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Clinton Asked to Address Nation on China Trade

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The chairman of the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday called on President Bill Clinton to deliver a nationwide television address urging the American public and Congress to support a landmark trade agreement with China.

White House Asks Republicans to Set China Vote Date

By Adam Entous WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The Clinton administration on Wednesday asked Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives to schedule a vote on a landmark trade agreement with China before June, whether they have the votes to ensure passage or not.

New Genes and Seeds: Protesters in Europe Grow More Passionate

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The New York Times THE HAGUE -- At the big conference on genetically modified food here in January, the discussion among 300 participants in the hall was serious science -- intelligent, earnest and a bit dull.

Administration Releases Text of Trade Deal with China

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U.S. Releases China Trade Text

AP Online / BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration, under pressure from Congress, released the text of its landmark trade agreement with China on Tuesday and pledged intensive enforcement to ensure that China opens its markets.

Beijing Hints Trade Retaliation Against U.S.

Tribune News Services BEIJING, CHINA -- Any denial of permanent low-tariff trading rights by the U.S. Congress wouldn't deter China's resolve to join the World Trade Organization but could cause the United States to gamble away business opportunities for a generation, China's foreign trade minister said Monday.

U.S. Says EU Trade Rows Could Hit Political Ties

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official warned on Tuesday that increasingly difficult economic and trade ties between the United States and Europe risked affecting their crucial political and security relationship.

US Wants First WTO Farm Meet to Produce Firm Plan

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - World farm trade talks will get off to a good start later this month if countries agree to a time frame for the negotiations and a schedule of meetings, a U.S. trade official said on Monday.

Eclectic Grass-Roots Campaigns Emerge on China Trade Debate

The Wall Street Journal / By HELENE COOPER / Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL LA CROSSE, Wis. -- To get a good view of the fight over the coming congressional vote on China trade, look to the Tibetans and Mrs. Silicon Valley 1999.

China Appears Determined to Enter WTO -- PNTR or No

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