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Administration Releases Text of Trade Deal with China

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US Trade Rules Under Increasing Challenge

Journal of Commerce You just have to feel a little empathy for U.S. trade officials, who, it seems, can hardly make a decision these days without risking a foreign challenge -- if the decision is to keep out unfairly priced imports or otherwise protect U.S. producers from import surges.

Ottawa Must Appeal WTO Drug Ruling

The Toronto Star The World Trade Organization has taken a potshot at our health-care system, one that threatens to add to the already high cost of drugs. To understand what the WTO has done, a bit of background is necessary. The story begins in the Mulroney era.

China Appears Determined to Enter WTO -- PNTR or No

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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.

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.

Cops Quash WTO Repeat in Fat Tuesday Fracas

SEATTLE (APBnews.com) -- In its first violent confrontation since the World Trade Organization riots last year, city police this week controlled a drunken Mardi Gras melee with little fanfare.

China, Thailand Sign WTO Deal

BEIJING (AP) - China and Thailand have signed a bilateral agreement in support of Chinese entry into the World Trade Organization, state-run media reported Friday.

China Signs More WTO Pacts, Awaits EU Envoy

By Paul Eckert BEIJING, March 10 (Reuters) - China's foreign trade minister signed a World Trade Organisation deal with Thailand on Friday and declared "it won't be long" before China completes its 14-year quest to join the WTO, state media said.

Clinton Faces Uphill Struggle in Congress over China Trade

By Nathaniel Harrison WASHINGTON, March 10 (AFP) - Clinton administration officials acknowledge they face an uphill struggle to win congressional backing for expanded trade with China despite an intense lobbying campaign by the White House.