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 CIS NO: L 97-H781-41
 TITLE: U.S.-China Trade Relations and Renewal of China's
     Most-Favored-Nation Status.
 SOURCE: Committee on Ways and Means. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+240 p.
 DATE: June 11, 1996
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-2             SUDOC: Y4.W36:104-87
 ITEM NO: 1028-A; 1028-B

 Committee Serial No. 104-87. Hearing before the Subcom on Trade to examine
 issues associated with extending most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment to
 products imported from the People's Republic of China (PRC), in light of
 concerns about PRC trading and human rights practices.
   Supplementary material (p. 216-240) includes submitted statements, and:
 -- H.R. 2926, the Export Market Stabilization Act of 1996, to extend MFN
     treatment to products of certain nonmarket economy countries, text (p.
     228-230).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON TRADE. HOUSE;
     CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review); MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE; FOREIGN.TRADE; HUMAN RIGHTS;
     EXPORT MARKET STABILIZATION ACT
 BILLS: 104 H.R.2926

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 11, 1996 p. 10-39
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SOLOMON, GERALD B. (Rep, R-NY)
     KOLBE, JIM (Rep, R-Ariz)
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Opposing views on PRC MFN status extension
     (related materials, p. 11-15, 30-34).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 11, 1996 p. 39-72
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (Acting U.S. Trade Representative)
     LORD, WINSTON (Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
        Department of State)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Support for PRC MFN status extension, with
     criticism of PRC failure to implement 1995 intellectual property rights
     enforcement agreement; clarification of issues surrounding PRC MFN
     status extension; perspectives on U.S.-PRC political and trade
     relations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; COPYRIGHT;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 11, 1996 p. 73-102
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (Rep, R-NJ)
     WOLF, FRANK R. (Rep, R-Va)
     KAPTUR, MARCY (Rep, D-Ohio)
     COX, C. CHRISTOPHER (Rep, R-Calif)
     ROHRABACHER, DANA (Rep, R-Calif)
     SCARBOROUGH, JOE (Rep, R-Fla)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Arguments against PRC MFN status extension,
     focusing on PRC trading policies and human rights concerns.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 4         June 11, 1996 p. 102-147
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     YOUNTS, RICHARD W. (Executive Vice President and Corporate Executive
        Director, International-Asia and Americas, Motorola, Inc)
     COHEN, CALMAN (President, Emergency Committee for American Trade)
     SNYDER, DAVID F. (Assistant General Counsel, American Insurance
        Association)
     KAPP, ROBERT A. (President, U.S.-China Business Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Benefits of unconditional renewal of PRC MFN
     trading status (related materials, p. 132-136); issues related to
     U.S.-PRC trade relations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review
 DESCRIPTORS: MOTOROLA, INC.; EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE;
     AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION; U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 5         June 11, 1996 p. 147-186
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ANDERSON, MARK A. (Director, Task Force on Trade, AFL-CIO)
     JENDRZEJCZYK, MICHAEL (D.C. Director, Human Rights Watch/Asia)
     GYARI, LODI G. (President, International Campaign for Tibet)
 STATEMENTS: Opposition to PRC MFN trading status extension, citing PRC
     trading and human rights policies; review of human rights developments
     in PRC, with recommendations for U.S. policy; criticism of U.S. policy
     toward PRC, focusing on failure to improve human rights conditions in
     Tibet (related statement, p. 181-185).
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.RELATIONS; TIBET; AFL-CIO; HUMAN RIGHTS
     WATCH/ASIA; INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET

 97-H781-41 TESTIMONY NO: 6         June 11, 1996 p. 186-215
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SULLIVAN, M. DIANNE (Director, Trade Policy, National Association of
        Manufacturers)
     O'FLAHERTY, DANIEL (Vice President, National Foreign Trade Council)
     MILOSH, EUGENE (President, American Association of Exporters and
        Importers)
     DUGGAN, E. MARTIN (President and CEO, Small Business Exporters
        Association)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Differing views on unconditional renewal of PRC
     MFN trading status.
 CONTENT NOTATION: China most-favored-nation status extension, issues
     review
 DESCRIPTORS: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS; NATIONAL FOREIGN
     TRADE COUNCIL; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS; SMALL
     BUSINESS EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION