    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [June 16, 1991]
    [Page 673]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Constraints on Trade With
    China
    June 16, 1991

        The President has implemented his decision announced on May 27,
    1991, to impose constraints on high technology trade with the People's
    Republic of China as a result of actions by entities in the P.R.C. to
    transfer missile technology to other countries. The President decided
    that the significant risks to U.S. security interests posed by these
    missile transfers require the imposition of limits on the sale of high
    performance computers. In addition, the President will not waive
    sanctions that prohibit the transfer of U.S. technology for satellites
    launched on Chinese rockets. Finally, we are taking steps to impose
    sanctions on certain firms in the P.R.C. that have contributed to
    missile proliferation.