Ban on Commercial Arms Trade in United States

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

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: JUNE 16, 1981

At the end of a visit to China, Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Jr., announced that munitions control restrictions against China would be lifted, allowing the sale and export of lethal weapons [20].

Occasion(s) Detailed

See August 26, 1955, for original sanction

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

Resources

Notes and References

1. 20 “U.S. Reaches Accord With China on Arms Sales.” Washington Post, June 17, 1981. p. A1, A23.