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USIS Washington File

17 May 2000

Text: Representative David Dreier Touts China PNTR

(Sees China PNTR as "win" for U.S. values) (470)
Granting permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China is a
winner for the United States, according to Representative David Dreier
(Republican of California).
"Bringing China into a rules based trading system is a win-win-win for
American workers, American values, and America's high-tech
leadership," said Dreier, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, in a
May 17 press release.
"This is a historic opportunity to further enhance our leadership in
the global marketplace that cannot be understated," said Dreier, a
major supporter of permanent NTR status to China.
Granting China NTR status," he said, "will also help expose one
billion Chinese to the freedoms that technology can bring."
Following is the text of press release from Representative Dreier's
office:
(begin text)
MAY 10, 2000
At GOP eContract Ceremony
Dreier Says PNTR Critical for Tech Sector
"Bringing China into WTO is a win-win-win for American workers,
values, and U.S. Tech Leadership," Says Dreier
WASHINGTON -- Emphasizing the success of Republican leadership on high
tech issues, Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), Chairman of the House
Rules Committee, joined his Republican colleagues today at a press
conference to unveil eContract 2000, the GOP's agenda for High Tech
America. As a member of the Republican Leadership and a leader in the
effort to pass Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China,
Dreier spoke specifically about the upcoming PNTR vote and its
importance to maintaining the leadership of America's high tech
sector.
"Bringing China into a rules based trading system is a win-win-win for
American workers, American values, and America's high-tech
leadership," said Dreier. "This is a historic opportunity to further
enhance our leadership in the global marketplace that cannot be
understated."
Dreier joined other members of the House Leadership including Speaker
J. Dennis Hastert, and Majority Leader Dick Armey at the event which
was carried live in the Internet sites Yahoo! and Voter.com. Also
joining the Members of Congress were students from area middle schools
who demonstrated the many ways technology impacts their daily lives,
especially when doing their homework. At the conclusion of the press
conference, the Members digitally signed the eContract 2000.
"The technology boom that has created 4.8 million jobs in the past six
years is the result of the hard work of millions of Americans and a
Republican Congress that has kept its commitment to a pro-technology,
pro-trade, pro-investment, pro-entrepreneurship public policy agenda,"
said Dreier. "Granting PNTR to China will be one more step toward
honoring that commitment. It will also help expose one billion Chinese
to the freedoms that technology can bring," he said.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)



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