The president has said several times...and Rummy, and I believe Cheney...that China hopped up Saddam's scuds so they could fly 2000 miles.
Here is the CBSNews report on it.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/04/world/main527977.shtml
"When we were working on the resolution we said that Iraq should not take any action that would be hostile act against any member state," says Secretary of State Colin Powell."
Guess that answers this question.................