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To: calgal who wrote (513554)	12/20/2003 1:55:37 PM
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China Issues New Export Limits on Weapons By JOE McDONALD Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Under U.S. pressure to help curb the spread of long-range missiles, China says it has issued rules restricting exports of missile, nuclear and biological technologies that can be used to make or deliver weapons of mass destruction. A brief dispatch by the government's Xinhua News Agency didn't give any details of the rules issued Friday by the Ministry of Commerce. It wasn't clear whether they would satisfy Washington's demand for China to publicize rules that it has repeatedly said it was preparing on exports of missile-related technologies. The rules take effect Jan. 1 and are meant to "stem the spread of weapons of mass destruction," Xinhua said. It said they require Chinese companies to get special permission to export some 600 types of goods and technologies. An exporter that believes its goods could be used to make or deliver weapons of mass destruction should notify the government and cancel its export contract, Xinhua said. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said Saturday it had no immediate comment on the Chinese announcement. AP VIDEO Chinese Premier speaks at Harvard Latest News China Issues New Export Limits on Weapons Taxi Explodes in China, Killing Two China Appeals to Taiwan to Open Trade Taiwan Opposition Shifts Stance on China China Seizes Web Writer Who Backed Church China hasn't signed the global missile-control treaty but has promised to follow its restrictions. Nevertheless, Chinese companies have been sanctioned by Washington after U.S. officials concluded they transferred missile technology to Iran, Pakistan and other countries. Companies that have responded publicly to the accusations insist they follow international rules. Washington stepped up pressure on Beijing last May when it announced a sanction against Northern Industries Corp., a major Chinese weapons contractor also known as Norinco. A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Washington would take against Beijing's proliferation activities - the first such warning to accompany penalties against a Chinese company. It isn't clear whether Washington has taken any steps to fulfill that threat. The new export rules apply to 308 nuclear products and technologies, some 120 biological items, more than 30 chemical items and about 180 missile-related goods and technologies, Xinhua said. It didn't say what the products were or how China would decide whether they could be exported.

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