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OF 202219Z OCTOBER 93
INFO TELELETTER PEKING, HONG KONG, BTCO TAIPEI
FM: T M DOWSE, WASHINGTON
TO: LAURENCE BRISTOW-SMITH ESQ, FED, FCO
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CHANCERIES PEKING, HONG KONG, BTCO TAIPEI
U.S./CHINA: MFN
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1993
WARREN CHRISTOPHER ADDRESSED A CONFERENCE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT ON 20 OCTOBER DESIGNED TO BRING HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY. HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR MEN RENEWAL FOR CHINA NEXT YEAR.
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CHRISTOPHER AGREED THAT CHINA PRESENTED TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS. THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL: CHRISTOPHER REFERRED TO
HIS RECENT MEETING WITH QIAN QICHEN (OUR TELNO 2198). PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS WAS THE KEY, ALTHOUGH ACTIONS IN THE NON-PROLIFERATION AND TRADE FIELDS WERE ALSO NEEDED. THE AMERICANS HAD BEEN UNDERLINING TO THE CHINESE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NOT WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, IF A BUILD-UP OF CONGRESSIONAL PRESSURE AGAINST RENEWAL WAS TO BE AVOIDED AFTER 1 JANUARY.
3. CHRISTOPHER DESCRIBED THE RECORD TO DATE AS MIXED. THE CHINESE WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE SHATTUCK IN PEKING WAS A POSITIVE SIGNAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE U.S. HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY DISCOURAGED ON NON-PROLIFERATION MATTERS. THERE WERE STRONG VIEWS ON CAPITOL
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OVERALL, CHRISTOPHER WAS QUITE GLOOMY: QUOTE I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I DON'T BELIEVE WE CAN SUSTAIN THE POSITION OF MEN FAR BEYOND NEXT JUNE UNLESS WE SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS FIELD BY THE CHINESE, AS WELL AS REFORM IN CONNECTION WITH TRADE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION FRONT UNQUOTE.
4. COMMENT. THE AMERICANS HAVE AN INTEREST IN SHIVERING CHINESE SPINES AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME OVER MFN RENEWAL, IN THE HOPE OF SPURRING PEKING TO BE MORE FORTHCOMING. THE ADMINISTRATION REMAIN
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