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TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON CH FR JA GM UK + `4 Q i& M% { oSUBJECT: BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON DPRK, GTMO 6 q+ [5 z f3 b/ N2 Q8 W' w; {, xUIGHURS, SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA - L" ^; @$ z6 `) u. t
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¶1. (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing ( v- ~- | H1 RMay 8, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that State ) D; N6 v& |* {/ i* B, e% q) E
Councilor Dai Bingguo told visiting former French President 1 [, H, S. A9 U$ }5 S4 i/ rChirac that the West would not gain from more sanctions on & |* U0 X+ _% Q1 T
North Korea. Dai reportedly said that "the lever of economic + K+ c& L! V# gdevelopment" had not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks 0 x9 G8 \4 v: I) [8 i) H2 b; x: s3 n
and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was "the only way to make $ \+ @% F& T1 G0 |# G# {& f& o6 ?# O
progress." German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported that ) C+ w1 R9 B# H2 v
Germany had informed China of the U.S. request to accept some 4 K! z m* u4 u: d
Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo and had been subsequently 2 A4 t' x: Q' T2 d$ F3 l0 m( e& Uwarned by China of "a heavy burden on bilateral relations" if 0 t# E) p0 |% P9 `0 l K
Germany were to accept any detainees. Japanese DCM Kunio 8 `* m" [+ V \/ S$ w' s
Umeda reported that Premier Wen Jiabao was "tired and seemed ' N; }5 c, E' g A/ ^
under a lot of pressure" during his meeting with visiting 6 ?/ Q% X8 b4 F5 s5 ~
Prime Minister Taro Aso, while President Hu Jintao was . D2 |. A+ s9 G, V% `
"relaxed and confident." According to UK DCM Chris Wood, 0 d9 T& i5 K5 U, Z u& q; l
China had requested the UK not allow the Dalai Lama to + c/ n5 D( F' o! @9 h% s
transit London or meet with any government officials. Wood : V, ?% x( V- L8 N
reported that local authorities in Gansu Province had : J! |! w- T) c2 o, }detained a British Consul, reflecting the authorities' angst + ~5 Z" `2 T0 j8 mover foreigners traveling to the Tibetan regions of the ! M1 j) X$ \+ c' Y0 ?; Y* w6 Tprovince. End Summary. 9 `& j H Q, _# l8 O# n 8 j4 D: W8 ^7 w" m& W$ _Participants * ]7 ?; C# g& | C, U" U------------ 0 B' c x4 _* _" Y/ X' @
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¶2. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis hosted German Ambassador ! J6 `8 t$ ~9 `" S
Dr. Michael Schaefer, Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda, UK DCM Chris : j/ ]: J& [8 y$ h; d5 k# e
Wood and Acting DCM May 8 for the regular gathering of 3 q$ [+ o4 O/ H4 z9 o, M# ?: PBeijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission. $ t( Y! o( g, W; Z5 S h
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1 J, e0 v. S2 L+ Z¶3. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that President Hu # r; F! B4 A j1 r
had not mentioned Tibet in his meeting with visiting former 0 p# Q0 C+ b/ r; x$ j& `
French President Jacques Chirac. State Councilor Dai Bingguo ( m9 p( P5 G1 k* y) F2 F+ Whad told Chirac that the West would not gain from more , d' {) U) {7 o2 x9 _0 I3 ssanctions on North Korea and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was - @+ m8 y8 \$ a+ H' A# c
"the only way to make progress" in Six-Party Talks. Dai ( q0 {8 i8 F2 [4 areportedly said that North Korea wanted to open up 8 R. ~# ?- [+ `( f3 Z2 v
economically and that the "lever of economic development" had 1 t; N/ q- M/ _not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks. Dai suggested , p+ G" Q( y& z& w* Hto Chirac that, given China and France's "conflict of , i: A& b4 T- d. S! H# Dinterests" in Africa, the two countries should have a 7 q: t1 y9 J0 M7 V" x6 @( p* cdialogue on Africa. - U8 k( Q0 A5 O. e. P3 v) |3 S! _' R2 H* ?% O
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¶4. (C) German Ambassador Schaefer said the German State $ {% ?5 M; K& J2 e+ jSecretary had informed China of the U.S. request to accept & S, I2 C2 }$ Z
some Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo, noting that Germany / p! N/ K5 g4 J/ q3 r" T
had not made a decision regarding the Uighurs. He noted that * e i7 o1 S& N2 L9 r& n# Pno German state had yet agreed to accept the detainees. . ]; j4 A' N& h- E
Ambassador Schaefer said China had not officially demarched 2 Q- N$ t% K/ u0 _
Germany but had warned Germany that accepting any Uighur 2 V/ l _3 W @! A# T: Q4 Y! ?: ~detainees would "put enormous pressure on Beijing and a heavy 1 E6 k; D- Y/ k6 T& f7 C5 aburden on bilateral relations." / g$ k8 P! Q) Z! I$ D' k2 b
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¶5. (C) Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda reported that PM Taro Aso, 6 z: F$ A- ?* x7 F. L
who had visited Beijing April 29-30, had said Premier Wen + @- Q6 U. k& q2 {: y6 }5 `
Jiabao was "very tired and seemed under a lot of pressure" 6 O' o& V# Q3 U, F: ^4 N) N1 E1 [from dealing with the economic crisis, while President Hu ; c) U% L5 E' X) Q/ K' @$ d0 ^Jintao had seemed "confident and relaxed." PM Aso had ( {$ m/ t/ u$ Y: s% b/ c/ trequested China not implement its planned compulsory ! U0 U( t/ A! m; s/ E$ acertification of IT products in China, while Premier Wen had 8 q) W" v2 U4 ^$ z
insisted the law was consistent with China's WTO commitments. ! M" h' f* W9 _8 x' h) f
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9 t! l* I6 s0 X' s5 M5 G¶6. (C) UK DCM Chris Wood reported that China had requested : ?8 ^6 D9 I5 V8 Z: jthe UK not allow the Dalai Lama to transit London but 9 g. F( \, G$ K8 g2 F7 e9 r. k
softened the demarche by requesting that government officials 7 w; C4 V: M* a. lnot meet the Dalai Lama if he were to transit the country. : S. o7 \! \' m$ u9 b* F: j* q' M
French DCM Nicholas Chapuis said China's demarche was part of " }9 ?& z2 T- l! B
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a campaign to limit the Dalai Lama's travel and noted that ( w6 y$ Q& S( B) D& w
the Beijing city government had threatened to break its # v- G) O4 Z+ P. |6 p7 } osister-city relationship with Paris if the Dalai Lama were to * s2 O8 e/ e. V) p& f$ Y9 e! J! y1 nreceive an honorary citizen award from the French capital. & i1 k# @4 w) K( ^+ uAmbassador Schaefer said Germany had not received such 8 x, j& l0 S7 D! K+ \1 ddemands from the Chinese, in spite of the Dalai Lama's 5 ]9 s$ Q7 C& j2 C, p1 \
frequent trips to Germany. 6 F$ r+ K* w! t# l5 ~2 E% c8 ^. ~0 y& z
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¶7. (C) UK DCM Wood said UK Energy and Climate Change : H# w' k8 m" H; b9 L6 A
Secretary Ed Miliband had recently visited Gansu Province and 8 [9 L& A. d1 ]$ c/ zhad been accompanied by a British journalist from "The & t: y+ y/ h# h( r% iGuardian." According to Woodward, local Chinese authorities v; w/ r3 c; o
had briefly detained a British Consul to express displeasure 9 U. k6 d2 r; a' R% R$ Y$ C
with the accompanying journalist, who had stayed in Gansu - M6 {. F" I5 N: f) cwithout the authorities' permission after Secretary Miliband ! N- `! ~4 }0 i* U5 S- qhad departed. "Local goons" had come to the traveling ' F1 W9 \& w) D; d- ?
delegation's hotel and threatened to follow a UK Embassy / u4 K' N* i3 z2 o( Ffemale staffer (but did not). In addition, a British - X1 v* A: {9 Z, F6 r2 T) i4 i
"Financial Times" reporter in Sichuan had been harassed by : B, G7 Y3 E7 w4 ulocal authorities who were apparently upset by the . O3 J c0 m0 e4 O9 v
journalist's interest in reporting on schools destroyed 9 N+ X2 G, V1 X3 f* M! Dduring the Sichuan earthquake. % J4 t. b/ v# O" h% F3 `- d
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Climate Change ) E3 q$ x6 U# Q* Z7 K0 T-------------- 8 p7 \- J% P4 G0 Q6 _ . ?2 M% N! z; F' d! z8 r0 t) z$ Q5 B¶8. (C) UK DCM Wood said the UK Environment and Science s8 G, B8 b: h* VMinister had recently had talks with Chinese officials on ) G0 o- [ U4 s7 l9 [& U# [- ?+ W) ~climate change. In the lead up to Copenhagen, China would ! D! s0 l) ?" P0 L A' k
not agree to targets on emissions but was willing to be 5 g* M! I. k$ x6 P# f- v0 Tconstructive and would come to Copenhagen with a package of % x$ L: _- o9 ]. ]9 r8 _& Naction items related to nuclear power, renewable energy and G: z5 Q1 F/ j. sreforestation. Wood said his impression was that China could $ Z! q2 g$ l$ k: qbe induced to do more on climate change. ' W; v; h. a& u4 C, w
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0 R+ s9 @, {4 M7 ?¶9. (C) Ambassador Schaefer reported that German Minister of 4 y6 k+ q: u% z2 x1 P* K4 t% C
Justice Brigitte Zypries recently had visited China to attend : X' `/ S2 B' \% B+ E* u* p
a three-day rule of law dialogue on social security and : C9 [4 T0 U* a @8 o8 g# V
pensions that was attended by 45 Chinese lawyers and judges. ) n# K5 N5 s2 l1 q- _) |& \* P1 |
Schaefer said Germany and China would have another dialogue ' n' f) W! j2 h2 B$ l
on a proposed law on regulating lawyers, noting that the ! E$ ]" N/ ~9 R) g+ I
Chinese Government was looking to give lawyers "more space" 3 d4 P- }7 B9 G4 M8 J) ~9 w8 Lwithout giving up control. 1 O* @: g% U/ S& @
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