BIS Issues TDO Against U.S., China Entities for Export of Military Electronics to China
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued Temporary Denial Orders (TDO) against (1) Zhen Zhou Wu (aka Alex Wu); (2) Yufeng Wei (aka Annie Wei); and (3) Chitron Electronics, Inc. and related companies Chitron Electronics Company Limited (aka Chi-Chuang Electronics Company Limited and Shenzhen Chitron Electronics Company Limited) and Chitron (HK) Electronics Company Limited (aka C.I.C. Electronics (HK) Limited), temporarily denying their export privileges for 10 years for the illegal export of various electronic components and other items subject to the Export Administration Regulations to end-users in China between 2004 and 2007, including to entities on the BIS Entity List, and for military end-uses.
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(In May 2010, Zhen Zhou Wu (aka Alex Wu), Yufeng Wei (aka Annie Wei) and Chitron Electronics Inc. were found guilty of illegally conspiring to violate U.S. export laws and illegally exporting electronic defense articles from the U.S. to China through Hong Kong. Several Chinese military entities were among those receiving the exported equipment. See ITT’s Online Archives 10051946 for summary. In February 2011, Zhen Zhou Wei was sentenced to 97 months and Yufeng Wei was sentenced to 36 months. See ITT’s Online Archives 11020229 and 11020439 for summary, respectively. See also ITT’s Online Archives 12060706 for summary of addition of these persons to the entity list.)
TDO against Zhen Zhou Wu available here.
TDO against Yufeng Wei available here.
TDO against Chitron and related companies available here.