Prohibition on Computer Exports in United States

Modified: Prohibition on Computer Exports in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Date of the sanction(s): DECEMBER 4, 1992

It was reported that the Bush Administration was considering approving a license for the export of a supercomputer to China. According to the reports, the Department of Defense and Arms Control and Disarmament Agency opposed the sale on the grounds that the Cray Y-MP2 computer had military applications [41]. The computer was ultimately licensed for export.

Occasion(s) Detailed

See May 27, 1991, for original sanction ; see also December 9, 1993, for lifting of sanction

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

Resources

Notes and References

1. 41 “U.S. to Lift China Sanctions on Computers, Satellite Parts.” Washington Post, December 20, 1991. p. 38. “U.S. Postpones Decision on Supercomputer Sale: Officials Split on Exporting Cray to China.” Washington Post, December 5, 1992. p. A3. “A Decade of Export Control Policy for China.” The China Business Review, May-June 1992. p. 34.