Monday, October 18, 2010

China Circumventing Sanctions Against Iran

Chinese President Hu Jintao with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Photo from Asia News


U.S. Says Chinese Businesses And Banks Are Bypassing U.N. Sanctions Against Iran -- Washington Post

The Obama administration has concluded that Chinese firms are helping Iran to improve its missile technology and develop nuclear weapons, and has asked China to stop such activity, a senior U.S. official said.

During a visit to Beijing last month, a delegation led by Robert J. Einhorn, the State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, handed a "significant list" of companies and banks to their Chinese counterparts, according to the senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue in U.S.-Chinese relations. The official said the Obama administration thinks that the companies are violating U.N. sanctions, but that China did not authorize their activities.

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More News On China Circumventing Sanctions Against Iran

Chinese companies aiding Iran in its nuclear push, says US -- Sydney Morning Herald
US says Chinese firms ignoring Iran sanctions -- AFP
Chinese 'break nuclear bans' -- The Australian/AFP
'U.S. believes Chinese companies are helping Iran develop nukes' -- Haaretz

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