China cited as N. Korea supplier

Washington Times ^ | October 31, 2006 | Bill Gertz

[CrawDaddyCA]

China helped North Korea develop nuclear weapons and in the past year increased its support to Pyongyang, rather than pressing the regime to halt nuclear arms and missile activities, according to a congressional report.

The final draft report of the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission also says that Chinese government-run companies are continuing to threaten U.S. national security by exporting arms to American enemies in Asia and the Middle East.

The report is based on public testimony and highly classified intelligence reports made available to its members and staff. It indirectly criticizes the Bush administration for failing to pressure Beijing into joining U.S.-led anti-proliferation programs and calls for Congress to take action to force the administration to do more.

[CrawDaddyCA]

The plot thickens...

[Mind-numbed Robot]

On China's role in arms proliferation, the report stated that Chinese companies and government organizations "continue to provide weapons, weapons components and weapons technology" in violation of China's commitments to international nonproliferation agreements.

Why do we keep trying to get them to sign agreements? They, like all Communists, simply ignore them after signing them. We abide by them while our enemies gleefully cheat.

It is obvious, so why don't we snap to it, that China wants peace only while they prepare for war, and Russia is assisting them. Why do we continue this charade?

[lentulusgracchus]

Out in the open now.....

The "borrowed knife" strategy.

[LM_Guy]

Too may ProChina people in Congress & Whitehouse to ever do anything serious about China's direct & indirect (their sales to our enemies) threat to our national security.

[lentulusgracchus]

Too may ProChina people in Congress & Whitehouse to ever do anything serious

That's the business lobby. Boeing keeps building airframe parts in China, and every time they renegotiate their contracts with the Chinese, the Chinese government is putting pressure on them to build more and more of the aircraft over there. They'd like to suck the whole company into China, but they'd settle for getting all the technology and transferring the skills.

Boeing's going to end up being a Chinese company headquartered in Chicago, if they don't watch it.

Everybody loves that cheap (especially convict) labor. Workers who can't negotiate, can't ask for a raise, and can't say "no" are management catnip.

[LM_Guy]

I agree completely with your assessment of the issue !!