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### Viewing cable 09AITTAIPEI975, EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009

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09AITTAIPEI975 | 2009-08-13 07:07 | 2011-01-25 21:09 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei

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    VZCZCXYZ0003
    PP RUEHWEB

    DE RUEHIN #0975/01 2250702
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    P 130702Z AUG 09
    FM AIT TAIPEI
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2106
    RHMFIUU/USCBP WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC

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    UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000975

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR ISN/ECC - JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, NJOHANSON, AND ROWEN
    STATE FOR EAP/TC - NTALBOT, DPARKER,TMANN
    STATE FOR ISN/MTR - PDURHAM, SBOYER, JMAYES, AND RPALMIERO
    DHS/CBP/INA FOR RGONZALEZ
    DOE/NNSA/INECP FOR TPERRY AND SJONES

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
    SUBJECT: EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009

    REF: Taipei 405

    ¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS:

    None.

    II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD
    ¶A. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD:

    ¶1. (SBU) On July 21, the Advisor and the EconChief met with Lin,
    Sheng-Chung, Vice Minister of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic
    Affairs (MOEA). The meeting was to provide first-hand knowledge of
    EXBS work in Taiwan and to elevate export control discussions above
    the working level.

    (SBU) Vice Minister Lin thanked EXBS for the training programs
    conducted since 2007. He stated that he understands that the
    training portion of EXBS will end in a couple of years. He also
    stated that it is unclear, at this point, how export control work
    will be managed by MOEA once the ministerial reorganization takes
    affect after 2010. The Advisor stated that, since MOEA will be
    reorganized next year, this would be an opportune time to elevate
    the work of export controls within MOEA so that it is commensurate
    with countries that are at similar level of development as Taiwan;
    that, currently, Taiwan lags far behind places likes Hong Kong,
    Singapore, and South Korea, in the way export controls is managed.
    He responded that he would look into the issue. However, a meeting
    with the National Security Council would be helpful if the goal is
    to elevate the work within MOEA.

    (SBU) VM Lin also expressed certain views with regard to the
    on-going US-Taiwan bilateral cooperation. These views will be sent
    via email to appropriate offices in DC.

    ¶2. (SBU) On July 24, the Advisor met with Professor Liu, Fu-Kuo of
    Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University,
    to get a read-out on the WMD Study Group meeting of the Council on
    Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) that took place in
    Beijing on June 28 - 30. He said Taiwan and China are finalizing
    their cooperation on translating a WMD manual into Chinese so that
    Taiwan and China can use one manual. (Note: Taiwan uses
    traditional Chinese script and China uses simplified Chinese
    script.) He said even though Taiwan has participated since the
    founding of CSCAP, it has done so as a guest of USCSCAP. He
    expressed his appreciation for the work of USCSCAP to make Taiwan's
    participation in this NGO group possible. He hopes that Taiwan can
    be a full CSCAP member in the future. See reftel A.

    ¶3. (SBU) On July 27, the Advisor met with the Chang, Chih-Yu
    (James), Director of the Office of Homeland Security, Executive
    Yuan. Director Chang transferred in March from the Department of
    Information and Liaison of the Mainland Affairs Council. While Mr.
    Chang does not have an export control background, he has consulted
    BOFT and has visited Container Security Initiative and Megaports
    operations in Kaohsiung to get a better understanding of US-Taiwan
    cooperation in the nonproliferation area. He stated that Taiwan's
    biggest concern is industry compliance; Taiwan companies endlessly
    complain about compliance with export controls and how any measure
    to strengthen it will affect their bottom line. The Advisor
    responded that industry complaint about export controls is not
    unique to Taiwan; that all companies, everywhere complain about
    export controls. Regardless, export controls is an international
    security issue that all of us must be vigilant in strengthening so
    that no place provides an avenue for proliferation of WMD. She also
    reiterated that officials should explain to industry what the rules
    are, and how companies can comply with the rules, but in the end,
    officials are responsible for national security and foreign policy,
    not the private sector.

    (SBU) Director Chang stated that export controls is not Taiwan's top
    priority. Additionally, few high-level officials truly understand
    what export controls is and how the management of it affects
    Taiwan's international standing. Currently, Taiwan simply follows
    the footsteps of the US. Furthermore, the main concern for Taiwan
    is controlling commodities exported to China. (Note: Taiwan has
    stricter rules on exports of certain commodities to China than the
    US.) For goods shipped to other countries, such as Iran or North
    Korea, export controls is less of a concern for Taiwan.

    (SBU) Director Chang agreed with the advice and comments from the
    Advisor regarding certain deficiencies in Taiwan's export control
    system and ways to remedy them. He stated he would explore whether
    his office can host regular interagency meetings on export controls
    so that the issues such as elevating export control discussion to a
    higher level; additional personnel commitment; interagency
    coordination and license review; and increase in penalty for
    violations, stay in the forefront of Taiwan authorities'
    discussions. (Note: An interagency export control committee exists
    within BOFT but that committee has not met for over a year. When
    repeatedly asked why BOFT does not call an interagency committee
    meeting, the response has been BOFT does not have the personnel to
    work on it.)

    (SBU) Director Chang agreed that export control issues need to be
    elevated to a higher level and stated that he would bring up the
    issue during his weekly meeting with Taiwan's Premier. He also
    stated that he has regular contact with officials of Taiwan National
    Security Council so he would use those opportunities to get
    the
    message across. (Note: AIT ADIR raised export control issues with
    the National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi during a
    meeting the week of August 10. He proposed assigning this portfolio
    to a senior NSC official, raising the level of the office within
    BOFT in charge of this portfolio, and creating an NGO to provide
    information and research on non-proliferation issues to Taiwan
    authorities. Secretary General Su Chi agreed that Taiwan needs to
    increase priority and instructed his deputy to coordinate these
    efforts.)

    (SBU) Director Chang stated, initially, his office would see if a
    task force can be formed to work on the following suggested areas:
    (1) fix the technology controls discrepancy in export control
    regulations; (2) pass legislation to increase penalty for
    violations; (3) allocate additional resource, including creating an
    NGO, for nonproliferation work; and (4) establish a policy-making
    and coordinating body within Taiwan authorities for export controls.

    (SBU) Director Chang and the Advisor agreed to meet regularly (once
    every one or two months) to check on the progress of the task force.

    ¶B. BLUE LANTERN:

    The Advisor conducted two (2) Blue Lantern checks. Results have
    been directly reported to PM/DDTC.

    III. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD:

    (U) The last of the currently funded ICP workshop took place in
    Taipei on July 13-14.

    IV. UPCOMING TRAINING:

    ¶1. (U) A Commodity Identification Training program, implemented by
    the Department of Energy, is scheduled for August 12-14 in Taipei.

    ¶2. (U) An ICP Administrator Training is scheduled for August 27-28
    in Taipei.

    ¶3. (SBU) Export control meetings scheduled to take place in
    Washington, D.C. on September 10 - 11. The Advisor will accompany
    Taiwan officials to the meetings.

    ¶V. RED FLAG ISSUES:

    None.

    POC for this report is Mi-Yong Kim, EXBS Advisor. Telephone +886 2
    2162 2347.

    WANG

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