September 9, 2025
Mr. Murphy submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that China should no longer be labeled as a Developing Nation
by the United Nations.
Whereas the World Bank classifies the People’s Republic of China as a country with an upper-middle-income economy;
Whereas, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, China was the largest goods exporter in the world and the third largest purchaser of United States goods exports in 2022;
Whereas, according to the United States Government Accountability Office, China invested $679,000,000,000 on infrastructure projects in nearly 150 countries between 2013 and 2022;
Whereas, according to the United States Government Accountability Office, China is the top investor in global energy, financing 226 power plants in 64 countries between 2013 and 2022; and
Whereas the People’s Republic of China is still classified as a developing nation under multiple treaties and international organization structures, even though China has grown to be the second largest economy in the world: Now, therefore, be it
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that China should no longer be labeled as a Developing Nation
by the United Nations.