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Viewing cable 08BEIJING672, DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BEIJING672 2008-02-25 23:40 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beijing 
VZCZCXRO6803
PP RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #0672 0562340
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 252340Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2108
RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS BEIJING 000672 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/TPP/MTA CAROL HENNINGER, EAP/CM 
STATE PASS TO USTR 
USTR FOR TODD NISSEN/STRATFORD 
GENEVA PASS TO USTR 
USDOC FOR 4420/ITA/MAC 
TREASURY FOR OASIA/ISA - DOHNER AND HAARSAGER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD WTRO CH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS 
 
REF: STATE 18373 
 
1. (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 telephone call planned by Ambassador 
Schwab to MOFCOM Minister Chen DeMing on this subject. 
 
2. (SBU) DG Zhang thanked the Embassy for the letter and promised to 
have it translated and promptly delivered to Minister Chen and to 
report to him on the substance of the demarche and the upcoming call 
by Ambassador Schwab.   He said he would coordinate so that Minister 
Chen is available for the call. 
 
3. (SBU) DG Zhang also said that China would send a delegation to 
Geneva in March, including for services meetings , and believes that 
services should be an integral part of the undertaking of the Doha 
Round negotiations.  He noted that China has "offensive" interests 
as well in services. 
 
Randt