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US sanctions Chinese companies on Iran

LONDON, Jan 18 (IranMania) - The United States has slapped new sanctions against seven Chinese companies as well as two firms from Taiwan and North Korea, charging they may have helped Iran in its quest for weapons of mass destruction and more modern ballistic missiles, Agence France Press (AFP) reported.

A State Department notice published in the latest issue of the Federal Register said the nine conglomerates are being penalized for transferring to Iran "equipment and technology controlled under multilateral export control lists."

The companies now barred from doing business with the United States include Beijing Alite Technologies Limited, China Aero-Technology Import Export Corporation, China Great Wall Industry Corporation, China North Industry Corporation (Norinco), Q.C. Chen, Wha Cheong Tai Company, and Zibo Chemet Equipment Corporation.

Norinco and China Great Wall Industry that have close ties to the People's Liberation Army are already under US sanctions for violating various export control regimes, and it was not immediately clear how the new measures will affect their business.
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China slams US sanctions against Chinese firms

LONDON, Jan 18 (IranMania) - China said Tuesday it was "not wise" of the United States to slap new sanctions on Chinese firms suspected of helping Iran in its quest for weapons of mass destruction and missiles.

"The US government's wanton launch of sanctions against Chinese companies without real evidence is not a wise choice," Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan told a regular briefing, according to AFP.
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