US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
- The United States has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-related items to Pakistan's ballistic missile program.
- China, a long-standing ally of Pakistan, has been the primary provider of arms and defense equipment for Pakistan's military modernization efforts.
- The US is taking action to disrupt procurement networks that support proliferation activities of concern, as part of its commitment to strengthening the global nonproliferation regime.
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US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for ‘supplying materials’ to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme
Pakistan reportedly has 170 nuclear warheads. US State Dept claims firms were 'materially contributing to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery’.
United States has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies that contributed to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program
The United States imposed sanctions against three companies from China that were involved in the supply of missile equipment for Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.
US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
Today’s actions demonstrate that the United States will continue to act against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery, and associated procurement activities of concern, wherever they occur, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said
U.S. sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan's ballistic missile programme. Sanctions part of global nonproliferation regime. Companies supplied brazing materials, mandrels, D-glass glass fibre, quartz fabric, and high silica cloth, all used in missile systems. U.S. committed to strengthening global nonproliferation regime by disrupting procurement networks.
US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
The US State Department said on Friday that the sanctions were being imposed as part of the global nonproliferation regime. "Today, we are designating three entities pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. These three entities, based in the People's Republic of China (PRC), have worked to supply missile- applicable items to Pakistan's ballistic missile programme,"…
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