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Article: RNC's Nicholson Calls on Clinton to Cancel COSCO's Lease on Long Beach

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June 4, 1998
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WASHINGTON, June 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Republican National Chairman (RNC) Jim Nicholson today called on President Clinton to refuse to allow Chinese government-run China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) a lease on Long Beach Naval Station (Long Beach, CA) because of COSCO's long record of trafficking nuclear weapons materials and other artillery.

President Clinton signed Public Law 105-85 in 1997 to prohibit transfer of Long Beach property to COSCO or any of its subsidiaries without a presidential waiver. "The United States should not be a layover for China's arms deals," said Nicholson. "Long Beach Naval Base is in a very strategic location for wartime activities. President Clinton should ...

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