Sanctions were imposed on Thursday by the US State Department on a Chinese research institute and multiple businesses that it claimed were providing supplies to Pakistan for its ballistic missile program.
In October 2023, Washington imposed sanctions on three Chinese businesses that were supplying Pakistan with components that may be used for missiles.
The Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry collaborated with Pakistan to acquire equipment for testing rocket motors for the Shaheen-3 and Ababeel systems, as well as possibly for larger systems, according to a statement released by the department’s spokesperson, Matthew Miller.
According to Miller, the sanctions also targeted Pakistan-based Innovative Equipment, a Chinese national, and the Chinese companies Hubei Huachangda Intelligent Equipment Co., Universal Enterprise, and Xi’an Longde Technology Development Co. for willfully transferring equipment that was restricted by missile technology.
“The United States will continue to act against proliferation and associated procurement activities of concern, wherever they occur, as demonstrated by today’s actions,” Miller declared.
Requests for response from the Pakistani and Chinese embassies in Washington were not immediately answered.
