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China objects to US sanctions over arms proliferation charge
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February 4, 2009, Wednesday
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CHINA yesterday protested US sanctions against two domestic companies for allegedly violating American laws restricting arms sales.
"China's stance on anti-proliferation is clear," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news briefing in Beijing.
She said China firmly opposed the US sanctions against the Chinese companies and added that the action "was not good for healthy bilateral cooperation in the anti-proliferation" field.
The Obama administration on Monday announced it had imposed sanctions on companies in China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iran for violating US laws aimed at stopping the spread of missiles and other weapons technology.
The US government said it had determined that two Chinese companies, Dalian Sunny Industries and Bellamax, had engaged in activities that breached the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979, according to the Monday edition of the US Federal Register.
Washington also claimed that the two companies had engaged in weapons proliferation activities that violated a 1994 executive order.
The sanctions, which took effect on Monday, bar the companies from providing goods, technology or services to US government agencies and departments for two years. The sanctions also forbid the import of any goods, technologies or services from these companies into the United States.
At the same briefing, Jiang reiterated China's sovereignty over Huangyan Island and the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. The Philippine legislature reportedly approved legislation stating that the islands were within the country's jurisdiction.
Jiang pointed out that the situation in the South China Sea was stable overall, however.
China hopes the countries involved will abide by previous agreements and not take actions that might complicate or expand disputes, she said. The spokeswoman called for concerted efforts to safeguard the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
"China's stance on anti-proliferation is clear," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news briefing in Beijing.
She said China firmly opposed the US sanctions against the Chinese companies and added that the action "was not good for healthy bilateral cooperation in the anti-proliferation" field.
The Obama administration on Monday announced it had imposed sanctions on companies in China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iran for violating US laws aimed at stopping the spread of missiles and other weapons technology.
The US government said it had determined that two Chinese companies, Dalian Sunny Industries and Bellamax, had engaged in activities that breached the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979, according to the Monday edition of the US Federal Register.
Washington also claimed that the two companies had engaged in weapons proliferation activities that violated a 1994 executive order.
The sanctions, which took effect on Monday, bar the companies from providing goods, technology or services to US government agencies and departments for two years. The sanctions also forbid the import of any goods, technologies or services from these companies into the United States.
At the same briefing, Jiang reiterated China's sovereignty over Huangyan Island and the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. The Philippine legislature reportedly approved legislation stating that the islands were within the country's jurisdiction.
Jiang pointed out that the situation in the South China Sea was stable overall, however.
China hopes the countries involved will abide by previous agreements and not take actions that might complicate or expand disputes, she said. The spokeswoman called for concerted efforts to safeguard the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
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