The World - News from Oct. 1, 1985
The Reagan Administration said it is offering to sell China the technical expertise and equipment to build a factory for making artillery shells. If Congress does not block the $98-million deal within 30 days and the Chinese accept the offer, it would be the U.S. government’s first major military sale to Peking.
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