S O N G OVERNMENT U.S. Must Revoke China’s Trade Privileges From The Desk Of Congressman Chris Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who was recently selected to chair the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), has reintroduced legislation (HR 638) to revoke China’s trade privilegesknown as permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status—in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) atrocious human rights violations and ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Central Asian minorities.

“Ever since President Clinton delinked trade with China from human rights in 1994, the Chinese Communist Party has been growing into an economic power, stealing American jobs and intellectual property while getting an absolute pass for its heinous human rights abuses,” said Rep. Smith, who has chaired 76 congressional hearings on the CCP’s egregious human rights violations.

Additionally, Smith called for an immediate and bold response by the United States on the heels of the Chinese Communist Party’s spy balloon flight: “The United States must respond boldly to the Chinese Communist Party’s outrageous violation of our national sovereignty.

“We cannot afford the Biden Administration’s continued weak nonresponse to the great and growing threat posed by the CCP to our national security and the livelihoods of the American people.

“Congress should immediately pass my legislation - the China Trade Relations Act of 2023 - to strip China of its trade privileges in response to the CCP’s outrageous human rights violations and its systematic economic espionage against the United States.

“If China wishes to enjoy normal trade rela- tions with the United States, the Chinese government must first respect our sovereignty and cease its atrocious human rights abuses including pervasive religious persecution, forced organ harvesting, transnational repression, and ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Central Asian minorities.

“The Biden Administration must abandon its fantasy that the CCP wants to cooperate with the United States before it’s too late.”

“America should never let genocide and slave labor become a ‘permanent’ or ‘normal’ part of U.S. trade,” said Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), a cosponsor of the legislation. “It’s time we stopped overlooking widespread human rights abuses as just the ‘cost of doing business’ in Communist China and restored the annual congressional review of China’s ‘most favored nation’ trade status.”

The Smith-Tiffany legislation would relink China’s trade status with its record on human rights and require annual affirmation by the President that the CCP is making serious and sustained improvement in respecting human rights in order to achieve preferential treatment in trade protocols, sometimes referred to as most favored nation (MFN) status.

“We must correct President Clinton’s horrific mistake and return to the pre-Clinton norm by making annual renewal of normal trade relations contingent on concrete progress on human rights,” said Smith, who has been targeted with sanctions by the Chinese government and banned from China for his tireless advocacy and legislative work to promote human rights.

Smith, who was tapped by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to chair the CECC, said “exploring how to strengthen the linkage between human rights and trade and placing human rights at the forefront of all aspects of US policies toward China” will be one of the top priorities for the China Commission in the 118th Congress.

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Ice Rescue Technician’s Class

LAKEHURST – Members of the Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department station 62 completed an Ice Rescue Technician’s class. Chief Danny Dries, Capt. Sean Parker, fi refighter Jay Laird and fi refighter Vander Zinnie all completed a classroom, hands on and practical portion of the class. Luckily

– Photo courtesy Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department for this class a little lake in Waretown managed to hold onto some ice for them. They want to thank them for their time and dedication to help keep the Borough of Lakehurst safe. They also want to remind you that when the lake is frozen it is not to be walked on. No ice is safe ice!

Lakehurst School Senior/Grandparent Day

LAKEHURST – The Lakehurst Education Association, in conjunction with the NJEA, is sponsoring a Senior/Grandparent Day at the Lakehurst Elementary School on May 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. and warm welcome which will begin at 10 a.m.

Tours of the school will be available for the guests, followed by a light lunch. All seniors who reside in Lakehurst, as well as any grandparents or great-grandparents of a Lakehurst Elementary School student, are invited to attend. Contact the school at 732-657-5741 by April 26 if you plan to attend or need additional information.

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WHITING – Crestwood Village 3

Residents Club will hold a Crestwood Village 3 on March 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Unity Hall, 250 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting. Cost is $10 per person, $12 at door. Music by DJ Mare Haze. BYOB.

Included: coffee, tea, soda, water, chips and dessert.

Tickets on sale at Unity Hall on Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. No refunds unless cancelled. For any questions, please call 732-993-7100.