On the recordJune 24, 1997
let us see what the appeasement strategy of MFN has gotten us. On military aggression China sales of weapons to Iran are well-documented. But even worse than being well-documented, China defends their sale of weapons to Iran. We have heard about the trade deficit approaching nearly $50 billion a year. Those are jobs, my colleagues. Between 1989 and 1994, our trade deficit with China increased tenfold. I wonder why. Well, maybe it is because despite the fact that they have agreed to end trade and prison labor it is estimated that between 6 and 8 million Chinese are enslaved in labor camps. I thought they said they gave us their word they were not going to engage in slave labor any more. Whoops, small detail there. Well, according to Amnesty International, this is continued every year. In addition, over 3,500 documented executions occur every year in jails in China. My colleagues, vote ``yes'' on the resolution and ``no'' on MFN.
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