See also:
Dreier & Top House Republicans to Push Bold Trade Agenda in 2000
Dreier, Matsui Join Tech Leaders Touting PNTR
Dreier Reacts to Reports That Minority Leader Gephardt Will Oppose PNTR
Dreier Reacts to Gephardt Opposition to PNTR
Unions "Flat Out" Wrong on Trade, Says Dreier

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 4, 2000

CONTACT: RICH MILLS PHONE: 202-226-2008

Dreier & Hong Kong Democracy Advocate
Martin Lee Discuss China

WASHINGTON - After meeting today with Hong Kong’s leading democracy advocate, Martin Lee, Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following statement regarding human rights in China and the upcoming vote in Congress to extend Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China:

"I was very pleased to again meet with Mr. Martin Lee and hear his unique perspective on the human rights situation in Hong Kong and China," said Dreier said. "For many years I’ve valued Martin Lee’s views on the need to foster reforms that encourage greater liberty and freedom in China. He shares my belief in the power of open markets to bring about positive change in China, and he supports extending PNTR to China."

After meeting with President Clinton yesterday, Lee said, "We have come to support it [PNTR], principally for the reason of human rights and the rule of law for China. If there’s no deal, then what? Would human rights improve in China? Or would China in fact be more suppressive seeing that the U.S. is no longer engaged?"

A member of the House Republican leadership, Dreier leads the annual effort in the House to pass NTR for China.