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China breaks vow on halting arms transfers
via Wash Times - EFLBy Bill Gertz - August 23, 2004 A Chinese company recently supplied missile-related technology to Iran in violation of Beijing's promises to curb arms-proliferation activities, U.S. intelligence officials say. The transfers took place within the past six months and represent a continuation of past Chinese covert arms transfers to countries such as Iran and Pakistan. No details of the missile technology or the companies involved were disclosed by the officials. However, the activities were confirmed by U.S. intelligence agencies, said officials familiar with intelligence reports. China could face sanctions under U.S. laws against arms proliferation, as has occurred four times in the recent past, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...more... Future Feature Match: More Science HS vs Golden Dragon HS. Proxy warmups coming soon to a venue near you. Posted by: .com 2004-08-23 |
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