Companies protest against US sanctions (Xinhua) Updated: 2004-10-01 00:56
Two Chinese companies, the China New Era Group and China Xinshidai
Company, issued a statement on Thursday, protesting sanctions by the United
States government.
The US government imposed sanctions on Sept. 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.
"We hereby express our strong opposition and condemnation of such outrageous
and unjustified behaviors of the US government," it said.
The China Xinshidai Company is a state-owned enterprise legally registered
and operated in China.
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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"We strongly demand that the US government provide evidence for the
sanctions, respect the fact and lift the sanction immediately, " the statement
said.
"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."
