All this occurred only when, briefly in the summers of 1990 and 1991, it looked as if Congress might really act. China was faced not just with condemnation or bluster from Washington, but with a real prospect of losing its cherished MFN privileges with its greatest export market. Our dealings with China have been highly one-sided. I believe they have been a bad deal for Americans, especially American workers and taxpayers. But I readily admit that I would not be appearing before this subcommittee today if this were only a matter of a disadvantageous trade relationship.
Facts continue to emerge indicating America's national security is seriously at risk.
China is unquestionably engaging in the largest scale military buildup of any great power. China continues to commit egregious violations of non-proliferation agreements without repercussion. Chinese rulers have treated pariah states like Iran and Iraq as their most favored nation trading partners. Their trade with these terrorist regimes has been in weapons of mass destruction, including poison gas and offensive missiles. Americans have been killed by these weapons.