US sanctions three Chinese firms for supplying missile items to Pakistan's missile program

WASHINGTON: The United States has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, the State Department said on Friday.

The three firms namely; General Technology Limited, Beijing Luo Luo Technology Development Co Ltd., and Changzhou Utek Composite Company Ltd have engaged in activities that pose risk of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Pakistan.

According to the statement, General Technology Limited has worked to supply brazing materials, which are used to join components in ballistic missile rocket engines, and in the production of combustion chambers.

Beijing Luo Luo Technology Development Co Ltd. has worked to supply mandrels and other machinery, which can be used in the production of solid-propellant rocket motors and can be controlled by the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Changzhou Utek Composite Company Ltd. has worked since 2019 to supply D-glass glass fiber, quartz fabric, and high silica cloth, all of which have applications in missile systems, the state department stated. (ANI)

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