Aid to Asia
1991-05-17T23:58:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWYzXC8xOTkxMDUxODAwMzAzMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian & Pacific Affairs heard testimony on President George H.W. Bush’s administration’s fiscal year 1992 budget proposal for Asia. The budget request included $702.5 million for East Asia and the Pacific, representing 5.8 percent of total U.S. foreign assistance. Testimony included discussion of the administration’s indications that it wants to renew China’s most favored nation status. Critics of the Chinese government disapprove of the renewal of most favored nation status to China on the grounds China continues to deny full civil rights to its citizens, continues trade practices harmful to the U.S., and is making no movement toward democracy. Richard Solomon, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs summed up the U.S. foreign policy concerning countries in Eastern Asia, in which the Philippines remain the only country receiving extensive foreign aid. He said indications by China on minor issues showed progress
The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian & Pacific Affairs heard testimony on President George H.W. Bush’s administration’s f… read more
The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian & Pacific Affairs heard testimony on President George H.W. Bush’s administration’s fiscal year 1992 budget proposal for Asia. The budget request included $702.5 million for East Asia and the Pacific, representing 5.8 percent of total U.S. foreign assistance. Testimony included discussion of the administration’s indications that it wants to renew China’s most favored nation status. Critics of the Chinese government disapprove of the renewal of most favored nation status to China on the grounds China continues to deny full civil rights to its citizens, continues trade practices harmful to the U.S., and is making no movement toward democracy. Richard Solomon, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs summed up the U.S. foreign policy concerning countries in Eastern Asia, in which the Philippines remain the only country receiving extensive foreign aid. He said indications by China on minor issues showed progress close
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- Henrietta Holsman Fore Assistant Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development
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- Paul White Director U.S. Agency for International Development
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