From: phsj@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Su Jianfeng)
Subject: Re: U.S. -China Act of 1992 (China's MFN)
Organization: James Cook University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 06:08:32 GMT

In article <1dl42oINNop9@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jwh3@po.CWRU.Edu (Junwei W. Hou) writes:
>
>(Nov. 8, 1992)  U.S.-China Act of 1992 (China's MFN status)
>***************
>Note: The following information may be helpful in aiding the
>ongoing discussions about the legislation attaching conditions on 
>China's most-favored-nation status.  (JWH)
>
>(most-favored-nation status: A clause providing that the trading
>subjects of the contracting nations may enjoy the trade privileges
>which are granted by either contracting nation to those of the most
>favored nations.  For example, China, upon annual renewal of such
>status, may enjoy the lowest U.S. tariff available in any trade
>agreement accorded between the U.S. and any other country.)
>***************************************************
>
>                                 1992 H.R. 5318 
>  
>                       UNITED STATES- CHINA  ACT OF 1992 
>                    =========================================

Thank you for your information, Mr Hou.

For my point of view, there is not any condition which is acceptable,
because both China and USA are independent countries and there is no any
quarantee of avoiding American government to use this bill to take
advantages of trade with China.

>DATE-INTRO: June 3, 1992 
>LAST-ACTION-DATE: October 1, 1992 
>FINAL STATUS: Vetoed by the President 
>
>SPONSOR: Representative Donald J. Pease D-OH 
>TOTAL-COSPONSORS: 70 Cosponsors:  52 Democrats / 18 Republicans 
>SYNOPSIS: A bill regarding the extension of most-favored-nation 
>treatment to the products of People's Republic of  China, and for
>other purposes. 
>  
>BILL-DIGEST: (from the CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE) 
>United States  China  Act of 1992 Prohibits the President from 
>recommending for a 12-month period in 1993 continuation of a  
>waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for
>nondiscriminatory treatment  most-favored-nation  treatment)  
>for  China  under the Trade Act of 1974 unless a specified  
>report is submitted to the Congress stating that  China  has  
>accounted for and released prisoners who dissented in  
>Tiananmen Square and in other parts of  China  on June 3,  
>and 4, 1989, and made progress in: 
>
>(1) preventing gloss violations of internationally recognized human
>rights, including workers' rights, in  China and Tibet; 

Tibet is a part of China.  To put Tibet at the same position as China is
wrong.

If all these are only suggestions used by the American government, they are
acceptable.   If they are used as the conditions, they are totally
unacceptable.


J Su

>(2) preventing exports of products made by prison labor, and
>allowing U.S. officials and international organizations to inspect
>such places of detention; 
>
>(3) terminating religious persecution in  China and Tibet and
>releasing religious leaders incarcerated as a result of the
>expression of their religious beliefs; 
>
>(4) removing restrictions in  China  and Tibet on freedom of the
>press and on broadcasts by the Voice of America; 
>
>(5) terminating harassment of Chinese citizens in the United States
>(including refusal to return or renew passports as retribution for
>prodemocracy activities); 
>
>(6) ensuring access to prisoners of international human rights  
>monitoring groups; 
>
>(7) ensuring freedom from forfeiture and in humane prison
>conditions; 
>
>(8) terminating prohibitions on peaceful assembly imposed after
>June 3, 1989; 
>
>(9) committing to engage in high-level discussions on human rights
>issues;  
>
>(10) adhering to the Joint Declaration on Hong Kong; 
>
>(11) providing adequate protection of U.S. patents, copyrights,  
>and other intellectual property rights, and implementing the  
>Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the  
>People's Republic of  China  and the Government of the  
>United States of America on the Protection of Intellectual  
>Property; 
>
>(12) providing U.S. exporters access to Chinese markets, including
>lowering tariffs, removing nontariff barriers, and increasing the
>purchase of U.S. goods and services; 
>
>(13) ceasing unfair trade practices which burden or restrict U.S.
>Commerce; 
>
>(14) adopting a national policy which adheres to the Missile
>Technology Control Regime and the controls of the Nuclear Suppliers
>Group and the Australia Group on chemical and biological arms
>proliferation; and 
>
>(15) assuring that it is not assisting any nonnuclear weapons
>state in acquiring nuclear explosives devices.  
>
>Requires the President, if he recommends such extension, to include
>in a specified document submitted to the Congress a report on
>China's  progress in meeting the above-mentioned objectives.
>Requires such report also to include, but not be limited to,
>progress made by  China  and Tibet with regard to specified human 
>rights.  Grants nondiscriminatory treatment to products of  
>nonstate-owned enterprises in  China.
>


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