US imposes sanctions on Chinese firms for transferring missile parts to Pakistan
The US State Department has announced sanctions against a Chinese research
institute and several companies for their involvement in supplying Pakistan’s
ballistic missile program.
This move follows similar sanctions imposed in October 2023 on three Chinese
firms for providing missile-related equipment to Pakistan.
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Matthew Miller, a spokesperson for the State Department, stated that the
Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry had been
involved in procuring equipment for testing rocket motors used in Pakistan’s
Shaheen-3 and Ababeel missile systems, and potentially for larger systems.
The sanctions also affect the Chinese companies Hubei Huachangda Intelligent
Equipment Co, Universal Enterprise, and Xi’an Longde Technology Development Co,
as well as Pakistan-based Innovative Equipment and a Chinese national. These
entities are accused of knowingly transferring equipment restricted under
missile technology regulations.
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Miller emphasized that the US will continue to address proliferation and procurement activities of concern wherever they occur.
Source: Dawn