China and US relations
Economic issues increasingly define the United States' foreign policy toward China, one of America's most important trading partners. While exerting diplomatic pressure to bring a resolution of China's abusive policies on human rights and regional aggression, the Clinton administration has been careful to preserve trading ties. To do otherwise might jeopardize certain financial interests of American big business. While Clinton's strategy makes economic sense, it does little to address issues of East Asian security, a pressing national interest of the American people. The expansion of trade has always figured prominently in President Clinton's foreign policy agenda. For instance, Clinton's economic program included the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and a new trading agreement negotiated by the member nations of GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, now renamed the World Trade Organization). Early in his administration, Clinton exhibited a tough stance against China by threatening heavy punitive tariffs on imports as a way of pressuring Beijing to halt the black-market pirating of U.S. movies, CDs, and computer software: "China has followed the Third World line in taking full advantage of Western p
2 billion population does not enjoy social and political stability, it cannot possibly have the situation of reform and opening up that we are having today" (Omestad 66). Although China does not yet have the military power to realize its dream of domination it is likely that it will acquire the military capability to do so in the future. Others protest China's imprisonment of dissidents. During his state visit, Jiang toured the operations at AT&T and IBM, and even rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Films like "Seven Years in Tibet" and "Red Corner" (strategically timed to premiere during Jiang's state visit to the White House) have raised the awareness of the American public to China's oppressive policies. The Chinese army brutally crushed a prodemocracy demonstration by masses of unarmed students, killing hundreds of young men and women. Whereas the relationship appeared on the verge of a cold war after the Tiananmen Square incident, both Chinese and America officials now proclaim that the relationship has stabilized. roducts without paying the companies that own them" (Overholt 385). The United States should focus on dissuading China from its campaign of dominance in East Asia. A presidential hotline between the two leaders was established and an agreement was reached for the two nations to begin holding cabinet-level sessions. In accepting an invitation to speak at Harvard University, Jiang agreed on the condition that all questions would be submitted two days in advance and that he alone would be the only speaker.
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