CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S946 [11FE], S1124 [25FE], S1551 [16MR], S6435 [6AU], S6469 [8SE], H539 [26JA], H2949 [13MY], H3236 [15MY], H6921 [8OC]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, S8640 [14DE], S8908 [18DE], H5288 [16JY], H10706 [18DE]

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group, S1551 [16MR]

Articles and editorials

Corn Wars—The Farm-by-Farm Fight Between China and the United States To Dominate the Global Food Supply (excerpt), S7251 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (see H.J. Res. 56), H3574 [22MY]

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 66), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 4036), H8279 [17NO]

Asia: condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea (see S. Res. 183), S3238 [21MY]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4104 [11JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H915 [10FE]

——— impose duties on imported merchandise in an amount equivalent to estimated annual loss of revenue from violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (see H.R. 2701), H4001 [9JN]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 859), H917 [10FE]

Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see H.R. 1159), H1498 [27FE]

Human rights: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H4771 [25JN]

——— impose sanctions on individuals responsible for serious and ongoing or gross violations of human rights against nationals or their family members and protect universal freedoms (see H.R. 2621), H3757 [2JN]

Immigration: provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 2679), H3914 [4JN]

Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 224), S5210 [21JY]

National security: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]

Taiwan: affirm that the Taiwan Relations Act and Six Assurances are the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations (see H. Con. Res. 88), H7332 [28OC]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]

——— promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H1368 [26FE]

Treaties and agreements: express disfavor regarding the proposed U.S.-China nuclear cooperation agreement (see S.J. Res. 19), S5129 [15JY]

Women: support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First American Volunteer Group of Chinese Air Force (AVG Fling Tigers) (see H.R. 2441), H3387 [19MY]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Obama, S2297 [21AP], H2343 [21AP]

Remarks in House

Asia: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace, E1427 [6OC]

Aviation: tribute to American Airlines direct flight from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, to Beijing, China, E655 [5MY]

Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H3881 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Joint Interagency Task Force South funding to combat drug trafficking and terrorism in the Western Hemisphere, H3176 [14MY]

Dept. of State: Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual Trafficking in Persons Report using tier rankings to evaluate a country’s compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, E563 [23AP], E1604 [5NO]

Education: influence of U.S.-China educational partnerships on academic freedom, E999 [7JY]

Foreign policy: assessment of military expansion, H5855 [9SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H8846–H8849 [1DE]

——— extend normal trade relations status by including in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, H3632–H3634 [1JN]

——— U.S. deficit, H9323 [15DE]

Human rights: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, E1768 [10DE]

Lin, Anastasia: refusal of Chinese government to grant visa for attending Miss World competition in Beijing because of her activism on behalf of human rights abuses against the Falun Gong, E1791 [15DE]

Luen Thai Holdings LTD.: anniversary, E1158 [29JY]

Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong publication): anniversary of western edition, E1202 [31JY]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v Wong Kim Ark relative to birthright citizenship, H2967 [14MY]

Taiwan: normalization of relations with China, E1648 [18NO], E1653, E1654, E1660 [19NO]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (H. Res. 337), H4900–H4904 [8JY], E966 [24JN]

Williams, Peter: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

World War II: tribute to Flying Tigers fighter squadrons, H4778 [7JY], H5302 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions, S307 [21JA], S396 [22JA]

——— proposal to implement economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6998 [29SE]

Climate: effectiveness of U.S. regulatory attempts to reduce carbon emissions to control global warming without international cooperation in reducing emissions, S7214–S7216 [7OC]

Dalai Lama: tribute (S. Res. 200), S4894 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: national security issues, S959 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S2918 [14MY], S3229 [21MY], S3256–S3258, S3265–S3269 [22MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3036–S3042 [19MY], S3090, S3092, S3107, S3112 [20MY], S3257, S3280–S3283, S3291, S3292 [22MY]

Iron and steel industry: economic impact of antidumping and countervailing duties imposed by China on U.S. grain-oriented electrical steel exports, S3228 [21MY]

——— impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry, S2919 [14MY]

Liu Xiaobo: condemn treatment of Nobel Prize recipient for peace relative to his criticism of communist government in China, S6921, S6922 [24SE]

Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (S. Res. 224), S7438, S7439 [22OC], S7747 [4NO]

——— designate (S. Res. 224), unanimous-consent request, S6922 [24SE], S7438 [22OC], S7744–S7746 [4NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S1552–S1555 [16MR]

Treaties and agreements: express disfavor regarding the proposed U.S.-China nuclear cooperation agreement (S.J. Res. 19), S5180 [21JY]

U.S. policy, S6952 [25SE]

Xi Jinping: U.S. visit by Chinese President, S6922 [24SE], S6952 [25SE]

Summaries

Statement on Relationship Between Taiwan and China: Ma Ying-Jeou, President of Taiwan, E1648 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 337, call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people, H4900 [8JY]

S. Res. 183, condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea, S3244 [21MY]

S. Res. 200, tribute to Dalai Lama, S4110 [11JN]

S. Res. 224, Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC, S5213 [21JY]

S. Res. 262, support empowerment and human rights of women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign, S6898 [22SE]