Communist Chinese military aid to Iran

Several government-owned Chinese companies are "proliferators of weapons of
mass destruction" (WMD) according to the Bush administration, and the
administration has taken legal actions against these companies. They are
accused of selling advanced missile and WMD technology to Iran.

The Department of the Treasury has frozen the assets of the three top
Chinese military firms.

"The companies targeted today have supplied Iran's military and Iranian
proliferators with missile-related and dual-use components," said Stuart
Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).

The Chinese companies are Beijing Alite Technologies Company, Ltd. (ALCO),
LIMMT Economic and Trade Company, Ltd., China Great Wall Industry
Corporation (CGWIC), and China National Precision Machinery Import/Export
Corporation (CPMIEC).

The U.S. representative office of CGWIC is G.W. Aerospace, Inc., which is
located in Torrance, Calif. "The Chinese firms have provided, or attempted
to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or
goods or services in support of, the Aerospace Industries Organization
(AIO), the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) and/or the Shahid Hemmat
Industrial Group (SHIG)," states the official press release from the
Treasury Department.

AIO, a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces
Logistics, runs Iran's missile program. SBIG, an affiliate of AIO, is also
involved in Iran's missile programs.

SBIG produces the Fateh-110 missile and the Fajr rocket systems. The Fajr
missiles are a series of North Korean-designed weapons produced under
license by SBIG. Both systems are capable of being armed with chemical
warheads.

SHIG is responsible for Iran's liquid-fuelled ballistic missile programs,
including the Shahab-3 medium range ballistic missile, which is based on the
North-Korean-designed No Dong missile. The Shahab-3 has a range of at least
900 miles. It is also capable of carrying conventional, chemical, and
nuclear warheads - thanks in part to a newly designed third-stage provided
by the Chinese.

The U.S. Government has taken action against the four Chinese companies in
the past. In 2004, all four of the companies landed in hot water with the
State Department for transferring equipment and technology to Iran. Since
2003, CPMIEC has also been subject to an import ban for exporting missile
technology to Iran.

Over the past year, LIMMT has continued to supply or attempt to supply
Iran's military and missile organizations with controlled items, and ALCO
has continued efforts to provide Iranian missile organizations with
missile-related and dual-use components.

China Great Wall has also continued to provide goods to Iran's missile
program. In addition, CPMIEC has sold the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group
goods, which are controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Two of the firms, China Great Wall and CPMIEC, are directly owned and
operated by the Chinese government. Both firms have repeatedly been the
subjects of reprimands since the early 1990s. Exports to China Great Wall
were suspended in 1992 because of its transfer of nuclear tipped M-11
ballistic missiles to Pakistan.

However, the Clinton administration allowed the company to purchase advanced
U.S. technology such as computer, satellite launch systems, and space
electronics. Great Wall was implicated in illegal exports during the 1990s
and included in charges filed against Hughes for the illegal export of
advanced missile technology such as nose cone designs.

The Clinton administration was very aware that Great Wall was part of the
Chinese military. According to a Commerce Department document on Chinese
military defense industries, the People's Liberation Army strategy is to
wage and win a war against America.

"[Chinese] Civilian resources should be transferable to military industries
for weapons production," states the document, titled "Swords Into Market
Shares," which was forced from the Clinton administration by a Freedom of
Information lawsuit.

"This is not only to prepare for war, but also to use trading firms such as
NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) and China Great Wall Industry
Corporation to acquire foreign technologies, such as electronics, for
military as well as economic modernization."

The Bush administration is also cracking down on U.S. companies involved in
illegal exports. For example, State Metal Industries, based in South Camden
New Jersey, sold 192 parts of a radar-guided missile system to a Chinese
company partly owned by the Chinese government.

According to the Camden Inquirer, company executive Michael S. Dorfman,
pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Newark, N.J. federal court for making false
statements to the Defense Department. The company, represented by co-owner
Yale Dorfman, admitted violating U.S. export laws. State Metal Industries
faces three years of corporate probation. However, Michael Dorfman could
serve five years in prison.

State Metal Industries had a contract to smelt military surplus items,
including AIM-7 Sparrow missile parts. The AIM-7 Sparrow is an air-to-air
missile manufactured for fighter aircraft and warships. The missile also is
sold to U.S. allies, including Taiwan.

According to the Inquirer, the missile parts were concealed under scrap
metal and packed in a shipping container destine for to China. Customs
inspectors opened the container and found the missile parts.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Judy Germano said the name of the Chinese company
and the amount paid for the parts had not been made public in court.
However, she did state that the missile parts had "intelligence value."

Yet, State Metal is not the only recent case of involving Chinese theft of
U.S. military secrets. A New Jersey Federal Court ordered Universal
Technologies Inc. to cease operations and sentenced its president, Terry
Teng Fang Li, to one year of probation for exporting technology used in
weapons systems to China.

According to the Camden Inquirer, Dean Boyd, press secretary for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the two cases showed that of all
the countries seeking to acquire U.S. military technology illegally, "China
is far and away the most active."

It is not difficult to draw the conclusion that the Chinese government is
orchestrating a global effort to sell WMDs. The Chinese government is also
working to steal as much U.S. weapons technology as it can. Simple actions
against individual Chinese companies are and will always be ineffective. It
is time that we direct sanctions against those who issue the orders and
approve the plans at the highest levels in the PRC.

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Two of the firms, China Great Wall and CPMIEC, are directly owned and
operated by the Chinese government. Both firms have repeatedly been the
subjects of reprimands since the early 1990s. Exports to China Great Wall
were suspended in 1992 because of its transfer of nuclear tipped M-11
ballistic missiles to Pakistan.

However, the Clinton administration allowed the company to purchase advanced
U.S. technology such as computer, satellite launch systems, and space
electronics. Great Wall was implicated in illegal exports during the 1990s
and included in charges filed against Hughes for the illegal export of
advanced missile technology such as nose cone designs.

The Clinton administration was very aware that Great Wall was part of the
Chinese military. According to a Commerce Department document on Chinese
military defense industries, the People's Liberation Army strategy is to
wage and win a war against America.

"[Chinese] Civilian resources should be transferable to military industries
for weapons production," states the document, titled "Swords Into Market
Shares," which was forced from the Clinton administration by a Freedom of
Information lawsuit.

"This is not only to prepare for war, but also to use trading firms such as
NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) and China Great Wall Industry
Corporation to acquire foreign technologies, such as electronics, for
military as well as economic modernization."
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