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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2004
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) joins with the European Parliament in calling on the European Council and the Member states of the European Union not to lift the embargo on the sale of arms to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and not to weaken existing national limitations on such arms sales; (2) expresses its concerns over the continuing unacceptable human rights conditions inside the PRC; and (3) urges the Federal Government and the European Union to join together in a cooperative effort to develop a common strategy to seek improved human rights conditions in the PRC, to promote regional stability, and to help improve political relations between the PRC and Taiwan.
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Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R–VA
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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