[House Document 108-210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-210

 
     CERTIFICATION FOR AN EXPORT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

CERTIFICATION THAT THE EXPORT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF THE 
 SPECIFIED ITEMS IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNITED STATES SPACE LAUNCH 
 INDUSTRY AND THAT THE MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT 
  TECHNICAL BENEFIT THAT COULD BE DERIVED FROM SUCH EXPORTS, WILL NOT 
  MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE MISSILE OR SPACE LAUNCH CAPABILITIES OF THE 
   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 105-261, SEC. 1512




    September 7, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on International 
                  Relations and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, August 6, 2004.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the provisions of 
section 1512 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261), I 
hereby certify that the export to the People's Republic of 
China of the following items is not detrimental to the United 
States space launch industry and that the material and 
equipment, including any indirect technical benefit that could 
be derived from such exports, will not measurably improve the 
missile or space launch capabilities of the People's Republic 
of China.
    1. One linear accelerator for Huanggang Customs, for 
inspection of cargo entering the Port of Shenzhen, People's 
Republic of China.
    2. Fifty-thousand pounds of fine-grained graphite, for 
Shanghai Carbone Lorraine Chemical, located in Shanghai, 
People's Republic of China, to use in manufacturing 
temperature-resistant industrial machinery components.
    3. One linear accelerator for Harbin Boiler Company, Ltd., 
located in Harbin, People's Republic of China, to use in 
nondestructive testing and inspection of utility boilers and 
valves for conventional power and auxiliary equipment.
    4. One hot isostatic press, for Guizhou Anji Foundry 
Company, located in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, People's 
Republic of China, to use in consolidation of titanium and 
aluminum castings for chemical equipment parts.
    5. Two environmental test chambers, for Flextronics 
Industrial Company, Ltd., located in Jingan, Doumen Zhuhai, 
People's Republic of China, to test Xbox game consoles for the 
Microsoft Corporation.
    6. One environmental test chamber, for Hon Hai Precision 
Industries Company, Ltd., located in Guangdong, People's 
Republic of China, to test personal computers and peripheral 
equipment for Apple, Compaq, and Dell.
    7. One filament winding machine, for Weifang Dongming 
Extinguisher Equipment, located in Weifang, Shandong, People's 
Republic of China, to use in manufacturing 600,000 carbon 
dioxide fire extinguisher bottles per year.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.

                                  
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