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Viewing cable 09BEIJING1658, PRC: CHINA'S POSITION ON THE CCIT REMAINS UNCHANGED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIJING1658 2009-06-18 08:42 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beijing 
VZCZCXRO1976
OO RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #1658 1690842
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 180842Z JUN 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4620
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS IMMEDIATE 0001
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE 1790
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 9706
RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN IMMEDIATE 0764
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 3568
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 9330
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE 4121
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE IMMEDIATE 1414
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW IMMEDIATE 1397
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 2150
 
UNCLAS BEIJING 001658 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR L/LEI PGUTHERIE, KDAUGIRDAS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PTER UNGA CH
SUBJECT: PRC: CHINA'S POSITION ON THE CCIT REMAINS UNCHANGED 
 
REF: BEIJING 62265 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU) On June 17, PolOff conveyed to MFA Treaty and Law 
Department Public International Law Division Officer Wang 
Xiaolin reftel points noting U.S. concerns about the 
Coordinator's Proposal regarding the UN Comprehensive 
Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and requesting 
Chinese government support in maintaining a unified position 
on retaining the standard military carve-out language.  Wang 
responded that China's position had remained unchanged 
throughout the CCIT negotiations and that China hoped that 
all the parties could participate in negotiations in a 
constructive and cooperative manner.  Wang affirmed that 
China was open to considering other proposals regarding the 
CCIT as long as they were accepted by all parties.  Wang 
declined to comment specifically on military carve-out 
language elements of the CCIT. 
PICCUTA