[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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