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Presidential Determination

Determination Under Section 2(b)(2)(D) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as Amended: People's Republic of China

President Clinton determined it is in the national interest for the Export-Import Bank to extend approximately $237.25 million in financing to China for purchasing U.S. equipment and services to expand a power plant in Dalian, Liaoning Province. The determination was directed to be reported to Congress and published in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 22447

Impact dates

  1. Determination signed and effective

  2. Report to Congress and Federal Register publication

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Oil & gasOther industrial

Mechanisms

Subsidy / incentive

Role pressure

  • ProtectiveDomestic producer — U.S. equipment and service providers benefit from Ex-Im Bank-backed export opportunity for power plant equipment
  • MixedProject developer — Chinese power plant developer receives favorable financing but becomes dependent on U.S. sourcing requirements

Geographies

USCN

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

MMM3MCATCaterpillarLNGCheniere EnergyCVXChevronCOPConocoPhillipsXOMExxon MobilFCXFreeport-McMoRanGEVGE VernovaHONHoneywellSHELShellSPYSPDR S&P 500 ETFTSLATesla

Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Determine national interest for Ex-Im Bank to extend ~$237,253,000 loan to PRC for Dalian power plant expansion
  • Report determination to Congress
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination signed and effective April 21, 1995
  • Direction to report to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional notification
  • Federal Register publication (occurred May 5, 1995)

Long term

  • Potential execution of $237.25 million Ex-Im Bank loan for Dalian power plant expansion
  • U.S. export opportunities for power generation equipment to China

Risks & tensions

  • Single-project financing determination with limited broader policy precedent
  • Context of 1990s U.S.-China trade and human rights tensions not addressed in text
  • No explicit conditions or safeguards specified in determination text
Presidential Determination: Determination Under Section 2(b)(2)(D) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as Amended: People's Republic of China · Executive Orders