China: Economic Sanctions

Abstract

The United States currently maintains the following economic sanctions against China: limits on U.S. foreign assistance; U.S. No votes or abstention in the international banks; ban on Overseas Private Investment Corporation programs; ban on export of defense articles or defense services; ban on import of munitions or ammunition; ban on procurement of goods and services listed on the munitions list in the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations; denial of Generalized System of Preferences status; substantial export controls on dual-use items, particularly satellites, nuclear technology, and computers; suspension of export licenses for crime control and detection instruments and equipment; export and licensing restrictions on targeted entities found to have engaged in proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass destruction (or related technology); and Presidential authority to restrict Chinese military companies and Chinese government-affiliated businesses from developing commercial activities inside the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462480

Entities

People

  • Dianne E. Rennack

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space