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 CIS NO: 91-S361-22
 TITLE: Extending Most-Favored-Nation Status for China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Finance. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+169 p.
 DATE: June 20, 1990
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-2             SUDOC: Y4.F49:S.hrg.101-1207
 ITEM NO: 1038-A; 1038-B             PUB NO: S.Hrg.101-1207
 LC CARD NO: 91-600698               MC ENTRY NO: 91-15699

 Hearing 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 Beijing.
   Supplementary material (p. 43-169) includes witnesses' prepared
 statements and submitted statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): 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)

 91-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 20, 1990 p. 7-19, 52-62
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     FENG, CONGDE (Advisor to the President, Independent Federation of
        Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS))
     GONG, XIAOXIA (Board Chairperson, China Information Center)
     PEI, MINXIN (Graduate Student, Harvard University; representing IFCSS)
     SHI, HEPING (Graduate Student, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
        State University)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to and refutation of arguments for
     extension of MFN status to the PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS;
     CHINA INFORMATION CENTER

 91-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 20, 1990 p. 19-35, 71-121
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SULLIVAN, ROGER W. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
     LYONS, DAVID C. (Director, North American Export Grain Association)
     KAMM, JOHN T. (President, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong)
     HASSENFELD, ALAN G. (President, Hasbro, Inc.; representing Toy
        Manufacturers of America)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for continuing MFN status for the
     PRC, stressing negative economic impact of revoking MFN status for
     China, Hong Kong, and the U.S. (related materials, p. 101-116);
     effectiveness of economic sanctions against China and related issues.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Hong Kong Economic Services Branch, PRC MFN status revocation,
        impact on Hong Kong, May 1990, with tables (p. 76-100).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): HONG KONG ECONOMIC SERVICES
     BRANCH (China most-favored-nation status revocation, impact on Hong
     Kong); INTERNATIONAL.SANCTIONS; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN TRADE
     (China most-favored-nation status revocation, impact on Hong Kong);
     HONG KONG; U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL; NORTH AMERICAN EXPORT GRAIN
     ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG; TOY
     MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

 91-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 20, 1990 p. 36-51
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BAHR, MORTON (President, Communications Workers of America; also
        representing AFL-CIO)
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (D.C. Director, Human Rights Watch; representing
        Asia Watch)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to extension of MFN status to the
     PRC, focusing on continuing human rights abuses in China and viewed
     failure of Administration policy on China.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA; AFL-CIO; ASIA WATCH