That is an opportunity for countries to record their disquiet at China's human rights policy in a forum that the Chinese authorities seriously despite its relative obscurity. Last year, in the face of a improved human rights climate in China and to the gratification of Beijing, the Administration decided for the first time since 1990 not to offer such a resolution. But now, in what an official as almost "insurmountable" pressure from Congress, the Administration is in the midst of a heated debate about whether to last year's course and condemn the Chinese for the crackdown. Such a reversal could be embarrassing for Clinton, who at the end of his China trip said, "China has the right leadership at the right time." The White House moving against the Chinese in Geneva, Administration officials said, but became alarmed when a moderate Republican, Representative Doug Bereuter of Nebraska, chairman of the International Relations Subcommittee on Asia, said there would be an "explosion" in Congress if the Administration stayed quiet at Geneva. Berger said the White House was now looking at what to make to Clinton about the Geneva conference, which starts on March 22 and until April 30. Inconveniently for the Administration, Prime Minister Zhu's visit to Washington is scheduled for the middle of the Geneva gathering. On national security, the Administration faces a confluence of that may only intensify the problems in the relationship with China. At the top of the list is the Administration's proposal, which China has vehemently , to push forward plans for developing a missile defense system with Japan, South Korea and possibly Taiwan. The system, which is still in the design stage, has been with new urgency by the Administration since the surprise firing by North Korea of a missile that over Japan and into the Pacific in August.
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