US sanctions 3 Chinese firms and one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
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The US has sanctioned three China-based companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-related items to Pakistan's ballistic missile program. The named companies include Xi'an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade, and Granpect Co. Ltd from China, and Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant from Belarus. These entities have engaged in activities that contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Pakistan. China has been the main supplier of arms and defense equipment to Pakistan. Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant supplied special vehicle chassis to Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile program. Xi'an Longde Technology Development Company Limited supplied missile-related equipment, including a filament winding machine, to Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile program. Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd supplied missile-related equipment to Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile program. Granpect Company worked with Pakistan's SUPARCO to supply equipment for testing large-diameter rocket motors.

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