[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHINESE-AMERICAN RELATIONS

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, China arrested American businessman 
William Chen. Chinese spokesmen said, ``We suspect this American of 
illegal imports and his actions were not honorable.''
  Honorable, Mr. Speaker? China steals American products, China 
violates every trade law we have. China illegally ships guns to this 
country for our streets and they talk about honor?
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Is it any wonder we have a $40 billion trade 
deficit with China? What is our program? When it comes to trade, China 
puts Americans in jail and the White House rewards China with most-
favored-nation trade status. If this is the way to run a country, 
someone tell me what the secret plan is.

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