[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PENTAGON REPORTS NATIONAL SECURITY HARMED BY TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO 
                                 CHINA

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, it does not take a rocket scientist to know 
that helping Communist China with its rocket technology is not in our 
national interest.
  According to published reports, the Pentagon concluded in a May 1997 
report that ``national security has been harmed'' by the transfer of 
sensitive computer technology to Communist China's military industrial 
complex.
  Where is that May 1997 Pentagon report, you may ask?
  Well, here is another key document, a document with critical 
information that Congress does not possess and which Congress has been 
told we will never see.
  What has the White House response been about this May 1997 Pentagon 
report? Denials, explanations?
  No. We get silence. Or we get spin. Silence and spin. That is about 
all the American people get anymore. However, this crisis is about 
national security. This issue puts every American at risk. This makes 
the world a more dangerous place to live. It is a very serious issue. 
We deserve a full report.

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