Dissidents Back China's WTO Entry; Trade Status Said Essential For Improved Human Rights

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 11, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

As one of China's most prominent dissidents--enduring tapped phones, police surveillance and restrictions on everyday freedoms-- Bao Tong could be expected to urge a hard line against the government in Beijing.

But Bao has this message for the U.S. Congress: Pass permanent normal trade relations with China. Do not use it as a lever to try to improve China's human rights situation. Hasten China's entry into the World Trade Organization. Pull China as much as possible into international regimes that over time, Bao believes, will force it to adhere to standards that it has long finessed by ...

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