US Senate Committee Approves Bill to Remove China’s Developing Country Status from International Agreements

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The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill that would require the US authorities to seek to remove China’s developing country status from international organizations and agreements, the committee’s press service said.

According to the document, the US administration should “oppose the designation of the PRC as a developing state in any treaty or in any international agreements to which the United States is a party.” In addition, the bill directs US authorities to take action against designating China as a developing state or treating it accordingly in all international organizations to which the US is a member.

In March, the House of Representatives of Congress approved this document. The bill must now be voted on in the full Senate. TASS.

According to the authors of the initiative, the United States should require that international organizations classify China as an “upper-middle-income country, a high-income country, or a developed country.” Regardless of whether these attempts succeed, the US should ensure that China does not enjoy “preferential treatment” and does not receive “organizational assistance due to its status as a developing country,” lawmakers say. The US government is expected to report to Congress on efforts to implement all of these measures.

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