The US has sanctioned Chinese suppliers and a Pakistani entity for their alleged involvement in Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, officials said. This is the second time this year that Washington has taken such a decision.
The US State Department announced sanctions against five entities and one individual accused of transferring missile technology and equipment in violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Among those sanctioned is the Beijing Research Institute for Automation of Machinery Manufacturing Industry Automation (RIAMB), which the US says is linked to Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC), a key player in the development of Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missiles.
The sanctions also target three other China-based entities, a Chinese individual and a Pakistani entity accused of supporting Pakistan’s missile program.
The sanctions follow a similar US action in April, when Washington blacklisted four companies from Belarus and China for supplying missile-usable products to Pakistan’s long-range missile program.
The companies included Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and China-based Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited.
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