    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [May 31, 1996]
    [Page 847]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for
    China
    May 31, 1996

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1)
    of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to the
    continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of
    section 402 of the Act to the People's Republic of China. This document
    constitutes my recommendation to continue in effect this waiver for a
    further 12-month period and includes my reasons for determining that
    continuation of the waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic
    of China will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the
    Act, and my determination to that effect.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. The
    Presidential determination is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.