Number: RL31910
Title: China: Economic Sanctions
Authors: Dianne E. Rennack, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Today, U.S. economic sanctions against China include limits on U.S. foreign assistance; U.S. No votes or abstention in the international banks; ban or OPIC programs; ban on export of defense articles or services; ban on import of munitions or ammunition; denial of Generalized System of Preferences status; substantial export controls on dual-use items, particularly satellites, nuclear technology, and computers; export and licensing restrictions on targeted entities found to have engaged in proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass destruction (or related technology); and Presidential authority to restrict Chinese military companies and Chinese government-affiliated businesses from developing commercial activities inside the United States.
Pages: 11
Date: February 1, 2006