Problems in United StatesChina trade do exist. however. primarily because China has not been considered independently of the objectives of the Trade Act. due to the focus of the acts provisions on the U.S.S.R.-whose trade with the United States last year was not much above U.S. trade with the PRCand on East European Nations. The Council believes that the first step tobe taken must be the initiation of negotiations leading to a commercial agreement between the United States and Chinese Governments. But certain provisions of the act. relating to emigration. may present almost insuperable obstacles to the framing of a bilateral commercial accord. During the visit of a National Council delegation to Peking in November 1973. Council officials were reminded that present discriminatory U.S. tariff policy toward Shanghai was inconsistent with the spirit of the Shanghai Communique.
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