Speech #1020033037

It gives the President a time period after his renewal of nondiscriminatory trade status to work with Chinese leaders to produce change in those human rights. trade and weapons policies which now cloud our bilateral relations. The bill asserts the American national interest in promoting and defending international respect for human rights and our interest in promoting fair and cooperative contacts between our countries. The bill requires the President to certify within 180 days of enactment that the Government of the Peoples Republic of China has ceased violating the human and religious rights of its citizens. that is permitting unrestricted immigration. that it is providing protection for the intellectual property and trade rights of American businesses. and that it is cooperating with international efforts to control arms proliferation. The President has made clear his intention to renew MFN status for China as recently as yesterday when he told Republican Members of the Senate that he strongly favors the extension and asked for their support. My legislation does not propose to block that extension.