	South China Academics Discuss Mind Emancipation, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Is there some resemblance between the Mind Emancipation campaign in Guangdong and Deng Xiaoping's Reform and Opening period? Academics at Guangzhou's Academy of Social Science certainly think so, as Beijin [...]	2008-05-15 09:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU285	GUANGDONG COURTS ALIBABA TO BE THE CANTON TRADE FAIR THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: After heavy lobbying from Guangdong's Party Secretary, E-commerce giant Alibaba, the largest B2B portal in China, recently announced it would set up its South China regional headquarters in Guangzhou, an investment that could bolster the province's efforts to upgrade local indust [...]	2008-05-16 08:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU289	South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU291	Uncomfortable Squeeze for South China Shoe Factories [...] (SBU) Summary: What do you do when it costs more to close a south China shoe factory than to continue operations? Some Hong Kong and Taiwan investors downsize and keep their production lines open, adopting a wait-and-see approach. Others turn the key on the door one evening and abscond at nig [...]	2008-05-23 06:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU292	"NETIZENS" HAVE THE GUANGDONG GOVERNMENT'S EAR [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Party Secretary can take the time to surf the web for ideas and useful policy proposals, so can you. That's the message from Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang to his subordinates, following a recent highly publicized meeting with 26 prominent south China "netizens" (act [...]	2008-05-23 08:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU302	LNG Expansion - Fujian Readies for Operation of South [...] (U) Summary: A delivery from Egypt marked the official opening of Fujian's new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Supply to domestic users will begin in mid-late June. Success has been tempered by the real world: rising international prices and difficulty finding reliable long-term suppli [...]	2008-05-29 09:26:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU307	GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH "AFRICA TOWN" [...] (SBU) Summary: The local authorities have responded to the growing numbers and high concentrations of Africans in various Guangzhou neighborhoods by quietly funding research into crime rates, religious practices, and tax payments associated with their activities. It is unclear whether this is [...]	2008-06-03 01:39:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL SOCI XA CH NI ML RW
08GUANGZHOU331	Guangzhou's Bishop Not Optimistic about Future of [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) "We should not be optimistic" about relations between the Vatican and Beijing, according to Bishop of Guangzhou Monsignor Gan Junqiu. During an hour-long private meeting March 14, Gan predicted to the Fren [...]	2008-06-12 05:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR CH VT
08GUANGZHOU351	Confirmed Cases of H5N1 Virus on Guangdong Duck Farm, No [...] (U) Summary: It looks as though authorities in south China understand the need to move quickly on a potential H5N1 threat. The National Influenza Reference Laboratory and China's Ministry of Agriculture reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza on a duck farm in Jiangmen C [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU366	Border Control - AI Prevention at the China-Vietnam Border [...] (U) Summary: With a 1,020 kilometers border running between south China's Guangxi province and north Vietnam, authorities on both sides have a lot of issues to contend with, many of them health- related. This especially includes cross-border avian influenza (AI) prevention and control cooperat [...]	2008-06-24 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU373	PROSECUTING RAPE CASES IN SOUTH CHINA'S CRIMINAL COURTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: As Guangzhou's American Citizen Services Section continues to closely monitor the status of a criminal case in which an American citizen has been charged with rape, research into how the local courts handle the prosecution of these cases sheds some light on China's developing cri [...]	2008-06-26 08:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN PHUM PINS SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU378	Regulators' Vague Signals and Inflation Policies Causing [...] (SBU) Summary: To incorporate locally, or to remain a foreign branch, that is the question for south China's international banks. Bank of Montreal, Bank of America and other foreign banks are concerned by what they see as unclear government signals that could lead to future losses if banks fail [...]	2008-06-27 02:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU398	Credit Tightening Squeezing Small and Medium Enterprises in [...] (SBU) Summary: Monetary tightening measures taken by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) have greatly reduced the amount of credit available in south China, according to bank executives and industry watchers. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are having difficulty obtaining credit [...]	2008-07-07 09:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU4	Liu Yubu Named New Shenzhen Party Secretary [...] (SBU) Former Guangdong Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yubu was appointed Shenzhen Party Secretary January 2, according to official news reports. Though the assignment is not a promotion for Liu -- both positions carry equivalent rank -- his installation as a long-time colleague of Hu Jintao in a p [...]	2008-01-02 08:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU406	Effort to Move Factories and Migrant Workers from Pearl [...] (U) Summary: He could have called it the "Out with the Old" policy, but instead Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang recently announced a ?Double Transfer? policy to move both labor-intensive industries and migrant laborers to less-developed areas of Guangdong, or out of the province entirely. [...]	2008-07-10 07:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB SMIG PHUM EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU408	Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: China is ready to discuss Taiwan's international space, according to officials and academics in Fujian. Negotiations could lead to agreement on Taiwan's accession to the World Health Organization (WHO) as early as next May. In addition, they anticipate that Beijing and Taipei [...]	2008-07-11 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAIR EFIN TW CH
08GUANGZHOU409	Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...]	2008-07-11 08:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU412	Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...]	2008-07-11 08:40:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU414	Guangdong Releases Labor Contract Law Implementation [...] (SBU) Summary: Since it went into effect on January 1, Guangdong businesspeople, domestic and foreign, have struggled to be in compliance in the absence of implementing guidelines. No more. Or to be more precise, some, if not all of the ambiguity, was removed on July 7 when the Guangdong High [...]	2008-07-14 08:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU415	Assistant USTR Karesh Discusses the Labor Contract Law in [...] (SBU) Summary: China's new Labor Contract Law is forcing U.S. companies to reassess their hiring strategies, especially with regard to contract workers, according to executives who met recently with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor Affairs Lewis Karesh. All of the executi [...]	2008-07-15 03:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU418	NGOs and Media Finding Space to Advance Environmental [...] (SBU) Summary: NGOs and the media in south China are managing to find ways - within the limited space the government allows them to operate - to advance environmental protection in south China. Although local authorities permit little if any direct criticism of their handling of environmental i [...]	2008-07-15 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PHUM CH
08GUANGZHOU419	South China's High-Tech Zones Struggling to Attract New [...] (U) Summary: If you build it and offer the right package of incentives, they might come. Then again, they might not. Those that do might have been coming anyway. It's not exactly gambling south China style, but the "build it and see what happens" mentality that sometimes infuses the creation [...]	2008-07-16 08:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CH
08GUANGZHOU42	DOC 'Clean-Energy' Trade Delegation Visits Guangzhou [...] (U) Summary: During meetings with key government agencies in Guangzhou on January 11, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance David Bohigian, along with 16 members of his 'Clean-Energy' Trade Delegation, discussed environmental protection, IPR, energy conservation, moni [...]	2008-01-24 07:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU425	Gone with the Wind - Guangdong Advances Wind Sector [...] (U) Summary: As Guangdong's power crunch worsens, and the province faces brownouts and blackouts in the years ahead, local officials are looking at new ways to generate energy, including the use of wind and the construction of China's largest off-shore wind farm. Scarce land resources and diff [...]	2008-07-21 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU426	Environmental Protection a Higher Priority in the PRD...For [...] (C) Summary: Is Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang serious when he talks about the importance of environmental protection as part of his "mind emancipation" campaign? Two of our local contacts closely linked to environmental protection efforts believe that he is. They tell us that Wang wants [...]	2008-07-21 08:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU43	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Raising Awareness and [...] (U) Summary: At the end of 2007, Guangdong provincial authorities announced a new AI prevention plan to increase public awareness, test response strategies, and ensure regional communication and cooperation. Also of some interest is the province's new emergency awareness website (www.gdemo.gov. [...]	2008-01-24 07:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU435	A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 03:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU437	A Lighter Coat of Varnish: PRD Furniture Manufacturers [...] (SBU) Summary: Hard times are here - and likely here to stay - for the Pearl River Delta's (PRD's) furniture makers. The industry has been among the most affected by a local business environment that has become less friendly to labor-intensive, export-oriented firms. As with other similarly o [...]	2008-07-23 05:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU438	2008 Pearl River IP Forum Achieves Breakthrough in [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Pearl River IP Forum - jointly organized by the U.S. Consulate's Guangzhou branch of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO Guangzhou) and Guangdong Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on July 15 - brought together -- for the first time in recent memory -- bus [...]	2008-07-23 06:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU45	China's Young Urban Christians: Optimistic and [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's new generation of urban Christians are supportive of government policies and confident that relations between underground churches and religious authorities will continue to improve, according to south China church elders and missionaries. However, older Christians worry th [...]	2008-01-25 08:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU452	Shenzhen Priest Finding Room for Faith [...] (C) Summary: Father Francis Xavier Zhang may have been a little surprised by how much more restrictive the environment for the Catholic Church was in Shenzhen than in Beijing, but that seems to have barely slowed him down. Seven months after his transfer here, he described several accomplishme [...]	2008-07-25 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU453	Green Building in the Pearl River Delta - a Fad or the [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to woo high-end clients in the highly-competitive South China property market, developers here have started building green. Property developers are spending more to invest in U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green B [...]	2008-07-29 08:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU455	U.S. Firm Sees Rising Number of Child Labor Cases [...] (SBU) Summary: Factory auditors from a major U.S. firm have seen an increase in incidences of child labor at some factories of firms it contracts with, especially in Shantou, Guangdong and Quanzhou, Fujian. A senior auditor told us that a tighter labor market, with employees looking for opport [...]	2008-07-30 08:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU461	GUANGZHOU - DESIGNATION OF POST DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER [...] (U) The U.S. Consulate General - Guangzhou designates Ms. Ashley Brady, Economic Officer, TED 08/2009, as the Post Disaster Relief Officer. Work phone: 86 (20) 8121-8000, ext. 5786; Fax: 86 (20) 8121-9001; Cell phone: 86 138-0296-2392; Home phone: 86 (20) 8121-5702; Email: BradyAL@state.gov. [...]	2008-07-31 05:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI CH

08GUANGZHOU466	Reforming the Countryside: Micro-Finance in Guangxi [...] (U) Microfinance is on the rise in Guangxi, as commercial banks, rural credit unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expand their lending programs. Banks are eager to make rural finance profitable. The area's dominant rural credit union complains that defaults continue to be a probl [...]	2008-08-01 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU47	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Expanding Vaccination and [...] (U) Summary: As part of its five-point AI prevention strategy (Ref G),Guangdong is implementing a compulsory vaccination program which aims for 100 percent coverage of domestic poultry. Significant resources and manpower have been invested in this prevention strategy and to strengthening the t [...]	2008-01-28 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU479	Wal-Mart Signs Collective Agreement in Shenzhen - A Model [...] (SBU) Summary: Wal-Mart just wanted a good contract that burnished its reputation as a good corporate citizen. What it got, according to the firm's senior human resources (HR) manager, was one that the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) hopes will be a model for foreign enterprises t [...]	2008-08-08 07:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU48	400,000 Stranded Rail Passengers in Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Severe weather, which is causing transportation shut-downs in Central and East China, has left 400,000 passengers stranded at railway stations in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta. With the delays to date, it is possible that upwards of 700,000 passengers [...]	2008-01-29 06:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU486	Environmental Impact Assessments vs. Economic Development: [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong has set lofty goals aimed at becoming a leader in environmental protection, but a look at how it goes about doing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) suggests it still has a long way to go. According to contacts familiar with the process, auditors can easily manipu [...]	2008-08-11 09:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU487	Guangdong's Cosmetic Makers Sees Stronger Safety Regulation [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese government's regime for protecting consumers from unsafe cosmetic products has strengthened in the last year -- foreign consumers that is. Executives in Guangdong's cosmetic manufacturing industry point out that government testing and inspection of export products has [...]	2008-08-11 09:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU489	Guangdong Labor Law Guidelines - Good News and Bad for U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: There's good news and bad news for U.S. firms in Guangdong's new implementation guidelines for the Labor Contract Law and Labor Mediation and Arbitration Law, according to HR executives at U.S. companies with major operations in the province. On the plus side, the guidelines [...]	2008-08-13 08:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU498	Unraveling? - Guangdong Apparel Exports to the U.S. Drop [...] (U) Summary: The apparel export powerhouse that is Guangdong has become a little less powerful. Global apparel exports dropped 31.3% during the first half of the year, and exports to the United States fell 27.3%. Local firms blame demanding U.S. buyers, renminbi (RMB) appreciation, increased [...]	2008-08-18 05:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU500	American Companies in Guangdong Take Lead in Adopting [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S. firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart - with suppliers and migrant workers in south China. Winning support from factory management is often the k [...]	2008-08-18 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU509	SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, Guangzhou, [...] (U) Consulate General Guangzhou is pleased to announce that it will host the 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference September 24-27, 2008. Consulate General Guangzhou welcomes attendance and participation from all addressee posts. Topics of Discussion -------------------- 2. (U) [...]	2008-08-21 06:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU51	Bad Weather Making It Hard on Stranded Guangzhou Train [...] (SBU) Summary: As many as 200,000 stranded passengers continue to wait at the main Guangzhou train station with most standing outside or seeking shelter in nearby buildings. Despite deteriorating weather conditions, the majority of travelers do not seem dissuaded from continuing their homeward [...]	2008-01-30 08:00:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU512	Guangzhou - Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning [...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Guangzhou has reviewed pandemic preparedness efforts based on guidance issued by the Department (reftel). Post's Emergency Action Committee meets regularly and reviews tripwires annually or as often as necessary if circumstances warrant. Employees are strongly en [...]	2008-08-22 02:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU513	Guangdong's Glass Ceiling -- Few Cracks Showing [...] (U) Summary: Promoting women cadres may be a priority for provincial officials, but Guangdong continues to fall short. Despite an increase in the number of women officials here, some academics believe that the environment is not favorable for their promotion; few women are actually given the ch [...]	2008-08-22 06:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU518	Guangdong's 'Double Transfer' Policy - A View from the [...] (U) Summary: Guangdong province will spend RMB 50 billion (USD 7 billion) to encourage labor-intensive industries and migrant labor to move out of the Pearl River Delta under its new "double transfer" policy (ref A). Less-developed, third and fourth tier cities in the province like Heyuan are [...]	2008-08-26 02:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU52	SHENZHEN STOCK MARKET LAMENTS LACK OF AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Managers at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) are frustrated that excessive regulation and limited market access for foreign investment banks stymie financial innovation, SSE officials told Embassy Beijing's Financial Attache and Congenoffs. As a large institutional investor, S [...]	2008-01-30 08:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU526	China Merchants Bank Sees U.S. Financial Sector Recovery in [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of China Merchants Bank, the country's sixth largest lender, predicts the U.S. financial sector will recover from the sub-prime mortgage crisis by the second half of next year and this will be good news for China. CEO Ma Weihua's bank is opening a new branch in New York [...]	2008-08-27 08:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN CH TW
08GUANGZHOU529	Local Focus on Brand Promotion Leads to Stronger IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Next to industrial powerhouses like Shenzhen and Dongguan, Shunde is small potatoes among Pearl River Delta cities. But its brand promotion efforts have yielded impressive results. The town boasts market leaders in the household appliance industry that rank among China's top 50 [...]	2008-08-28 06:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU540	Shenzhen Political Reform -- Small Steps [...] (C) Summary: Talk of political reform is in the air in Shenzhen and being promoted by think tanks "in the know" in Guangdong. But the reality is that any potential reforms are likely to be modest and will take considerable time before they gain any traction. A document approved by city leader [...]	2008-09-04 09:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU55	Trains Resume, Conditions Improve for Stranded Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions for Guangzhou's stranded rail passengers have generally improved as many trains resumed service in the last 24 hours and rain stopped. Onsite police and government workers appeared better rested and calmer in the face of continuing large crowds, with no new reports of [...]	2008-01-31 07:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU554	Taiwan Media Too Hard on Ma According to Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: Is Ma Ying-jeou getting a bum rap from the Taiwan media? Cross-Strait scholars at Xiamen University in Fujian province say he deserves higher marks, citing good progress on cross-Strait relations, foreign affairs, political and social issues. One researcher blamed disappointing [...]	2008-09-17 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU558	New South China Evaluation Criteria less GDP [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: What do YOU need to do to get promoted? For Guangdong Party and government leaders hoping for recognition at the municipal and department-head levels, the answer is better balancing of GDP growth with soc [...]	2008-09-19 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU56	Guangdong Strengthens Infectious Disease Research Capacity [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chinese central and Guangdong provincial governments have invested significant resources to expand the province's infectious disease research capacity; this includes two new infectious disease research institutes. Obstacles remain to the development of an effective research [...]	2008-01-31 07:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU562	South China Bankers Calm in Face of U.S. Financial Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. financial crisis will have little impact on China's financial sector, according to U.S. managers at two south China banks. They point out that the exposure of Chinese banks to "toxic" instruments that have been weakened by the crisis is very small. They are more concer [...]	2008-09-24 09:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PFIN ECON EINV ETRD CH
08GUANGZHOU58	No Bubble in South China Property Market Say Developers [...] (SBU) Guangdong real estate developers and consultants are confident of continuing growth in the regional property market, and reject concerns about a potential real estate "bubble". Some maintain that affordability, at least among the region's professional class, is not on the decline, but li [...]	2008-01-31 07:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU590	SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 24-27, [...] (U) Summary: The September 24-27 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference - with participation by officers from Embassy Beijing, Consulate General Shanghai, Consulate General Hong Kong, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),and Consulate General Guangzhou - addressed four main themes: r [...]	2008-10-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH TW HK
08GUANGZHOU6	Guo Feixiong Stages Hunger Strike, Is Beaten in [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jailed democracy activist Guo Feixiong, who has been on a hunger strike since December 13, was beaten by another prisoner December 18, according to his wife, Zhang Qing. Zhang believes that Guo's mistreatm [...]	2008-01-03 06:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU600	Public and Experts Vote on Key Events of Thirty Years of [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The thirtieth anniversary of China's "reform and opening" policy is emerging as topic number one among south China government and media circles. Media outlets are beating the drums to stir public interest in the occasion. Two local media outlets working with governm [...]	2008-10-17 09:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KPAO CH
08GUANGZHOU618	Toy Factory Closure Raises Concern, Foreshadows More [...] (SBU) Summary: Factory closures, especially those like Smart Union in the toy industry, have become topic one in south China, especially in the Pearl River Delta. Local governments are now scrambling to identify other factories that might be on the verge of shutting down; many of these have be [...]	2008-10-24 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU619	Shenzhen Stock Exchange Official Sees Trouble Ahead for [...] (C) Summary: A Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) official believes that the impact of the global financial crisis is already being felt in south China's real economy. However, she acknowledged that many firms are well positioned to weather the storm. She complained about the effect of retail inve [...]	2008-10-24 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU62	Crowds Persist at Train Station [...] (SBU) Summary: Thousands of stranded travelers have successfully departed Guangzhou's train station in the last two days, but progress has attracted as many as 200,000 more travelers to the station. Police efforts to maintain general control appeared effective even as isolated incidents of dis [...]	2008-02-01 09:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU625	South China IPR: Visiting US Federal Judge and Prosecutor [...] (U) Summary: Conventional wisdom says that judges can talk with judges, police can talk with police. During a PTO-sponsored two-day program in south China, a Senior U.S. District Judge and a Department of Justice (DOJ) Prosecutor talked with both, and students too, sharing ideas on how to prot [...]	2008-10-29 08:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU63	Large Numbers of Travelers Depart Guangzhou; Up to One [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou's main train station continues to draw travelers, with estimates that as many as one million people remain stranded in South China. In the wake of two train-station-related deaths over the weekend, police erected additional roadblocks outside Friday's half-mile perimete [...]	2008-02-04 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU648	104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...]	2008-11-10 06:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU655	104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...]	2008-11-12 03:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU668	China's Largest Association of Taiwan Investors Complains [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 500 out of 6,000 Taiwan-invested enterprises have closed in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) city of Dongguan since last year, with more closures to come over the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Secretary General of the Dongguan Taiwan Businessmen's Association [...]	2008-11-14 09:29:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH
08GUANGZHOU679	Guangzhou's "Economist:" Nanfengchuang Sees Itself [...] (U) Classified by Economic and Political Section Chief Stephan Lang for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The editor of Guangzhou's reform-minded biweekly Nanfengchuang (Southern Window) -- who views his magazine's role as that of a watchdog on social and economic issues -- hopes to turn the [...]	2008-11-18 05:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU685	South China Financiers Prepare for China's First Real [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal of inter-bank credit lines to foreign banks following Lehman's collapse was largely due to bankers' concerns about increased counter party risks, according to south China bankers. They told Financial Minister Counselor Loevinger that regulators did not explicitly [...]	2008-11-21 09:31:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU692	China Labor Experts Fear Downturn could Delay [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Doubts about the government's willingness to enforce labor regulations and mixed messages from senior Party leaders on assistance to failing business have left many enterprises in the Pearl River Delta reluctant to conform to the Labor Contract Law and related regulations. Years [...]	2008-11-25 08:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU696	Guangdong Toy Association 20th Anniversary -Celebration or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangdong Toy Association's recent Twentieth Anniversary Banquet was both a celebration of the organization's milestone, but also a rallying cry for manufacturers facing economic challenges unprecedented in the organization's history. Concerns about declining overseas orders [...]	2008-11-26 09:21:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU7	LNG Expansion - A Key Component in South China's Energy [...] (U) Summary: South China is betting big on liquefied natural gas to diversify its energy mix and plans to expand LNG import capacity dramatically over the next few years. Fujian Terminal will become the region's second LNG terminal in 2009. Dapeng Terminal in Shenzhen, currently China's only [...]	2008-01-03 07:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
08GUANGZHOU704	South China SEZ Blog Now Online at Communities @ State [...] U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou is pleased to announce its newest communication tool -- South China SEZ -- an interactive blog hosted on the OpenNet's Communities @ State website. South China SEZ is a "special exchange zone" on the economic and political issues affecting the Pearl River Delta [...]	2008-12-03 09:19:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV AINF CH
08GUANGZHOU711	CHINESE CIVIL AVIATION: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: An early-November agreement on direct charter flights between Taiwan and mainland China will have a negative effect on the number of passengers transiting Macau, according to aviation experts gathered for Zhuhai's biannual Airshow China at the 2008 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
08GUANGZHOU712	South China's Soil in Desperate Need of a Clean Up [...] (SBU) Thirty years of "pollution first, treatment later" has led to a severe and growing soil contamination problem - perhaps more troubling health-wise than air and water pollution - in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Excessive concentrations of heavy metals, pesticides, fertilizers and other ca [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU714	Guangzhou Taxi Strike: Collective Bargaining, Taxi Style [...] Summary: Though downplayed by the official media as "taking a day off" or "having tea," Guangzhou's taxi strike was accompanied by rumors of violence and fear of physical danger. Drivers willing to risk retribution from colleagues found working during the strike lucrative, while others, ordere [...]	2008-12-08 09:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU715	Dire Predictions in Dongguan -- Hong Kong Investors Predict [...] (SBU) Hong Kong investors in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) are sounding the alarm, eager to attract attention to the growing economic impact of the global financial crisis on labor-intensive export manufacturers that have been a driving force in the region's economy. Leaders of an industrial as [...]	2008-12-09 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU719	Dongguan Officials Express Optimism But Acknowledge [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials in Dongguan, a major manufacturing center in the heart of the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, are doing their best to put a positive spin on the city's economic prospects. They express hope that Dongguan's growth in 2009 will be comparable [...]	2008-12-11 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH
08GUANGZHOU72	Straits Times Reporter Released; Traveling to Hong Kong [...] (SBU) Ching Cheong, the Straits Times reporter arrested in 2005 and convicted in 2006 for spying, was released today and is on his way to Hong Kong, according to South China Morning Post reporter Ivan Zhai. Zhai speculated that Cheong, whose five-year sentence was due to end in 2011, was relea [...]	2008-02-05 07:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU720	South China IPR: Rights Holders Call for "IPR Summit" and [...] Summary: Lax enforcement remains the key problem for intellectual property (IP) rights holders operating in south China, according to the 30 business and legal professionals at the Consul General's December 2 IPR roundtable. Rights holders recommended that senior Obama Administration IP offici [...]	2008-12-11 09:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU727	CHARTER 08 SIGNATORIES DISCUSS FALLOUT, HUMAN [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary: Charter 08 signatory Ai Xiaoming has not been detained or formally contacted by authorities since publication of the charter, though her home was superficially searched under a public health pretense. The [...]	2008-12-19 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU731	30 Years Of Reform and Opening in South China: [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Enshrining Communist Party legitimacy is the political focus of celebrations commemorating Guangdong Province's 30 years of Reform and Opening, just as increased living standards are the economic focus. Of [...]	2008-12-22 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU732	30 Years of Reform and Opening in Guangdong - Retreat to [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Guangdong Province, where China's economic transformation began, is in a celebratory mood publicly, but behind the scenes, everyone - from top government and business leaders to think tankers whose job it is to peer into the future - is fretting over the meaning of 30 [...]	2008-12-22 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EINV EIND CH
08GUANGZHOU737	INFANT CONTRACTS AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H9N2) VIRUS IN [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted avian influenza A (H9N2) virus. She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that avian influenza A (H9N2) virus - which has only been documented in a low pathogenic [...]	2008-12-31 08:17:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH
08GUANGZHOU74	Guangzhou Train Station Returns to Normal Holiday [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou Train Station sent 200,000 passengers home February 4, with air and bus lines also operating at full holiday capacity. Access control restrictions have been lifted, providing the first opportunity for Consulate employees to enter Railway Station Square in over a week. [...]	2008-02-05 09:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU92	Government Incentives Diminishing in South China Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Government policies encouraging investment in south China have significantly diminished and are no longer a major factor in most foreign and domestic companies' investment decisions here, according to local manufacturers who met with visiting U.S. International Trade Commission ( [...]	2008-02-14 07:49:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND ECON SENV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU97	Looking toward ASEAN - Guangxi Hopes to Expand Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is eager expand economic relations with Southeast Asia. ASEAN already accounts for 32 percent of its total foreign trade, and the capital, Nanning, hosts the high-profile China-ASEAN Expo, which attracts hundreds of businesses and many heads of s [...]	2008-02-15 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV ELTN EWWT EIND ECON ASEAN CH
08HANOI1043	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...]	2008-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM
08HANOI1044	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...]	2008-09-12 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM
08HANOI1045	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 11, [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 16:30; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein Marine and Naval Attache Major Tim Riesner Poloff James O [...]	2008-09-12 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR MASS PREL CH VM
08HANOI107	MISSION WELCOMES OECD INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Embassy welcomes the opportunity for enhanced engagement in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with potential Southeast Asian partners, and looks forward to further information from the Department on this initiative. Vietnam has the goal of becoming an [...]	2008-01-31 00:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD AORC OECD BR CH ID IN SF XC VM
08HANOI1094	DESPITE POPULAR RESENTMENT, VIETNAM,S CHINA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hostility toward China remains a powerful, if latent, force in Vietnamese society, fed by historical animosities and simmering resentment over what is widely viewed as Chinese bullying on South China Sea territorial disputes. Yet despite a pervasive undercurrent of anti-Chinese [...]	2008-09-23 01:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH VM
08HANOI494	PRO-DEMOCRACY YOUTH GROUP PLANS ANTI-CHINA [...] (C) On April 28, Poloff met with a pro-democracy youth group leader in Hanoi to discuss the group's plans for anti-China protests during the Olympics torch run in HCMC on April 29. Ms. Nguyen Trang Nhung of Viet Youth for Democracy (VYD) said April 29 protests were planned for both HCMC and H [...]	2008-04-28 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH VM
08HANOI581	VIETNAM'S BIGGEST EVER SEIZURE OF MARIJUANA [...] Summary. The May 13 seizure of eight tons of marijuana resin by GVN authorities was the biggest such seizure ever in Vietnam. The drugs were found in two shipping containers transiting Mong Cai border gate in the Northeastern province of Quang Ninh into China. The shipment originated in Paki [...]	2008-05-16 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM SOCI CH PK VM
08HANOI633	TORCH RELAY OR TUG OF WAR: GVN AND CHINESE [...] (C) Western media accounts of a peaceful, controlled April 29 Olympic torch rally in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) missed the intense wrangling between Vietnamese and Chinese officials over control of the event. The opening ceremony included an unwelcome intervention by the Chinese ambassador, a GVN [...]	2008-05-30 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH VM
08HARARE459	RICH PLATINUM CLAIMS CHANGE HANDS IN HUSH-HUSH [...] (C) Mining giant Anglo American ceded to the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) close to 30 percent of its platinum claims on the Great Dyke in an agreement signed on March 23, 2008. In return, it will receive a special mining lease that allows it to hold offshore foreign exchange earnings from its [...]	2008-05-23 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV PGOV ASEC MASS ZI CH RS
08HARARE468	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Per Ref A request, the following information is provided on Zimbabwe-Chinese relations. China's engagement in Zimbabwe covers economic, commercial, political and military spheres. Economic ties are strongest in the construction, agriculture, and mining sectors, but actual investment has [...]	2008-05-28 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV MARR CH ZI ASEC
08HELSINKI561	U/S BURNS MEETS FINNISH FM AND OSCE CIO ALEXANDER [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Burns met Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Alexander Stubb on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting December 4 in Helsinki. Burns provided Stubb an update on Secretary Rice's trip to India, and Stubb replied that was where she needed [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM OSCE FI GG RS IR IS CH IN
08HONGKONG1041	OUR MACAU AGENDA: EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, we have greatly expanded our commitment of time and resources to Macau. In November 2006, we established a "Team Macau" as a platform for interagency coordination. All of the 13 USG agencies represented at post participate in this effort, which was driven i [...]	2008-06-11 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1107	IRANIAN DECEPTIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES - BANK [...] (S) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Hong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director of Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen on June 17 and June 18. HKTID's Au was familiar with Hong Kong [...]	2008-06-18 11:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	EFIN ECON PARM PTER KNNP HK UK CH
08HONGKONG1108	COORDINATION KEY TO HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 7, Hong Kong will hold its fourth legislative election since the 1997 handover. The various pan-democratic parties will need to coordinate candidate selections and election strategies to maintain their current number of seats (26 of 60) in the Legislative Council (L [...]	2008-06-19 04:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1148	MACAU TIP: NEW LAW AND SEMINAR BOOST COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Legislative Assembly (LA) in Macau unanimously passed a new, comprehensive anti-human trafficking law on June 12 that broadens the definition of trafficking crimes, increases punishments for convicted traffickers, and guarantees protections for victims. The new law was gaz [...]	2008-06-24 09:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KFRD KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1203	EGGS THROWN IN PROTEST AS AVIAN FLU PREVENTION [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) is proposing significant reform in the live poultry trade following the June 7 finding of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Hong Kong markets for the first time in five years. These "farm to table" changes include a ban on overnight stocking of live pou [...]	2008-07-02 04:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1216	HKMA "LOCKS UP" MELLI BANK, PLC (HK) [...] (S) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen confirmed that HKMA has "locked up" Melli Bank, PLC (HK)'s accounts. While the bank is still officially operational, all transactions now require HKMA approval. HKMA banking supervision [...]	2008-07-03 08:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	EFIN ECON CH HK PARM PTER KNNP UK
08HONGKONG1221	PANDEMIC PLANNING: HONG KONG RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Consulate General Hong Kong appreciates the updated pandemic planning guidance and clarifications in reftel A, and submits the following response regarding Hong Kong and Macau preparedness and pandemic planning. Post is taking/has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) Consulate Emplo [...]	2008-07-07 01:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1276	INFLATION, BDA POSE PROBLEMS FOR MACAU MONETARY [...] (C) Summary: Inflation and the future of Banco Delta Asia (BDA) are the Macau Monetary Authority's (AMCM) most pressing problems. BDA's anti-money laundering (AML) regime has regressed since AMCM was forced to return management control of the bank in September 2007. Controlling shareholder [...]	2008-07-14 11:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MO NK CH
08HONGKONG134	HKMA SAYS CHINESE REGULATORS MOVING BACKWARDS ON [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officials share U.S. concerns about tighter restrictions emanating from the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and said CSRC officials score political points for resisting U.S. demands. HKMA is lobbying the Chinese Banking Regulat [...]	2008-01-22 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG155	MACAU PROSECUTES FIRST TIP CASE AND JOINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macau Public Prosecutions Office (PPO) announced January 17, 2008 that it had charged the first-ever suspect in a case of international human trafficking through Macau. According to "Macau Daily News," a Vietnamese woman was charged with human trafficking after she recruite [...]	2008-01-25 01:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1553	MACAU FOLLOWS HONG KONG LEAD AND ELIMINATES WINE AND BEER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Monday August 25, Macau will terminate its 15 percent CIF duty and join Hong Kong as members of the extremely limited club of tax-free importers of wine and beer. Macau's move will greatly simplify the transshipments of wine and beer between the two vibrant Special Administrati [...]	2008-08-22 00:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR HK CH
08HONGKONG1679	HONG KONG FINANCIAL COMMUNITY REACTS POSITIVELY TO [...] Summary: Hong Kong's financial community responded positively to the USG's assumption of control over the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, believing that the announced arrangement might stabilize the stock, property and credit markets in the U.S. over at least the short term. The chi [...]	2008-09-09 10:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1688	HONG KONG FINANCIAL SECRETARY PRAISES USG'S [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang told local Chinese bankers on September 9 that he supports the USG's assumption of control over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. He said the move calmed the concerns of global investors holding debt instruments issued by Fannie/Freddie, but he for [...]	2008-09-10 10:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1712	PRO-BEIJING CHINESE PRESS IN HONG KONG BLAME U.S. [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed slightly down on September 12 and lost almost 3 percent during the trading week. Two local pro-Beijing newspapers blamed U.S. and other Western financial institutions for exacerbating recent downturns in global financial markets, as they liqui [...]	2008-09-12 11:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1719	LEHMAN TRADING OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN HONG KONG; [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 5.4 percent on September 16, mirroring losses in other major global markets in the wake of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy. HK's market regulatory authorities suspended Lehman's stock and option trading licenses and restricted financial [...]	2008-09-16 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1726	HKG ASSUMES WATCH OVER AIG'S LARGE LOCAL SUBSIDIARY [...] Summary: Sharp declines in locally listed Mainland banking and insurance stocks drove the Hang Seng Index (HSI) down 3.6 percent on September 17, while HKG authorities intensified their oversight of AIG's very large local operating subsidiary, AIA. Local media reported that the HKG's Office of [...]	2008-09-18 00:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1729	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and Hong Kong legislators from the pan-democratic and pro-Beijing camps discussed the future of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, priority legislative agenda items, and Hong Kong-China relations. Pan-democratic legislators stressed constitutional reform as the [...]	2008-09-18 04:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP HK CH
08HONGKONG1737	HANG SENG ON WILD RIDE; BANK OF EAST ASIA SHARES SUSPENDED [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 7.4 percent during the morning trading session on September 18, before recovering to close roughly flat for the day. Trading in shares of HK's largest independent local bank, Bank of East Asia (BEA),were suspended related to an "unauthorized man [...]	2008-09-18 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1746	HKMA CHIEF JOSEPH YAM ON USG MARKET INTERVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 10:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1747	BEIJING INCREASES STAKES IN MAINLAND BANKS, HANG SENG [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HIS) closed up 9.6 percent on September 19 and ended the week down only 25 points at 19,328. Market gains were heavily influenced by Beijing's publicly announced purchase of shares in three large state-owned banks. Short-term interbank loan rates eased an [...]	2008-09-19 10:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1757	PROTESTERS ANGRY OVER LOSSES RELATED TO LEHMAN- [...] Summary: On September 21, Hong Kong's Democratic Party (DP) organized a protest by approximately 500 individuals who hold a structured debt instrument issued by Lehman Brothers. They claimed the investment's risk profile was misrepresented to them by the local commercial banks who distributed [...]	2008-09-22 11:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1762	LEHMAN MINIBOND CHORUS INTENSIFIES; LOCAL ECONOMIST [...] Summary: Hong Kong's leading Chinese-language newspaper reported on September 23 that 50,000 local investors hold approximately USD 3.2 billion of "minibonds" issued by bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers (reftel). At a September 22 town hall meeting organized by Hong Kong's Democratic Pa [...]	2008-09-23 10:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1763	EXPORT CONTROL REGIME DENIAL INFORMATION: SHARING [...] (S) Summary: Since 1999, the USG has undertaken to share with the Hong Kong government (HKG) consolidated information regarding U.S. denials of trade of sensitive proliferation-linked technologies. This has contributed to a useful two-way exchange of information with an effective licensing a [...]	2008-09-23 11:53:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM ETTC MTCRE PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG1764	HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]	2008-09-23 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG1775	HONG KONG SEEKS TO MODERNIZE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE [...] (C) Summary: The HKG recently closed its written public comment period on several proposals to modernize and strengthen Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (CO). The proposed amendments largely concern the digital transmission of copyrighted materials, especially via the Internet. Many Internet [...]	2008-09-24 09:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1776	SKITTISH DEPOSITORS LINE UP OUTSIDE BANK OF EAST ASIA [...] Summary: A rumor from undetermined sources spread throughout Hong Kong on September 24 that two local retail banks have "excessive exposures" to Lehman Brothers-backed structured finance products. The rumor, which named only the Bank of East Asia (BEA),resulted in hundreds of local depositors [...]	2008-09-24 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1790	RUN ON BEA BANK SLOWS; HONG KONG TO INVESTIGATE [...] Summary: Following reassuring comments by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other key government and bank officials regarding the Bank of East Asia (BEA),public sentiment has calmed a bit today. Depositors continued to line up at BEA branches to withdraw their savings on September [...]	2008-09-25 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON HK CH
08HONGKONG1801	BEA RUN ENDS, LEHMAN MINIBOND COMPLAINTS GATHER STEAM [...] SUMMARY: Support from the Hong Kong Government, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and tycoon Li Ka-shing appear to have put an end to the run on Bank of East Asia (BEA). BEA Chairman David Li put cash withdrawals at less than one percent of BEA's total deposits. Holders of Lehman Bros.-issued "minibo [...]	2008-09-26 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1812	HONG KONG AND MAINLAND SIGN ENERGY MOU, EXXONMOBIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 10:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ENRG HK
08HONGKONG1819	HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Principal Trade Officer Billy K.S. Au to deliver reftel demarche on Jetpower, adding that Jetpower's offices are located in the same building as two other companies on the Department of Commerce's Unverified List: Free Components and V [...]	2008-09-30 08:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG1823	Hang Seng Plummets, Rebounds on Expected New U.S. Bailout [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index opened down sharply on news that the U.S. Congress had rejected a USD 700 billion rescue plan and word of the subsequent collapse in the U.S. and European stock markets. The Hang Seng Index opened at 980 points or 5.5 percent lower, and fell even further in early [...]	2008-09-30 10:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1833	Hang Seng Unimpressed by Rescue Bill, HKMA Measures Push [...] Summary: Though the U.S. Senate approved the market rescue bill before the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading day, local investors remained cautious. The Hang Seng Index failed to make a strong rebound. The five new measures implemented by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (ref A) to [...]	2008-10-02 10:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1866	Hang Seng Plummets, HKMA Cuts Base Rate but HIBOR Still Up [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index followed the other Asian markets down sharply on Wednesday, falling 8.16 percent. The IMF's warning that losses from U.S. loans and securitized assets could reach US$1.4 trillion appeared to drive investors to dump shares. In a presentation in Hong Kong, the IMF u [...]	2008-10-08 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1875	Hang Seng Recovers, but HIBOR remains High [...] Summary: The Hang Seng bounced back by 3.3 percent in response to the coordinated action by major central banks. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tseng warned, however, that the financial crisis had yet to hit Hong Kong. Despite central bank easing, interbank liquidity in Hong Kong remaine [...]	2008-10-09 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH

08HONGKONG1886	Hang Seng in Biggest Slide since Asia Financial Crisis [...] Summary: The Hang Seng fell another 7.7 percent on Friday, October 10, capping its biggest weekly slide since the Asian Financial Crisis. HIBOR remained high, despite HKMA efforts to assure banks have access to short-term capital. Hong Kong economic leaders predicted worse to come, advising [...]	2008-10-10 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1909	Tsang Policy Address Warns of Tough Times Ahead, Hang Seng [...] Summary: After a strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index slipped on Wednesday to close at 15988.30, down 834 points or 4.96 percent on the day. HIBOR fell slightly, but remained high. The British government's announcement that it would inject capital into the banking secto [...]	2008-10-15 10:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1962	MACAU GAMING BOOM THREATENED BY RESTRICTED VISAS, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino executives, Macau government officials and gaming industry experts tell us new constraints are harming continued growth in Macau's gaming industry. While gaming has driven Macau's double-digit economic growth in recent years, gaming company executives said the PRC's re [...]	2008-10-23 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO CH
08HONGKONG1970	Hang Seng Falls to Lowest Level in Six Years [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index dropped over 13 percent the week of October 20-24. On the good side, HIBOR fell to just 0.8 percent for overnight but was still 3.6 percent for one month lending, suggesting that the recent HKMA liquidity injection was having only marginal benefits for interbank l [...]	2008-10-24 11:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1983	Hang Seng Plummets 12.7 percent, Largest Drop Since 1989 [...] The Hang Seng Index plummeted as much as 15 percent to a low of 10,685 before recovering slightly to finish the day down 1602.54 points, or 12.7 percent, at 11,015.84. This marked the largest single-day drop since the Tiananmen Incident in 1989. No one was spared, but Chinese corporate stock [...]	2008-10-27 10:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1991	Hang Seng Bounces 14.35 percent, Regains Monday's Losses [...] A day after the biggest single day drop in the Hang Seng Index since 1989, the Index regained all of what it had lost on Monday and more. By the end of Tuesday trading, the Hang Seng Index was up 14.35 percent to 12,596, a gain of 1580 points, the largest one day gain since 1997. Volume was [...]	2008-10-28 10:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1999	HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]	2008-10-29 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2002	HONG KONG COURTS TAIWAN BUSINESSES, TRAVELERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced several initiatives to strengthen relations and foster cooperation with Taiwan in his October 15 Policy Address. This year's speech marks the first time Taiwan has been mentioned in the Policy Address and is widely viewe [...]	2008-10-30 08:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HK TW CH
08HONGKONG2003	Hang Seng Rockets Up 13 percent. [...] Following a moderate gain of 0.84 percent on Wednesday, the Hang Seng Index jumped almost 13 percent on Thursday, to finish up 1628 points at 14,329, up 12.82 percent. The Federal Reserves 50 basis point cut helped, but had been widely expected. The Chinese Central Bank announcement that it [...]	2008-10-30 10:32:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2010	HONG KONG RESIDENTS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR [...] Summary: Though they continue to assure the public that Hong Kong's financial foundation is sound, senior Hong Kong government (HKG) finance officials warned the global financial crisis would strike further blows to Hong Kong's economy. The latest government interest rate cut of 50 basis poin [...]	2008-10-31 10:38:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2034	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: The Hong Kong stock market responded positively to Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. Presidential election, though commentators raised concerns that U.S. trade policy would become more protectionist. The HKMA has intervened several times over the past three days as demand for HK$ inc [...]	2008-11-05 11:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2051	U.S. ASSISTS HONG KONG TO MONITOR AIR POLLUTION [...] (U) Summary: Air pollution levels in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) remain high, though slightly improved from last year, according to data recently released jointly by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong (GDEPB). A U.S. E [...]	2008-11-07 08:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TPHY HK CH
08HONGKONG2071	HONG KONG LABOR RIGHTS GROUP PUSHING COLLECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: A leading local advocate for labor rights in mainland China has begun to use the mainland's Labor Contract Law (LCL) of 2008 to organize workers in Guangdong province. His organization plans to target a successful foreign manufacturer that can become a model for future collective [...]	2008-11-12 09:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV CH
08HONGKONG2083	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2084	CORRECTED COPY: Hong Kong Officials Join G20 Meeting As [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2121	HONG KONG SHIFTING TOWARD VOLUNTARY RULES FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has postponed efforts to enact legislative amendments to protect copyrighted materials in the digital realm. The government instead seeks to use its recently established tripartite forum (including internet service providers, content providers, and [...]	2008-11-21 03:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2129	Hong Kong Market Report - Officials Encourage Banks to [...] Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Joseph Yam told Legco members this morning that he would introduce two new measures to encourage additional bank lending to SMEs in Hong Kong. Despite the global financial turmoil, the HKMA managed to minimize its investment losses. The HKMA control [...]	2008-11-21 11:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG213	HONG KONG: CHINA'S FIRST DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: The December 29 National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision setting the timetable for implementation of universal suffrage has refocused the political debate in Hong Kong, deftly defusing the issue. The Hong Kong Government (HKG) appears confident that it has s [...]	2008-02-01 05:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
08HONGKONG2156	HK Market Update, Nov. 28 -- More RMB Business in HK? [...] Summary: In recent meetings, HKMA Chief Joseph Yam asked Beijing officials to allow expanded RMB business in Hong Kong, but local analysts are skeptical that Beijing will respond positively. Standard Chartered Bank is proposing to raise HKD 20 billion in the equity markets in a plan that could [...]	2008-11-28 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2170	HONG KONG ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION; HKG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong government's third quarter economic report, released November 21, confirmed that Hong Kong has officially slipped into a recession, with seasonally adjusted growth falling by 0.5 percent, after a drop of 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2008. Private consumptio [...]	2008-12-02 03:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG2198	Lawsuits, Layoffs and Interest Rate Hikes in Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Association of Banks has reportedly suggested postponing plans to buy back Lehman minibonds, while a an American law firm has contacted Hong Kong investors, offering to explore the possibility of filing a class action lawsuit in the U.S. against HSBC. Financial Secretary [...]	2008-12-05 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2208	HK HEALTH SECRETARY ON AVIAN INFLUENZA, MELAMINE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary for Food, Health and Welfare York Chow discussed with the Consul General Hong Kong Government (HKG) eQrts to detect and prevent an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI); melamine contamination and health care reform are also at the top of the Health Bureau agenda, Chow said, [...]	2008-12-08 08:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO CH HK
08HONGKONG2213	FORMER LEGCO PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HONG KONG'S [...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) President Rita Fan sees Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang's reluctance to accept LegCo's legitimate role in Hong Kong's governance as the main cause of the deteriorating legislative-executive relationship. Fan argues it is a politicia [...]	2008-12-09 05:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2216	HONG KONG'S NPC AND CPPCC DEPUTIES: MORE THAN A [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's delegates to the National People's Congress (NPC),and to a lesser extent, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),have seen a gradual shift both in Beijing's and the Hong Kong people's expectations of their role and influence. Until a few years [...]	2008-12-09 09:48:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2222	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]	2008-12-10 10:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2223	CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: Secretary for Food and Health York Chow discussed with the Consul General restrictions on U.S. beef, the threat to U.S. exports of packaged foods posed by Hong Kong's new nutritional labeling law, and shared food safety concerns regarding imports from the Mainland, during an intro [...]	2008-12-11 00:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR HK CH
08HONGKONG2237	AVIAN FLU H5N1 STRAIN CONFIRMED IN HK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary confirmed on December 11 that the H5 Avian Influenza (AI) virus responsible for the deaths of over 200 chickens on December 9 was the H5N1 strain. No human associated cases of Avian Influenza have been reported. The source of the virus outbreak re [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2238	US Auto Bailout Drives Hang Seng Volatility [...] Summary: The Hong Kong government's announcement that it would greatly expand an SME loan guarantee program pushed Hong Kong stocks higher this week, before profit taking and news that the U.S. Senate had rejected a bill to bail out U.S. automakers drove the market down on Friday. Hong Kong ec [...]	2008-12-12 12:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2258	MSARG SUBMITS REVISED ARTICLE 23 BILL TEXT TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: After reviewing public comments regarding the Basic Law Article 23 draft text issued in October, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) formally tabled a revised bill with the Legislative Assembly (LA) December 17. The LA will begin consideration o [...]	2008-12-17 10:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MC CH
08HONGKONG2276	A Beijing Bailout for Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority cut its Base Rate to 0.5 percent, following the US Fed's cut earlier this week. Local banks did not follow suit. The Hong Kong monetary base continued to expand as investors seek a safe haven for their cash. Both Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC w [...]	2008-12-19 12:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2289	FOLLOW-UP ON HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING [...] (S) Econ unit chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au December 22 to advise the Hong Kong government that we have no additional information to share on Jetpower shipments to Iran, aside from what was provided in our September 2009 demar [...]	2008-12-22 09:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG248	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-06 09:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG254	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-11 01:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG255	TIP, MONEY LAUNDERING, PROTECTING AMCITS: CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive and friendly meeting January 29 with Macau's chief executive, Edmund Ho, Consul General Cunningham received positive initial reactions to our plans to expand contacts with the growing American community there and to strengthen liaison with the Macau government to e [...]	2008-02-11 02:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG259	PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMFORTABLE WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham on January 30 that Beijing was comfortable with the rapid rise of U.S. and other foreign investment in Macau's gaming and tourism industry and, despite some stresses as Macau society [...]	2008-02-12 08:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG3118	MIXED REACTION TO NPCSC DECISION ON HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's pan-democratic parties reacted with disappointment and frustration to the December 29 PRC National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision to defer universal suffrage for the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) until 2017, and for the Legislative Council (Leg [...]	2008-01-01 23:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG378	ELECTORAL REFORM TASK GROUP CONVENES, DEMOCRATS' [...] (C) Summary: The February 28 initial session of Hong Kong's newly created "Task Group on Constitutional Development" did not produce any tangible results. Tasked with development of proposals for limited reform of the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (Legco) elections, the 3 [...]	2008-02-29 08:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG408	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]	2008-03-05 08:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG510	MACAU: BEIJING'S STEPPING STONE TO LUSOPHONES, [...] (C) Summary: Professor Ivo Carneiro, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations at Macau's Inter-University Institute, recently told us that Beijing's goals for Macau include: (1) closer integration with the Pearl River Delta, especially Zhuhai; (2) expanding trade links with overse [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CH MC HK
08HONGKONG53	INTERNAL DISSENT HAMPERS HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary: "Reformist" members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party (DP) recently sent an internal memorandum to the party's leaders, expressing deep concern over the party's poor showing in the November 18 district council election (ref a) as well as its overall strategic and policy direction [...]	2008-01-10 03:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG564	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF [...] (C) Post delivered reftel A talking points to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision, Arthur Yuen, on March 27. Yuen confirmed Hong Kong's commitment to supporting the requirements of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran. He not [...]	2008-03-27 23:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM ETTC KNNP PREL CH
08HONGKONG573	VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]	2008-03-28 09:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG575	HONG KONG TID ON SPECIALTY STEEL TO NK AND [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met March 27 with Billy Au, Trade Officer at Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) to hear an update on Hong Kong investigations of B & F International (suspected of shipping Ti-DSS to North Korea (ref A)) and Hong Kong Most Group (suspected of selling aluminum p [...]	2008-03-28 09:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL KN HK IR CH MTCRE
08HONGKONG706	HONG KONG JOURNALIST DESCRIBES PRC-SPONSORED [...] (C) Summary: According to a Hong Kong journalist who participated in the PRC Government-sponsored media visit to Tibet in late March, the primary cause of the riots was ethnic resentment against the Han Chinese by the Tibetans, rather than political differences. The timing of the riots was du [...]	2008-04-18 04:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL CH HK
08HONGKONG793	MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]	2008-05-01 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08HONGKONG834	TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...]	2008-05-07 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH
08HONGKONG880	LABOR NGO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY OF PRC-BASED [...] (C) On May 7, Han Dongfang (strictly protect) and Robin Munro (strictly protect) of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB, strictly protect) discussed ways to strengthen USG outreach and monitoring of CLB projects (funded by the USG) on the mainland with visiting Embassy Beijing laboff [...]	2008-05-15 08:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG894	MFA COMMISSIONER IN MACAU RESPONDS ON U.S. [...] (C) PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham in a meeting in Macau on May 15 that the notion of a "consular agent" was still new to China, and would require further deliberation and study by Beijing. China was not yet ready to agree to [...]	2008-05-16 10:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS AMGT AFIN APER PREL HK MC CH
08ISLAMABAD1719	INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FLOCK TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, international leaders have been streaming into Pakistan to meet the newly elected government. They included UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Chinese FM Jiechi, Turkish FM Babacan, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana, Afghanistan FM Spatna, Malaysian FM Yatim, [...]	2008-05-01 06:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER AF CH EAID IN MY EU
08ISLAMABAD2904	TALIBAN KIDNAP CHINESE ENGINEERS FROM THE NWFP [...] (U) Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed on September 2 the Taliban were holding two Chinese nationals and two Pakistanis as leverage to force the GOP to stop military action against militants. Two Chinese engineers went missing from Shal Plam in the Lower Dir District of the Northwest Fro [...]	2008-09-03 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER CH
08JAKARTA106	INDONESIA -- CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Defense Minister Cao met Indonesian VP Kalla and DefMin Sudarsono on January 16 in Jakarta. The visit included discussion of exchanges and joint production of defense transport equipment. Cao also visited a base of the Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS). The visit reciproc [...]	2008-01-17 09:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS ID CH
08JAKARTA1898	IMPACT OF BEIJING OLYMPICS: INDONESIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref A queries, the Beijing Olympics received favorable coverage in Indonesian media, which focused largely on the selected events in which Indonesian athletes competed. In addition to favorable coverage of the success of the Chinese team, there was a limited amount of com [...]	2008-10-14 02:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ID CH
08JAKARTA2307	(C-AL8-02576) INDONESIAN REACTION TO THE RISE OF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message responds to questions in ref A. We have tried to avoid repeating material presented in previous Jakarta reports on China and refer analysts to refs D and E as well. 2. (C) Indonesians are impressed by China's rise, especially as an economic gia [...]	2008-12-22 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PINR ID CH
08JAKARTA265	SECRETARY GENERAL SURIN ON BURMA, CHINA'S ROLE, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary General Surin believes that China gains a heftier -- undeserved -- stature in ASEAN every time U.S. leaders are absent from an ASEAN Summit or high-level meeting, to our detriment. He notes the U.K. has decided to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation; it is no [...]	2008-02-08 02:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEAN EAID KDEM KHIV PGOV PREL ID BM CH
08JAKARTA288	INDONESIA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF JOINT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has announced that joint production of missiles with China has begun and will involve several Indonesian state-owned firms. While cost and technology transfer are the main considerations, the deal also ostensibly reflects Indonesia's desire to avoid over-dependence on W [...]	2008-02-12 09:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR ID CH
08JAKARTA759	ADMIRAL KEATING ENGAGES INDONESIAN EXPERTS ON [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: USPACOM Commander Admiral Keating engaged leading Indonesian national security experts during an April 11 roundtable at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),Jakarta's leading [...]	2008-04-16 01:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ID CH
08JAKARTA764	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 4 meeting, EAP A/S Hill and President Yudhoyono (SBY) engaged in a lively discussion of democracy, Burma and other issues in the Southeast Asian region, and China/Tibet. Yudhoyono and Hill also discussed U.S.-Indonesia bilateral relations, including plans for the Pea [...]	2008-04-16 07:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ID CH XC
08KABUL102	AF: Afghanistan Energy Projects: Year-End Update [...] (SBU) The following is a short update on the current status of some of the most high-profile USG energy projects in Afghanistan: 2. (SBU) 100 MW KABUL POWER PLANT "GEN SETS" - Despite earlier problems with squatters on the project site, site clearing is underway. Topographical and aerial su [...]	2008-01-09 02:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
08KABUL1047	AF: Aynak Copper Mine Technical Negotiations Complete. [...] (U) Summary: Technical negotiations associated with the Aynak Copper Mine project have concluded successfully. The Afghan deposit is estimated to be among the largest in the world and is expected to bring in over USD 450 million in yearly revenues to the government when it begins operation in [...]	2008-04-28 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL108	AF: Afghan Ministry of Mines: Big Plans for 2008. [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Mines Adel told EconOff he intends to shepherd several natural resource tenders, including oil, gas and iron ore deposits, through the biding process this coming year. The Ministry intends to tender two blocks for commercial gas exploration and one for oil explorati [...]	2008-01-09 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL2269	PRT BAMYAN: MINISTER IGNITES HOPE FOR ENERGY, IRON [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Mines Muhammad Ibrahim Adel concluded a week-long visit to Bamyan to explore the feasibility of a coal driven power plant and conduct a site visit to the Haji Gak iron deposit. Accompanied by a team of international and national legal and technical experts, Minister A [...]	2008-08-25 05:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KABUL530	AF: UPDATE ON AYNAK COPPER MINE NEGOTIATIONS, PLANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE AFGHAN MINISTRY OF MINES (MOM),CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP (CMG) AND WORLD BANK-HIRED CONTRACT ADVISOR GUSTAFSON AND CO. FROM COLORADO, HAVE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE USD 2.4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT OF THE AYNAK COPPER DEPOSIT. ALTHOUG [...]	2008-03-03 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG KPWR EAID AF CH
08KATHMANDU1068	NEPAL'S PRIORITIES FOR 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) On September 19, Rudra Nepal, Joint Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboffs that the priorities for the Government of Nepal (GON) at the 63rd UN General Assembly included landlocked least-developed countries, food security, t [...]	2008-09-23 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP KSEP UNGA CH IN RS GG
08KATHMANDU123	TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL: ANOTHER CASE OF NEAR [...] (SBU) Nineteen Tibetan refugees who were arrested by Nepali officials on January 15 and threatened with refoulement are now at the Tibetan Refugee Reception Center in Kathmandu. United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials agreed this was a serious near-abrogation of the gent [...]	2008-01-29 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL NP CH
08KATHMANDU1265	MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT AFTER 100 DAYS: NEW NEPAL [...] (C) With few exceptions, Nepal's Maoist-led government has done little in the roughly 100 days since the coalition's formation in August to transform Nepal. From the cabinet, to foreign policy, the peace process, human rights and law and order, the Terai and the economy, the government's recor [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON ELAB IN CH NP
08KATHMANDU145	NEPAL: MFA CONFIRMS NO CHANGE IN POLICY ON TIBETAN [...] (C) The Under Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Political/Economic Chief February 1 that the Government of Nepal has not changed its policy on Tibetan refugees. The reported threat in mid-January by Nepali officials of refoulement to China for 19 refugees (reft [...]	2008-02-01 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
08KATHMANDU305	CRACKDOWN ON TIBETAN PROTESTERS IN NEPAL CONTINUES [...] (C) Approximately 100 Tibetan refugees gathered the morning of March 17 in front of United Nations (UN) House in Lalitpur, Kathmandu's twin city, to protest peacefully the recent reports of killings in Tibet. According to eyewitness accounts police baton-charged the protesters at 11 a.m. and [...]	2008-03-17 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CH NP
08KATHMANDU324	FOREIGN SECRETARY ADMITS NEPAL UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (SBU) On March 19 Deputy Chief of Mission Randy Berry raised U.S. concerns with Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya regarding the Government of Nepal's recent crackdown on peaceful protests by Tibetans. While under pressure from China, the Government of Nepal (GON) confirmed minimal force [...]	2008-03-19 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU484	NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HCOC [...] (SBU) On April 24, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Rudra Nepal, Under Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging the Government of Nepal (GON) to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. T [...]	2008-05-01 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MTCR MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU489	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA TRYING TO BALANCE [...] (C) As instructed (reftel),the Ambassador used a May 1 meeting with Prime Minister Koirala to express official U.S. concern about the treatment of Tibetans by Nepali authorities. She urged the Prime Minister to ensure the right to peaceful protest was maintained. Foreign Secretary Acharya r [...]	2008-05-01 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU514	REPORT ON OUTREACH TO DISSIDENTS AND ACTIVISTS FOR [...] Since arriving at post in August 2007 Ambassador Powell has held at least ten meetings with Tibetans living in Nepal. Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey also held two meetings with Tibetans during her visit to Nepal in November 2007. 2. The Ambassad [...]	2008-05-06 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PREF CH NP
08KATHMANDU585	NEPAL: OHCHR AND UNHCR SEE GRAVE PROBLEMS BENEATH [...] (C) On May 25, the Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal told South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum that Nepal's recent election and its human rights stance in international circles had created a misleading picture of the country's human rights [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KDEM BT CH NP
08KHARTOUM1608	GOSS MINISTER ACCUSES NCP OF WITHHOLDING OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 31 meeting, GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng told ConGen Juba that the NCP has reneged on an agreement to settle the hard currency dispute between the GOSS and Khartoum (reftel),and is withholding oil revenue to pressure the GOSS to turn over [...]	2008-11-03 05:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ASEC KPKO UNSC SU CH CFG
08KHARTOUM1625	FURTHER INFORMATION ON MURDER OF CHINESE OIL [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of Sudan's Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID),the murder of five Chinese oil workers in western Kordofan was apparently triggered when the kidnappers spotted a GOS helicopter tracking their movements and panicked. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Ibrahim [...]	2008-11-07 09:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC AU SU CH
08KHARTOUM170	TFCD01: CONCERN FOR SUDAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 13:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CH SU
08KHARTOUM280	S/E WILLIAMSON CLARIFIES FACTS OF UNAMID [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Chinese Envoy Liu Guijin in Khartoum, S/E Williamson reported that he had asked Khartoum to take practical steps to facilitate the deployment of UNAMID and "get more boots on the ground" in Darfur. He urged China to convey to Khartoum the importance of expedi [...]	2008-02-26 18:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CH
08KHARTOUM667	RESPONSE: CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) China's engagement in Sudan centers on the pursuit of its economic interests, particularly oil, and these interests underpin its relationship with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP). China's engagement on the political issues related to the conflict in Darfur or tensions between N [...]	2008-05-01 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SU CH XA XE
08KINGSTON277	JAMAICAN BUDGET TECHNOCRATS OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) released a USD 7 billion estimated expenditure budget on March 27. The fiscal deficit is 5.5 percent of GDP, but should return to the 4.5 percent of GDP target for next year. The GOJ is focusing on increased tax compliance and taking tougher measures agai [...]	2008-04-02 12:05:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EAIR JM CH VZ XL
08KINSHASA1059	FIRST OFFICIAL DONOR MEETING WITH NEW DRC PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: A group of heads of development and cooperation agencies from key donor countries met with new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 22, 2008. The discussion lasted for approximately 90 minutes and touched upon the Prime Minister's new p [...]	2008-12-01 07:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA1099	VIRUNGA PARK REPORT: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY REBEL GROUP TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Following renewed fighting in North Kivu in October, 2008, park rangers have returned to Virunga park and in particular to the Mikeno sector, home of the approximately 200 mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Laurent Nkunda's rebel National Congress of the [...]	2008-12-12 13:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA918	THE DRC AND CHINA: WE CAN HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent public statements by the IMF, China (PRC)'s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) on the multi-billion dollar Sino-Congolese agreement concluded in early 2008 (ref A) share several common theme [...]	2008-10-22 15:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KOLKATA116	TIBETANS ARGUE OVER A THIRD RINPOCHE AS CALLS FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 27-30 visit to Darjeeling and adjoining towns, ConOff spoke with the Tibetan community about the unrest in Lhasa, and attended an enthronement ceremony for a possible Third Reincarnation of the Domogeshi Rinpoche. ConOff also visited the Tibetan Self-Help Center [...]	2008-04-10 10:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF IN CH NP
08KOLKATA159	INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]	2008-05-27 12:18:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA202	KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]	2008-07-09 10:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KOLKATA50	PM SINGH SIGNALS INDIA'S COMMITMENT TO KEEP ARUNACHAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 31, barely two weeks after his visit to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Arunachal Pradesh, a northeast Indian state bordering China and Bhutan, to signal India's commitment to keeping the territory. He announced development projects to the tune of USD 2 [...]	2008-02-08 12:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR CH IN
08KOLKATA98	DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA'S NORTHEAST STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH [...] (SBU) March 4-11, ConGen visited the remote northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh (AP) to assess the area's regional security, social and economic development issues. India continues to dispute China's claims to AP and is now seeking to develop the state's infrastructure to integrate i [...]	2008-03-18 14:12:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL EAGR EAID SENV SNAR CH IN
08KOLONIA103	(S) MOBIL REJECTS FSM PETROLEUM CORPORATION PROPOSAL FOR [...] (S) Summary. In a veil of secrecy, a nascent national petroleum corporation for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has begun to purchase fuel storage tanks from Mobil in all four FSM states. Purchase of the fuel terminals should be complete by the end of July. The President of Mobil [...]	2008-07-16 03:49:00	Embassy Kolonia	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL FM CH
08KOLONIA108	FSM GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COMPACT CRITICISM WITH HURT, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Hughes asked to call upon President Mori on July 25 to discuss shortcomings in implementation of requirements of the Amended Compact on the part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). With sorrow, Mori said he felt wounded by the tone of recent communications [...]	2008-07-28 00:59:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA110	CHINA SHIFTS FROM GRANTS TO LOANS IN THE FSM; OFFERS TO [...] (SBU) China's Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) advised that her country has recently diminished grant aid to the FSM. She claimed that Beijing was less inclined to fund her own proposals for grants and projects. Beijing believes there is little return on investment owing [...]	2008-07-29 05:44:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID CH FM PGOV
08KOLONIA150	CONFIDENCE EBBS IN THE MORI ADMINISTRATION - LEADERSHIP [...] (C) The administration of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori is increasingly perceived within the FSM as secretive and ensnared within the narrow interests of cohorts from the President's home state of Chuuk. Mori, who is reserved by nature, rarely addresses the FSM [...]	2008-09-26 04:30:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH FM
08KOLONIA152	CHINA AND THE FSM EXTOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. As frustration with the Compact of Free Association has mounted, FSM leaders have cautiously turned to China for material assistance. Privately, Micronesians have expressed misgivings about China's growing influence. On Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of China October [...]	2008-10-10 06:46:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FM
08KOLONIA177	CHINA TO BID U.S. COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN [...] (C) Summary. In the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),the Chinese Ambassador has exercised broad authority from Beijing to initiate significant construction and other aid projects. The other three chiefs of mission from Japan, Australia and the United States use the limited resources at [...]	2008-12-03 07:45:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FM CH JA
08KOLONIA188	CHINA FETES MICRONESIAN POLICE CHIEFS, AS FSM DISQUIET [...] (C) Summary. The Chief Police of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) described to Ambassador a ten-day trip that China recently sponsored for the national police chief and corresponding police chiefs from the four FSM states, along with their wives. Each couple receive [...]	2008-12-23 05:02:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CH FM
08KOLONIA62	FSM OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE FOR MORI MAGAZINE INTERVIEW [...] SBU - Entire Text 2. Summary. With chagrin, two close aides of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Mori invited Ambassador to lunch on April 29 to apologize for the tenor of an interview with Mori published in this month's Pacific Magazine. The interview characterizes Mori as [...]	2008-04-30 02:59:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA98	JAPAN'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE FSM DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS - [...] (C) Summary. Japan's first resident ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) presented his credentials on June 24. He conveyed an exceptionally brief message of good will on the part of the Emperor, omitting reference to specific goals. Japanese Ambassador Shoji Sato said pri [...]	2008-07-03 04:48:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FM JA CH
08KUALALUMPUR410	CHINESE DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON MALAYSIA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysia-China bilateral economic relations are growing by leaps-and-bounds, with two way trade growing by over 16 percent last year to $37 billion. Senior-level official encounters have become frequent, especially with the growth of the ASEAN plus 3 and the establishment of the [...]	2008-05-21 03:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR CVIS CH MY
08KYIV146	UKRAINE: CHINESE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR EXPERTS AND [...] (S - REL UP) We met January 22 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos to provide reftel information regarding the possibility that four individuals from China's Fourth Academy, which develops and manufactures solid rocket motors for Chinese [...]	2008-01-22 13:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE PINR CH UP
08KYIV706	UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE [...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...]	2008-04-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP
08LAGOS382	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DELTA UNREST WORSE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 20 meeting, Levi Ajuonuma (strictly protect),Group General Manager for Public Affairs for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said unrest in the Niger Delta is hurting oil revenues far more than senior NNPC officials are publicly admitting. Because [...]	2008-09-26 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS CH NI
08LAGOS75	SHELL WORRIES ABOUT CHINESE IN NIGERIA; CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Shell's Vice President for Africa Ann Pickard met with the Ambassador on February 20. She admitted that the company badly miscalculated the new Nigerian administration and is playing catch up to ExxonMobil and Chevron. She claims new Nigerian petroleum legislation could lead to [...]	2008-02-26 08:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI CH

08LILONGWE17	MALAWI: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Jan. 7, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Joyce Banda to discuss the much-reported impending switch of recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. While confirming press reports that two ministers had made two exploratory trips to Beijing, she said the minis [...]	2008-01-09 08:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE253	MALAWI - CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, the following information is provided for preparation of U.S.-China policy dialogues. China and Malawi established formal diplomatic relations a mere four months ago and engagement between the U.S. and Chinese Missions has so far been limited. China has alre [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH MI
08LILONGWE40	MALAWI RECOGNITION OF BEIJING ONE YEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda officially announced Malawi's change of recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The announcement noted the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malawi and the People's Republic of China as of December 28, 2007. Formal Government approva [...]	2008-01-18 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LIMA150	PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE [...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...]	2008-01-28 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE
08LJUBLJANA141	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 26, A/DCM delivered reftel's points on the March 28-29 Gymnich to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih noted that, in keeping with Slovenia's focus on the Balkans during its Presidency, FM Rupel had decided to devote the second day of the informal FMs' meeting to the Western Ba [...]	2008-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PHUM IS SY LE RS CH SI
08LONDON1135	(C) AN UPDATE ON HMG EXPECTATIONS AND PREDICTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Foreign Office's Zimbabwe section indicated on 21 April that time is running out for Robert Mugabe. Ineffective African mediation efforts may still yield positive results if all interested parties, including the African Union and the United Nations, coordinate with [...]	2008-04-22 12:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL UN UK EU SA CH ZI
08LONDON1172	UK EXPECTS THE BALKANS TO DOMINATE APRIL GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects the Balkans to be the key discussion item at the April 27-28 GAERC; the UK is still pushing to have a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) with Bosnia signed at this GAERC, but expects it will slip to the May GAERC. According to Martin Shearman, EU Corres [...]	2008-04-25 14:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK ZI IR IS CH BM UK
08LONDON2186	IRAN: CHINESE EMBASSY ASKS WHETHER GEORGIA CRISIS AFFECTS P5+1'S IRAN POSTURE REF: BEIJING 3034 [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy counterparts asked informally whether the Georgia crisis means in U.S. eyes a suspension or slowdown in multilateral efforts on Iran nuclear. London Iran Watcher (Poloff) said this is not the case; international equities on Iran are too urgent and well-defined, and Iran [...]	2008-08-22 16:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINS PREL PTER CH IR UK
08LONDON2858	AFRICA/CHINA: MORE ENGAGEMENT IS A TWO-SIDED COIN [...] (C//REL TO FIVE EYES) China's increasing engagement with African governments is a two-sided coin. China more readily works on its Africa partners' behalf in the United Nations (sometimes in unhelpful ways for the West),and it also provides significant direct investment and infrastructure cr [...]	2008-11-13 16:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID XA CA NZ AS CH TW UK
08LONDON3062	PAKISTAN: LYALL GRANT AND BOUCHER AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher and Foreign Office Political Director Lyall Grant agreed on the need for Pakistan, and especially General Kayani, to close down Lashkar e Taiba operations and move on to reform of the intelligence service. Lyall Grant observed there would be less political [...]	2008-12-08 16:51:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN PK CH UK
08LONDON75	UK ALSO KEEN FOR ANSWERS ON CHINESE ASAT TEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 11:41:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH UK
08LUANDA30	CHINESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES DESIRE TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena, China's Ambassador to Angola, Zhang Beisan, said the end of Angola's civil war provided opportunities for both China and the U.S. to participate in rebuilding the nation. Recalling discussions last year with Ambassador Efir [...]	2008-01-11 14:47:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID AO CH
08LUANDA510	POSSIBLE HU JINTAO VISIT TO LUANDA AT THE END OF [...] (SBU) The Chinese Embassy in Angola has begun preparing for a high level visit to Luanda in late June and early July, possibly by President Hu Jintao, according to an employee of a private Chinese company contracted to make preparations for the upcoming visit. Post has verified that Luanda's [...]	2008-06-25 17:37:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EMIN ETRD AO CH
08LUANDA562	AN YUE JIANG - ANOTHER TAKE ON THE FATE OF CHINESE [...] (C ) Although we do not yet know definitively whether or not the Angolans off-loaded in April Zimbabwe-bound arms and ammunition from the Chinese vessel An Yue Jiang, Embassy has received additional unconfirmed information that the Angolans, true to their word, did not allow the materiel desti [...]	2008-07-23 10:24:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHSA CH ZI AO
08LUSAKA453	MWANAWASA ON CHINESE ARMS SHIPMENT, PRAISES SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary. President Mwanawasa extolled South Africa and Mozambique for refusing to offload a Chinese arms shipment headed to Zimbabwe and called on other countries to do likewise. He dismissed comments by a ruling party member, George Chumbwe, recommending the violent overthrow of Mugabe [...]	2008-04-22 12:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SADC PREL ZA ZI CH
08LUSAKA986	MICHAEL SATA: WHO IS THE KING COBRA AND WILL HE [...] (SBU) Summary. Although still a strong contender in the October 30 by-election, presidential candidate Michael Sata appears to have lost some of his momentum due to internal party strife. The Patriotic Front leader excommunicated half of his party's parliamentarians in late 2007 over disagr [...]	2008-10-06 13:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH ZA
08MADRID1016	SPANISH MFA RECEIVES NON-PAPER RE CHINESE [...] (S) On September 22 PolOff delivered the talking points and non-paper from REFTEL to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, and Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. As the non-paper is classified, neither GOS offici [...]	2008-09-23 13:34:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH SP UK
08MANAMA765	KING HAMAD ON IRAN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RUSSIA, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad confirmed that Iran expressed concern to Bahrain about U.S. naval "weapons systems." Bahrain plans to continue pushing its proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. The King was suspicious of China, apologetic about his upcoming visit to Russia, and warm [...]	2008-11-12 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR IR RS CH IN BA
08MANAMA795	(U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14 REF: A. MANAMA 759 B. STATE 123514 C. MANAMA 773 [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Ambassador Burns, Chairman Mullen, General Petraeus - Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you all back to Bahrain. King Hamad and his leadership team value your friendship and appreciate your visit. We and they will want to use this visit to advance greater GCC defense coop [...]	2008-12-02 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR KDEM IR IZ RS CH IN BA
08MANILA1838	CONTROVERSY OVER SPRATLY ISLANDS TERRITORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent steep increases in the cost of petroleum and pending deadlines associated with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) have kept the six-nation territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the eye of public debate in the Philippines. The underlying controvers [...]	2008-08-01 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MANILA2626	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL Price to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terro [...]	2008-11-28 10:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PINS PREL RP CH VM
08MANILA317	TAIWAN'S SPRATLY VISIT DRAWS SHARP REBUKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's highly publicized February 2 visit to a Taiwanese-occupied island in the Spratly Island chain drew a sharp reaction from Arroyo administration officials. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo cast the visit as lamentable and irresponsib [...]	2008-02-05 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MAPUTO784	MOZAMBIQUE - CHINA'S RICEBASKET? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Government (GoC) and businesses continue to expand commitments and investments in Mozambique; China is now the sixth largest foreign investor. Long-standing interests in natural resources are complemented by new investments in agriculture-especially rice, along with [...]	2008-08-18 07:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV SENV KCOR PGOV MZ CH
08MELBOURNE123	Melbourne Businesses See Tough Times Ahead [...] (SBU) Melbourne business leaders predict that Australian GDP growth will slow to approximately two percent in the coming three quarters. While most are not using the word recession, there is an expectation that jobs will be lost, commodity prices will fall and belts will have to be tightened. [...]	2008-10-24 06:15:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH AS
08MEXICO1810	MEXICO AND CHINA AGREE ON PHASED LOWERING OF [...] (U) Mexico and China avoided a serious trade impasse by reaching an agreement on a transitioned approach to eliminating and/or reducing Mexican anti-dumping (AD) duties on a wide range of Chinese manufactured imports. Assuming the deal is approved by the Mexican Senate (as expected),Mexico w [...]	2008-06-12 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KTEX PINS MX CH
08MEXICO1907	MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST [...] (U) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumulation provisions in the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as key to raising Mexican and regional competitiveness (parti [...]	2008-06-24 20:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH
08MOSCOW1430	MEDVEDEV'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP: EASTWARD TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary. Russian analysts argue that Medvedev's May 22-24 visit to Kazakhstan and China -- the first foreign trip as the new Russian President -- carries both symbolic and substantive significance. Specialists welcomed the choice, saying that Medvedev's decision to go eastward would remi [...]	2008-05-21 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP CH RS
08MOSCOW1587	DFM BORODAVKIN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin was pleased Congressman Rohrabacher valued Russian cooperation in Afghanistan, but explained that Russia was disappointed in the response received so far to its offers of assistance. Borodavkin and Rohrabacher agreed on t [...]	2008-06-04 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP CH PK TX RS AF
08MOSCOW1837	NON-PAPER ON NASA - CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 27 we delivered reftel non-paper regarding the June 30 - July 1 initial meeting on Earth and space science between NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to Georgiy Barsegov, Space Affairs Officer, Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament, MFA. Barsegov sa [...]	2008-06-27 15:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CH RS
08MOSCOW2239	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN ROLE IN ENERGY [...] (C) On August 1 PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA First Asia Department Second Secretary Dmitriy Kulkin, a Russian delegation member at Six-Party meetings. Kulkin emphasized that Russia continues to support the "action for action" principle outlined by the Six-Party Talks Economy and E [...]	2008-08-01 13:21:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	EAID ENRG KNNP PARM PREL RS KN JA CH KS
08MOSCOW2735	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...]	2008-09-11 14:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS
08MOSCOW2808	RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...]	2008-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG
08MOSCOW2856	GOR SILENCE ON KIM JONG IL'S HEALTH SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. Moscow has had little to say about the reported illness of North Korean leader Kim Jong IL. Russian experts believe this is due to the fact that Russia no longer has real influence over or interest in the DPRK beyond the six-party talks. North Korea watchers here are divided on [...]	2008-09-24 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS CH KS KN
08MOSCOW3098	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN FIRM SELLING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 10:12:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MRCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS PK CH
08MOSCOW732	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL TALWAR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Puneet Talwar, Senior Professional Staff Member Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from March 19-22, 2008. 2. Control Officer is Dereck Hogan, tel. 7-495-728-5152; 7-495-728-5451 (hm); 7-495-970-4995 (cell); E-mail is HoganDJ@state.Gov. [...]	2008-03-17 14:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH RS
08MOSCOW744	LAVROV LINKS TIBET UNREST TO KOSOVO [...] Foreign Minister Lavrov linked the recent unrest in Tibet to Kosovo, telling the press that the violence in Lhasa had not occurred "by chance." In an interview published March 18 in Rossiskaya Gazeta, Lavrov used Tibet to demonstrate how Kosovo's independence had "already reverberated" among [...]	2008-03-18 12:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL CH RS
08MOSCOW783	TWO-STEP REQUEST TO DEMARCHE KHARTOUM AND N'JAMENA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	CD CH FR LY PGOV PREL RS SU UK KPKO
08MOSCOW784	MFA REFUSES TO DISCUSS DOD REPORT ON CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PREL PGOV TSPA CH
08MOSCOW867	GOR NOTIFIED OF MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:08:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA RU FR AU KS UK
08NAGOYA28	FOREIGN WORKERS CHANGE THE FACE OF CENTRAL JAPAN [...] (SBU) Despite stereotypes of Japan as a homogeneous nation, long-term foreign resident workers now play a crucial role in the Central Japan economy. Owing to labor shortages and the continuing strength of the regional manufacturing sector (even in the face of rapidly rising fuel and raw mater [...]	2008-07-23 04:07:00	Consulate Nagoya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL CVIS JA BR CH PE
08NAIROBI1176	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's engagement with Kenya is primarily a private sector-led effort, focused on trade generally, and the supply of goods and services in key infrastructure sectors like roads, info-tech, and energy. The Chinese government appears not heavily involved in those areas where the [...]	2008-05-07 09:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
08NEWDELHI1013	GREYBEARDS AND INSIDERS GIVE DAS FEIGENBAUM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During three days of meetings in Delhi, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard from Indian academics, politicians and former top bureaucrats gave varying views on the bilateral relationship, Indian domestic politics, and regional affairs. Former Ambassador to the U. [...]	2008-04-08 07:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BM CH CE NP
08NEWDELHI1018	CONGRESS PARTY WOES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: With little political headway on the civil nuclear initiative and election defeats in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and the Northeast (refs A,B,C,D,E),good news for the Congress Party has been in short supply in recent months. The latest piece of bad news: rising food prices, whi [...]	2008-04-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON PREF CH IN
08NEWDELHI1035	DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO [...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...]	2008-04-10 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI1333	DALAI LAMA REQUESTS BUSH TO VISIT LHASA DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, the Dalai Lama requested Poloff to convey a request to President Bush to visit Lhasa during the President's August 2008 Beijing visit. He characterized the April 27-29 China-Tibet talks as "productive," noting that China's representatives adopted a "softer" [...]	2008-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF CH IN
08NEWDELHI1375	CHINA'S ATTACKS ON DALAI LAMA ALARM TIBETAN MPS [...] Send a fact-finding delegation to access the real situation inside Tibet. Urge upon the UN to do the same. 2. Impress upon China to stop killings & uphold the Fundamental Human Rights inside Tibet. 3. Facilitate International medical communities / organizations to render medical assistance t [...]	2008-05-21 03:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CH IN KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI1440	INDO-PAK DIALOGUE: INDIA LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue took place in Islamabad May 20-21, marking the first high-level contact between the two governments since Pakistan's newly elected government came to power in March. Foreign Secretary Menon met his counterpart Salman Bashir May [...]	2008-05-28 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IR CH IN
08NEWDELHI1795	TIBETAN YOUTH SEE POTHOLES IN THE MIDDLE PATH - [...] (C) Summary. A May visit to six Tibetan settlements across north and northeastern India underscores concerns that frustrated and dissatisfied Tibetan youth and concurrent Indian separatist movements could pose serious problems for the future viability of Tibetan settlements. A widening generational [...]	2008-06-30 10:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI CH IN
08NEWDELHI2238	VULNERABLE TIBETANS BULLIED BY NEIGHBORS - PART 2 [...] (C) Summary. In discussions with Refcord and Poloff earlier this summer, Tibetan settlement leaders in Northeastern India discussed day-to-day intimidation by average Indians as well as by Indian separatist movements. In most settlements, bullying neighbors have taken advantage of Tibetans, t [...]	2008-08-18 08:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CH IN
08NEWDELHI2446	YANG DEFENDS CHINA'S NSG POSITION ON FIRST TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi,s first official trip to India September 7-9, ostensibly to inaugurate the new Chinese consulate in Kolkata and lay the groundwork for better momentum in India-China relations, was overshadowed by controversy over China's perceived lack of sup [...]	2008-09-11 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI2447	PRC DEMARCHE ON TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: [...] (SBU) On September 11, Chinese Political Counselor Hu Zhaoming delivered a demarche to PolCouns regarding Chinese annoyance and disapproval of the USG's Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP). Hu further expressed the PRC's displeasure with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' consulting [...]	2008-09-11 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	IN CH PHUM PREF KPAO SCUL
08NEWDELHI2670	TIBETANS' SITUATION SUFFERABLE, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. During a series of visits to Tibetan settlements in six Indian states in May, June, and September, EmbOffs and visiting Refcoord learned that, overall, Tibetans fare better than other refugee populations in India, especially in the areas of primary and secondary education. Unfort [...]	2008-10-07 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CH IN
08NEWDELHI2884	DHARAMSALA DISQUIET: AS EIGHTH ROUND FAILS, [...] (C) Summary: During meetings over the past two weeks, Tempa Tsering, Representative of the Dalai Lama, updated PolOff on recent developments that have catapulted Tibet into the international headlines. Tsering stressed that the Dalai Lama's renewal of his demanding travel schedule proves his [...]	2008-11-07 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF IN CH
08NEWDELHI3002	ENDORSEMENT FOR MIDDLE WAY LEAVES TIBETANS IN [...] (C) Summary. On November 17-22, over 560 Tibetans gathered in the north Indian hill station of Dharamsala - capital of the "government-in-exile" - to consider fundamental questions on the future strategy of the Tibetan movement. The conclave, called by the Dalai Lama, required Tibetan exiles [...]	2008-11-26 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI3016	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN DECEMBER 2008 VISIT [...] (U) Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham: On behalf of Ambassador Mulford and the Country Team, I warmly welcome you to Bhutan. Your visit comes at the end of a historic year for the small Himalayan nation, marked by the successful transition to a constitutional monarchy and the coronation [...]	2008-11-28 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	BH CH IN KNNP PGOV PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI3187	LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...]	2008-12-19 06:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH
08NEWDELHI343	DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- New HP Government Gets Moving -- Prime Minister Singh to Visit Indo-Chinese Border Areas -- French President's Visit Raises Turban Is [...]	2008-02-01 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS SOCI KWMN CH IN FR
08NEWDELHI431	DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]	2008-02-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NEWDELHI442	NEPALI MAOIST RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF "PEOPLE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting to news reports that the Maoists in Nepal had decided to re-establish its parallel "People's Governments" under the direction of the United Revolutionary People's Council, Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for Nepal Manish Gupta told Poloff that India views [...]	2008-02-11 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NP CH IN
08NEWDELHI449	CHINA PROTEST OF SINGH'S ARUNACHAL PRADESH TRIP [...] (U) India's major news outlets carried reports February 8-9 that China had informally objected to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's January 31 visit to Arunachal Pradesh (AP),during which he made a point of commenting that "Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of our country, and the sun [...]	2008-02-12 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI538	IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...]	2008-02-20 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN
08NEWDELHI724	DELHI DIARY, FEB 29 - MARCH 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 29 - March 7, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress's Muslim Problem -- Stalking Tiger, Encroaching Dragon -- Homecoming after 35 Years in a Pakistani Prison Cell Congress's Mus [...]	2008-03-07 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS PINR MCAP CH BT IN
08NEWDELHI731	INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...]	2008-03-10 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI808	DALAI LAMA'S REPRESENTATIVE PREDICTS CONTINUED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 09:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP CH IN
08NEWDELHI824	TIBETAN REFUGEES: INDIA RELEASING DETAINEES, [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on March 19. Responding to SIPDIS reftel points, Menon stated that the Indian government has spoken with both the Dalai Lama's representatives and four Tibetan non-governmental organizations and assured them th [...]	2008-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH NP IN
08NEWDELHI882	TIBET CLAMP DOWN AND PROTESTS PUT INDIA IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tibet remains a front-burner challenge in New Delhi more than 10 days after protests at the Chinese Embassy and a protest march out of Dharamsala led to the arrest of over 200 Tibetans. After another protest at the Chinese Embassy led to more arrests on March 21, the Indian press rep [...]	2008-03-26 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CH IN
08NEWDELHI906	DALAI LAMA FEARS INFLUX OF HAN CHINESE WILL WIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador, His Holiness the Dalai Lama sketched out two scenarios for Tibet: a positive scenario, where the PRC agrees to dialogue and permits a degree of Tibetan autonomy; and a negative scenario, where the PRC continues to flood Tibet with eth [...]	2008-03-28 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL CVIS CH IN
08NEWDELHI934	FS MENON PESSIMISTIC ON TIBET AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador March 31 that he expected elements of the Tibetan community to become more independent of the Dalai Lama's moderate line the longer they reside in India's "free and open society." He asserted that India would have no problem [...]	2008-04-01 01:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH PK
08NIAMEY958	Nigerien Gov't Delegation Departs for China [...] On September 15, Prime Minister Seini Oumarou led a delegation bound for Beijing. The delegation included: -- Minister of Agricultural Development Mahamane Moussa; -- Minister of Mines and Energy Mohamed Abdoulahi; -- Minister of National Education Ousmane Samba Mamadou; -- Minister [...]	2008-09-15 14:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EPET EMIN EAID CH NG
08OSLO278	NORWAY'S CHINESE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 15 meeting with EAP DAS Tom Christensen, Norway's MFA China experts outlined their strategy for tackling economic, environmental, human rights and defense issues with China. They hope for FTA negotiations and a Security Policy Dialogue to start soon. Climate Change issu [...]	2008-05-17 11:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SENV CH NO
08OTTAWA1123	CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]	2008-08-22 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA1245	CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...]	2008-09-19 17:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA
08OTTAWA1315	NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CH CA
08OTTAWA189	CANADIAN CONCERN OVER CHAD AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) FM Bernier issued a statement February 4 in response to recent developments in Chad, which said: "Canada strongly condemns the attacks by rebel groups in Chad and, in particular, in N'Djamena. We join newly elected African Union President Jakaya Kikwete in expressing our deep concern w [...]	2008-02-06 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU CA
08OTTAWA381	CANADIANS IMPRESSED BY DOD REPORT ON CHINA, WANT [...] This is an action request -- see para three. 2.. (C) Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense and Security Relations Deputy Director Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones on March 11 expressed appreciation for the 2008 Department of Defense (DOD) Report on China (ref [...]	2008-03-14 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP TSPA CH CA
08OTTAWA39	CANADIAN SUPPORT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 8, Director General for East Asia Gordon Houlden of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada had raised the January 2007 anti-satellite test numerous times with the Chinese, both in Beijing an [...]	2008-01-09 13:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH CA
08OTTAWA407	CANADA CARES ABOUT TIBET, TOO [...] (U) Several hundred protesters -- apparently including large numbers of ethnic Tibetans -- staged a peaceful protest march on March 20 from Parliament Hill to the Chinese Embassy, passing en route in front of the U.S. Embassy. They variously chanted "China out" or "Free Tibet," among other s [...]	2008-03-20 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OTTAWA803	CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL ON CHINA TO [...] (U) Senator Consiglio Di Nino, chairman of the Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as head of the "Parliamentary Friends of Tibet" group, on June 13 shared with PolMinCouns a copy of a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for "earn [...]	2008-06-13 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA881	NOTIFYING CANADA ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed and left copy of reftel non-paper with officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Office of Innovation, Science and Technology on June 27. Their immediate reaction was that the proposed discussions with CNSA seemed reasonable and to [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CA CH
08OTTAWA889	CANADA TO OPEN NEW TRADE OFFICES IN CHINA, MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: In a June 19 speech, International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is establishing 10 new trade offices in China, Mexico, and Brazil as part of Canada's "aggressive" trade policy. This is in addition to new trade offices in India and Mongolia announced in April. The [...]	2008-06-30 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CA EFTA CH BR IN
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU427	BURKINA FASO: ESTH DEVELOPMENTS IN MINING, WILDLIFE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 9-14 mission to Burkina Faso, the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) officials (Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Environment, National Tourism Board) and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineerin [...]	2008-05-20 17:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EMIN SENV GH UV CH TW
08PANAMA247	PANAMA: GOP INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA PM
08PARAMARIBO194	China Wants to "Build a New City in Suriname" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-ranking official commented during the remarks period at a business lectu... [...]	2008-05-08 21:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH NS
08PARIS1118	OECD/Export Credits: Plenary Covers Tied Aid Project, [...] (SBU) Summary: The OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) meetings in Paris on April 21-25, 2008. The U.S. obtained s [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON OECD KCOR CH IN
08PARIS1890	BEIJING OLYMPICS FAIL TO IMPROVE FRENCH VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) The French public watched the Beijing Summer Olympics in large numbers and with interest but came away without an appreciable change in their generally downbeat views on China. Our reading from contacts in discussions since the August 24 closing ceremony is that in the current context [...]	2008-10-15 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR
08PARIS1975	BOUCHER AND FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary. During an October 21-22 visit to Paris, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher discussed with numerous French officials the next steps of the UN "Friends of Pakistan" group and U.S. efforts to tighten security by supporting police and trainers i [...]	2008-10-28 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TZ CH TA
08PARIS2056	FRENCH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 10 EU GAERC [...] (SBU) French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona responded on November 7 to reftel points on the upcoming EU GAERC. He began by observing that this one would be the most complicated of the current French presidency, since it would also involve a joint [...]	2008-11-07 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID XA FR RS LE CG CH IZ BK
08PARIS2134	P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...]	2008-11-21 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR
08PARIS245	P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]	2008-02-12 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS513	CHAD/SUDAN: FRENCH AGREEABLE TO P5+1 DEMARCHE BUT [...] (C) MFA DAS-equivalent for East Africa Helene Le Gal informed us on March 14 that France was agreeable to the two-step P5 1 demarche sequence set forth in Ref A involving Chad and Sudan in order to persuade both to cease supporting the other's rebel factions. However, she said that she doub [...]	2008-03-18 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH UK LY RS CD SU KPKO FR
08PARIS77	USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]	2008-01-14 13:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARIS811	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]	2008-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARISFR2209	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL SUSSESSION: CONVERSATIONS [...] (C) Summary: UNESCO's Assistant Director General for Africa told Ambassador Oliver that he does not believe that African countries will endorse Egypt's candidate for Director General of UNESCO Farouk Hosni at the African Union Conference in mid-January. Ambassador Oliver also discussed the [...]	2008-12-05 15:09:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR CH SP PK KU
08PHNOMPENH1003	CAMBODIA'S RACE FOR HYDROPOWER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) continues to pursue its hydropower potential with 22 ongoing and proposed projects. With primarily Chinese support, the RGC hopes to generate enough electricity to meet domestic needs and eventually profit from energy exportation. Donors [...]	2008-12-18 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND VM LA CH CB
08PHNOMPENH1024	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 11:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB
08PHNOMPENH1025	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 11:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB
08PHNOMPENH1027	CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: China has spared no effort this year in celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations with Cambodia. This elaborate and lavish effort to court Cambodia,s top leadership -- with royal banquets, trips to Beijing, the first-ever visit by a Chinese warship, and high-l [...]	2008-12-25 03:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH CB
08PRETORIA2666	CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...]	2008-12-09 05:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH

08PRETORIA504	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT: A SOUTH AFRICA VIEW [...] Summary. According to Stellenbosch University's Centre for Chinese Studies Executive Director Martyn Davies, while the Western world views Africa as a "development burden", China sees Africa as a "commercial opportunity", which has focused China's strategy in developing a parallel market for [...]	2008-03-11 14:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN CH SF

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