[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.