Haaretz WikiLeaks exclusive / Chinese company selling nuclear equipment to Iran

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Source: Haaretz

The equipment supplied by Zibo Chemet includes technology and expertise that would allow the Iranian company to produce glass-lined reactor vessels resistant to the chemicals they contain.

By Yossi Melman | Published 05:57 04.21.11

Near the city of Qom, Iran has a secret plant that is part of its chemical weapons program, according to a secret U.S. cable sent by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which is part of the WikiLeaks documents obtained by Haaretz. Clinton instructed the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to take action against a Chinese company that is involved in the transfer of equipment, know-how and technology to Iran.

The document, dated July 24, 2009, reveals American concerns about the company, Zibo Chemet, which has supplied vital equipment for Iran's chemical-weapons program. Such sales are forbidden, according to the regulations of the Australia Group, which supervises the sale of sensitive chemical technology, equipment and materials. China is member of that group. According to the cable, "We have new information indicating that Zibo Chemet transferred technology for the production of glass-lined reactor equipment to Iranian customers, significantly enhancing Iran's ability to produce indigenously chemical equipment suitable for a chemical warfare program."

The cable asks the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to pass on information about the company to the Chinese government and demand that it take aggressive action to get the firm to cease its shipments. The cable also provides background on the company, revealing its dubious track record.

It says the company in April 2007 was blacklisted by the United States amid suspicions that it supplied similar equipment to Iran, North Korea and Syria. The earlier suspicions forced the Chinese government to open an investigation into the company and take "limited punitive action," which is not detailed in the cable.

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[aquart]

1. Chinese made?

[Scottybeamer70]

2. Let's see.........

"we have new information indicating"...............can no one just come out and say who gave the information?
..and "China is a member of that......".
The Symington Act in the USA forbids sending money to countries that own nuclear weapons, but that doesn't seem
to make a difference when it comes to Israel. We keep the money flowing.......to hell with the law!!
But don't any of you other countries DARE to break laws!!! The blatant hypocrisy is sooooooooooo getting old.