    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [May 29, 1997]
    [Page 682]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for China
    May 29, 1997

    To the Congress of the United States:
        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 recommendations to continue in effect this waiver for a
    further 12-month period and includes my determination 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 reasons for such determination.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    May 29, 1997.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    May 30. The Presidential Determination of May 29 is listed in Appendix D
    at the end of this volume.