Cablegate: China Supports U.S. Resolution On Drc Arms Embargo

Thursday, 2 August 2007, 9:02 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07BEIJING5041

VZCZCXRO9033
RR RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #5041 2140902
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020902Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0384
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 0067
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1795

UNCLAS BEIJING 005041

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PARM CH CG UNSC
SUBJECT: CHINA SUPPORTS U.S. RESOLUTION ON DRC ARMS EMBARGO

REF: STATE 107223

1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the UNSC
DRC Arms Embargo resolution to MFA International
Organizations and Conferences Department Political Division
Deputy Director SUN Xiaobo on August 2.

2. (SBU) Sun stated that the Chinese government does not
support an arms embargo on the government of the DRC, and
thus the United States and China are "on the same page"
regarding the resolution.
RANDT

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