Exports Suspension

Exports Suspension in United States

Lifted: Suspension on High-tech Exports in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: MARCH 9, 1988

In conjunction with the visit to Washington of Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian, on March 9, 1988, a representative of the State Department announced that the Reagan Administration was lifting the suspension of liberalization of rules on sales of increasingly sophisticated high-technology items because it was satisfied that China was not selling Silkworm missiles to Iran [24].

Occasion(s) Detailed

See March 22, 1987, for original sanction

Note: Based on the China: U.S. Economic Sanctions Report.

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Notes and References

  1. 24 “Reagan Lifts High-Tech Ban on China Sales.” Journal of Commerce, March 10, 1988. p. 2A.