SHIELD S13-08: CHINA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION OF PRC

S E C R E T BEIJING 001253

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR ISN/CB AND EAP/CM

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2034
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: SHIELD S13-08: CHINA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION OF PRC
FIRMS PROVIDING TRAINING TO IRAN

REF: A. BEIJING 1204

B. STATE 4482

Classified By: Regional Unit Chief Mark Lambert. Reasons 1.4 (b),(c)
and (d).


1. (S) In response to Ref A demarche, urging China to
investigate and prevent a group of employees from Zhejiang
Material Industries Chemical Group and Shanxi Weiqida
Pharmaceuticals Company from traveling to Iran to provide
technical training and expertise, MFA Arms Control and
Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons
Division Desk Officer Jiang Bo contacted PolOff on May 11
seeking further information. Specifically, Jiang asked:

--for more information about the two companies named in the
demarche, their addresses and contact information of key
officers.
--names of the Chinese nationals who intend to travel to Iran.
--the name and address of the factory or installation in Iran
to which the Chinese experts intend to travel.
--names of the types of products being manufactured at the
Iranian factory that cause concern for the United States
Government.
--Whether any of the products being manufactured are on
proscribed lists.


2. (S) Jiang said that his office takes U.S. concerns
seriously and wishes to help Chinese law enforcement organs
investigate the case. In addition, Jiang underscored the
PRC's long-standing opposition to the Iran, North Korea, and
Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) and other domestic laws
that allow the United States to impose sanctions on
individuals or entities who have transferred to acquired from
countries of concern items that are on multilateral export
control lists.
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