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 CIS NO: 92-H561-4
 TITLE: Fair Trade Practices with the People's Republic of China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+83 p.
 DATE: July 17, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.M53:102-29
 ITEM NO: 1021-B; 1021-C
 MC ENTRY NO: 92-5955

 Committee Serial No. 102-29. Hearing before the Subcom on Oversight and
 Investigations to examine problems in U.S. trade relations with the People's
 Republic of China (PRC), focusing on reported PRC violation of U.S. foreign
 trade law prohibiting importation of goods produced by forced labor.
   Supplementary material (p. 32-83) includes an article and witnesses'
 written statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China-US trade relations and export of goods produced in
     prisons
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON OVERSIGHT AND
     INVESTIGATIONS, MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES. HOUSE; CHINA, PEOPLE'S
     REPUBLIC (Trade relations with US and export of goods produced in
     prisons); EAST-WEST TRADE; IMPORT RESTRICTIONS (China export of goods
     produced in prisons); PRISONS (China export of goods produced in
     prisons); FORCED LABOR (China export of goods produced in prisons)

 92-H561-4 TESTIMONY NO: 1          July 17, 1991 p. 4-9
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Objection to U.S. importation of goods produced
     by PRC prisoners.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons

 92-H561-4 TESTIMONY NO: 2          July 17, 1991 p. 10-19
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEBACK, WARREN G. (Chairman, Maritime Administration); accompanied by
        BOURDON, REGINALD A. (Associate Administrator, Policy and
        International Affairs)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Background and overview of U.S.-PRC maritime
     agreement and PRC trade restrictions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China-US trade relations and export of goods produced in
     prisons
 DESCRIPTORS: TRADE AGREEMENTS; MARITIME LAW; MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

 92-H561-4 TESTIMONY NO: 3          July 17, 1991 p. 19-31, 35-83
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     DEVAUGHN, STEPHEN B. (Director, Office of Investigative Programs,
        Customs Service)
     JENDRZEJCZYK, MICHAEL (D.C. Director, Asia Watch)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Customs Service policies and
     procedures for preventing importation of goods produced through forced
     labor, including imports from the PRC; concerns about human rights
     violations of PRC prisoners, with inadequacy of Administration
     enforcement of the import prohibition on prison-produced products.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Asia Watch, "Prison Labor in China" newsletter, Apr. 19, 1991 (p.
        35-58).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China export of goods produced in prisons
 DESCRIPTORS: CUSTOMS SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; ASIA WATCH