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- V2 {4 A8 }5 U0 c, w9 C¶1. (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing + E# l' q( g6 \, SMay 8, French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that State : w# m2 T& b1 m' u8 k V( r# ]
Councilor Dai Bingguo told visiting former French President * l1 w$ I3 @$ H! r% I5 G7 j# {6 ~
Chirac that the West would not gain from more sanctions on ' {$ p0 E b; O }) h- j8 @0 A3 n' o
North Korea. Dai reportedly said that "the lever of economic ; }5 O- M- t' P, P& m
development" had not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks 2 x5 t5 [$ ^: x+ q+ y* gand that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was "the only way to make , K& F1 j3 Z2 Q5 C: Z" U
progress." German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported that : z3 c+ ]% J0 EGermany had informed China of the U.S. request to accept some ; \0 k# P! s5 ~- x- y# t% P% z
Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo and had been subsequently 6 e) w# e+ b6 E# k2 uwarned by China of "a heavy burden on bilateral relations" if 8 c( L( I T) E5 u2 e
Germany were to accept any detainees. Japanese DCM Kunio " L- T8 @" x2 s/ `. e9 P1 ^Umeda reported that Premier Wen Jiabao was "tired and seemed ! E- i7 ~6 C1 H- Y6 S: Ounder a lot of pressure" during his meeting with visiting ! l N+ _+ x9 N1 d$ U
Prime Minister Taro Aso, while President Hu Jintao was 3 K$ h/ s2 i1 g* C+ Q0 j
"relaxed and confident." According to UK DCM Chris Wood, / N4 j) l! G1 x; J$ L% tChina had requested the UK not allow the Dalai Lama to " W; d3 I/ B- i- n' U
transit London or meet with any government officials. Wood 6 Y. ?! [% M" f! l
reported that local authorities in Gansu Province had 6 b6 g' V$ r( k% t# {detained a British Consul, reflecting the authorities' angst ; q0 c2 O6 p: |! ^ {
over foreigners traveling to the Tibetan regions of the - j, a7 n, ]7 q7 D x+ Gprovince. End Summary. % ^5 I, U2 H+ W3 Z9 r" G% ]5 S6 U; [8 r. ?( F9 D
Participants 1 _5 d4 c* i7 S4 h, X6 f! \. I------------ 3 q+ F: a/ F6 @2 Z$ ~5 g. z : c9 }- B8 l) f3 Q¶2. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis hosted German Ambassador : Z5 h% G0 M' g( ^* M0 [9 k6 X
Dr. Michael Schaefer, Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda, UK DCM Chris 2 n. O/ V6 ~. d/ y$ B8 f6 _7 DWood and Acting DCM May 8 for the regular gathering of - ~% Z; x0 T) M2 ]( r
Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission. ' p% [8 h- S1 O5 }: D# V2 ]/ ?, u 8 G9 F! d" L0 \0 `, SChirac's Visit to China, DPRK, Africa ! x3 a+ K3 D$ O: ^4 _
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¶3. (C) French DCM Nicholas Chapuis reported that President Hu 4 i; X% D. ?% w
had not mentioned Tibet in his meeting with visiting former + }' {7 L9 b/ |0 uFrench President Jacques Chirac. State Councilor Dai Bingguo \2 b) y# [& R7 T5 G2 Z: V& U+ d( C8 ^had told Chirac that the West would not gain from more : u6 ?7 a3 x1 b5 U. m) n6 ksanctions on North Korea and that a U.S.-DPRK dialogue was / @; @$ ] ?: F: E+ P"the only way to make progress" in Six-Party Talks. Dai ' J6 V: _ ~5 R. x" K. q
reportedly said that North Korea wanted to open up - e' ~0 i: W4 c. A/ B t
economically and that the "lever of economic development" had K: U9 K6 U. M
not been used effectively in Six-Party Talks. Dai suggested . q& |; y# X# ]: Pto Chirac that, given China and France's "conflict of 9 X" ?) {) R% p3 q
interests" in Africa, the two countries should have a 2 Q. J4 r$ T" D. @0 y% Edialogue on Africa. 3 T) B: Q# U- {2 Z$ n3 G G, l4 ~5 J( m C* r% N
Germany and Guantanamo Uighurs 0 v, R; M) f* F' x------------------------------ : R5 k, E, b4 q0 U- g: P8 { " Z3 j# o, a- f' A: P: [, l0 D- \8 }+ h¶4. (C) German Ambassador Schaefer said the German State ( O3 y5 e5 i, f# R# t- ^Secretary had informed China of the U.S. request to accept # n& k& U/ n3 H3 p4 w9 ksome Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo, noting that Germany 0 ?, g( o( G m* `. fhad not made a decision regarding the Uighurs. He noted that . O2 Q" k9 ~3 K
no German state had yet agreed to accept the detainees. ! `7 P! g( ^& x- X, Q
Ambassador Schaefer said China had not officially demarched 9 [3 T! B$ ^ A5 Q7 @Germany but had warned Germany that accepting any Uighur . X' ?+ B6 k" S6 tdetainees would "put enormous pressure on Beijing and a heavy . |, @" r" q( X$ w( J
burden on bilateral relations." / u( ]% u' D4 l: {7 m6 o+ w, M: c' y/ ^
Sino-Japanese Relations / n) o4 }+ @, D* V( u/ s2 x# P----------------------- ( H, v- N/ j( j6 S- ~6 n3 O2 s! z, R- y
¶5. (C) Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda reported that PM Taro Aso, & t: j$ m. A* J2 D" c* \who had visited Beijing April 29-30, had said Premier Wen ( w1 ^! c6 W0 W/ w" z1 s7 U
Jiabao was "very tired and seemed under a lot of pressure" & }- l/ o' V# b( y/ U5 x' P
from dealing with the economic crisis, while President Hu % {! q. O6 p: N
Jintao had seemed "confident and relaxed." PM Aso had : o& d! L4 e z3 Hrequested China not implement its planned compulsory ' h3 o) m5 ?; K8 l0 }, Gcertification of IT products in China, while Premier Wen had 2 _! W7 y3 S8 F" u' x9 z* g
insisted the law was consistent with China's WTO commitments. 5 D$ }7 Q" Q$ W
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¶6. (C) UK DCM Chris Wood reported that China had requested 0 j- h, W! L, w+ C9 F& g0 F" w9 I
the UK not allow the Dalai Lama to transit London but " v& f$ ]4 v( r) k3 x" G7 ?softened the demarche by requesting that government officials 0 m0 s% v- Z% l# o K1 l" O( Q
not meet the Dalai Lama if he were to transit the country. : t* ^) @- q; v2 l2 g- O6 M7 uFrench DCM Nicholas Chapuis said China's demarche was part of . ^! _9 s( H! C D8 d# Z4 O( M/ |2 {/ r3 @4 q9 D5 N4 ]' y
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4 l3 G( m. i6 w) na campaign to limit the Dalai Lama's travel and noted that " F' m( {" A9 o; \, y$ w/ A
the Beijing city government had threatened to break its 4 ?6 Y* B( ]- V6 ^0 t, nsister-city relationship with Paris if the Dalai Lama were to " K' k: H! {7 l( x8 Ureceive an honorary citizen award from the French capital. 6 @$ ]1 g1 \9 f5 RAmbassador Schaefer said Germany had not received such 1 \+ F! K. t6 {0 b- ~( c' P: w( J5 cdemands from the Chinese, in spite of the Dalai Lama's ' J. I6 ^, `9 P" H) H2 E7 C
frequent trips to Germany. " I7 [, h: W3 R0 o8 Z
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Harassment of UK Embassy Staff in Gansu / ?7 x; b' e$ {% I2 k2 F
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¶7. (C) UK DCM Wood said UK Energy and Climate Change ' t. N( D" k% f2 M1 w, [Secretary Ed Miliband had recently visited Gansu Province and ( k' M. X1 g2 c. N* U
had been accompanied by a British journalist from "The 2 g: M( }0 a5 g1 P8 \' EGuardian." According to Woodward, local Chinese authorities / }3 a( Z3 a" g! b* a8 m8 ~/ Z4 b/ \
had briefly detained a British Consul to express displeasure ' p9 P- ]. p: p) ?0 T) {with the accompanying journalist, who had stayed in Gansu : ?* i0 X N( E1 v6 J. E
without the authorities' permission after Secretary Miliband $ H) |# E4 Q9 O' khad departed. "Local goons" had come to the traveling ' ^' X+ y R+ Q6 \' u: R$ c! t& ~delegation's hotel and threatened to follow a UK Embassy ! R4 _" r- y) w1 A) V9 a) T. w
female staffer (but did not). In addition, a British 8 R! Y# P) w! i9 C0 N"Financial Times" reporter in Sichuan had been harassed by . K* R, i, n) @# nlocal authorities who were apparently upset by the " E, b- {( U8 k* b! ~
journalist's interest in reporting on schools destroyed . a& v9 ?# }$ H+ R
during the Sichuan earthquake. 4 A$ U) Y9 q: q' N! Z/ _: F ( I9 m) Z. L' tClimate Change ( h) B7 M5 S, D- s9 F* M4 N5 g9 z: A
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¶8. (C) UK DCM Wood said the UK Environment and Science 3 n4 k3 D* }# S4 y6 H, J/ RMinister had recently had talks with Chinese officials on 5 Y. N4 V9 U* G5 w% r) r$ ^climate change. In the lead up to Copenhagen, China would 6 b/ c2 b1 s' F0 P( Q$ {3 t: o& ?2 Q
not agree to targets on emissions but was willing to be 2 {' n) p* G+ N1 H7 P$ e6 Cconstructive and would come to Copenhagen with a package of " c. [/ I. ]3 c
action items related to nuclear power, renewable energy and 0 ^* \( Q+ }# ]( p+ r7 y3 B- @% sreforestation. Wood said his impression was that China could 5 s) k) T9 i+ r3 ^% z# O7 f
be induced to do more on climate change. % Q& c, l- R7 N( m3 r8 v s
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¶9. (C) Ambassador Schaefer reported that German Minister of & G5 o& K$ p. P, K% K. g
Justice Brigitte Zypries recently had visited China to attend , C# c1 d% N; h1 w- Ha three-day rule of law dialogue on social security and - U5 p. `9 M- _* opensions that was attended by 45 Chinese lawyers and judges. 2 V/ q$ _, z' U( T2 N NSchaefer said Germany and China would have another dialogue 1 q ?9 [5 ?/ ]$ X0 {
on a proposed law on regulating lawyers, noting that the / y2 W4 }: S! j6 Q/ c5 Q) q# J/ i
Chinese Government was looking to give lawyers "more space" " c4 S, `; ^# c5 R4 Q. p; V H n" }
without giving up control. : R" A# U P: I" }PICCUTA
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