On June 20, 2023, on voice vote, the Senate adopted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, stating U.S. policy to work with allies and partners to strip China of its status as a "Developing" nation.
(b) FINDING; STATEMENT OF POLICY.—
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that the People’s Republic of China is still classified as a developing nation under multiple treaties and international organization structures, even though China has grown to be the second largest economy in the world.
(2) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States—
(A) to oppose the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation in current and future treaty negotiations and in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members;
(B) to pursue the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developed nation in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members; and
(C) to work with allies and partners of the United States to implement the policies described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
Read the full text of the amendment HERE.
Read background information HERE.
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