61. The Pentagon concluded in a report that sensitive technology involving missiles was transferred to the Chinese. 62. The State Department has penalized Chinese and North Korean companies for transferring sensitive technology to Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday. 63. U.S. authorities had feared that if Tinsley came under foreign control, sensitive optical technology could be transferred to countries like China. 64. U.S. officials say the Russian leadership has not sent a clear message to law enforcement agencies that sensitive technology transfers must stop. 65. U.S.-Chinese relations have been roiled periodically by suspicions China was attempting to steal sensitive technology. 66. Under fire for alleged sales of nuclear technology to Pakistan, China is considering a law to control exports of sensitive technology, an official report said Sunday. 67. Washington has consistently objected to Russian exports of sensitive technology to Iran. 68. In Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang denied that China had exported the sensitive technology to Pakistan and said Beijing was more worried about nuclear proliferation than Washington. 69. It further rejects US allegations its research institutes are selling Iran sensitive technologies that would allow Tehran to develop its missile program and produce weapons of mass destruction. 70. But Washington has limited the transfer of sensitive technology, citing concerns of stability on the peninsula. |