Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BEIJING981
2009-04-14 09:38:00
SECRET
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS
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S E C R E T BEIJING 000981
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN, T, EAP, EUR, NEA
DEPT PASS TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS
REF: STATE 34795 AND PREVIOUS (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Political Section Chief Ben Moeling.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T BEIJING 000981
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN, T, EAP, EUR, NEA
DEPT PASS TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS
REF: STATE 34795 AND PREVIOUS (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Political Section Chief Ben Moeling.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche notifying China of
the April 7 designation under E.O. 13382 of six entities
associated with the Chinese LIMMT Economic and Trade Company
and LIMMT's manager Karl Lee by the Treasury Department's
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director
Sun Lei on April 14. PolOff urged China to take necessary
steps to prevent Karl Lee and LIMMT from continuing with
proliferation-related activities.
2. (S) Asserting that "China's business is its own business"
and would be handled in accordance with its "very strict
export control laws," Sun said China was "always opposed to
using U.S. domestic law against Chinese firms." The United
States should "stop immediately its erroneous deeds" which
will "only dampen the atmosphere for cooperation on the basis
of mutual respect."
WEINSTEIN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN, T, EAP, EUR, NEA
DEPT PASS TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2019
TAGS: PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS
REF: STATE 34795 AND PREVIOUS (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Political Section Chief Ben Moeling.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche notifying China of
the April 7 designation under E.O. 13382 of six entities
associated with the Chinese LIMMT Economic and Trade Company
and LIMMT's manager Karl Lee by the Treasury Department's
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director
Sun Lei on April 14. PolOff urged China to take necessary
steps to prevent Karl Lee and LIMMT from continuing with
proliferation-related activities.
2. (S) Asserting that "China's business is its own business"
and would be handled in accordance with its "very strict
export control laws," Sun said China was "always opposed to
using U.S. domestic law against Chinese firms." The United
States should "stop immediately its erroneous deeds" which
will "only dampen the atmosphere for cooperation on the basis
of mutual respect."
WEINSTEIN