Norinco
Chinese state-owned defense company
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| March 2023 | Politico reported on Norinco's military supply shipments to Russia during the previous six months of the Ukraine conflict. |
| December 2022 | Norinco concluded a period of military supply shipments to Russia, which included assault rifles, drone parts, and body armor. |
| June 2022 | Norinco began shipping military supplies including assault rifles, drone parts, and body armor to Russia during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| June 2021 | Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14032, expanding the scope of the national emergency declared in the previous administration's order regarding companies with military links. |
| November 2020 | Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting American companies or individuals from owning shares in companies with links to the People's Liberation Army, which included Norinco Group. |
| May 1 2020 | Reclassification of the CQ M311-1 as a Prohibited Firearm in Canada, effectively ending its legal availability in the country. |
| October 2017 | Second batch of CQ-A5 rifles donated by the Chinese government transferred to the Philippine National Police (PNP). |
| June 2017 | Chinese government donated 6000 CQ-A5 rifles to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), with the first batch transferred to the Philippine National Police (PNP). |
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