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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG PEKING, ACTOR
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MDHIAN 2402
MY TELNO 1176: MFN FOR CHINA
SUMMARY
ADMINISTRATION BRIEFING OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE PARALLELS THEIR LINE WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
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AS FORESHADOWED IN TUR, LORD AND WIEDEMANN BRIEFED THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON 26 MAY. ACCORDING TO SENATE CONTACTS, THEY TOOK AN IDENTICAL LINE TO THAT DEPLOYED WITH THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES. THEY AGAIN DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT CONDITIONS THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CONSIDERING ATTACHING TO RENEWAL, BEYOND SAYING IN GENERAL TERMS THAT THEY WOULD BE FOCUSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
IN CONTRAST TO THE REPORTED REACTION FROM THE HOUSE COMMITTEES, OUR CONTACTS SAID THAT INTERESTED SENATORS WERE RELAXED AT THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH, WHICH HAD BEEN WELL TRAILED IN ADVANCE.
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