[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN SUPPORT OF GRANTING PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TO CHINA

  (Mr. TERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, China is the third largest military power in 
the world. It has a huge conventional arms arsenal and developing 
missile and nuclear capabilities.
  Quite frankly, China is a powerful threat. But China can be a 
powerful ally. There is no more powerful tool for a positive change in 
China than trade with America.
  I worry that this trend towards isolationism will lead us into 
another Cold War, an ugly time of an era gone by, where many of my 
colleagues seem to long for the old policy of mutually assured 
destruction.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge them to instead explore the option of mutually 
assured improvements.
  Granting China normal trade relations will have a tremendous impact 
on our diplomatic relations. This will enhance our ability to improve 
conditions in China even more.

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