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HR 3569 104th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance China Commerce Developed countries Developing countries East Asia Free enterprise Free trade International Affairs International agencies Most favored nation principle Taiwan

To provide that most-favored-nation trading status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March 1, 1997.

Introduced: June 4, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 4, 1996
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to China's products if, and only if, after March 1, 1997, Taiwan has been admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and China has not been so admitted, whether as a developing or a developed nation.

What's happening now June 4, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 4, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3569: To provide that most-favored-nation trading status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March 1, 1997.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3569/
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"H.R. 3569: To provide that most-favored-nation trading status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March 1, 1997.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3569/.
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H.R. 3569, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3569/.
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[H.R. 3569: To provide that most-favored-nation trading status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March 1, 1997.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3569/)
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