This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S.-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current Congress, and provides a chronology of developments and high-level exchanges.

Many Members of Congress charge that China's policy of accumulating foreign reserves (especially U.S. dollars) to influence the value of its currency constitutes a form of currency manipulation intended to make its exports cheaper and imports into China more expensive than they would be under free market conditions. Although China made modest reforms to its currency policy in 2005, Members contend the forms have not gone far enough and have warned of potential legislative action. This report summarizes the main findings CRS Report RL32165, China's Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dr. Ralph E. Lapp, expert on nuclear weapons and fallout, internationally known scientist and secretary-treasurer of Quadri-Science Incorporated, who is in Dallas to speak to the Fort Worth Woman's Club; after the talk, Dr. Lapp speaks on the recent Chinese test of a nuclear device, telling how it is a much more advanced and sophisticated device than to be expected, and that China is a nuclear power and a threat to peace.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Open Metz drive, Strong barriers ahead, Pressure on Budapest, Tirpitz goes down, Japs stiffen resistance, B-29s over targets, Evacuate U.S. air base. Maps: Western front, Budapest to Miskolc front, Third Army offensive, Leyte, Allied troops strike south in Burma. Back: Text highlights amphibian armies' combat strategies and victories. Includes 3 photographs plus images of the Ampib's shoulder patch and pocket patch.