Prohibition on Export Licenses in United States

Waived: Prohibition on Export Licenses in the History of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed against China

Note: the date of this economic sanction is: DECEMBER 19, 1989

President Bush determined it was in the national interest to issue three export licenses to enable the launch of the United States-built AUSSAT and AsiaSat satellites on Chinese launch vehicles, amounting to about $300 million in business for United States firms [31].

Sanctions by Authority:

Sec. 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 [P.L. 101-162; 103 Stat. 1038]

Occasion(s) Detailed

See November 21, 1989, for original sanction

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

Resources

Notes and References

1. 31 U.S. President, 1989- (Bush). “Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Licensing of Communications Satellites for China, December 19, 1989.” Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, v. 25, December 25, 1989. p. 1972.