For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 1, 2001

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
June 1, 2001

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

I hereby transmit a report, including my reasons for determining that continuation of the waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic of China under subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the "Act"), as amended, will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

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