The Obama administration has concluded that Chinese firms are helping Iran improve its missile technology and develop nuclear weapons, and has asked China to stop such activity, a senior U.S. official said.
During a visit to Beijing last month, a delegation led by Robert Einhorn, the State Department’s special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, handed a “significant list” of companies and banks to the Chinese, according to the senior U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue. The official said the Obama administration thinks the companies are violating U.N. sanctions but that China did not authorize their activities.
“My government will investigate the issues raised by the U.S. side,” said Wang Bao dong, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy.
