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 CIS NO: 92-S361-22
 TITLE: China Most-Favored-Nation Status.
 SOURCE: Committee on Finance. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+201 p.
 DATE: June 19, 20, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.F49:S.hrg.102-417
 ITEM NO: 1038-A; 1038-B             PUB NO: S.Hrg.102-417
 MC ENTRY NO: 92-14760

 Hearings to review the proposed extension of most-favored-nation (MFN)
 treatment for imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC), in light of
 concerns regarding PRC human rights practices and other issues.
   Supplementary material (p. 73-201) includes witnesses' written statements
 and submitted statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
     (Most-favored-nation status extension); MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE;
     EAST-WEST TRADE; HUMAN RIGHTS

 92-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 19, 1991 p. 3-28, 96-104
 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 extension of unconditional MFN
     status for the PRC; issues involved in U.S.-PRC relations and China's
     MFN status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; FOREIGN.RELATIONS;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 92-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 19, 1991 p. 29-43, 73-78
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BARNETT, A. DOAK (Professor Emeritus, Chinese Studies, Johns Hopkins
        School of Advanced International Studies)
     LINK, PERRY (Professor, East Asia Studies, Princeton University)
     LAMPTON, DAVID M. (President, National Committee on U.S.-China
        Relations)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Differing views on extension of MFN status for
     the PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension

 92-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 20, 1991 p. 48-61, 81-94,
                                      104-133
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     CHEN, XINGYU (President, Independent Federation of Chinese Students
        and Scholars)
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (D.C., Human Rights Watch; representing Asia
        Watch)
     KAMM, JOHN T. (U.S. businessman in Hong Kong)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Description of alleged human rights abuses in
     the PRC; differing views on extension of PRC MFN status (related
     materials, p. 128-133).
 INSERTION: 
     -- Kamm, J., "Human Rights in Guangdong Province: A Preliminary
        Report" May 1991 (p. 108-127).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): GUANGDONG, CHINA ("Human
     Rights in Guangdong Province: A Preliminary Report"); INDEPENDENT
     FEDERATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS; ASIA WATCH

 92-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 4         June 20, 1991 p. 62-72, 149-159,
                                      184-189
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     VAUGHN, DONALD C. (President and CEO, M. W. Kellog Co.; representing
        Emergency Committee for American Trade)
     RIVINIUS, RON (President, National Association of Wheat Growers)
     WILLIAMS, WARREN W. (President, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong
        Kong)
     SIMON, WILLIAM N. (Managing Director, Odyssey International, Ltd)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments against terminating MFN status for
     the PRC.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Epstein, Susan B. (CRS), "China's Most-Favored-Nation Status:
        U.S. Wheat Exports" May 29, 1991 (p. 184-189).
 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"); EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE; NATIONAL
     ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS; AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG
     KONG; ODYSSEY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

 92-S361-22 TESTIMONY NO: 5         Additional Testimony
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR. ((Sen, D-Del), p. 28-29)
     CRANSTON, ALAN ((Sen, D-Calif), p. 45-48)
 STATEMENTS: Views on extending MFN status for the PRC.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension