(1) The People’s Republic of China comprises
one-fifth of the world’s population, or 1,200,000,000
people, and its policies have a profound effect on the
world economy and global security.
(2) The People’s Republic of China is a perma-
nent member of the United Nations Security Council
and plays an important role in regional organiza-
tions such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Forum and the ASEAN Regional Forum.
(3) The People’s Republic of China is a nuclear
power with the largest standing army in the world,
and has been rapidly modernizing and expanding its
military capabilities.
(4) The People’s Republic of China is currently
undergoing a change of leadership which will have
dramatic implications for the political and economic
future of the Chinese people and for China’s rela-
tions with the United States.
(5) China’s estimated $600,000,000,000 econ-
omy has enjoyed unparalleled growth in recent
years.
(6) Economic liberalization in China has has-
tened development of an informed middle class
which demands greater political and civil freedom;
therefore, the Chinese people, including a number of
dissidents, favor increased economic contacts be-
tween the United States and China.
(7) Despite increased economic linkages be-
tween the United States and China, bilateral rela-
tions have deteriorated significantly because of fun-
damental policy differences over a variety of impor-
tant foreign policy issues.
(8) The People’s Republic of China has violated
international standards regarding the nonprolifera-
tion of weapons of mass destruction.
(9) According to the State Department Country
Report on Human Rights Practices for 1994, there
continue to be ‘‘widespread and well-documented
human rights abuses in China, in violation of inter-
nationally accepted norms . . . (including) arbi-
trary and lengthy incommunicado detention, torture,
and mistreatment of prisoners. . . . The regime
continued severe restrictions on freedom of speech,
press, assembly and association, and tightened con-
trol on the exercise of these rights during 1994. Se-
rious human rights abuses persisted in Tibet and
other areas populated by ethnic minorities.’’.
(10) The unjustified and arbitrary arrest, im-
prisonment, and initiation of criminal proceedings
against Harry Wu, a citizen of the United States,
has greatly exacerbated the deterioration in relations
between the United States and the People’s Republic
of China, and all charges against him should be dis-
missed.
(11) The United States currently has numerous
sanctions on the People’s Republic of China with re-
spect to government-to-government assistance, arms
sales, and other commercial transactions.
(12) It is in the interest of the United States
to foster China’s continued engagement in the
broadest range of international fora and increased
respect for human rights, democratic institutions,
and the rule of law in China.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES.
(a) UNITED STATES OBJECTIVES.—The Congress
calls upon the President to undertake intensified diplo-
matic initiatives to persuade the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to—
(1) immediately and unconditionally release
Harry Wu from detention;
(2) adhere to prevailing international standards
regarding the nonproliferation of weapons of mass
destruction by, among other things, immediately
halting the export of ballistic missile technology and
the provision of other weapons of mass destruction
assistance, in violation of international standards, to
Iran, Pakistan, and other countries of concern;
(3) 
respect 
the 
internationally-recognized
human rights of its citizens by, among other
things—
(A) permitting freedom of speech, freedom
of press, freedom of assembly, freedom of asso-
ciation, and freedom of religion;
(B) ending arbitrary detention, torture,
forced labor, and other mistreatment of pris-
oners;
(C) releasing all political prisoners, and
dismantling the Chinese system of jailing politi-
cal prisoners (the gulag) and the Chinese forced
labor system (the Laogai);
(D) ending coercive birth control practices;
and
(E) respecting the legitimate rights of the
people of Tibet and other ethnic minorities;
(4) curtail excessive modernization and expan-
sion of China’s military capabilities, and adopt de-
fense transparency measures that will reassure Chi-
na’s neighbors;
(5) end provocative military actions in the
South China Sea and elsewhere that threaten Chi-
na’s neighbors, and work with them to resolve dis-
putes in a peaceful manner;
(6) adhere to a rules-based international trade
regime in which existing trade agreements are fully
implemented and enforced, and equivalent and recip-
rocal market access is provided for United States
goods and services in China; and
(7) reduce tensions with Taiwan by means of
dialogue and other confidence building measures.
(b) VENUES
FOR DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES.—The
diplomatic initiatives taken in accordance with subsection
(a) should include actions by the United States—
(1) in the conduct of bilateral relations with
China;
(2) in the United Nations and other inter-
national organizations;
(3) in the World Bank and other international
financial institutions;
(4) in the World Trade Organization and other
international trade fora; and
(5) in the conduct of bilateral relations with
other countries in order to encourage them to sup-
port and join with the United States in taking the
foregoing actions.
SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
The President shall report to the Congress within 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and no less
frequently than every 6 months thereafter, on—
(1) the actions taken by the United States in
accordance with section 3 during the preceding 6-
month period;
(2) the actions taken with respect to China dur-
ing the preceding 6-month period by—
(A) the United Nations and other inter-
national organizations;
(B) the World Bank and other inter-
national financial institutions; and
(C) the World Trade Organization and
other international trade fora; and
(3) the progress achieved with respect to each
of the United States objectives identified in section
3(a).
Such reports may be submitted in classified and unclassi-
fied form.
SEC. 5. RADIO FREE ASIA.
(a) PLAN FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.—Section 309(c)
of the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of the China Policy Act of