Nancy Pelosi: “I wanted to make one additional point, Mr. Speaker, and that is to address the issue of the European Community not…”

“I wanted to make one additional point, Mr. Speaker, and that is to address the issue of the European Community not supporting the resolution this year. That decision by the EU does not bind the member states of the EU, and it is possible that some of those countries would support the resolution, and I certainly hope so, but it would require leadership on the part of the United States. I wanted to make the point that Wei Jingsheng has driven home to us, and that is that as we are considering this resolution, and many of my colleagues feel much more comfortable dealing with human rights in China at the Human Rights Commission, and I think that is very appropriate, and this is not the time to talk about trade issues or MFN, however Wei Jingsheng would want me to say what he has told me over and over again, and that is that the huge trade deficit, $50 billion this year, that the Chinese enjoys with the U.S., it is a surplus to them, is money that they spend buying, buying, in Europe and other countries that are represented at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, buying support. They have effectively silenced any voices for support for this resolution, and they do it with our own money. How even more necessary for us to take leadership at the Commission.”