Clinton Expected To Request MFN Renewal For China

According to recent statements by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President Clinton is expected to seek renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation status again this year. Sec. Albright spoke to reporters on Wednesday after a speech at the Gerald R. Ford museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She stated that the Administration believes it is important to have a trading relationship with China, and believes that such a relationship "creates an atmosphere where it is more likely that human rights and political freedom will be respected in China." President Clinton has until June to decide whether to renew China's MFN status. If he seeks renewal, Congress will have the chance to vote on the issue.

Volume 4, Bulletin 13 -- April 17, 1997