FILE - In this Sept. 2007 file picture an anti-aircraft gun position is seen at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran. Iran is poised for a major technological update of its uranium enrichment program, allowing it to vastly increase production of the material that can be used for both reactor fuel and nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The diplomats said that Iran last week told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it wants to install thousands of high-technology machines at its main enriching site at Natanz, in central Iran. The machines are estimated to be able to enrich up to five times faster than the present equipment. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 2007 file picture an anti-aircraft gun position is seen at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran. Iran is poised for a major technological update of its uranium enrichment program, allowing it to vastly increase production of the material that can be used for both reactor fuel and nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The diplomats said that Iran last week told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it wants to install thousands of high-technology machines at its main enriching site at Natanz, in central Iran. The machines are estimated to be able to enrich up to five times faster than the present equipment. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 and released by London-based rights group Freetibet.org, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, runs after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. This was the second self-immolation death in two days near the Labrang monastery in Xiahe. The monastery is one of the most important outside of Tibet and was the site of numerous protests by monks following deadly ethnic riots in Tibet in 2008 that were the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades. (AP Photo/Freetibet.org) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 and released by Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, is seen on the ground burning after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. This was the second self-immolation death in two days near the Labrang monastery in Xiahe. The monastery is one of the most important outside of Tibet and was the site of numerous protests by monks following deadly ethnic riots in Tibet in 2008 that were the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades.(AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 and released by Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, is seen after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. This was the second self-immolation death in two days near the Labrang monastery in Xiahe. The monastery is one of the most important outside Tibet and was the site of numerous protests by monks following deadly ethnic riots in Tibet in 2008 that were the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades.(AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 and released by Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, Chinese paramilitary police officers and residents converge on the body of Dorje Rinchen, unseen, a farmer in his late 50s, who self immolated on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. This was the second self-immolation death in two days near the Labrang monastery in Xiahe. The monastery is one of the most important outside of Tibet and was the site of numerous protests by monks following deadly ethnic riots in Tibet in 2008 that were the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades.(AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 and released by Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, Chinese paramilitary police officers and residents converge on the body of Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, unseen who self immolated on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. This was the second self-immolation death in two days near the Labrang monastery in Xiahe. The monastery is one of the most important outside of Tibet and was the site of numerous protests by monks following deadly ethnic riots in Tibet in 2008 that were the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades. (AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES
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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 file, a Chinese man stands near a screen displaying the Chinese national flag and Chinese paramilitary police men performing a flag ceremony near the Great Hall of the People where the Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin on Nov. 8 in Beijing, China. Chinese have long been fascinated with U.S. presidential elections, but interest is particularly high this year because Americans are voting at the same time Beijing is going through its own political transition. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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An elderly Chinese man is pushed in an wheelchair near the Great Hall of the People where the Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin on Nov. 8 in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The once-a-decade event installs a new leadership to run the world's second largest economy and newly assertive global power. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), addresses the Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee in Beijing, China Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The session was held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 in Beijing and presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Xueren) NO SALES
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese senior leaders Hu Jintao, center, Wu Bangguo, third right, Wen Jiabao, third left, Jia Qinglin, second right, Li Changchun, second left, Xi Jinping, right, Li Keqiang, left, attend the Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, China, on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The session was held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 in Beijing and presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Xueren) NO SALES
China denounces US sanctions against companies
BEIJING (
AP) — China on Tuesday denounced U.S. sanctions against a leading state arms maker and other companies over alleged illicit dealings with North Korea, Syria and Iran.
The U.S. State Department on Monday said that Poly Technologies Inc. is among companies barred from dealing with the U.S. government or purchasing U.S. military hardware for two years. The company is part of a massive state-owned conglomerate.
China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the actions "seriously violate the norms of international relations and undermine China's interests." The ministry said China strongly enforces non-proliferation laws and had lodged a formal complaint with Washington.
"The U.S. should work together with China under the principle of 'equality, mutual benefit and concerted efforts' to promote practical cooperation on non-proliferation, instead of threatening sanctions at will or undermining the interests of the other side," the ministry said in a statement on its website.
The official Xinhua News Agency cited a company official as denying having violated any U.N. Security Council arms embargoes and saying it strictly adheres to Chinese law and international statutes.
"We have never helped any countries or regions develop any banned weapons, nor have we exported or promised to export weapons or technologies to any countries or regions that are under United Nations Security Council Resolutions Sanctions. We hereby demand the U.S. side to respect the fact and immediately lift the sanctions," Xinhua quoted the unnamed spokesman as saying.
The State Department notice said Poly Technologies was in violation of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act that sanctions persons and companies that transfer or sell those nations goods, services or technology related to weapons of mass destruction or ballistic and cruise missiles. The law cites items banned under international agreements such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime.
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