[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 15 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S908-S909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 98--COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
 THE INAUGURATION OF SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE SALE OF THE FIRST 
                    COMMERCIAL JET AIRCRAFT TO CHINA

  Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations:

                            S. Con. Res. 98

       Whereas February 21, 2002, marks the 30th anniversary of 
     President Richard Nixon's historic visit to the Peoples 
     Republic of China;
       Whereas on February 21, 1972, the world watched as Air 
     Force One, a Boeing 707 carrying President Nixon, landed in 
     China to inaugurate a new era in Sino-American relations;
       Whereas in the same year, the Civil Aviation Administration 
     of China ordered 10 Boeing 707 jet aircraft, marking the 
     resumption

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     of a vibrant trading relationship between the United States 
     and China; and
       Whereas President Bush's visit to China on February 21, 
     2002, commemorates the importance of the re-opening of 
     political and economic ties with the Peoples Republic of 
     China: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes that President Nixon's historic 1972 visit 
     to China provided the foundation for improved Sino-American 
     relations during the subsequent 3 decades; and
       (2) commends President Bush in his effort to continue to 
     advance a political, cultural, and commercial relationship 
     between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China 
     for the benefit of their respective citizens.

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