Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

        WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA), a member of the Select Committee investigating technology transfers to China, will hold a press conference tomorrow to detail the scheme concocted by China to obtain sensitive U.S. technologies through influence peddling, campaign contributions, and the establishment of PLA front companies.  The press conference will take place on Thursday, May 27th, at 1:00 pm in the House Radio-TV Gallery (H-321, The Capitol).

         Using detailed charts, Congressman Weldon will show the intricate Chinese web of influence in the U.S., as well as factual evidence of years of Clinton-Gore Administration decisions that relaxed export controls on even our most sensitive technologies -- making it easier for China to achieve its goals.

         "For years, China has had a comprehensive, government-wide plan to gain access to sophisticated U.S. technologies," stated Weldon, who also serves as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Research and Development Subcommittee.  "At the same time, the Clinton-Gore Administration systematically dismantled nearly all of our export controls over these same technologies."

         "We now know the result of these concurrent efforts," said Weldon.  "While the Clinton Administration was putting out the welcome mat for Chinese spies, China was able to steal sensitive nuclear and other military technologies that it took the United States more than 40 years to develop." 
 

What:  Press conference to provide new details on the links between the Clinton   Administration's relaxation of export controls on sensitive U.S.    technologies, PLA front companies, influence peddling, and campaign   contributions.

When:  Thursday, May 27, 1:00 pm

Where: House Radio-TV Gallery