Libya's warhead blueprints based on Chinese designs - Taipei Times
Libya's warhead blueprints based on Chinese designs - Taipei Times
washingtonpost.com: Libyan Arms Designs Traced Back to China
Pakistanis Resold Chinese-Provided Plans
washingtonpost.com: Libyan Arms Designs Traced Back to China
It was reported that a vice-president of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) admitted that its subsidiary China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC) sold 5,000 ring magnets to Pakistan for between $50,000-70,000. A CNEIC official stated he had no knowledge of the transaction.
Chinese officials reportedly argue that China should not be punished for two reasons:
(1) the ring magnets were not magnetized, and the NSG trigger list only bans ring magnets magnetized at a specific tolerance;
(2) the sale was not approved at a high Chinese governmental level.
[Kathy Chen, "Beijing Admits To Sale Of Ring Magnets To Pakistan In Bid To Clear US Tension," Wall Street Journal, 15 April 1996, p. B6.]
4/4/96: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang denied that CNNC sold nuclear technology to Pakistan, stating that "China is a responsible state" that "has never and will never transfer any equipment or technology that could be viable for the production of nuclear weapons."
Shen stated that as an NPT signatory, China "strictly abides by its commitments" and "does not advocate, encourage or carry out nuclear proliferation." Shen also stated that "Corporations in China are not eligible to make any kind of transactions that violate China's export policies...Sanctions based on rumors are ill-advised."
["China Denies Nuclear Technology Sale To Pakistan, "United Press International, 4 April 1996; AFP (Hong Kong), 4 April 1996; in "PRC: Spokesman Warns On Imposing Sanctions Over Nuclear Row," FBIS-CHI-96-066, 4 April 1996.]
China begging around the world , asking for forgiveness from everyone behind the door....