China Export

As background, the Bureau of Industry and Security is responsible for implementing U.S. dual-use export controls.  Dual-use commodities are commercial items that, while not designed for use as weapons, delivery systems, or for terrorist purposes, have the potential for these types of misuses.  Sensitive dual-use items are identified on the Commerce Control List (CCL), which tracks, but also goes beyond, U.S. commitments under multilateral export control regimes.  BIS works with other U.S. government agencies, including the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, and Justice, to protect the national security of the United States.  BIS's principal objective is to ensure that direct exports from the United States and re-exports of U.S.-origin items from third countries are consistent with national security and foreign policy interests, without imposing unnecessary regulatory burdens on U.S. exporters or impeding the flow of legitimate trade.  The ultimate goal is to ... [Read More]

China (03/05)

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Tiananmen disrupted the U.S.-China trade relationship, and U.S. investors' interest in China dropped dramatically. The U.S. Government also responded to the political repression by suspending certain trade and investment programs on June 5 and 20, 1989. Some sanctions were legislated; others were executive actions. Examples include: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA)--new activities in China were suspended from June 1989 until January 2001, when then-President Clinton lifted this suspension. Overseas Private Insurance Corporation (OPIC)--new activities suspended since June 1989. Development Bank Lending/IMF Credits--the United States does not support development bank lending and will not support IMF credits to China except for projects that address basic human needs. Munitions List Exports--subject to certain exceptions, no licenses may be issued for the export of any defense article on the U.S. Munitions List. This restriction may be waived upon a pres ... [Read More]

China in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Committee today. Mr. Chairman, your letter of May 14 noted that you wish to focus the hearing on the decision by the Administration to support the membership of the People’s Republic of China in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). I’m happy to address that issue as well as other questions that you or the Committee members may have. In my statement, I would like to address the status and overall direction of our relationship with China, our efforts to bring China into the international nuclear nonproliferation regime, the progress we have made in this area, and just how we came to see now as the appropriate time for China to join the NSG. [Read More]

China

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS: Chinese customs authorities may enforce strict regulations concerning temporary importation into or export from China of items such as antiquities, banned publications, some religious literature, or vehicles not conforming to Chinese standards. It is advisable to contact the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington or one of China’s consulates in the United States for specific information regarding customs requirements. In many countries around the world, counterfeit and pirated goods are widely available. Transactions involving such products are illegal and bringing them back to the United States may result in forfeitures and/or fines. A current list of those countries with serious problems in this regard can be found at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Reports_Publica ... [Read More]

Russia and China: Proliferation Concerns

The framework for Russia's export control license procedures appears to be similar to that in the United States. Representatives of relevant agencies and ministries review all license applications and participate in an interagency Export Control Commission, chaired at lower levels by the Department of Export Control in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Ultimate authority as to whether to approve or deny a license resides with the President, and by his delegation, the head of the cabinet-level Export Control Commission chaired by the Prime Minister. ... [Read More]

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Department of State Washington File: Text: Commerce's Juster Discusses China, Taiwan on Export Controls

Although the Wassenaar Arrangement identifies items and technologies for export control, it leaves licensing decisions to the national discretion of its 33 members. Unlike COCOM, where unanimous consent of the membership had to be obtained before exports of specified items were permitted, each Wassenaar member today is free to make its own judgments regarding the security implications of proposed export transactions. And, as I have noted, there is no obligation to subject proposed exports to the PRC to any special scrutiny. The same principle, in fact, holds true for the three other nonproliferation export control regimes -- the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group (which deals with chemical and biological items), and the Missile Technology Control Regime. Each of these regimes lists items for export control, but each leaves the decision regarding the disposition of specific proposed transactions to the national discretion of its members. None specifies the PRC as a specific co ... [Read More]

USIA, Economic Perspectives, September 1997 -- ExportControl Laws

Any item on the Munitions List requires a license for export toall countries (with a few exceptions for exports to Canada). Under current regulations, licenses are denied for defense goodsand services exports to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia-Montenegro,Syria, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. They are denied also tocountries currently subject to U.S. arms embargoes: Burma, China,the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Liberia, Rwanda,Somalia, and Sudan. ... [Read More]

China's Record of Proliferation Activities

As part of its November 2000 commitments, China promised to publish at "an early date" a comprehensive export control list. After more than a year and a half, China finally published this control list in August 2002. This was a significant and welcome step. Nevertheless, China still has some important deficiencies in its export controls that it needs to address. First, the new Chinese control list is not as comprehensive as the MTCR Annex. For example, the Chinese control list does not include ammonium dinitramide (ADN) -- an advanced ingredient used as a fuel oxidizer in solid propellant missiles. Second, unlike the MTCR, the new Chinese regulations do not specifically prohibit the export of complete missile production facilities. Finally, the Chinese export control regulations do not list any factors to be used in determining whether to approve transfers. ... [Read More]