The Guardian - China-Boeing agrees to pay 51m over export violations in China and other countries
March 1, 2024 2 min 353 words
这则报道揭示了波音公司涉嫌在中国及其他国家存在出口违规行为，付出5100万美元的代价。其中，三名中国员工在2013年至2017年期间，未经授权地下载了与美国五角大楼计划相关的技术文件。此外，波音在18个国家的设施中也发生了未经授权的技术数据下载。这一和解涉及199项《军火出口管制法》和《国际军备交易法规》的违规行为。美国国务院称该和解强调了“只有在适当授权的情况下才能出口国防物品”的重要性。波音表示承诺遵守贸易控制义务，并愿意与国务院合作。尽管报道中提到大多数违规行为发生在2020年之前，并且没有泄露机密信息，但这一事件仍然凸显了企业在国际贸易中的合规性挑战。这也呼吁企业在保护知识产权和技术安全方面加强管理，以维护国家安全和国际关系的平衡。
Boeing said on Thursday it had reached a $51m settlement with the US state department for numerous export violations including Chinese employees in China improperly downloading documents related to US Pentagon programs.
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.
The state department said the settlement “highlights the importance of exporting defense articles only pursuant to appropriate authorization” and followed “an extensive compliance review” by the government.
Boeing said it was “committed to our trade controls obligations, and we look forward to working with the state department under the agreement.” The company added it was committed to continuous improvement of its trade controls compliance program.
Boeing also engaged in some unauthorized exports of defense material and technical data related to defense programs to a number of countries including Israel, Turkey and Lebanon, the state department said.
Boeing voluntarily disclosed the violations, which mostly occurred before 2020, and the government documents did not allege disclosure of classified material. The department said Boeing cooperated and “has incorporated numerous improvements to its compliance program since the conduct at issue.”
The settlement includes a three-year consent agreement and $51m civil penalty, of which $24m will be suspended by the state department so Boeing can use the funds for remedial compliance measures to strengthen its compliance program.
For at least two years, Boeing will engage an external special compliance officer to oversee the agreement, which will also require two external audits, the state department added.