beginning to disappear with time.
China has now taken measures to improve the situation. In fact Premier
Zhu Rongji has attempted to broaden US access to Chinese markets. He has agreed with
many American CEO’s requests in this area. Change would consist of U.S. banks being
able to lend in local currency, manufacturers setting up their own distribution systems, and
foreigners having the ability to own up to 49% in telecommunications services. In the
agriculture sector, tariffs for farm products would be curtailed. As for insurance
companies they would be able to do business through out China (Business Week 130). In
the area of license distribution, things are definitely improving.
It is time the United States of America and China end this trade war. Both
nations, especially the US, have spent an exorbitant amount of time and energy into
China’s admittance into the World Trade Organization. Based upon an analyses of the
possible effects of free trade on the political, environmental, military, technological, and
economic realms on both parties, it can be concluded that the US ought to allow China to
join the World Trade Organization. With the rise of the Chinese economy, the US would
be able to balance out the trade deficit, strengthen exports and liberalize Chinese politics.
With the proper patience and diplomacy, both nations ought to sit down and negotiate a
deal which would benefit both parties economically, politically, and socially.
Works Cited
Butler, C. Orton. “China” Encarta 1996. (Encyclopedia on CD ROM).
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1999, p120.
Shribman, David. “Going to the Brink Over Trade” Fortune. June 9, 1997, p44-45.
Weidenbaum, Murray. “The Future of Sino-American Relations” Orbis. Spring 1999,
p223-236.
——————-. “Zhu–No Innocent Abroad” Christian Science Monitor. April 16,
1999, p10.
Butler, C. Orton. “China” Encarta 1996. (Encyclopedia on CD ROM).
——————-. “An Offer From China We Shouldn’t Refuse” Business Week, April 26,
1999, p120.
Shribman, David. “Going to the Brink Over Trade” Fortune. June 9, 1997, p44-45.
Weidenbaum, Murray. “The Future of Sino-American Relations” Orbis. Spring 1999,
p223-236.
——————-. “Zhu–No Innocent Abroad” Christian Science Monitor. April 16,
1999, p10.