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Src: The Asian Studies Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
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15 Dec 1999
3star
China in the WTO: The Debate
Foreign Policy in Focus and The Interhemispheric Resource Center, USA
Supplied note: "'China in the WTO: The Debate' by James H. Nolt, World Policy Institute.
Joining the WTO will not give China any trading advantage with the U.S. that it does not already enjoy, but China anticipates that securing permanent NTR will remove the political embarrassment of Congress' annual scrutiny of its human rights, labor, and environmental record. More importantly for the U.S., the agreement grants unprecedented access to the Chinese market for both U.S. exports and investments - including in politically sensitive sectors like banking, insurance, and telecommunications - and it will improve the chances for relations to develop peacefully on the basis of mutual interest. In seeking WTO membership for China, the U.S. government has rejected arguments by many labor, human rights, and environmental groups that this should be tied to commitments by China to improve human rights and environmental standards."
Site contents: China in the WTO - Key Points; Problems With Current U.S. Policy - Key Problems; Toward a New Foreign Policy - Key Recommendations; Sources for More Information - Publications & Web Sites; The China-WTO Debate - Dissenting Voices within the United States.
URL http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n38china.html
Link suggested by: Interhemispheric Resource Center (ircalb@swcp.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
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