Sino-Us Gatt Consultations

UNCLASSIFIED

IMMEDIATE
ZYUW RUEH8JA4816 2440734

0 0107332 SEP 89

FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING

TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMEDIATE 8183

INFO USDOC WASHDC DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC

AMCONSUL HONG KONG 4365
AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU 8256
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0295
AMCONSUL SHENYANG 7727
ZENAMCONSUL CHENGDU
AIT TAIPEI
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0907
USMISSION GENEVA 2708

UNCLAS BEIJING 24816
USDOC FOR 4420-ITA/IEP/EAP/OPH/CLUCYK
DEPARTMENT PASS ELECTRONICALLY TO USTR NEWKIRK/KLEIN
DEPARTMENT PASS ELECTRONICALLY TO USDA
BRUSSELS PASS USEC
GENEVA PASS USTR
E.O. 12356: N/A

TAGS: ETRD. CH. US. GATT

SUBJECT: SINO-US GATT CONSULTATIONS

REF: STATE 279800
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1. EMBOFF INFORMED MOFERT OFFICIAL WANG SHICHUM THE USG ACCEPTS HIS GOVERNMENTS PROPOSAL TO MEET IN WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 11 OR 12 TO DISCUSS CHINA’S GATT ACCESSION. WANG EXPRESSED HIS SURPRISE THAT WASHINGTON HAD AGREED TO TALKS. HE SAID THEIR EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON INFORMED BEIJING THAT WASHINGTON WAS UNLIKELY TO MEET NOW. AS A RESULT, NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO SECURE PLANE RESERVATIONS OR VISAS. WANG SAID HE WOULD TRY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET ORIGINAL 11 OR 12 DATES. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, HE ASKED IF SEPTEMBER 18 IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE. EMBOFF AGREED TO RELAY THIS PROPROSAL TO WASHINGTON. WANG ALSO STATED HIS DELEGATION WOULD BE TRAVELING TO BRUSSELS FOR GATT TALKS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15. LILLEY BT