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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1065

To deny the People’s Republic of China most-favored-nation trade treatment.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 28 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993

Mr. DECONCINI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To deny the People’s Republic of China most-favored-nation

trade treatment.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 The Congress finds that:

5 (1) The People’s Republic of China has engaged

6 in flagrant violations of internationally recognized

7 standards of human rights including—

8 (A) the illegal seizure and disappearance of

9 forty pro-democracy activists as reported on

10 March 2, 1993 by the human rights organiza11 tion Asia Watch.
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1 (B) the continuation of a policy of manda2 tory sterilization and forced adherence to the

3 one-child per family policy through, among

4 other methods, the persecution of doctors who

5 have removed government-mandated intra6 uterine devices from women; and

7 (C) continued reports of torture and other8 wise cruel treatment of political prisoners; and

9 (D) the religious persecution of citizens of

10 China and Tibet by detention and house arrest.

11 (2) The People’s Republic of China continues to

12 harass and restrict the Chinese and international

13 media and to interfere in Voice of America broad14 casts to China and Tibet.

15 (3) Troops of the People’s Republic of China

16 have killed approximately one million Tibetans dur17 ing China’s illegal occupation of Tibet, according to

18 information provided by the Dali Lama to Congress

19 and the President.

20 (4) The People’s Republic of China continues to

21 engage in a policy of forced labor, according to re22 ports from Asia Watch and the General Accounting

23 Office.

24 (5) The People’s Republic of China has refused

25 to restrict the proliferation of biological, chemical,
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1 and nuclear weapons and technology throughout the

2 Third World, most recently, concluding agreements

3 to build two nuclear reactors of Iran, after report4 edly selling Iran uranium enriching equipment capa5 ble of producing weapons grade material.

6 SEC. 2. DENIAL OF MOST-FAVORED-NATION TRADE TREAT7 MENT TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

8 CHINA.

9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law—

10 (1) the President shall terminate or withdraw

11 any portion of any trade agreement or treaty that

12 relates to the provision of nondiscriminatory (most13 favored-nation) trade treatment to the People’s Re14 public of China;

15 (2) The People’s Republic of China shall be de16 nied nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) trade

17 treatment by the United States and the products of

18 the People’s Republic of China shall be subject to

19 the rates of duty set forth in column number 2 of

20 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

21 States; and

22 (3) the People’s Republic of China may not be

23 provided nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation)

24 trade treatment under any provision of title IV of

25 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431, et seq.).
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1 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 The provisions of this Act shall apply with respect

3 to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con4 sumption, after the date that is fifteen days after the date

5 of the enactment of this Act.

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