[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 149

  Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the state visit to the 
   United States of the President of the People's Republic of China.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 8, 1997

   Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith of 
  Oregon, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Grams, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Roth) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the state visit to the 
   United States of the President of the People's Republic of China.

Whereas the ability of the United States and the People's Republic of China to 
        avoid conflict, to cooperate, and to act as partners rather than 
        adversaries has a substantial bearing on peace and stability in Asia and 
        worldwide;
Whereas, on October 28-30, 1997, President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic 
        of China conducted a state visit to Washington, DC;
Whereas the state visit included meetings with President Bill Clinton, Secretary 
        of State Madeleine Albright, and the Congressional leadership;
Whereas, in connection with the state visit, China gave clear assurances that it 
        will conduct no new nuclear cooperation with Iran, reiterated its 
        commitment not to assist unsafeguarded nuclear facilities, joined the 
        Zangger Committee, and promulgated national regulations to control 
        exports of nuclear material, equipment and technology;
Whereas President Clinton announced his intention to certify that China has met 
        the conditions necessary to implement the 1985 Agreement for Cooperation 
        Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
        Energy;
Whereas China agreed to allow a delegation of American religious leaders to 
        conduct a fact-finding mission on religious freedom in China, to resume 
        a project of accounting for prisoners, and to conduct preparatory talks 
        on establishing a Non-Governmental Organization forum on human rights;
Whereas the United States and China agreed to conduct regular summit, cabinet-
        level, and sub-cabinet level meetings in their respective capitals, and 
        agreed to the establishment of a direct telephone link between the two 
        Presidents;
Whereas the United States and China agreed to increase contacts between their 
        respective militaries in order to avoid incidents at sea between their 
        naval forces, and to coordinate their responses to humanitarian crises;
Whereas the United States and China agreed to increase cooperation aimed at 
        promoting the rule of law in China, including training judges and 
        lawyers, drafting legal codes, and developing due process of law;
Whereas the United States and China agreed to expand their cooperation in law 
        enforcement efforts, including by stationing officers of the United 
        States Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States Embassy in 
        Beijing;
Whereas the United States and China have agreed to cooperate on developing clean 
        energy projects in China through the use of United States products and 
        technology;
Whereas despite some significant achievements reached during the state visit of 
        President Jiang Zemin, many significant concerns and problems remain in 
        the U.S.-China relationship;
Whereas the United States continues to have serious concerns about human rights 
        policies and practices of the People's Republic of China, including the 
        imprisonment of Wei Jingsheng, Wang Dan, and other dissidents, 
        limitations on the free practice of religion, harsh population control 
        measures (including isolated reports on forced abortion), the use of 
        prison labor to produce cheap consumer goods, the continuing suppression 
        of the people of Tibet, and the refusal of China's leadership to meet 
        with the Dalai Lama;
Whereas the United States continues to have deep concerns about reports of 
        exports from China of nuclear, chemical, and ballistic missile 
        technology, and advanced conventional weapons, to countries who are 
        known proliferators, such as Iran and Pakistan;
Whereas the United States continues to seek from the People's Republic of China 
        measures to reduce the growing trade imbalance between the United States 
        and China, including access to China's markets for United States 
        products and services;
Whereas the United States believes it is imperative that the People's Republic 
        of China commit to resolving the Taiwan question by exclusively peaceful 
        means, and that both sides should resume a Cross-Straits dialogue as 
        soon as possible;
Whereas the recently concluded U.S.-China summit is part of President Clinton's 
        articulated policy of engagement with the People's Republic of China, a 
        central goal of which is to further draw the People's Republic of China 
        into the international community and toward internationally recognized 
        standards of behavior; and
Whereas President Clinton accepted President Jiang's invitation to make a return 
        visit to the People's Republic of China in 1998: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) welcomes the agreements and understandings reached by 
        the United States and the People's Republic of China during the 
        state visit of President Jiang Zemin;
            (2) urges the President to continue to press vigorously for 
        further progress in China's policies and practices in the areas 
        of human rights, nonproliferation, trade, Tibet, and Taiwan;
            (3) views the expected return visit to the People's 
        Republic of China in 1998 by President Clinton as an 
        opportunity for the United States and the People's Republic of 
        China to advance their relationship by enhancing cooperation in 
        areas of accord and making genuine progress toward resolving 
        areas of disagreement.
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