INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been
involved in supplying Pakistan&s ballistic missile program.Washington similarly targeted three China-based companies with sanctions in
October 2023 for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan, Reuters reported.Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement
that the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry had worked with Pakistan to procure equipment for testing
rocket motors for the Shaheen-3 and Ababeel systems and potentially for larger systems.The sanctions also targeted China-based firms Hubei
Huachangda Intelligent Equipment Co, Universal Enterprise, and Xi&an Longde Technology Development Co, alongside Pakistan-based Innovative
Equipment and a Chinese national, for knowingly transferring equipment under missile technology restrictions, Miller said.As today&s actions
demonstrate, the United States will continue to act against proliferation and associated procurement activities of concern, wherever they
occur,& Miller said.Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China&s embassy in Washington, said: &China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and
long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in international law or authorization of the UN Security Council.China will &firmly protect&
Chinese companies& and individuals& rights and interests, Liu said.Pakistan&s embassy did not immediately respond to a request for
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