[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 111 (Monday, August 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DISAPPROVING EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS OF 
                       PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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                               speech of

                          HON. KAREN McCARTHY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 27, 1999

  Ms. McCARTHY  of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in 
favor of extending Normal Trade Relations to China for the coming year 
and against House Joint Resolution 57. Extending Normal Trade Relations 
will maintain our healthy economic ties with China, the world's fourth 
largest economy, and allow us to move closer to agreement on a stable 
and acceptable plan for China's international economic engagement.
  China today is America's fourth largest trading partner. In 1998 
Americans exported $14 billion worth of goods to China, making China 
the 13th largest market abroad for U.S. goods, such as aircraft and 
aircraft parts, fertilizer, and electronic equipment.
  My district exports plastic materials and resins, automotive parts, 
telecommunications equipment, building materials, food and dairy 
products, agricultural machinery, and pollution control equipment to 
China. Continued engagement with China enhances future economic 
opportunities for U.S. workers and businesses. Dan Bunch Enterprises, a 
company in Kansas City that exports cleaning products to China, has 
shared with me that they have seen significant increases in available 
jobs for their company this year as a direct result of trade relations 
with China, and they expect this trend to continue in the coming years.
  Another company in my district that depends on extensive and 
successful participation in the Chinese market is AlliedSignal. China 
is one of the top 3 global markets where AlliedSignal is focusing its 
efforts to grow. AlliedSignal presently has 1,000 employees in China 
and 60,000 U.S. employees. Among the major products they export to 
China are commercial aircraft equipment (e.g., engines, auxiliary power 
units, landing systems, avionics), turbochargers, electrical power 
distribution transformer cores, fabrics, fibers, and friction 
materials. AlliedSignal has taken a proactive stance regarding the 
issue of security, especially cyber security, even going so far as to 
hire an outside firm to attempt to penetrate their firewalls.
  AlliedSignal's interests in China also promote capitalistic and 
democratic ideals in China. They provide their Chinese associates with 
comprehensive training in economics fundamentals, as well as major 
supervisory and managerial fundamental skills training. This training 
teaches things like delegation of authority, team participation, high 
performance work team practices, priority setting, respect for 
individuals, and due process under the work rule and plant adjudication 
processes. They also provide funding for their associates to attend 
China-Europe International Business School to receive a western style 
MBA.
  Approximately 400,000 American jobs depend on exports to China and 
Hong Kong, and exports to these countries have more than tripled over 
the past decade. In 1998, Missouri exported $137 billion worth of goods 
to China. The most recent statistics from the International Trade 
Administration indicate that Greater Kansas City's merchandise export 
sales to China total $61 million per year, a 151% increase since 1993.
  I applaud the extension of Normal Trade Relations with China, which 
has helped to lift 200 million Chinese out of poverty since 1978. Mr. 
Speaker, let us continue our efforts toward engaging China in 
negotiations to reform human rights, worker rights, and international 
security.

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