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Expressing the sense of Congress that normal trade relations treatment for products of the People's Republic of China should be revoked if that country attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan.

May 24, 2000

Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, and Mr. COX) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Expressing the sense of Congress that normal trade relations treatment for products of the People's Republic of China should be revoked if that country attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan.

Whereas article XXI of the GATT 1994 (as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(1)(B)) allows a member of the World Trade Organization to take `any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests,' particularly `in time of war or other emergency in international relations'; and

Whereas an attack on, invasion of, or blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China would constitute a threat to the essential security interests of the United States and an emergency in international relations: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that pursuant to article XXI of the GATT 1994, nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) should be withdrawn from the products of the People's Republic of China if that country attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan, in addition to whatever other measures the United States might take to assist Taiwan.

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