On the recordMay 23, 2000
one other thing our colleagues should do when they first wake up tomorrow morning is ask their staff, is the Berman-Weldon amendment made in order by the rule? If not, then if we go forward tomorrow, we are giving the green light for a blockade of Taiwan. The least we could do to avoid miscommunication with China is to tell them that, if their friends in America are powerful enough to give them permanent most-favored-nation status, at least that status will disappear should they begin military action against Taiwan.
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