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 CIS NO: 92-H381-27
 TITLE: Chinese Forced Labor Exports to the U.S.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+237 p.
 DATE: Sept. 23, Dec. 5, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:C44/24
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 92-14766

 Hearings before the Subcom on Human Rights and International Organizations
 and the Subcom on International Economic Policy and Trade to examine
 People's Republic of China (PRC) reported violation of U.S. trade law
 prohibitions on the importation of goods produced by inmates of prisons and
 forced labor camps.
   Also reviews the adequacy of Administration efforts to prevent the
 importation of PRC products made with forced labor.
   Supplementary material (p. 185-237) includes a submitted statement,
 witnesses' written replies to Subcom questions, and:
 -- "Products Produced by Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China"
     list (p. 200-210).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
     INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
     POLICY AND TRADE. HOUSE; CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Export of goods
     produced in prisons, US import prohibitions enforcement); EAST-WEST
     TRADE; IMPORT RESTRICTIONS; PRISONS; GOVERNMENT.EFFICIENCY; FORCED
     LABOR

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Sept. 23, 1991 p. 4-57, 211-225
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PERITO, ROBERT M. (Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs,
        Department of State)
     DEVAUGHN, STEPHEN B. (Acting Director, Office of Investigative
        Programs, Customs Service)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Description of PRC prison system, including
     estimated prevalence of export goods production; overview of Department
     of State and Customs Service efforts to investigate and prevent the
     importation of PRC goods produced with forced labor (related statement,
     p. 33-40).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement
 DESCRIPTORS: GOVERNMENT.INVESTIGATIONS; CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; CUSTOMS SERVICE

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Sept. 23, 1991 p. 58-65
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     VON RAAB, WILLIAM C. (former Commissioner, Customs Service)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Charged Administration reluctance to enforce
     prohibitions on forced labor imports.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 3         Sept. 23, 1991 p. 66-129
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WU, HONGDA HARRY (Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institute, Stanford
        University)
     JENDRZEJCZYK, MICHAEL (D.C. Director, Asia Watch)
     FIEDLER, JEFFREY L. (Secretary-Treasurer, Food and Allied Service
        Trades Department, AFL-CIO)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Extent of PRC exportation of goods produced by
     prisoners (related materials, p. 75-90); concerns about and experiences
     with human rights violations in PRC prisons; inadequacy of
     Administration enforcement of import prohibitions on prison-made
     products, with recommendations (related press release, p. 110-112).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement
 DESCRIPTORS: HUMAN RIGHTS; ASIA WATCH; AFL-CIO

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 4         Dec. 5, 1991 p. 132-164, 226-236
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HALLETT, CAROL B. (Commissioner, Customs Service)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview and defense of Customs Service recent
     measures to prevent importation of various PRC prison-made goods
     (related statement, p. 134-140); details of Customs Service enforcement
     policies regarding PRC prison-produced imports.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement
 DESCRIPTORS: CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION; CUSTOMS SERVICE

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 5         Dec. 5, 1991 p. 164-177
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PERITO, ROBERT M. (Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs,
        Department of State)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Status of U.S.-PRC negotiations for the
     cessation of PRC export of prison labor products.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; NEGOTIATIONS

 92-H381-27 TESTIMONY NO: 6         Dec. 5, 1991 p. 177-184
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LI, LIN
     LI, ZHI (both former PRC political prisoners)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Experiences as PRC prisoners.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons, US import
     prohibitions enforcement