Justice

Labor Leaders Lobby Fiercely to Kill the China Trade Bill

The New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Trade Rights Usurp Human Rights

Sydney Morning Herald / By GAY ALCORN, Herald Correspondent in Washington A day after a White House power rally of presidents and former presidents urged that China be embraced into the world trading system, Harry Wu held up a Nike shoe and said: "Don't lie to me."

Fact Is, Vote Will Not Change China

USA Today / By Walter Shapiro A Republican colleague stopped by John Kasich's table in the House dining room during lunch Wednesday to ask, "What are you doing about this China thing?" That is the question of the hour on Capitol Hill. A bitterly divided House is less than two weeks from a momentous vote on whether to grant China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR).

China Opposed to Linking Human Rights to Passage of PNTR

Agence France Presse BEIJING, May 11 (AFP) - China said Thursday it opposed any plans by the United States to set up a group to monitor human rights as a condition to granting permanent normal trade relations. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said such a watchdog body constituted interference in China's internal affairs.

Rights Commission Key for China Trade Bill-Daley

By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House warned on Thursday there was little chance of passing permanent trading benefits for China without legislation setting up a watchdog commission to monitor Beijing's human rights.

Bipartisan Proposal Aims for China Trade Compromise

LA Times / By NICK ANDERSON, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON--Putting a stamp of bipartisanship on efforts to find compromise on China trade, a key House Republican versed in Asian affairs and a Democratic trade expert on Tuesday unveiled a joint proposal to answer concerns about human rights and other issues raised by a controversial trade normalization bill.

China: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?

by Ted Galen Carpenter and James A. Dorn Ted Galen Carpenter and James A. Dorn are scholars at the Cato Institute and coeditors of the forthcoming book China's Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?

Monitoring China

San Jose Mercury News / EDITORIAL The opinion of the Mercury News

Imports Are Good for You

The Washington Post / By Sebastian Mallaby

Clinton Proposes USTR Labor Office Responsible for Core Labor Standards

Daily Report For Executives To address concerns for the labor aspects of trade policy-making, President Clinton is establishing a new labor office within the Office of the United States Trade Representative, White House Chief of Staff John Podesta said in a May 3 letter to Reps. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.).