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Commerce: U.S. High-Tech Exports Cannot Aid Chinese Military

July 11, 2006 :: News

U.S. companies that export high-tech goods to China may soon have to verify that their products will not aid China’s military modernization. On July 6, the U.S. Commerce Department proposed restrictions on a list of 47 product classifications developed in conjunction with the Defense and State Departments. The classifications include aircraft, computers, certain software, machine tools, hydraulic fluids, and more. Exporters of such items would be responsible for verifying that China does not use its products for military purposes. The proposal promises a government-approved list of “validated end users,” those Chinese companies that have the confidence of the U.S. government. Any U.S. exporter selling goods to a company from that group would not require a license. The Commerce Department will issue its final ruling on November 3. (Article)

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