China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues

Kan, Shirley A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapon systems;    Defense policy;    Foreign policy;    Weapons of mass destruction;    Foreign relations - U.S. - China;   

RP-ID  :  RL31555
RP-ID  :  RL31555_2011May26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This CRS Report, updated as warranted, discusses the security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response since the mid- 1990s. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. and other foreign concerns about its role in weapons proliferation. Nonetheless, supplies from China have aggravated trends that result in ambiguous technical aid, more indigenous capabilities, longer-range missiles, and secondary (retransferred) proliferation. According to unclassified intelligence reports submitted as required to Congress, China has been a "key supplier" of technology, particularly PRC entities providing nuclear and missile-related technology to Pakistan and missile-related technology to Iran.