I think the bottom line question we all need to ask, Mr. Speaker, is, is there anything that the dictatorship in Beijing can do that would lead to a loss of support for PNTR that Beijing so desperately wants? They need to know, as my friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman), said, up front what the consequences will be. If pervasive torture, religious persecution, Laogai labor, a lack of press freedom, and worker rights and other human rights abuses are not enough, I sincerely hope that war with Taiwan is sufficiently egregious to trigger a loss of support for PNTR.
Chris Smith: “I think the bottom line question we all need to ask, Mr. Speaker, is, is there anything that the dictatorship in Beijing…”
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Addressing concerns about human rights abuses in China and their impact on Permanent Normal Trade Relations.
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