Democracy, Liberty, and Justice in the People's Republic of China Act of 1989 - Imposes the following sanctions against the Government of the People's Republic of China unless and until the President determines and submits a notification to the Congress that such Government has: (1) abandoned its campaign of violence against unarmed civilians; (2) lifted martial law; and (3) made significant progress in providing for democracy, liberty, and justice in Tibet and China.
Prohibits: (1) any Government agency from extending any loan, credit, credit guarantee, or insurance to China; and (2) any funds from being made available for activities of the Trade Development Program with respect to China. Urges the Secretary of State to encourage U.S. allies to suspend any of their programs providing similar support to China.
Prohibits nondiscriminatory treatment of Chinese products.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors to specified multilateral financial institutions to: (1) oppose any loan, grant, or other form of economic or technical assistance to China; (2) propose and support downgrading China's membership status to that of an observer; and (3) urge other democratic countries to support such actions.
Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to instruct the U.S. Representatives to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to support the suspension of observer status for China at GATT.
Bans Government funding for any commercial agreement with China and for U.S. participation in the U.S.-China Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade and the U.S.-China Commission on Trade.
Suspends all licenses currently issued for export to China of items on the U.S. Munitions Control List or Commercial Control List. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds for the processing or issuance of licenses required to export such items.
Directs the Secretary of State to instruct the U.S. Representative to the Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) to oppose the export of any COCOM-controlled items by any COCOM participating country to China. Urges the Secretary to encourage U.S. allies to join U.S. efforts to oppose such exports and suspend the export of other military items and advanced technology.
Authorizes the President to limit the importation of any product or service of a foreign country to the extent to which such country benefits from, or otherwise takes commercial advantage of, any sanction or prohibition imposed under this Act.
Prohibits: (1) U.S.-Chinese military cooperation; and (2) funding for U.S. participation under any U.S.-China agreement or protocol on scientific cooperation.
Directs the Attorney General to treat sympathetically requests by students from Tibet and China studying in the United States for Extended Voluntary Departure status.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
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