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 CIS NO: 91-H381-24
 TITLE: Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: vi+331 p.
 DATE: May 16, May 24, 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:C44/23
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 91-600153               MC ENTRY NO: 91-12534

 Hearing before the Subcom on Human Rights and International Organizations,
 the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs, and the Subcom on International
 Economic Policy and Trade to review issues involved in continuing
 most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment of products imported from the People's
 Republic of China (PRC) in light of PRC Government suppression of Apr.-June
 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
   Supplementary material (p. 184-187, 279-331) includes submitted
 statements, correspondence, a press release, and:
 -- H.J. Res. 576, to require termination of MFN status for the PRC if
     human rights conditions are not significantly improved, text (p.
     184-187).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
     INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC
     AFFAIRS. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE.
     HOUSE; CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Most-favored-nation status
     extension); MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE; EAST-WEST TRADE; HUMAN
     RIGHTS; PUBLIC.DEMONSTRATIONS (China 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations
     suppression, US trade policy implications); BEIJING, CHINA (China 1989
     pro-democracy demonstrations suppression, US trade policy implications);
     FOREIGN.RELATIONS (China human rights conditions and US policy)
 BILLS: 101 H.J.Res.576

 91-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 1         May 16, 1990 p. 7-127
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LORD, WINSTON (former U.S. Ambassador, PRC)
     LAMPTON, DAVID M. (President, National Committee on U.S.-China
        Relations)
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (Washington Director, Human Rights Watch
        Committee; representing Asia Watch)
     ZHAO, HAICHING (Chairman, National Committee on Chinese Student
        Affairs, Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Recommendations for U.S. trade policy regarding
     PRC (related articles, p. 9-12 passim); arguments against suspending MFN
     status for PRC; issues involved in renewing MFN status; review of
     U.S.-PRC relations since the Tiananmen Square incident; recommendations
     for denying PRC MFN status until human rights conditions improve;
     opposition to renewal of MFN status.
       Review of PRC human rights violations; refutation of arguments that
     suspension of MFN status would have little effect on the PRC government;
     briefing on PRC human rights situation; views on and recommendations
     regarding U.S. policy toward PRC; review of considerations involved in
     extending or revoking MFN status for PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: ASIA WATCH; INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS AND
     SCHOLARS

 91-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 2         May 16, 1990 p. 128-180
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SULLIVAN, ROGER W. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
     KAMM, JOHN T. (President, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong)
     NASS, RONNI (Vice President, Imports, McCrory Stores; also
        representing American Association of Exporters and Importers)
     HICKS, IRL R. (President, American Chamber of Commerce of China; also
        representing National Foreign Trade Council)
     Feared negative effect on the U.S. of denying MFN status for the PRC;
     rationale for renewing MFN status; anticipated negative impact of
     non-renewal of MFN status on American importers of PRC products;
     implications for U.S.-PRC trade relations of suspending PRC MFN status;
     issues involved in extending MFN status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: GOVERNMENT.AND.BUSINESS; U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL;
     AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG; MCCRORY STORES; AMERICAN
     ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS; AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
     CHINA; NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL

 91-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 3         May 24, 1990 p. 190-224
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LANTOS, TOM (Rep, D-Calif)
     SOLOMON, GERALD B. H. (Rep, R-NY)
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
     SCHULZE, RICHARD T. (Rep, R-Pa)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to the extension of MFN status to
     PRC; enumeration of PRC MFN requirement violations; recommendations for
     stronger U.S. response to viewed PRC repressive policies.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension

 91-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 4         May 24, 1990 p. 225-278
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SOLOMON, RICHARD H. (Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific
        Affairs, Department of State)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Background and status of human rights conditions
     in PRC; support for renewal of MFN status for PRC; potential impact on
     the U.S. of suspension of MFN status; defense of MFN status extension;
     review of U.S. policy issues regarding PRC human rights violations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE