China's WTO entry set the stage for the awarding of
permanent normal trading relations by the U.S.
Corporate America allied with the Clinton Administration on winning passage of
permanent normal trading relations with Beijing arguably the most important trade vote Congress has taken in recent years.
First, the recent approval of
permanent normal trading relations (PNTR) with China caused many to rethink the Cuba policy and recognize the apparent paradox.
To be sure, there are irrational isolationists among those who oppose
permanent normal trading relations (PNTR) with China, as there are child labor abusers and despoilers of the environment who support it.
House of Representatives must decide whether to grant to China the
permanent normal trading relations extended to virtually every nation on the Earth.
The move is seen as a sop to Democrats that are wary of granting China
permanent normal trading relations (PNTR).
The answer to that question will be revealed over the next month as the Clinton Administration and Congress deal with two bills where trade and national security questions intersect: the bill to grant China
permanent normal trading relations (PNTR) and the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (TSEA), which will beef up U.S.
Many CEOs hope that establishing
Permanent Normal Trading Relations (PNTR) with China will reinvigorate trade liberalization.
granting China
permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), although he explained that tensions in the strait have an effect on the way the U.S.
After his meeting with the foreign minister, Holbrooke told reporters Washington's intense diplomatic push implies "that the president and the administration are totally committed to getting
permanent normal trading relations passed and to working in a constructive manner."
"But the only way we can get this agreement is for Congress to give China
permanent normal trading relations," he said.