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 CIS NO: 90-H241-68
 TITLE: World Bank Lending to the People's Republic of China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+75 p.
 DATE: May 8, 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.B22/1:101-118
 ITEM NO: 1013-A; 1013-B
 LC CARD NO: 90-601939               MC ENTRY NO: 90-21827

 Committee Serial No. 101-118. Hearing before the Subcom on International
 Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy to examine U.S. policy
 regarding World Bank loans to the People's Republic of China (PRC), in light
 of the PRC Government June 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations
 in China.
   Supplementary material (p. 37-75) includes witnesses' prepared
 statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: World Bank loans to China, US policy review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, TRADE, AND MONETARY POLICY. HOUSE; WORLD BANK
     (US policy regarding World Bank loans to China, review); CHINA,
     PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC; INTERNATIONAL.FINANCE; BANKS AND BANKING; HUMAN
     RIGHTS; PUBLIC.DEMONSTRATIONS (China 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations
     suppression, World Bank loan policy issues); LOANS

 90-H241-68 TESTIMONY NO: 1         May 8, 1990 p. 2-18, 40-45
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     NIEHUSS, JOHN M. (Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, International
        Economic Policy, Department of Treasury)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Explanation of and issues relating to
     Administration policy supporting World Bank loans to the PRC for basic
     human needs.
 CONTENT NOTATION: World Bank loans to China, US policy review
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.TREASURY

 90-H241-68 TESTIMONY NO: 2         May 8, 1990 p. 18-36, 46-70
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (Director, D.C. Office, Human Rights Watch
        Committee)
     PEI, MINXIN (graduate student, Harvard University)
     LEE, GEORGE (Director, U.S.-China Business Institute)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Negative assessment of current human rights
     conditions in the PRC; arguments for continued U.S. opposition to World
     Bank loans to the PRC for purposes other than meeting basic human needs;
     perspectives on World Bank loans to the PRC and U.S. extension of PRC
     most-favored-nation status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: World Bank loans to China, US policy review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MOST-FAVORED-NATION
     PRINCIPLE (China most-favored-nation status extension); EAST-WEST
     TRADE (China most-favored-nation status extension); HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
     COMMITTEE; U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS INSTITUTE