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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 001549 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/CIP, EAP/CM, EAP/J 
STATE PASS USTR FOR TWINELAND 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2019 
TAGS: ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH
SUBJECT: U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY 
STANDARDS 
 
TOKYO 00001549  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
¶1. (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close 
coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest 
levels to express concerns over China's proposed new 
information security and content filtering regimes.  Senior 
Japanese officials have raised the information security 
testing regime in recent bilateral meetings with their 
Chinese counterparts, GOJ officials told visiting Deputy 
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for China 
Timothy Wineland in a June 29 meeting.  Both sides 
acknowledged the effectiveness of ongoing USG-GOJ 
coordination and the benefits of both governments and 
industry maintaining a uniform approach on these issues. 
Wineland provided the U.S. assessment of the current state of 
play on China's CCC scheme for information security testing 
as well as USG plans to combat China's internet content 
filtering regime.  End summary. 
 
¶2. (U) DAUSTR Wineland met June 29 with Ministry of Economy, 
Trade and Industry (METI) officials, led by Dr. Ikuo Misumi, 
Director of IT Security Policy, to discuss developments and 
activities related to China's proposed China Compulsory 
Certification (CCC) information security regime and the new 
content filtering system "Green Dam."  (Note: Subsequent to 
these meetings China announced an indefinite postponement of 
"Green Dam" implementation, which had been scheduled for July 
1.)  DAUSTR Wineland and METI officials also held a joint 
discussion with representatives of the U.S. Information 
Technology Industry Council (ITI) and members of the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industry Association 
(JEITA). 
 
¶3. (C) Director Misumi argued for a strong position with 
respect to these Chinese policies, asserting now is the time 
to "politicize" the CCC issue.  He noted PM Aso raised 
Japan's concerns directly with the Chinese Premier when they 
met in late April.  METI Minister Nikai again pressed Chinese 
Commerce Minister Chen Deming on the CCC issue June 7 in 
Tokyo.  The GOJ would like China to completely scrap its CCC 
information security proposal and instead join the Common 
Criteria Regulation Agreement (CCRA), which offers 
internationally accepted standards on IT security.  Director 
Misumi explained Japan is coordinating with China and other 
CCRA members to encourage more constructive dialogue and is 
working in China to raise awareness of the CCRA standards and 
their benefits. 
 
¶4. (C) DAUSTR Wineland indicated that the USG, as shown in 
the April 29 USQstatement after China announced the 
narrowing of the CCC regulations and a further one year 
delay, remains concerned about the scope of the CCC for 
information security and troubling practices like in-country 
testing requirements, as well as questions about the CCC 
scheme's applicability to state-owned enterprises within 
China.  DAUSTR Wineland noted that the USG is in a 
preliminary stage of developing USG requests for the 2009 
Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) agenda, and the 
USG anticipates working on the CCC issue in the JCCT context. 
 Director Misumi urged a strong and closely aligned 
U.S.-Japan position on this matter. (Note: In other meetings 
during the week of June 29 in Washington, METI's Senior 
Director for Policy Coordination Katsuhiko Kaji delivered 
similar arguments to other USG agencies, seeking to improve 
Washington agencies' understanding of GOJ views.) 
 
¶5. (C) DAUSTR Wineland also described USG efforts to combat 
China's "Green Dam" internet filtering software mandate, 
noted that Japanese associations had participated in an 
industry letter to Chinese leadership on this issue, and 
inquired about Japan's views on "Green Dam."  Director Misumi 
indicated Japan was weighing in with China to express its 
concerns about "Green Dam." 
 
 
TOKYO 00001549  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
¶6. (C) Industry participants provided updates from their 
perspective on both the CCC issue and "Green Dam," in a 
separate discussion with DAUSTR Wineland and Director Misumi. 
 Japanese industry is conducting an impact analysis of the 
CCC scheme, should it proceed as presently announced. 
 
¶7. (U) USTR Timothy Wineland cleared this message after he 
departed post. 
ZUMWALT