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 CIS NO: 92-H781-81
 TITLE: Additional Requirements on the Extension of China's
     Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status in 1993.
 SOURCE: Committee on Ways and Means. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+163 p.
 DATE: June 29, 1992
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-2             SUDOC: Y4.W36:102-105
 ITEM NO: 1028-A; 1028-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 93-8312

 Committee Serial No. 102-105. Hearing before the Subcom on Trade to
 consider H.R. 5318 (text, p. 4-17), the U.S.-China Act of 1992, to condition
 the July 1993 renewal of People's Republic of China (PRC)
 most-favored-nation (MFN) status for exports produced by PRC
 Government-owned enterprises on improvements by PRC Government in human
 rights, trade policies, and measures to prevent weapons proliferation. A
 12-month renewal of MFN status requires a Presidential waiver of Trade Act
 of 1974 Section 402(d) freedom of emigration requirements.
   Supplementary material (p. 138-163) includes submitted statements and
 correspondence.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, conditions
     estab
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON TRADE. HOUSE;
     CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Most-favored-nation status extension,
     conditions estab); MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE; EAST-WEST TRADE;
     FOREIGN.TRADE; ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT; IMMIGRATION;
     PRESIDENTIAL POWERS; CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS; U.S.-CHINA
     ACT; HUMAN RIGHTS; TRADE ACT
 BILLS: 102 H.R.5318

 92-H781-81 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 29, 1992 p. 20-26
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Explanation of sponsored H.R. 5318.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, conditions
     estab

 92-H781-81 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 29, 1992 p. 26-65
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KANTER, ARNOLD L. (Under Secretary, Political Affairs, Department of
        State)
     MOSKOW, MICHAEL H. (Deputy U.S. Trade Representative)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Adverse effects on trade relations of
     conditions placed on MFN status by H.R. 5318; review of and rationale
     for Administration trade policy toward the PRC; opposition to use of MFN
     status as a vehicle to promote PRC democratic reforms.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, conditions
     estab
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 92-H781-81 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 29, 1992 p. 65-122
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ZHAO, HAICHING (President, Independent Federation of Chinese Students
        and Scholars)
     JENDRZEJCZYK, MICHAEL (D.C. Director, Asia Watch)
     KAMM, JOHN T. (President, Kamm and Associates)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Support for H.R. 5318; failure of
     Administration policies to promote PRC human rights and democratic
     reforms; importance of proposed conditions on PRC MFN status as leverage
     to prevent political repression and arrests; doubted effectiveness of
     H.R. 5318 in promoting PRC human rights.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, conditions
     estab
 DESCRIPTORS: POLITICAL PRISONERS; INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF CHINESE
     STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS; ASIA WATCH; KAMM AND ASSOCIATES

 92-H781-81 TESTIMONY NO: 4         June 29, 1992 p. 123-137
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ANDERSON, DONALD M. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
     MCNEILL, ROBERT L. (Executive Vice Chairman, Emergency Committee for
        American Trade)
     MANGIONE, PETER T. (President, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of
        America)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Projected adverse effects of H.R. 5318 on trade
     relations with China.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, conditions
     estab
 DESCRIPTORS: U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL; EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR
     AMERICAN TRADE; FOOTWEAR DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS OF AMERICA