Summary: "Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari October 25 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of November." In addition to praising Chinese efforts on his behalf, Gambari asked for the United States and the UK to limit their public pressure on him in order to create "space" to carry out his good offices mission, and he suggested the formation of a core group on Burma, including the P5, India, Japan, Norway and ASEAN. Gambari confirmed that he passed Aung San Suu Kyi?s message regarding the Beijing Olympics to Chinese officials and that he will continue to push for dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmese military leaders. Gambari stressed that he provided his briefing to the Ambassador "early" because the United States had provided exceptional assistance. He urged the Ambassador to keep the fact of the briefing confidential. ¶2. (C) Summary continued: In an earlier meeting on October 25 with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei (other subjects reported septels), AFM He affirmed Chinese Government support for Gambari?s mission and reiterated PRC opposition to sanctions. AFM He expressed support for the Burmese "roadmap to democracy" and said China would be amenable to forming a core group, contingent on GOB agreement. The Ambassador noted that while the United States is open to initiatives that will show results on the ground in Burma, the "roadmap" has been around a long time and has yielded little progress to date." End Summary.