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HR 3272 110th Congress House

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007

Official title: To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: August 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AuthorizationBuilding constructionChinaChinese language
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Aug 2, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1699-1700)
Aug 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1699-1700)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10 additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (4) a U.S. financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6) specified Chinese language exchanges.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should retain possession of the U.S. Embassy compound in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, after the opening of the new U.S. Embassy compound in Liang Ma He, Beijing, China.

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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Aug 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3272: United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3272/
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"H.R. 3272: United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3272/.
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H.R. 3272, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3272/.
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