Arms Trade Ban

Arms Trade Ban in United States

Modified: Arms Trade Ban in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: MARCH 1980

In March 1980, it was announced that exports to China of nonlethal items with military support uses would be licensed on a case-by-case basis. The change in policy applied to items such as radar, helicopters, communications and training equipment, and trucks [18].

Occasion(s) Detailed

See August 26, 1955, for original sanction, and June 16, 1981, for lifting of sanction

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

Resources

Notes and References

  1. 18 Increased U.S. Military Sales to China: Arguments and Alternatives, by Robert G. Sutter. 1981. CRS Report 81-121 F. p. 7.

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