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Norinco was established in 1980 with the approval of the State Council of China, and is overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense ( COSTIND ).

According to the congressional testimony of Gary Milhollin of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control in 1997, Norinco subsidiaries in the U. S. include: Beta Chemical, Beta First, Beta Lighting, Beta Unitex, China Sports ( California ), Forte Lighting, Larin, NIC International ( New Jersey ).