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“And I rise in support of H.R. 1107. Mr. Speaker, the People's Republic of China, PRC, is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the entire world. Yet, for too long, it has shirked its responsibility to do more to combat climate change on the world stage. The PRC does this by seeking and securing the status of a ``developing country'' in international treaties and organizations, despite being the world's second-largest economy. This kind of special treatment needs to stop. China needs to pay its fair share to fight global challenges. That is why I stand here today to support the bipartisan measure by my colleagues Representative Young Kim and Representative Gerry Connolly. H.R. 1107 calls on the State Department to work diplomatically within all relevant international organizations and treaties where China is treated as a developing nation to change its status. It is time that the PRC should be ascribed the responsibilities commensurate with its global impact and power. The bill also ensures that U.S. diplomats will work to create mechanisms to consider such a change if they do not already exist. Most importantly, it will authorize our diplomats to work to ensure that the PRC is not getting special treatment regardless of the status it has. Right now, China gets to have its cake and eat it, too.…”