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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (383084)	3/31/2003 5:01:31 PM
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"Activates" would imply that no action was taken on the agreement. Bush SR. refused to do what Clinton did because of national security. Clinton Gives Nuclear AND Missile Technology to China Following Talks at White House with Jiang By: Mary Mostert, Analyst, Conservative Net The White House spin-doctors now are spinning nuclear weapons. Caught red-handed giving China technology which will enable it to accurately hit any target, including American cities, the White House claims that all President Clinton has done is "continue" the China policy of George Bush. This is an outright lie. Below is the Statement of Bush's Press Secretary Fitzwater issued April 30, 1991 in which the request to license the export of U.S. satellite components to China was DISAPPROVED. Bush did waive sanctions for a China launch for an Australian launch of a Swedish satellite for communications and weather purposes. PRESIDENT BUSH SPECIFICALLY REFUSED TO SWALLOW THE CHINA PROPAGANDA ABOUT BEING "PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE IN ITS SALE OF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY. Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Restrictions on U.S. on Behalf of President George Bush Satellite Component Exports to China April 30, 1991 The President has decided not to approve a request to license the export of U.S. satellite components to China for a Chinese domestic communications satellite, the Dong Fang Hong 3 (DFH-3). The President made this decision because certain activities of Chinese companies raise serious proliferation concerns. The United States has undertaken a major worldwide effort to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, particularly to regions of instability. We take this issue very seriously, and the President's decision not to approve satellite licenses in these circumstances underscores the importance attached to nonproliferation. The United States is currently engaged in an intensive dialog with China on proliferation issues, aimed at encouraging China to observe internationally accepted guidelines on missile and missile-related technology exports. The Chinese Government has stated that it will be prudent and responsible in its sale of missile technology. We will be discussing our concerns about the activities of the Chinese companies involved in Dong Fang Hong with the Chinese Government. U.S. satellites, their components and associated technologies are included in the U.S. Munitions List and require licenses for export to controlled destinations, including China. Under sanctions contained in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990-91, licensing of these exports is prohibited unless the President determines it to be in the national interest. Given our proliferation concerns, it would not have been appropriate to waive the legislative prohibition for the Dong Fang Hong. At the same time, the President decided that it is in the national interest to waive legislative restrictions on exports for two other projects, AUSSAT and FREJA, that will launch satellites from China. The two U.S. -built AUSSAT satellites will provide needed communications services for our ally Australia. The President had previously waived legislative sanctions against launches from China for AUSSAT, but the project required additional export licenses. The President was concerned that we live up to our earlier commitment to allow Australia to proceed with this project. The Swedish FREJA satellite, a small scientific satellite, will be used by civilian atmospheric researchers in the U.S., Sweden, Canada, Germany, and Finland. From Public Papers of George Bush - American Freedom Library Editor's Note: Six years later, in June 199 7, a liberal Democratfrom San Francisco, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about China giving weapons of mass destruction to Iran: CHINA'S SALE OF MISSILES TO IRAN Editor's Note: Recently we documented the trail of super-computers from Hazel OLeary to China. Rep. Pelosi (D-CA) in a speech in 1997 indicates that China may very well have shared some of the missile technology they may have received from the Clinton Administration with Iran. Is this what Clinton means when he talks about the "global economy?" House of Representatives - June 18, 1997) (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, as we prepare for the debate and the vote on most-favored-nation status for China, I wish to call to the attention of my colleagues a statement made by Secretary William Cohen yesterday in which he said that Iran this month successfully tested a new air-launched antiship cruise missile obtained from China. A Member should have serious concerns about China's proliferation behavior to Iran. We spend a great deal of time, money, and effort to promote the Middle East peace, and Iran is a menace to that peace. I would like to also call to the attention of my colleagues the statement by the Office of Naval Intelligence: Discoveries after the Gulf war clearly indicate that Iraq maintained an aggressive weapons of mass destruction procurement program A similar situation exists today in Iran with a steady flow of materials and technologies from China to Iran. This exchange is one of the most active weapons of mass destruction programs in the Third World and is taking place in a region of great strategic interest to the United States. Mr. Speaker, this is also a place where our young people are in harm's way in the Persian Gulf. I urge my colleagues to seriously attend to the issue of proliferation as they decide on their vote and vote no on most-favored-nation status to China. Editor's Note: When China Is Premier Jiang was visiting Clinton in the White House, only five months later, President Clinton announced he would CHANGE the Bush policy. He said he was changing it because "China has lived up to its pledge not to assist unsafeguarded nuclear facilities in third countries, and it is developing a system of export controls to prevent the transfer or sale of technology for weapons of mass destruction. October 24, 1997