US sanctions Chinese firm over weapons sales
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The US government ordered sanctions against a Chinese firm accused of trafficking material and technical expertise that could be used for weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said.
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The United States is tightening  export controls on high-tech goods ranging from aircraft to  space communication systems that could be used by China in its  military modernization program, a U.S. Commerce Department  official said on Friday.
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China will continue to strengthen its armed forces, Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday, as the United States expressed concern over a sharp rise in military spending.
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The US is concerned over China&#39;s military build-up, including deployment of long range ballistic nuclear missiles, via a ballooning and non-transparent budget, an annual Pentagon report said Friday.
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The Bush administration has decided  to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related  transactions with Iran, U.S. officials told Reuters on  Thursday.
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China&#39;s government is playing down an editorial in an official newspaper that slammed President Bush&#39;s foreign policy on the eve of US elections.
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Arms makers who export to the U.S. are in a squeeze thanks to a complex set of State Department rules known as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
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The World Trade Organization has approved stiff sanctions on US exports - ranging from almonds to ski jackets - intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment, a key trade diplomat said Friday.
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China on Friday denounced accusations by top U.S. officials that it was selling weapons to Iran and North Korea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang called the criticism "groundless and irresponsible," the official Xinhua News Agency said. No other details were given.
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The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times reported.
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The Bush administration announced Friday that it was tightening controls on exports to China of a range of high-technology products that could be used by China's military.
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The Bush administration imposed  penalties this month against some of China's largest companies  for aiding Iran's efforts to improve its ballistic missiles,  The New York Times reported on Monday.
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The United States says it will continue to slap duties on countries it claims dump their goods on the US market, despite a World Trade Organisation ruling Tuesday that authorises seven nations and the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions against
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China demanded Friday the United States scrap a planned sale of hundreds of missiles to Taiwan, warning the deal would harm regional stability and bilateral ties.
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The Bush administration imposed penalties this month against some of China's largest companies for aiding Iran's efforts to improve its ballistic missiles, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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The Bush administration expressed  concern on Tuesday about Iran's pursuit of longer-range  ballistic missiles and imposed sanctions on Chinese companies  it accused of helping Tehran in those efforts.
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The US administration, facing huge and politically sensitive trade deficits, secured China&#39;s pledge Friday to work harder to move its currency toward a flexible exchange rate, which would make US goods more competitive abroad.