By Jim Emerson, staff writer

New documents added to WikiLeak’s leaked United States embassy cables revealed that China has been selling missiles and parts to Iran, Syria and Pakistan in violation of its agreement with the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

MTCR

MTCR was formed in 1987 as an informal voluntary partnership of 34 countries to prevent the export of long range weapons of mass destruction to hostile nations. China is not a member but has assured the members it will support the group’s policy of Missile Nonproliferation. China has not been allowed to join the MTCR because of its non-existent export controls. China has not signed nor agreed to the UN’s “Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation.” China always says the right things but has a difficult time honoring its own words.

Cable

A September 2009 State Department cable titled “China’s Ballistic Missile-Related Export Control Record” outlines Chinese missile export transfers to Syria … Continue Reading:As China Sells missiles to Iran Pakistan and Syria Obama kowtows to his masters