Cablegate: December 8, 2009 Mfa Press Briefing: Ambassador Bosworth

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SUBJECT: DECEMBER 8, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH
VISIT TO NORTH KOREA, PM WEN TO COPENHAGEN, UIGHUR ASYLUM SEEKERS

1. Key points at the December 8 MFA press briefing were:

-- China supports U.S.-DPRK dialogue and hopes Ambassador Bosworth's
talks with the DPRK lead to the resumption of the Six-Party Talks.

-- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the UN Climate Change
Conference in Copenhagen at the invitation of Danish Prime Minister
Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

-- China is investigating reports that 22 Chinese Uighurs were
seeking asylum through the UNHCR office in Cambodia.

Bosworth Trip to North Korea
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2. At the December 8 regularly scheduled Foreign Ministry press
briefing, Spokesperson Jiang Yu said that China supported "contact
and dialogue" between the United States and North Korea as a means
of promoting mutual understanding and resolving mutual concerns.
She stated that China hoped Special Representative for North Korea
Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth's December 8 visit to the DPRK
would lead to the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. She noted that
Ambassador Bosworth would visit Beijing December 11.

Wen Jiabao Attending Climate Change Conference
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3. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had accepted the invitation of Danish
Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen to attend the UN Climate Change
Conference in Copenhagen, Jiang said. She stated that China
supported adherence to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC). In order to reach consensus, she
continued, the UNFCCC principle of "common but differentiated
responsibilities" should be observed. Relevant countries would need
to display political will for successful emissions reduction, Jiang
said.

Uighurs Seeking Asylum in Cambodia
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4. When asked about reports that 22 Chinese Uighurs seeking asylum
through the UNHCR office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jiang responded
that China was investigating the issue. She added that China had a
cooperative relationship with Cambodia "on every level." Jiang said
China hoped for enhanced cooperation among the international
community to fight terrorism. (Note: This question and Jiang's
response were not included in the official Foreign Ministry
transcript of the press briefing.)

4th China-Russia Strategic Security Consultation
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5. Jiang announced that during the fourth session of China-Russia
Strategic Security Consultations held on December 7, State Councilor
Dai Bingguo met with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay
Petrushev to discuss building a "strategic mutual partnership."

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