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A big problem, says Sokolski, is that we not only are transferring militarily
useful end-products, but that we also are giving the Chinese "the tools for
them to be able to make their own." A GAO official tells Insight that in
addition to technology we are transferring know-how to the Chinese.
However, he can't comment in detail because the GAO review on this
problem still is ongoing.
Sokolski also points out that a major cause of the China export troubles is
the fact that U.S. companies dealing in high-tech satellites, computers and
telecommunications not only see a market in China, but a cheap
manufacturing base. Hughes and Loral, two of the main culprits, wanted U.S.
satellites to be made in China, Sokolski says. This was blocked, thanks in
part to Sokolski blowing the lid on the matt