Decontrol of Certain Export Licenses in United States

Modified: Decontrol of Certain Export Licenses in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: SEPTEMBER 1, 1991

In its efforts to deregulate export procedures for civilian-use and dual-use goods and technologies, COCOM reduced the control list, eliminating licensing requirements for low-level items exported to China. The Department of Commerce revised Export Administration Regulations to relax some national security controls imposed against China, the Soviet Union, and Warsaw Pact countries since the Cold War. In early 1994, a controversial shipment of gas turbine engines, requiring only a general export license and worth as much as $2 billion, made its way to China [39]

Sanctions by Authority:

15 CFR Part 799 (56 F.R. 42824); amended at 56 F.R. 66559 (December 24, 1991); 57 F.R. 4572 (February 6, 1992); 58 F.R. 33510 (June 18, 1993); 59 F.R. 30686 (June 15, 1994)

Occasion(s) Detailed

See January 1, 1965, for original sanction

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

Resources

Notes and References

1. 39 “A Decade of Export Control Policy for China.” The China Business Review, May-June 1992. p. 34. “Confounded by the Chinese Puzzle.” Time, April 25, 1994. p. 39.