CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S PROVISION OF

S E C R E T BEIJING 003148 SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EAP/CM E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/20/2034 TAGS: PARM MTCR PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC CH IR SUBJECT: CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S PROVISION OF GYROSCOPES TO IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER REF: STATE 118993 Classified By: Political Section Regional Unit Chief Mark Lambert. Reason 1.4 (c). ¶1. (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Xi'an Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company's provision of controlled gyroscopes to an Iranian missile developer to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on November 20. Yang said China would "collect information" about the case and "see if something could be done." She asked that the U.S. and China "adopt a cooperative approach" on this case, and stressed that "any decision to apply sanctions under U.S. law would not be a constructive way to deal with this issue." HUNTSMAN