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### Viewing cable 07BEIJING1668, WU YI INTERVENES AS DR. GAO CASE LAYS BARE

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07BEIJING1668 | 2007-03-13 09:09 | 2010-12-04 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Beijing
Appears in these articles: http://www.spiegel.de

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    OO RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
    DE RUEHBJ #1668/01 0720900
    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    O 130900Z MAR 07
    FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5579
    INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
    RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 001668

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2032
    TAGS: PHUM PREL PGOV CH
    SUBJECT: WU YI INTERVENES AS DR. GAO CASE LAYS BARE
    CENTER-LOCAL DISCORD

    REF: BEIJING 1063 AND PREVIOUS

    Classified By: Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).

    Summary
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    ¶1. (C) Vice Premier Wu Yi personally intervened in
    the case of Dr. Gao Yaojie in order to break an
    impasse between the Central Government and Henan
    Province authorities, xxxxx unusually
    candid comments, along with other observations from
    MFA staffers, reveal a glimpse into central-local
    dissonance and how tough political problems get solved
    in China. xxxxx complained that Provincial Party
    Secretaries are using their considerable clout to

    Sipdis
    increasingly weigh in with Central authorities on
    issues that affect foreign policy. In Dr. Gao's case,
    well-connected Henan Province Party Secretary Xu
    Guangchun wanted to prevent the doctor from publicly
    embarrassing the province, which would threaten Xu's
    own promotion prospects. In the end, only
    intervention from the highest levels of China's
    Government induced Henan authorities to relent.xxxxx
    officials stressed to us China's desire that Dr.
    Gao's visit to the United States not be "politicized."
    End Summary.

    Candid Talk in an Informal Setting
    ----------------------------------

    ¶2. (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi topped the
    cast of several dozen MFA attendees at the
    Ambassador's Lunar New Year dinner reception February
    ¶28. Keen for insights into what prompted the policy
    switch whereby Henan Province authorities released Dr.
    Gao from house arrest, Poloffs asked MFA officers at
    various levels for their reading of how we reached the
    positive outcome. Dr. Gao arrived in New York
    February 26 and is scheduled to receive an award at a
    Vital Voices Global Partnership event in Washington on
    March 14. She has told the foreign press that
    intervention from high-level Central leaders (as well
    as international pressure) likely caused the local
    government in Henan Province to release her from house
    arrest and allow her to travel abroad.

    Henan Feels the Heat
    --------------------

    ¶3. (C) xxxxx confirmed Dr. Gao's assertions,
    remarking that "top leaders" needed to get involved in
    order to overrule Henan Province Party Secretary Xu
    Guangchun, xxxxx acknowledged. (Note: Xu, the former
    head of the State Administration for Radio, Film and
    Television, is reported to have ties to President Hu
    Jintao. End note.) xxxxx complained that provincial
    Party secretaries have considerable clout and are
    increasingly weighing in with the Central Government
    on issues that affect foreign policy, diminishing the
    authority of the MFA in policymaking. Provincial
    leaders do not listen to the MFA, xxxxx commented.
    Such was the case with Dr. Gao. xxxxx said neither
    xxxxx VFM Yang
    Jiechi to EVFM Dai Bingguo to FM Li Zhaoxing -- had
    the bureaucratic muscle to fix the problem. Vice
    Premier Wu herself had to call the authorities in
    Henan and tell them to allow Dr. Gao to travel.

    ¶4. (C) Henan officials, including Party Secretary Xu,
    were likely concerned that if Dr. Gao traveled to the
    United States, she would do or say something to
    embarrass the province, which in turn could harm the
    officials' potential for promotion, xxxxx commented.
    As a general rule these days, personal advancement is
    priority No. 1 for local leaders, regardless of their
    province. "They are most interested in their own
    political position," xxxxx complained. Provincial
    leaders do not think about the national interest and,
    currently, are focused mainly on making sure that
    "nothing bad happens" to dash their promotion
    prospects, he said.

    Wu Yi's Constant Calls
    ----------------------

    ¶5. (C) xxxxx related that Vice Premier Wu Yi
    "ruined" his spring festival holiday break by calling
    him constantly for updates. After Henan officials
    released the doctor from house arrest on February 16,

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    the case became even more challenging for the MFA
    because Central authorities were worried about Dr. Gao
    causing trouble in Beijing on her way to the United
    States. Would she hold a press conference? Would the
    media film her trip to the Embassy to pick up a visa?
    "We needed to follow the issue very closely," xxxxx
    related.

    ¶6. (C) The MFA was also concerned because "sensitive
    people" who might be tempted to "manipulate" the
    matter fastened themselves to Dr. Gao during her time
    in Beijing. "You know who these people are," xxxxx
    claimed. xxxxx

    ¶7. (C) Although we have no firm evidence, it appears
    probable that Senator Clinton's personal appeal via
    letter was a key catalyst behind Vice Premier Wu's
    intervention in the case.xxxxx
    told Poloff they thought the Senator's letter struck
    an appropriate tone. Regardless, Vice Premier Wu's
    involvement comes at a time when she is taking on a
    high-visibility role in United States-China relations.
    xxxxx told the DCM that the Vice Premier called him
    xxxxx. She gave xxxxx marching orders to
    present her and the Strategic Economic Dialogue in a
    proper light, he said. In addition, Vice Premier Wu
    took an unusually high-level Chinese delegation to
    Beijing airport March 7 to meet briefly with Treasury
    Secretary Paulson as he transited on the way to

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    Shanghai.

    Don't Politicize It
    -------------------

    ¶8. (C) Further on public aspects of Dr. Gao's case,
    MFA International Organizations Deputy Director
    General Chen Xu and Office of North American Affairs
    Counselor Deng Hongbo both emphasized that China hopes
    the doctor will not "politicize" her visit to the
    United States by making controversial comments casting
    Henan or China in an unflattering light. In response
    to Poloffs' observations, xxxxx
    at the reception acknowledged that Dr. Gao's transit
    was handled in a low-key way and that their worst
    fears were not realized during the doctor's Beijing
    stopover.

    Daring Daily Breaks Silence, Criticizes Locals
    --------------------------------------------- -

    ¶9. (C) Following her departure, Dr. Gao's travails
    were broached for the first time by China's own media.
    On February 26, the Southern Metropolitan Daily ran a
    daring editorial on the case that criticized "local
    and regional leaders" and called for greater openness
    about AIDS and other issues of public concern.
    However, the editorial has not been widely picked up
    on the Internet, and so far, the paper does not appear
    to have encountered any negative repercussions.
    Randt

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