HR 1890 · 103th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

United States-China Act of 1993

Introduced 1993-04-28· Sponsored by Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8]· House

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1993-06-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] United States-China Act of 1993 - Prohibits the President from recommending for a 12-month period in 1994 continuation of a waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for China under the Trade Act of 1974 unless the President reports to the Congress that China has: (1) taken steps to adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in China and Tibet and allowed the unrestricted emigration of Chinese citizens who desire to leave for reasons of political or religious persecution; (2) accounted for and released prisoners who dissented in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, and other citizens detained for the nonviolent expression of their political beliefs or the exercise of internationally guaranteed rights of freedom of speech, association, and assembly; and (3) prevented the export to the United States of products manufactured by convict or forced labor. Requires such report to state whether China has made significant process in: (1) ceasing religious persecution in China and Tibet (including ceasing to threaten the survival of the Tibetan culture) and releasing religious leaders incarcerated as a result of t…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans