U.S. plans to relax restrictions on Chinese arms exports likely to directly benefit
Date:2011-10-14Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
Data Figure: China’s army aviation of the Black Hawk helicopter flying over in Lhasa.
According to the U.S. The Washington Times reported on October 12, the Obama administration has notified Congress is planning to relax on the UH-60 “Blackhawk” helicopters and other weapons (which may include C-130 transport aircraft, and even including F-16 fighters) and export restrictions, the U.S. media has become, “Black Hawk” helicopter has been a “Chinese Army hopes to get.”
U.S. media said the Obama administration has said that as part of efforts to export controls, they are on the ownership of the U.S. State Department export jurisdiction of the United States Munitions List to review the thousands of weapons. As part of the review, the U.S. government has identified a variety can be moved to a more relaxed control of the Ministry of Commerce on the list of weapons, including helicopters and military transport aircraft.
Moreover, according to an assistant congressman said, the F-16 fighter planes to relax the sales restrictions are under consideration. They also said that deregulation program will arrange to monitor usage of these systems to determine whether they are written off to countries like Iran.
U.S. Department of Commerce Industry and Security Bureau spokesman in Eugene ? Cohen confirmed for the Obama administration submitted to Congress to change regulations governing the sale tanks and military vehicles, issues, and will soon release a military aircraft The proposed changes to the list. Ke for years, said the new licensing policy “will take into account our NATO and other allies for greater interoperability between, to strengthen national security.” He also stressed that “the preparation of weapons (active weapons) systems such as fighter aircraft and attack helicopters” will remain in restricted within the United States Munitions List.
U.S. media said, some defense experts worry that relaxing the arms export control to China’s military will directly benefit. Over the years, China has been hoping to buy “Black Hawk” helicopters and parts for China’s current “Black Hawk” (S-70) helicopters. China’s S-70 is the U.S. sold to China’s “Black Hawk” helicopters, commercial variant version. Former U.S. military attaches Wortzel (Larry Wortzel) said that the Chinese army “often complain that they need to ‘Black Hawk’ part to use the helicopters to carry out humanitarian relief missions.”
In addition, members also worried that the U.S. Congress, in the first exports to its allies and friendly countries, the US-made weapons will eventually fall into the so-called “rogue states” and the U.S. rival’s hands. (Spring)
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