The U.s. Congress And The Mfn Status To China (1990 ~ 2000)

In the preface, an introduction is made of the current situation of researches on Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China and significance of this paper. After turn of the century, a number of fine works on U.S Congress and U.S Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China came out. Based on them, an analysis has been made of U.S Congress' moves concerning according China Most-Favored-Nation treatment between 1990 and 2000 and their reasons, thus revealing more clearly U.S Congress' not-to-be ignored role in U.S decisions towards China in terms of Sino-U.S relations, so as to better develop parliamentary diplomacy and diplomacy with the United State.The first part discusses the coming into being of the "Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China" problem. After "Agreement on Sino-U.S Trade Relations" went into effect in 1980, China and America accorded each other Most-Favored-Nation treatment. Although Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China was put forward each year by American president and then deliberated by U.S Congress, the latter adopted a cooperative attitude towards the president, so Most-Favored-Nation treatment accorded China could be extended without a hitch each year. After "6 ? 4" events took place in 1989, both American president and U.S Congress claimed to crack down on China, but the latter advocated inserting the Most-Favored-Nation clauses into the legislation for sanctions. The president objected to the proposition with the result that U.S Congress could not have it's own way. However, since the spring of 1990, U.S Congress had taken advantage of the annual review of Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China as a way to intervene in America's policy towards China, thus leading to the appearance of the...