That is why I strongly support the bill before us. which establishes a set of entirely reasonable conditions which China would have to meet before MFN status can be renewed. It will be argued that China. as a matter of tradition. history and policy. will simply be unwilling to meet these conditions and that this legislation is. therefore. the effective equivalent of taking MFN away entirely. But in fact. the Chinese met conditions in 1979 in order to get MFN status in the first place. when they agreed to the terms of the JacksonVanik amendment. which obligated them to permit freedom of emigration before they could qualify for MFN status. If they could meet the conditions inherent and implicit in the JacksonVanik amendment in 1979. there is no reason why they cannot meet the conditions in this carefully crafted legislation before us today. Mr.
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