(1) On June 4, 1989, thousands of Chinese citizens courageously demonstrated that they were prepared to risk their lif and futures in pursuit of democratic freedom and respect for human rights.
(2) The People's Republic of China, as a member of the United Nations Security Council, is obligated to respect and uphold the United Nations Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(3) Despite the massive demonstration for self- determination and fundamental principles of human rights and despite the People's Republic of China's membership in the United Nations, the Government of the People's Republic of China continues to flagrantly violate internationally recognized standards of human rights, and engages in--
(A) torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment;
(B) arbitrary arrest, unacknowledged detention without charges and trial, and jailing of persons solely for the nonviolent expression of their political views; and
(C) use of prison labor to produce cheap products for export to countries, including the United States, in violation of international labor treaties and United States law.
(4) The Government of the People's Republic of China continues to deny Chinese citizens and others, who have supported the prodemocracy movement, the right of free emigration despite having pledged to do so in 1991.
(5) The Government of the People's Republic of China continues to use military and police forces to intimidate and repress the Tibetan people seeking political and religious freedom, and continues to violate the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention by encouraging the resettlement of large numbers of Chinese in Tibet.
(6) The Government of the People's Republic of China continues to engage in unfair trade practices against the United States by raising tariffs, employing taxes as a surcharge on tariffs, using discriminatory customs rates, imposing import quotas and other quantitative restrictions, barring the importation of certain items, using licensing and testing requirements to limit imports, and falsifying country of origin documentation to transship textiles and other items to the United States through Hong Kong and third countries.
(7) Although the Government of the People's Republic of China has pledged to adhere to the guidelines and parameters of the Missile Technology Control Regime, there are continuing reports of Chinese transfers of military technology covered by such Regime to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
(8) The Government of the People's Republic of China continues to unjustly restrict and imprison religious leaders and members of religious groups who do not adhere to the dogma and control of state-sponsored religious organizations.
(9) It is the policy and practice of the Government of the People's Republic of China's Communist Party to control all trade unions and suppress and harass members of the independent labor union movement.
(10) The Government of the People's Republic of China continues to harass and restrict the activities of accredited journalists and to restrict broadcasts by the Voice of America.
(b) POLICY.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) with respect to the actions of the People's Republic of China in the areas of human rights, weapons proliferation, and unfair trade practices, the President should take such action as is necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, including--