[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                                CHINA

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, 2 days ago, the Communist Chinese 
government once again had its way with this Congress when this body 
voted trading privileges for perhaps the most repressive, corrupt 
regime in the world. American CEOs and Washington attorneys again had 
their way with Congress even though we have a trade deficit with China 
of $65 billion and growing annually.
  Beijing and its Communist Party leaders again had their way with this 
Congress this week even though this Communist Chinese government 
supports forced abortions, persecution of Christians and Muslims, sale 
of nuclear technology to Pakistan, child labor and slave labor.
  But there was good news, Mr. Speaker, in the vote this week. The vote 
was closer than it had been in many, many years. Members of this body 
are beginning to understand and beginning to show that they care about 
human rights, care about nuclear proliferation, and care about 
democracy in China.
  All of us need to demand that China enter the family of nations 
before they enter the World Trade Organization.

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