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Viewing cable 08HANOI535, AMBASSADOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CHINA WITH

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08HANOI535 2008-05-08 09:44 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Hanoi
VZCZCXRO8330
RR RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #0535/01 1290944
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 080944Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7764
INFO RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH 4679
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 7110
RUEHZS/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HANOI 000535 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM
 
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CHINA WITH 
CHAIRMAN OF THE PARTY EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSION 
 
 
HANOI 00000535  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
Summary 
------- 
 
1. (SBU) On May 2, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman 
Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador the ERC welcomes the positive 
developments in U.S.-Vietnam relations, especially in trade, 
investment and education.  He appealed for Vietnam to be granted GSP 
and agreed that many recently opened banks do not have the capacity 
to make sound lending and investment decisions.  In response to the 
Ambassador's review of the U.S. approach on human rights, the 
Chairman said the GVN's goal is to make Vietnam a "strong and 
advanced society."  He rejected the notion of objective universal 
rights.  In studying the Chinese model for political change, Hang 
said Hanoi does "not adopt everything Beijing does."  In a now 
familiar refrain, the Chairman appealed for help in getting an 
American university to open a branch in Vietnam.  End Summary. 
 
Economic Relations as Foundation 
-------------------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) In his May 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Communist Party 
of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran 
Van Hang said that the ERC welcomes the positive trajectory in 
U.S.-Vietnam relations, especially in the areas of trade, investment 
and education.  American companies have invested heavily in Vietnam 
in the first five months of 2008 and the Trade and Investment 
Framework Agreement has helped deepen economic ties between the two 
countries, Hang declared.  Hang appealed for the USG to grant 
Vietnam entry into the General System of Preferences (GSP). 
 
3. (SBU) The Ambassador responded that interest in Vietnam among the 
investment community is high and the USG hopes to commence Bilateral 
Investment Treaty negotiations soon.  He added that on GSP we have 
work to do, and that we are exploring ways to make progress on this 
and Vietnam's market economy status during the PM's planned visit to 
Washington.  On the question of Vietnam's State-Owned-Enterprises 
(SOE) moving into non-core business areas, the Chairman said Hanoi 
is determined to advance the SOE equitization process.  The GVN aims 
to make SOEs more competitive so they can attract foreign partners, 
he said.  Hang agreed with the Ambassador that too many banks have 
opened over the past year and that many of these banks do not have 
the capacity to make good lending and investment decisions in 
Vietnam's fast-changing economy. 
 
Different Perspectives on Human Rights 
-------------------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) The GVN's ultimate goal is to make Vietnam a "strong and 
advanced society," the Chairman stated.  He rejected the notion of 
"objective universal values;" a country's values are reflected in 
its own traditions and cultures, Hang declared.  The GVN and USG are 
exchanging views in bilateral and multilateral forums, but problems 
and different perceptions are unavoidable, he said.  The important 
thing for U.S-Vietnam relations is that "we are talking about our 
differences," Hang said. 
 
5. (SBU) The Ambassador underscored the U.S. position on the 
importance of adherence to internationally recognized standards of 
human rights, noting that the USG and Vietnam will be holding 
discussions during the upcoming Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi.  He 
suggested that Hanoi allow foreign news organizations to open 
offices in Ho Chi Minh City, a step that would not only be good for 
media freedom in Vietnam, but would help the world media report the 
positive economic news coming out of Vietnam as well. 
 
Part-to-Party Connections with China 
------------------------------------ 
 
6. (SBU) In response to the Ambassador's query on CPV exchanges with 
China's Communist Party, given recent bumps in the road over the 
South China Sea, Hang said Hanoi and Beijing have a long tradition 
of Party-to-Party contacts and the two sides have agreed to step up 
their exchanges at the national and provincial levels to "increase 
knowledge and understanding."  Both countries are "opening their 
doors," although China has had more experience in this regard than 
Vietnam.  The overwhelming majority of the people in both countries 
live in rural areas and work in agriculture, the Chairman explained. 
 However, when studying the Chinese model for political change, 
Hanoi does "not adopt everything Beijing does," Hang declared.  On 
other possible models for managing political change, Hang said Hanoi 
"is following its own path."  As for the South China Sea issue, it 
is "very complicated because it involves many countries" and some 
countries "have their own reasons" for not acting in line with the 
ASEAN-China Code of Conduct, Hang said. 
 
Social Issues 
------------- 
 
 
HANOI 00000535  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
7. (SBU) The poor overall quality of human resources in Vietnam is 
of great concern to the Party and it hopes to send more students to 
the United States for short- and long-term training, Hang stated. 
In line with what other GVN interlocutors have told the Ambassador, 
the Chairman appealed for help in getting an American university to 
open a branch in Vietnam.  "The quality of Vietnamese education is 
low while the quality of American universities is high," the 
Chairman added.  The Ambassador replied that one of his main goals 
is to increase educational links between the two countries and that 
the USG hopes to have something to say about increased educational 
cooperation during the Prime Minister's planned visit to Washington. 
 
 
8. (SBU) The Chairman said he hopes the USG will do more to help 
disadvantaged groups in society, including those who are "suffering 
from the effects of Agent Orange."  The Ambassador emphasized that 
the USG already is carrying out environmental remediation work in 
Central Vietnam and may come up with a technical assistance package 
to help the GVN fight global warming. 
 
Comment: Still Settling Into New Role 
------------------------------------- 
 
9. (SBU) At one point during the hour-long meeting, Hang admitted 
that he feels more comfortable working on social and economic issues 
rather than international relations.  He worked on these issues for 
over twenty years, before the Party plucked him in 2007 to lead the 
ERC.  As a relatively new Chairman, he is getting a baptism by fire; 
he has traveled several times to China to discuss Party-to-Party 
ties.  More regular interactions between the Ambassador and Hang, 
which the latter agreed to at this initial meeting, will give us 
greater insight into Party thinking on Vietnam's foreign relations. 
End Comment. 
 
Biographic Notes 
---------------- 
 
10. (SBU) Tran Van Hang has served as ERC Chairman since August 
2007.  He concurrently serves as a deputy in the National Assembly. 
From January to August 2007, he was deputy head of the ERC.  He 
joined the CPV's 160-member Central Committee (CC) at the 10th Party 
Congress in 2006.  From 2003 to 2006, Hang held senior Party 
positions in Soc Trang Province, in the Mekong Delta.  He was Vice 
Minister at the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs 
in 2003 and, from 1993 to 2003, he worked on international labor 
issues at the Office of International Labor Cooperation.  Hang has a 
PhD in Economics from Vietnam's National Institute of Economics and 
studied economics in the former Soviet Union from 1973 to 1978.  He 
also studied at the CPV-run Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy. 
Born in 1953 in Nghe An Province, the same province that produced Ho 
Chi Minh, Hang has one daughter and one son. 
 
MICHALAK