[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO CHINESE BAD FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY

  (Mr. RILEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, our Commander-in-Chief and our President's 
national security doctrine seems to be ``anything for a buck.''
  A 1997 Pentagon report revealed that a defense contractor had given 
highly technical information regarding a failed space launch to the 
Great Wall Industry. Great Wall also produces key components to China's 
strategic nuclear missiles. The Pentagon concluded that this transfer 
of information damaged our United States national security, and the 
Department of Justice has been conducting a criminal investigation into 
the transfer.
  That is until the President got involved. The President, however, 
approved a waiver for the export of that same technology, effectively 
killing the criminal investigation. Conveniently, the chairman of the 
aerospace firm being investigated was the largest donor to the 
Democratic Party last year.
  The Clinton Administration continues to follow a policy of helping 
its friends at the expense of national security. It does not take a 
Pentagon report or a rocket scientist to figure out that the transfer 
of missile technology to the Communist Chinese is bad for the United 
States national security.

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