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Commentary: Subsidies Help Grain Cartel Much More than Farmers

St. Louis Today | By Keith Mudd | December 11, 2001

China Standard May Hurt U.S. More than Terrorism

THE PACKER | December 11, 2001 | By Larry Waterfield (Dec. 4) Of all the changes that took place on Sept. 11, the biggest may be the change in attitude toward government.

Trading Nations Count the Cost of Fast-Track

By Edward Alden in Washington | December 10, 2001 With the Senate set to start debate this week on granting new trade negotiating authority to President George W. Bush, America's trading partners could be forgiven a bit of confusion over just where the US stands on trade liberalisation.

Russia Set to Be Fully-Fledged WTO Member within Two Years: Moore

Agence France Presse | December 10, 2001 GENEVA - Russia could be seated around the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiating table as a fully-fledged member by the next ministerial conference in two years' time, the head of the global trade body said on Monday.

China""s Long March to WTO Membership at an End

Agence France Presse | December 10, 2001 BEIJING - China was on Monday counting down the hours to finally becoming a World Trade Organisation (WTO) member.

China Told on WTO Eve to Ready for Painful Reforms

Reuters | December 10, 2001 BEIJING - On the eve of China's WTO entry, Premier Zhu Rongji has ordered officials to prepare for wrenching but crucial reforms needed to drive development and warned them to toe the line in carrying out Beijing's commitments.

Precautionary Principle

New York Times | December 9, 2001 | By MICHAEL POLLAN

Price of Bush""s Trade Powers? Protectionism

New York Times | December 8, 2001 | By JOSEPH KAHN WASHINGTON - The Bush administration hailed Thursday's photo-finish vote on presidential trade powers as a sterling - though slender - victory for free trade. But in return for crucial support, House Republican leaders quietly agreed to weaken one of the Clinton administration's most-prized trade accords.

U.S. Says China Already Violating WTO Farm Trade Obligations

Inside US Trade | December 7, 2001

Globalization Regaining Impetus

Washington Post | December 7, 2001 | By Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post Staff Writer