Yesterday I wondered why China was speaking out on Iran and “diplomatic” efforts. My thought was related to oil, and I believe that plays a large factor as China is looking to Iran to meet their energy needs, but it may also be due to China providing nuke-tech to Iran.
Something I had not considered.
From the Guardian:
A Taiwanese company agreed to a request from a firm in China to procure sensitive components with nuclear uses, then shipped them to Iran, the firm’s head said Friday. Such transactions violate U.N. sanctions imposed on the Middle Eastern nation.
In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Lin said he received an Internet order from a Chinese firm in January or February 2008 to obtain an unspecified number of pressure transducers, which convert pressure into analog electrical signals.
While pressure transducers have many commercial uses, they furnish the precise measurements needed in the production of weapons-grade uranium.
While the company who sent the technology wasn’t based it China (Taiwan) the order came from an Chinese firm.
Kinda reminds you of Germany and France putting up resistance to the Iraq war. Oh, maybe because Germany was heavily involved with weapon sales to Iraq and the French had ties to nuke technology.
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