So far this appears to be the work of corrupt officials inside of China. On the other-hand in the last decade with releases of information such as the papers from the Venona project we should be aware that it is not outside of the bounds of possibility that this is actually an official project being run by the Chinese government.
The Venona project did not explicitly outline projects that resembled this attempt to smuggle military hardware into this country. But what it did show was exactly how deep it was possible to penetrate our institutions of government and the press without our knowledge. And other revelations regarding Soviet sponsorship of terrorism during the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s should give us at least a bit of hesitation before we dismiss this as not being linked to the Chinese Government. It bears remembering that this Government in China has seen no revolution, no reformation since the days of Mao, one of the most murderous thugs in the 20th Century. Given his sharing the stage with Hitler, Pol Pot and Stalin that is quite an honor.
Chinese military linked to missile smuggling-Nation/Politics-The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper: “Chinese military linked to missile smuggling By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES April 20, 2006
Court papers made public yesterday in the case of a California man who pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle anti-aircraft missiles into the United States show that a Chinese general and state-run manufacturer are linked to the crime.
Chao Tung Wu, 51, of La Puente, Calif., pleaded guilty yesterday at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to conspiracy to smuggle Chinese QW-2 anti-aircraft missiles into the United States. It was the first conviction under a 2004 anti-terrorism law aimed at preventing the spread of shoulder-fired and portable anti-aircraft missiles. “
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