Diplomatic reports state that the Chinese Government is providing funds for rebuilding monasteries and that monks are now provided more leeway in their religious practices. In recent years, an increasing number of non-Tibetan chinese have moved to the Tibetan Autonomous Region in search of economic opportunity. We will continue to monitor closely reports that the PRC is encouraging involuntary emigration by non-Tibetan chinese to areas traditionally settled by Tibetans. So far, we have found no evidence of a Chinese government policy to this effect. China's support for global nonproliferation initiatives has increased substantially since the beginning of 1992.
China now is a party to all of the leading nonproliferation agreements.
At the same time, certain sensitive Chinese exports raise questions about PRC compliance with these commitments. Such a transfer would violate China's MTCR commitment and trigger powerful sanctions under U.S. missile proliferation law. There also are reports that China is exercising inadequate control over sensitive nuclear, chemical, and missile technology exports to countries of proliferation concern. Even if these sales do not violate PRC obligations, they raise questions about China's appreciation of the importance of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their ballistic missile delivery systems. The U.S. holds that, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has a special responsibility to continue these talks.