U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 3 Chinese Firms

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Thursday December 2, 2004 1:31 PM
By JOE McDONALD

Associated Press Writer

BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on three Chinese firms and a Chinese citizen accused of violating American restrictions on supplying Iran with weapons-related goods or technology, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday.

The announcement didn't specify what the companies supplied, but said it might help Iran develop long-range missiles or nuclear, chemical or other weapons.

The latest penalties raise to 28 the number of Chinese companies or individuals sanctioned by Washington after being accused of violating U.S. or international controls on transfers of weapons technology to Iran, Pakistan and other countries.

Asked about the sanctions at a regular news briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue didn't comment on the latest cases, but said, ``China is opposed to the United States using its domestic laws to impose sanctions on Chinese companies.''

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