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Ms O'Connell
Mr Tebbit
Mr Crowe
OECD DIALOGUE WITH CHINA
Problem
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From: I C Ruff
Economic Relations Department
Date: 14 April 1993
cc: Mr Bristow-Smith, FED
Mr Whitney, HKD
Mr Chakrabarti, APD/ODA Mr Ackroyd, MRED/ODA
Mr Hanks, IF2/HMT
Mr Fletcher, ITP2/DTI
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The Japanese have indicated that in the next meeting of the OECD Executive Council in Special Session (ECSS) the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister will propose that consideration is given to the eventual establishment of an OECD dialogue with China. What line should we take?
Recommendation
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I recommend that we agree that we suggest to OECD that China should, in due course, be included in the OECD's existing dialogue with the Dynamic Non-Member Economies in which the other two members of the "Three Chinas", Hong Kong and Taiwan are already involved. FED, HKD and ODA concur. Treasury are sceptical.
Background
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The Japanese think it is important to get China more closely involved in international economic organisations and to encourage the consolidation of a reformist economic stance. They intend to suggest that in the medium term OECD should consider inviting the Chinese to come and talk about their economic policy and that as a first step OECD might undertake a detailed study of the Chinese economy.
4. The Japanese recognise that there are real resource constraints on OECD because of the proliferation of new dialogue partners. They also seem flexible about the precise format and nature of Chinese involvement. However, they regard China as so important that the matter requires serious discussion within OECD. In addition, there is a problem of precedent, if China is singled out for special treatment while there are other potential dialogue partners who have been
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