A Lamas’ Who’s Who
on April 27, 2000
A one-l lama, he’s a priest.
A two-l llama, he’s a beast.
And I will bet a silk pajama,
There isn’t any three-l lllama.
—Ogden Nash
China’s Long March to a Market Economy
The Case for Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People’s Republic of China
on April 24, 2000
The U.S. Congress is in the historic position of being able to help pro-reform leaders in China move their country in a market-oriented direction. A vote to grant China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status will bolster the position of those leaders in Beijing who are attempting to deepen and broaden the scope of China’s two-decade experiment with economic reform. Granting PNTR and China’s subsequent accession to the World Trade Organization will benefit not only the United States and the world trading community, but most directly the citizens of China, millions of whom are still mired in abject poverty. Granting PNTR to China will enable U.S. companies to take full advantage of the market access provisions that China has agreed to adopt in order to comply with WTO rules and obligations. Ultimately, Congress should ask a straightforward question: Is it in the U.S. national interest to encourage China to liberalize and reform its economy in a more market-oriented direction? The answer is a resounding yes.
Organization:
Cato Institute
China, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control
on April 1, 2000
The U.S.-PRC bilateral agenda is loaded with many contentious issues, including trade relations, human rights, regional security, and nonproliferation. During the last year or two, another issue has emerged: the strategic military dimension of the relationship, particularly the nuclear component. A new set of political-military issues is joining the traditional and already overloaded bilateral agenda.
Topics:
Military
Organization:
Council on Foreign Relations