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00 CIS S 36123
TITLE: U.S.
Consideration of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China
CIS-NO:
2000-S361-23
SOURCE: Committee on Finance. Senate
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 106-564
DATE: Feb. 23, Mar. 23, Apr. 6, 2000
LENGTH: v+255 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1038-A; 1038-B
SUDOC:
Y4.F49:S.HRG.106-564
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full
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GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-25639-3.
SUMMARY:
Hearings to review proposal to extend
permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to products from
the People's Republic of China (PRC), in connection with China bid for accession
to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Supplementary material (p.
131-255) includes witnesses' written statements, a witness's written replies to
Committee questions, and submitted statements.
CONTENT-NOTATION: China trade relations permanent
status estab, issues review
DESCRIPTORS:
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC; FOREIGN TRADE; FOREIGN ECONOMIC
RELATIONS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
00-S361-23 TESTIMONY NO: 1
Feb. 23, 2000 p. 3-32, 131-142
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (U.S. Trade
Representative)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Benefits of China WTO accession for U.S. interests;
elaboration on China accession to WTO and related issues.
CONTENT
NOTATION:
China trade relations permanent status estab,
issues review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
OFFICE
OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
00-S361-23 TESTIMONY
NO: 2 Feb. 23, 2000 p. 33-48, 144-159, 207-218
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ELLIS, WILLIAM D.
(Chairman and CEO, Southern Mills; representing American Textile Manufacturers
Institute)
GALVIN, CHRISTOPHER B. (CEO, Motorola)
SWAIN, JEFFREY M. (President and Chief Operating Officer,
Townsends, Inc.; representing National Chicken Council and U.S.A. Poultry and
Egg Export Council)
VAN ANDEL, STEVE (Chairman, Amway
Corp.; also representing Chamber of Commerce of the U.S)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Anticipated adverse impact
of China WTO accession on textile industry; support for China
PNTR status and WTO accession, citing benefits for U.S.
companies and workers (related materials, p. 150-159, 210-218).
CONTENT NOTATION:
China trade relations permanent
status estab, issues review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY
AND FABRICS; BUSINESS
00-S361-23 TESTIMONY NO: 3
Mar. 23, 2000 p. 51-76, 173-181
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
SASSER, JAMES R. (former Ambassador to
PRC)
PERLE, RICHARD N. (former Assistant Secretary,
International Security Policy, DOD)
KAGAN, ROBERT (Senior
Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
LILLEY, JAMES R. (former Ambassador to PRC)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for China
PNTR status; opposition to China PNTR status,
citing need to maintain containment strategy toward China; differing views on
U.S. China policy.
CONTENT NOTATION:
China
trade relations permanent status estab, issues review
00-S361-23 TESTIMONY NO: 4 Mar. 23, 2000 p. 76-92,
193-200
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SWEENEY, JOHN J. (President, AFL-CIO)
SANTORO, MICHAEL A. (Assistant Professor, Business Ethics,
Rutgers Business School)
WU, HARRY HONGDA (Executive
Director, Laogai Research Foundation)
GOLDMAN, MERLE
(Professor, History, Boston University)
GRAHAM, NELSON E.
(President, East Gates International)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Importance of economic engagement with China to foster
democracy and promote human rights in China; opposing views on China
PNTR status.
CONTENT NOTATION:
China trade relations permanent status estab, issues
review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AFL-CIO;
HUMAN RIGHTS
00-S361-23 TESTIMONY NO: 5
Additional Testimony
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
GIBBONS, SAM M. (former Chairman, House Ways
and Means Committee, p. 96-118)
HORMATS, ROBERT D. (Vice
Chairman, Goldman Sachs, p. 98-118)
LARDY, NICHOLAS R.
(Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution, p. 100-118)
SHAPIRO, IRA S. (former Ambassador, Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative, p. 119-129)
HAYES, DERMOT J. (Chair,
Agri Business, Iowa State University, Ames, p. 120-129)
LOWENSTEIN, DOUGLAS (President, Interactive Digital
Software Association, p. 122-129)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Merits of China WTO accession and PNTR
status.
CONTENT NOTATION:
China trade
relations permanent status estab, issues review
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 
