    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [July 28, 2006]
    [Pages 1474-1475]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Certifying Exports to the People's
    Republic of China
    July 28, 2006

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        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 ex-
    ports, will not measurably improve the missile or space launch
    capabilities of the People's Republic of China.

        1. Two million pounds of bulk graphite for use by Smarteem Precision
    Manufacturing Company, Qingdao Dezong Trading Company, Qingdao Haier
    Moulds Company, Hi-P Shanghai Precision Mold and Die, Shanghai Sharp
    Mold and Manufacturing, Shanghai Koito Automotive Lamp

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    Company, Ningbo Yongyao Graphite Product, Heibei Ningjin Matsimiya
    Semiconductor, Heibei Ningjin Yangguang Electrodes, Jiaxiang Zhengda
    Xingxin Electrodes, Shanghai Shenhe Thermo-Magnetics and Genic
    (Shanghai) Company to manufacture electrodes, dies and molds for the
    production and handling of plastic, rubber, copper, tin, aluminum, and
    iron components.
        2. One 36-inch micronizer to be used by Jiangsu Sopo Chemical of
    Zhenjiang, China, for processing azodicarbonomide for use in
    manufacturing plastics.
        3. One 42-inch micronizer to be used by Cabot Performance Products
    Company, LTD. of Tianjin, China, for manufacturing carbon black to be
    used in rubber and plastics manufacturing.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. The letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    July 31.