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to support seven because the loans would not serve basic human needs.
At the London Summit, we raised China's human rights practices with our G-7 allies and encouraged them to continue to stress to China's leaders, as we have repeatedly, the importance that democratic governments attach to human rights. We made clear that the U.š. will continue its policy of supporting only those multilateral development loans for China that serve basic human naads (BHN), and our view that any non-BHN lending to China help to promote market-oriented economic reform.
To advance our nonproliferation objectives, I recently authorized a number of steps aimed at engaging the Chinese on their weapons transfer policies and making clear our dissatisfaction with transfers that contribute to regional instability.
instability. The Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs recently traveled to Beijing for a detailed discussion of nonproliferation issues, including our specific concerns about Chinese exports. He pressed for China's adherence to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the Missile Technology Control Regime, actions I called for in my commencement speech at Yale University on May 27. We are pleased with the constructive role China played in the July 8-9 Middle East arms control talks in Paris. Chinese endorsed all tha key objectives of my Middle East arms control initiative (such as efforts to freeze and ultimately eliminate surface-to-surface missiles and block the production
The Chinesa also and acquisition of nuclear useable material). agreed to work rapidly in follow-on meetings to flesh out the broad agreements reached in Paris.
The
At the same time, I have also taken measures to emphasize to China that the U.S. is concerned about reports of destabilizing missile-related transfers. In April, I rejected requests for licenses to export satellite components for a Chinese communications project because of the involvement of Chinese Just companies in unacceptable missile equipment transfers. recently, I approved trade sanctions against two Chinese
In addition, I directed that no companies for that same reason. further licenses of high-speed computers and no further exports of satellites to China be authorized until our concerns that China adhere to accepted international nonproliferation standards are satisfactorily addressed. The U.S. will be coordinating with other countries in order that these measures not be undercut. Our experience has demonstrated that such consultations will lead to effective, multilateral technology transfer restrictions.
I have also instructed U.S. agencies to press vigorously our
In April, I concerns about Chinese unfair trading practices. directed the U.S. Trade Representative to identify China as a priority foreign country under the Special 301 provisions of the Trade Act for failing to protect U.S. intellectual property
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