Despite the claims of advocates, permanent
normal-trade-relations (NTR) status is only one element of a
meaningful China policy. The changes in U.S. law and review
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With relatively little notice, the United
States has begun to implement one of the more important provisions
of the Uruguay Round global trade agreement -- a provision calling
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Particularly in an election year, no
one should be too surprised that political debates in Congress
and on the election trail contain a fair bit of exaggeration
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, antitrust
was widely seen as an antiquated topic, but things have changed
dramatically in the last few years. Antitrust seems to be entering
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The issues of granting China membership
in the World Trade Organization and selling arms to Taiwan promise
to generate many headlines over the next year. These issues,
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A wave of protesters attempting to disrupt the
annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund was only the latest sign that the process of globalization
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It seems hardly a day can go by without
a news item on China's campaign for World Trade Organization
membership and the closely related issue of the United States
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Undeniably, there are deep social, cultural
and economic ties between the United States and the European
Union. In fact, most Americans are descended from immigrants
who… more
Taiwan holds its national election for
president Saturday. Although this should be heralded as one
of the greatest U.S. foreign-policy victories in the post-Cold
War world,… more
