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As Tight Vote Nears on China Trade, Backers and Foes Flood TV

Washington Post/ By Charles Babington, Washington Post Staff Writer / Monday, May 22, 2000 With Congress scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to grant permanent normal trading relations to China, both camps yesterday flooded television talk shows with advocates and paid commercials, and President Clinton called the pact essential on moral, economic and national security grounds.

President Views Success of China Trade Bill as His Foreign Policy Legacy

The New York Times / By DAVID E. SANGER

China and Australia Sign WTO Pact

By Bill Savadove BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Australia signed an agreement Monday on entry to the World Trade Organization, bringing Beijing's accession to the trade club a step closer.

Nothing Normal About China

Boston Globe / By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist / 5/22/2000 It will be time to upgrade China's trade status with the United States when the Chinese government stops torturing middle-aged widows to death.

China Said Confident on U.S. Vote

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials appear confident that momentum in the U.S. Congress is moving in favor of granting China permanent trading rights, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today.

Brazil, Canada to Launch Trade Talks as Dispute Festers

BRASILIA, May 22 (Reuters) - Brazil said on Monday it would still hold bilateral trade talks with Canada this week despite Ottawa's request to impose sanctions worth up to $3.3 billion over disputed Brazilian civilian aircraft subsidies.

Chinese See U.S. Trade Bill as Vital to Future Reforms

The New York Times / By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL with JOSEPH KAHN BEIJING, May 20 -- The Clinton administration has argued that Congress should vote for normal trade relations with China because it is in the United States' national security interest, strengthening reformist forces in China. A huge number of influential Chinese agree.