For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 6, 2004
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of the Strom
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(Public Law 105-261), I hereby certify that the export to the People's
Republic of China of the following items is not detrimental to the
United States space launch industry and that the material and
equipment, including any indirect technical benefit that could be
derived from such exports, will not measurably improve the missile or
space launch capabilities of the People's Republic of China.
1. One linear accelerator for Huanggang Customs, for inspection
of cargo
entering the Port of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
2. Fifty-thousand pounds of fine-grained graphite, for Shanghai
Carbone
Lorraine Chemical, located in Shanghai, People's Republic of China,
to use in manufacturing temperature-resistant industrial machinery
components.
3. One linear accelerator for Harbin Boiler Company, Ltd.,
located in
Harbin, People's Republic of China, to use in nondestructive
testing
and inspection of utility boilers and valves for conventional power
and auxiliary equipment.
4. One hot isostatic press, for Guizhou Anji Foundry Company,
located in
Anshun City, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China, to use
in
consolidation of titanium and aluminum castings for chemical
equipment parts.
5. Two environmental test chambers, for Flextronics Industrial
Company,
Ltd., located in Jingan, Doumen Zhuhai, People's Republic of China,
to test Xbox game consoles for the Microsoft Corporation.
6. One environmental test chamber, for Hon Hai Precision
Industries
Company, Ltd., located in Guangdong, People's Republic of China, to
test personal computers and peripheral equipment for Apple, Compaq,
and Dell.
7. One filament winding machine, for Weifang Dongming
Extinguisher
Equipment, located in Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of
China,
to use in manufacturing 600,000 carbon dioxide fire extinguisher
bottles per year.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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