[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 334 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 334

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
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treatment) should be withdrawn from the products of the People's 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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