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 CIS NO: 92-H781-12
 TITLE: U.S.-People's Republic of China Trade Relations, Including
     Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for China.
 SOURCE: Committee on Ways and Means. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+304 p.
 DATE: June 12, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.W36:102-38
 ITEM NO: 1028-A; 1028-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 92-14903

 Committee Serial No. 102-38. Hearing 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. 243-304) includes submitted statements and:
 -- Wu, Hongda Harry (Stanford Univ), "Forced Labor in China" AFL-CIO
     Department of International Affairs Bulletin, Special Report, Oct. 1990
     (p. 247-254).
 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);
     FORCED LABOR ("Forced Labor in China")

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 12, 1991 p. 4-61
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     EAGLEBURGER, LAWRENCE S. (Deputy Secretary, Department of State)
     WILLIAMS, S. LINN (Deputy U.S. Trade Representative)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for continuation of MFN status for
     China; examination of U.S.-PRC economic relations and implications of
     MFN status termination; issues involved in MFN status extension and U.S.
     policy toward the PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE
     REPRESENTATIVE; FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS (China-US economic
     relations); FOREIGN.RELATIONS; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 12, 1991 p. 61-117
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SCHULZE, RICHARD T. (Rep, R-Pa)
     SOLARZ, STEPHEN J. (Rep, D-NY)
     MARKEY, EDWARD J. (Rep, D-Mass)
     SOLOMON, GERALD B. H. (Rep, R-NY)
     WOLF, FRANK R. (Rep, R-Va)
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments for termination or conditional
     renewal of PRC MFN status (related correspondence, p. 75-91).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 12, 1991 p. 117-158
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ANDERSON, DONALD M. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
     GOODMAN, RICHARD J. (on behalf of)
     MCCOY, STEVEN A. (President, North American Export Grain Association)
     MCNEILL, ROBERT L. (Executive Vice President, Emergency Committee for
        American Trade)
     PEARCE, HARRY J. (Executive Vice President, Tyco Toys; also
        representing Toy Manufacturers of America)
     MANGIONE, PETER T. (President, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of
        America)
     TAPPAN, DAVID S., JR. (Board Member, Fluor Corp.; representing Chamber
        of Commerce of the U.S)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Objections to termination or conditional
     renewal of MFN for China, including predicted negative impact on
     represented U.S. industries.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Epstein, Susan B. (CRS), "China's Most-Favored-Nation Status:
        U.S. Wheat Exports" May 29, 1991 (p. 128-133).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH
     SERVICE ("China's Most-Favored-Nation Status: U.S. Wheat Exports");
     WHEAT ("China's Most-Favored-Nation Status: U.S. Wheat Exports");
     AGRICULTURE IN FOREIGN TRADE ("China's Most-Favored-Nation Status:
     U.S. Wheat Exports"); U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL; NORTH AMERICAN
     EXPORT GRAIN ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE; TYCO
     TOYS; TOY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA; FOOTWEAR DISTRIBUTORS AND
     RETAILERS OF AMERICA; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 4         June 12, 1991 p. 159-205
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GONG, XIAOXIA (Chairperson, China Information Center)
     GYARI, LODI GYALTSEN (President, International Campaign for Tibet)
     ZHAO, HAICHING (Post-Doctorate Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular
        Biology Department, Harvard University; representing Independent
        Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars)
     HIMMELFARB, ANNE (Research Associate, Puebla Institute)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Considerations involved in extension of MFN
     status for China, including claimed political repression in Tibet;
     arguments for imposing human rights conditions on MFN status renewal;
     perspectives on alleged PRC persecution of Christians (related list, p.
     196-201).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: CHRISTIANITY; RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; TIBET; CHINA INFORMATION
     CENTER; INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET; INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF
     CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS; PUEBLA INSTITUTE

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 5         June 12, 1991 p. 205-235
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SUCHMAN, PETER O. (Trade Adviser, American Association of Exporters
        and Importers)
     SIMON, JOEL K. (Counsel, Fashion Accessories Shippers Association)
     RAPP, CARL S. (President, Hard Core Sports; also representing Odyssey
        International, Ltd. and American Ski Federation)
     SIMON, WILLIAM N. (Founder, Odyssey International, Ltd.; also
        representing Hard Core Sports)
     COOKE, A. CURTS (President and Chief Operating Officer, Russ Berrie
        and Co)
 STATEMENTS: Arguments against termination of China's MFN status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: BERRIE, RUSS, AND CO.; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND
     IMPORTERS; FASHION ACCESSORIES SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION; HARD CORE SPORTS;
     ODYSSEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.; AMERICAN SKI FEDERATION; HARD CORE
     SPORTS

 92-H781-12 TESTIMONY NO: 6         June 12, 1991 p. 235-241
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KAISCH, JOHN R. (Rep, R-Ohio)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Concerns regarding PRC weapon sales to other
     countries.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China weapon sales to foreign countries, review
 DESCRIPTORS: MILITARY.WEAPONS; FOREIGN.TRADE