Two Chinese companies, namely the China New Era Group and China
Xinshidai Company, issued a statement on Thursday, protesting
unjustified sanctions by the United States.
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The US government imposed sanctions on September 21, 2004 against
China Xinshidai Company and China New Era Group, alleging that it
spread WMD-capable missile technology to some country, which is "
totally groundless", the statement said.
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"We hereby express our strong opposition and condemnation of such
outrageous and unjustified behaviors of the US government," it
said.
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The China Xinshidai Company is a state-owned enterprise legally
registered and operated in China.
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For over ten years, the company operated various businesses
including trade of conventional and general products of China's
defense industries in strict conformity to laws and regulations of
China and developed businesses in many countries and regions of the
world, the statement said.
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"We deeply understand that the prosperity of the world requires
peaceful and stable international political and economic
environment, and firmly support the policy of Chinese government on
non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their
means of delivery, and strictly comply with the Regulations of the
People's Republic of China on Export Control of Missile and Missile
-Related Items and technology as well as its Export Control list in
our trade with foreign countries," it said.
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"We never violate Chinese law and international conventions in our
export activities; never commitment to export restricted items and
technology to a certain country," the statement said.
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"We believe that the sanction against China Xinshidai Company and
China New Era Group in the unwarranted name by the US government
with no evidence is vilification and circumvention to Chinese
enterprises; it was a great mistake and completely groundless," it
said.
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"We strongly demand that the US government provide evidence for the
sanctions, respect the fact and lift the sanction immediately," the
statement said.
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"Such behavior of US government brings us not only great economic
loss, but also the damage to our international reputation as well
as enormous adverse impact on our normal trade relationship with
our US cooperators," it said, "We reserve our right to resort to
legal action when necessary."?
(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2004)