This annual vote provides an opportunity for Congress to assess its relationship with China and address human rights abuses, trade practices and military concerns. This would forever eliminate the yearly NTR vote.
Religious persecution is a way of life in China.
The government requires all religious groups to pledge their allegiance to the atheistic Chinese Communist Party. Even the report for the State Department s Commission on International Freedom has recommended that PNTR not be granted because of the increasing religious persecution in China. The following are a few examples of the widespread and ongoing persecution. Two Christian evangelists, Mr. Ung and Mr. Kong, were sentenced to 15 days in prison. They are co-workers with Pastor Li Dexian who has been arrested 14 times since last October.