[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 21 (Monday, May 31, 1993)]
[Pages 983-984]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12850--Conditions for Renewal of Most-Favored-Nation 
Status for the People's Republic of China in 1994

 May 28, 1993

    Whereas, the Congress and the American people have expressed deep 
concern about the appropriateness of unconditional most-favored-nation 
(MFN) trading status for the People's Republic of China (China);
    Whereas, I share the concerns of the Congress and the American 
people regarding this important issue, particularly with respect to 
China's record on human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, and trade;
    Whereas, I have carefully weighed the advisability of conditioning 
China's MFN status as a means of achieving progress in these areas;
    Whereas, I have concluded that the public interest would be served 
by a continuation of the waiver of the application of sections 402 (a) 
and (b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432(a) and 2432(b)) (Act) 
on China's MFN status for an additional 12 months with renewal 
thereafter subject to the conditions below;
    Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby 
ordered as follows:
    Section 1. The Secretary of State (Secretary) shall make a 
recommendation to the President to extend or not to extend MFN status to 
China for the 12-month period beginning July 3, 1994.
    (a) In making this recommendation the Secretary shall not recommend 
extension unless he determines that:
    --extension will substantially promote the freedom of emigration 
      objectives of section 402 of the Act; and
    --China is complying with the 1992 bilateral agreement between the 
      United States and China concerning prison labor.
    (b) In making this recommendation the Secretary shall also determine 
whether China has made overall, significant progress with respect to the 
following:
    --taking steps to begin adhering to the Universal Declaration of 
      Human Rights;
    --releasing and providing an acceptable accounting for Chinese 
      citizens imprisoned or detained for the non-violent expression of 
      their political and religious beliefs, including such expression 
      of beliefs in connection with the Democracy Wall and Tiananmen 
      Square movements;
    --ensuring humane treatment of prisoners, such as by allowing access 
      to prisons by international humanitarian and human rights 
      organizations;
    --protecting Tibet's distinctive religious and cultural heritage; 
      and
    --permitting international radio and television broadcasts into 
      China.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary shall submit his recommendation to the 
President before June 3, 1994.
    Sec. 3. The Secretary, and other appropriate officials of the United 
States, shall pursue resolutely all legislative and executive actions to 
ensure that China abides by its commitments to follow fair, 
nondiscriminatory trade practices in dealing with U.S. businesses, and 
adheres to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Missile Technology 
Control Regime guidelines and parameters, and other nonproliferation 
commitments.
    Sec. 4. This order does not create any right or benefit, substantive 
or procedural, enforceable by any person or entity against the United 
States, its officers, or employees.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
May 28, 1993.

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[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:27 p.m., May 28, 
1993]

Note: This Executive order will be published in the Federal Register on 
June 1.