The resolution of the Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) issue regarding China is conducive to the development of Sino-US trade and economic cooperation and bilateral relations, and in the fundamental interests of both China and the US.
Spokesman of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) Hu Chusheng made the comments this morning in response to the passage of the China PNTR bill by the US Senate.
"It also reflects the common desire of the two peoples. However, we note that the bill passed by the US Senate still contains certain clauses that are irrelevant to trade and are intended for interfering in the internal affairs of China and harming China's interests, which is resolutely opposed by the Chinese government," he said.
(People’s Daily 09/20/2000)
