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On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
It is in the national interest for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to extend a loan in the approximate amount of $60 million to the People's Republic of China to finance the export of U.S. goods and services for the construction of Shanghai Metro Phase II, Line I.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Presidential Determination on Ex-Im Loan to China for Shanghai Metro

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