Boeing Pays $51-M To U.S. To Settle China Export Violations

Boeing said it had reached a $51 million settlement with the U.S. State Department for numerous export violations including Chinese employees in China improperly downloading documents related to US Defense Department programs, David Shepardson reported for Reuters.

The State Department said from 2013 through 2017 three Chinese employees at Boeing facilities in China downloaded technical data involving sensitive programs. I Photo: The Boeing Company

The State Department said from 2013 through 2017 three Chinese employees at Boeing facilities in China downloaded technical data involving programs including the F-18, F-15, and F-22 fighter jets, the E-3 airborne warning and control system, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, and the AGM84E cruise missile.

Boeing said there were additional unauthorized downloads of technical data at Boeing and partner facilities in 18 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2018.

The administrative settlement covers unauthorized exports of technical data and resolves 199 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the State Department said.

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