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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).

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."

Dissidents Back China""s WTO Entry

The Washington Post / By John Pomfret / Washington Post Foreign Service BEIJING, May 10 -- As one of China's most prominent dissidents--enduring tapped phones, police surveillance and restrictions on everyday freedoms--Bao Tong could be expected to urge a hard line against the government in Beijing.

Chinese Offer Deal for Entry into WTO

The Washington Post / By Clay Chandler / Washington Post Foreign Service SHANGHAI, May 10 -- Premier Zhu Rongji told a group of investors here today that the Chinese government stands ready to rewrite its trade and investment laws to attract more foreign capital and bring China's economy into greater harmony with members of the World Trade Organization.