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 CIS NO: 92-H381-13
 TITLE: Renewal of MFN Trading Status for the People's Republic of China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+101 p.
 DATE: June 26, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:C44/23/991
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 91-601912               MC ENTRY NO: 92-8728

 Hearing to review the proposed extension of most-favored-nation (MFN)
 treatment for products imported from the People's Republic of China (PRC),
 in light of concerns about PRC human rights practices and foreign policy
 actions.
   Includes transcript (p. 85-101) of Committee markup session on H. Con.
 Res. 174 (text, p. 86-89), to express the sense of Congress that PRC foreign
 policy actions, including missile and nuclear technology sales to developing
 countries, will negatively affect U.S.-PRC relations and PRC MFN status.
 Amended resolution was favorably reported.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China foreign policy actions and relations with US, sense
     of Congress resolution
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
     (Foreign policy actions and relations with US, sense of Congress
     resolution; most-favored-nation status extension); MOST-FAVORED-NATION
     PRINCIPLE (China foreign policy actions and relations with US, sense of
     Congress resolution; China most-favored-nation status extension);
     EAST-WEST TRADE (China most-favored-nation status extension); HUMAN
     RIGHTS (China most-favored-nation status extension); SENSE OF CONGRESS
     RESOLUTIONS; FOREIGN.RELATIONS (China foreign policy actions and
     relations with US, sense of Congress resolution; China
     most-favored-nation status extension); MISSILES; MILITARY.ASSISTANCE;
     NUCLEAR POWER; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; FOREIGN.TRADE;
     CONGRESSIONAL.COMMITTEE.MARKUP.SESSIONS
 BILLS: 102 H.Con.Res.174

 92-H381-13 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 26, 1991 p. 3-84
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     EAGLEBURGER, LAWRENCE S. (Deputy Secretary, Department of State)
     WILLIAMS, S. LINN (Deputy Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.
        Trade Representative)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for continuing MFN status for the
     PRC; description of Administration initiatives to address PRC human
     rights and foreign policy actions; overview of U.S.-PRC economic
     relations; predicted negative economic impact of MFN status termination;
     issues involved in U.S.-PRC relations and MFN status extension; defense
     of Administration policies toward the PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; OFFICE OF
     THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE