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 CIS NO: 91-H781-9
 TITLE: U.S.-People's Republic of China (PRC) Trade Relations, Including
     Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for the PRC.
 SOURCE: Committee on Ways and Means. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+411 p.
 DATE: June 19, 21, 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.W36:101-107
 ITEM NO: 1028-A; 1028-B
 LC CARD NO: 90-602505               MC ENTRY NO: 91-4217

 Committee Serial No. 101-107. Hearings before the Subcom on 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. 33-35, 369-411) includes submitted statements,
 correspondence, and:
 a. Munro, Robin, "Remembering Tiananmen Square: Who Died in Beijing, and
     Why" Nation, June 11, 1990 (p. 380-389).
 b. AFL-CIO, "Report on China Since Tiananmen Square" Feb. 20, 1990 (p.
     390-405).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON 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);
     BUSINESS

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 1          June 19, 1990 p. 5-32
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SCHULZE, RICHARD T. (Rep, R-Pa)
     FRANK, BARNEY (Rep, D-Mass)
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to extending MFN status to the PRC,
     citing PRC human rights conditions; issues involved in granting or
     extending MFN status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 2          June 19, 1990 p. 36-130
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     MCCOY, STEVEN A. (President, North American Export Grain Association)
     SULLIVAN, ROGER W. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
     KAMM, JOHN T. (President, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong)
     HANSON, DOUGLAS R. (Vice President, Asia Pacific/Canada, 3M Co.;
        representing Emergency Committee for American Trade)
     CUZA, FERMIN (Assistant Treasurer, Foreign Trade Services, Mattel,
        Inc.; representing American Association of Exporters and Importers)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for continuing MFN status for the
     PRC, stressing importance of U.S.-PRC trade to U.S. businesses;
     anticipated negative impact of status denial on PRC and Hong Kong
     economies (related tables and correspondence, p. 86-102); views and
     recommendations regarding U.S.-PRC trade relations in light of the
     Tiananmen Square incident.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Hong Kong Government, "Assessment of the Impact on the Hong Kong
        Economy of China's Exports Losing Their MFN Status in the U.S." with
        tables (p. 60-85).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN
     TRADE; FOREIGN.TRADE (China-US trade relations and policy issues);
     HONG KONG; NORTH AMERICAN EXPORT GRAIN ASSOCIATION; U.S.-CHINA
     BUSINESS COUNCIL; AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG; EMERGENCY
     COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND
     IMPORTERS

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 3          June 19, 1990 p. 131-185
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     YE, YANG (Adviser to the President, Independent Federation of Chinese
        Students and Scholars)
     GONG, XIAOXIA (Board Chairperson, China Information Center)
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (D.C. Director, Human Rights Watch; representing
        Asia Watch)
     LI, XIANGLU (International Fellow, School of Business Management,
        Pepperdine University)
     LU, MAI (Ford Foundation Fellow, Economic Institute, Colorado
        University)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Recommendations for denying PRC MFN status
     until human rights conditions improve; briefing on PRC human rights
     situation; support for extending MFN status, citing arguments that
     status extension will promote political and economic reform in the PRC.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Bordewich, Fergus M., "Into the Bamboo Gulag" Readers Digest,
        June 1990 (p. 135-141).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: ECONOMIC.POLICY; INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS
     AND SCHOLARS; CHINA INFORMATION CENTER; ASIA WATCH

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 4          June 19, 1990 p. 186-212
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     CLEVENGER, JEFFREY A. (President, Saginaw Machine Systems;
        representing Association for Manufacturing Technology and Michigan
        Manufacturing Technology Association)
     COOKE, A. CURTS (President and Chief Operating Officer, Russ Berrie
        and Co)
     NELSEN, PETER T. (President, International Trade Council (ITC))
     BOISEN, MARIE A. (Director, Research, ITC)
     LEWIS, HOWARD, III (Vice President, International Economic Affairs,
        National Association of Manufacturers)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Support for extending PRC MFN status, stressing
     negative impact of status denial on U.S. industries trading with the
     PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: BERRIE, RUSS, AND CO.; ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING
     TECHNOLOGY; MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION;
     INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 5          June 21, 1990 p. 213-244
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     EAGLEBURGER, LAWRENCE S. (Deputy Secretary, Department of State)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for continuing MFN status; description
     of U.S.-PRC relations since the Tiananmen incident; views on PRC human
     rights conditions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.RELATIONS; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 6          June 21, 1990 p. 245-268
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PORTER, JOHN EDWARD ((Rep, R-Ill); Co-Chairman, Congressional Human
        Rights Caucus)
     SOLARZ, STEPHEN J. (Rep, D-NY)
     MILLER, JOHN (Rep, R-Wash)
     KOSTMAYER, PETER H. (Rep, D-Pa)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Recommendations for making extension of MFN
     status conditional on specific human rights improvements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CAUCUS

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 7          June 21, 1990 p. 268-277
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (Rep, R-NY)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Views and recommendations regarding MFN status.
 INSERTION: 
     -- H.J. Res. 607, to make continuation of MFN status for PRC
        conditional on specific human rights improvements, draft text (p.
        272-275).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 8          June 21, 1990 p. 277-301
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     RIVINIUS, RON (Vice President, National Association of Wheat Growers)
     MANGIONE, PETER T. (President, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of
        America)
     MILLER, DAVID A. (President, Toy Manufacturers of America)
     KITTREDGE, FRANK D. (President, National Foreign Trade Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Support for extending MFN status for the PRC,
     stressing negative impact of status denial on various U.S. industries.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS; FOOTWEAR DISTRIBUTORS
     AND RETAILERS OF AMERICA; TOY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA; NATIONAL
     FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 9          June 21, 1990 p. 301-343
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SHERMAN, AMY L. (Research Associate, Puebla Institute)
     LI, SHI-JIANG (Assistant Professor, Radiology, Medical College of
        Wisconsin)
     COHEN, MARK A. (attorney)
     FEINERMAN, JAMES V. (Expert Adviser on China, International Human
        Rights Law Group)
     DENG, LIN YU (Visiting Professor, Chinese Language, Bowdoin College)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Details of alleged PRC persecution of Chinese
     Christians (list, p. 309-313); conflicting views on MFN status
     extension; arguments that status extension will promote political and
     economic reform in PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: CHRISTIANITY; RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; ECONOMIC.POLICY; PUEBLA
     INSTITUTE; INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW GROUP

 91-H781-9 TESTIMONY NO: 10         June 21, 1990 p. 343-368
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SIMON, JOEL K. (Customs and International Trade Counsel, Fashion
        Accessories Shippers Association)
     SHANK, STEPHEN G. (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tonka Corp)
     CORNISH, TOM (President, Takson Down Manufacturing)
     ABNETT, WILLIAM B. (Executive Director, Washington State China
        Relations Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Desirablility of extending MFN status, citing
     concerns about effects of status denial on U.S. businesses; benefits of
     MFN status for PRC economy, with examples.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: FASHION ACCESSORIES SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION; TONKA CORP.;
     TAKSON DOWN MANUFACTURING; WASHINGTON STATE CHINA RELATIONS COUNCIL