Sec. 19. Removal of China’s designation as a developing country in international bodies
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It is the policy of the United States to oppose efforts by China to use its self-declared status as a developing country to lessen its obligations under international agreements, dispute settlement proceedings, negotiations, rules, and regulations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to pursue the removal of China from eligibility for assistance from the Bank. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, China shall be treated as a developed country for the purposes of United States trade law.
The President shall direct the United States Trade Representative to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to secure changes at the World Trade Organization to— prevent China from receiving benefits under the rules and regulations of the World Trade Organization that are not justified by appropriate economic and other indicators; and treat China as a developed country. The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States— to revise the classification system of the United Nations Statistics Division necessary to ensure the classification of China reflects justifiable economic and other indicators; and to treat China as a developed country for purposes of the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).