<p>As the new emerging powers - India, Brazil, Japan and Germany - made a strong case for UNSC reforms mobilising international opinion, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told a US diplomat that Beijing "was concerned by the 'momentum' that was building on UN Security Council reform," the leaked cable said.<br /><br />He told the US diplomat that the position enjoyed by current P-5 - China, Britain, France, Russia and United States - should not be "diluted" by making it P-10.<br />"If we end up with a 'P-10,' both China and the United States would be in trouble," US charge d'affaires in Beijing, Dan Piccuta quoted He as saying in his cable.<br /><br />"Moreover, it would be difficult for the Chinese public to accept Japan as a permanent member" of the Security Council due to historic discard between the two countries and asked Washington not to be "proactive" about it.<br /><br />The US diplomat, speaking in April 2009, replied that "no decision had been made about which countries to support for permanent membership."<br /><br />"It was hard to envision any expansion of the Council that did not include Japan, which was the second-largest contributor to the UN budget," he said.<br /><br />For its part US endorsed only Japan when Tokyo along with India, Brazil and Germany made the bid, which ended up creating a major debate in the international forum, which some other countries including Pakistan launching strong campaigning against it.<br /><br />China, which keeps repeating a standard line that it understands India's aspirations to play a bigger, apparently was caught unawares when US President Barrack Obama endorsed New Delhi's candidature during his last month's visit.<br /><br />Chinese officials told their Indian counterparts during recent talks that Obama's endorsement came as a surprise to them following which Beijing has said it was willing to discuss with India on the UNSC reform process.<br /><br />Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was expected to provide greater clarity to India's case for UNSC permanent seat during his visit to India in the middle of this month.</p>
<p>As the new emerging powers - India, Brazil, Japan and Germany - made a strong case for UNSC reforms mobilising international opinion, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told a US diplomat that Beijing "was concerned by the 'momentum' that was building on UN Security Council reform," the leaked cable said.<br /><br />He told the US diplomat that the position enjoyed by current P-5 - China, Britain, France, Russia and United States - should not be "diluted" by making it P-10.<br />"If we end up with a 'P-10,' both China and the United States would be in trouble," US charge d'affaires in Beijing, Dan Piccuta quoted He as saying in his cable.<br /><br />"Moreover, it would be difficult for the Chinese public to accept Japan as a permanent member" of the Security Council due to historic discard between the two countries and asked Washington not to be "proactive" about it.<br /><br />The US diplomat, speaking in April 2009, replied that "no decision had been made about which countries to support for permanent membership."<br /><br />"It was hard to envision any expansion of the Council that did not include Japan, which was the second-largest contributor to the UN budget," he said.<br /><br />For its part US endorsed only Japan when Tokyo along with India, Brazil and Germany made the bid, which ended up creating a major debate in the international forum, which some other countries including Pakistan launching strong campaigning against it.<br /><br />China, which keeps repeating a standard line that it understands India's aspirations to play a bigger, apparently was caught unawares when US President Barrack Obama endorsed New Delhi's candidature during his last month's visit.<br /><br />Chinese officials told their Indian counterparts during recent talks that Obama's endorsement came as a surprise to them following which Beijing has said it was willing to discuss with India on the UNSC reform process.<br /><br />Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was expected to provide greater clarity to India's case for UNSC permanent seat during his visit to India in the middle of this month.</p>