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January 15, 1998

Presidential Determination No. 98-10

Message Creation Date was at 15-JAN-1998 18:45:00
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(New York, New York)     
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For Immediate Release       January 15, 1998 
January 12, 1998
       Presidential Determination
       No.        98-10          
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT:  Certification Pursuant to Section (b)(1) of
   Public Law 99-183 and to Section 902(a)(6)(B)
   of Public Law 101-246
Pursuant to section (b)(1) of Public Law 99-183 of December 16, 1985, relating 
to the approval and implementation of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the 
United States and the People's Republic of China, I hereby certify that:
(A)  the reciprocal arrangements made pursuant to Article 8 of the Agreement 
have been designed to be effective in ensuring that any nuclear material, 
facilities, or components provided under the Agreement shall be utilized solely 
for intended peaceful purposes as set forth in the Agreement;
(B)  the Government of the People's Republic of China has provided additional 
information concerning its nuclear non-proliferation policies and that, based 
on this and all other information available to the United States Government, 
the People's Republic of China is not in violation of paragraph (2) of section 
129 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and
(C)  the obligation to consider favorably a request to carry out activities 
described in Article 5(2) of the Agreement shall not prejudice the decision of 
the United States to approve or disapprove such a request.
Pursuant to section 902(a)(6)(B)(i) of Public Law 101-246, I hereby certify 
that the People's Republic of China has provided clear and unequivocal 
assurances to the United States that it is not assisting and will not assist 
any nonnuclear-weapon state, either directly or indirectly, in acquiring 
nuclear explosive devices or the material and components for such devices.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal 
Register.
        WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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