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January 09, 2013

US urged to relax satellite export restrictions
Beijing (XNA) Jan 09, 2013
The Ministry of Commerce expressed concern after the United States kept a tight rein on the export of satellites and related items to China, and a senior China-US trade expert urged Washington to drop its Cold War mindset and lift the barriers to benefit both countries. The responses came after US President Barack Obama signed on Thursday the National Defense Authorization Act of the 2013 fiscal year. The authorization act includes provisions that relax export restrictions but continue to ba ... read more

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