[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AGAINST MFN STATUS FOR CHINA

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, most Americans know and understand that 
one's actions speak louder than words, but yesterday the President 
proposed giving permanent most favored nation trading status to 
Communist China saying that it was, and I quote, clearly in the best 
interest of this Nation.
  We need to look past these words and check out their actions. It was 
just 18 months ago that our President said, and I quote, not a single, 
solitary missile was pointed at American children. We now know that 
China with the help of this administration has at least 13 nuclear 
missiles aimed at the United States and our children.
  In 1990, China provided Iraq with the chemicals needed for a hydrogen 
bomb. China supplied Pakistan with a weapons grade plutonium reactor in 
1991. Despite China's claim that they were not making any nuclear deals 
with Iran, China gave Iran a nuclear reactor in 1994. Now we are told 
that China is the single most important supplier of weapons of mass 
destruction in the world.
  MFN status is supposed to be reserved for our best friends, our 
allies, the countries we are trying to help. Communist China is not our 
friend.

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