CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE

S E C R E T BEIJING 000427 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/CM, ISN/MTR JOHN HERMANN E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2035 TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY SUBJECT: CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE MALAYSIA-BASED COMPANY ELECTRONICS COMPONENT LIMITED REF: A. STATE 10900 ¶B. 09 STATE 130917 ¶C. 09 BEIJING 3476 Classified By: Classified by Regional Unit Chief Mark Lambert. Reason 1.4 C. ¶1. (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper providing additional information about attempts by the Malaysia-based firm Electronics Component Limited (ECL) to buy TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese firm VibTel Industrial Co. Inc. to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on February 23. Zhang noted that proliferation cases were handled within a different Division within the Arms Control and Disarmament Department but agreed to pass the nonpaper to relevant colleagues. (Note: Since the January 30 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, officials from the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chem/Bio Division, who normally receive all demarches regarding proliferation activities by companies within China, are currently placing all demarche requests "under consideration," thereby requiring post to find other means to deliver these demarches.) HUNTSMAN