The World - News from June 3, 1987
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President Reagan extended most-favored-nation trade status to Romania, Hungary and China for another year. The President told Congress that improvements in emigration from Hungary and China warranted continuation of the special status, but he said the decision on Romania was made only after “careful deliberation.” Washington uses the trade status as leverage on human rights, and Reagan noted that Romania has been under fire on this issue, particularly for its treatment of ethnic minorities.
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