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Viewing cable 08BEIJING4326, REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR PRC ATTENDEES AT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BEIJING4326 2008-11-25 10:41 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Beijing 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBJ #4326 3301041
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 251041Z NOV 08
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1062
INFO RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS BEIJING 004326 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/CM, EAP/RSP, INL/C/CJ, DRL, INR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM CH
SUBJECT: REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR PRC ATTENDEES AT 
SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE 
 
1. (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 
Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act.  Post has no derogatory 
information on these individuals. 
 
2. (SBU) Names of proposed participants for the Sovereign 
Challenge Conference are as follows: 
 
Name: MG ZHAO Ning 
DOB: December 7, 1952 
POB: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 
Title: Defense Attache, Washington, D.C. 
Email: zn0945@yahoo.com.cn 
Tel:  1-202-295-2525 
Fax:  1-202-338-1690 
 
Name: COL ZHANG Linhong 
DOB: October 16, 1969 
POB: Ningyang, Shandong Province 
Title: Deputy Defense Attache, Washington, D.C. 
Email: linhong zhang@126.com 
Tel:  1-202-295-2520 
Cell:  1-202-213-1554 
RANDT