Calif. woman denies aiding Pakistan nuke project

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Source: Associated Press via Forbes

By DOUGLAS BIRCH , 07.12.11, 06:27 PM EDT

WASHINGTON -- A wealthy California businesswoman is rebutting charges she led a scheme to evade U.S. export laws to provide high-tech paint for construction of a Pakistani nuclear plant.

Lawyers for Xun Wang, a 51-year-old entrepreneur, argued during a detention hearing Tuesday that her offense was "technical" in nature and not serious enough for her to be held without bond.

Federal prosecutors argued that Wang, a Chinese citizen who lives with her family in Hillsborough, Calif., was an extreme flight risk and should be denied bail. She has been charged with four felony counts.

A federal magistrate was expected to rule on her detention late Tuesday ...

Read more: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/07/12/general-us-pakistan-nuclear-plant_8561687.html

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1. But but but .... She is a Job creator

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2. She exported it to China. China is working with Pakistan to build a power plant.

"It does highlight the growing problem of China and Chinese companies as a vehicle for countries like Iran and Pakistan to outfit their nuclear programs," said Paul Brannan of the Institute for Science and International Security.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioNnj6pWTTbRh7HCeZfFQQwmiuUg?docId=433c7d19a6af4d27857edf5a1a251e0f

Seems we can't touch China, so we go after a less powerful target.

There may be more to the story, but for now it seems she sold a higher quality version of epoxy garage floor paint to Chinese contractors and she knew they were using it in Pakistan.