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- Oct 10, 200090% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Clinton Signs Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China
- H.R. 4444 became Public Law 106-286 on 10 October 2000: an Act "to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China"[1]
- Division A ends the application of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 — the Jackson-Vanik annual review — to China, which is what made the treatment permanent rather than yearly[1]
- It takes effect on the day China accedes to the World Trade Organization, so the statute waited on Geneva rather than the other way round[1][2]
- Division B sets up the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China to report annually on human rights and the rule of law, and provides relief from market disruption[1]
- Without it China's WTO accession would have obliged the United States to invoke the non-application clause; with it, American tariffs on Chinese goods became bound and predictable[2][3]
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- [1]90%govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-106publ286/html/PLAW-106publ286.htmgovinfo.gov· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Oct 10, 2000 ✓· 33% of score
The Statutes at Large text carries the note "Oct. 10, 2000 - [H.R. 4444]" against the enacting clause of Public Law 106-286.
- [2]75%United States–China Relations Act of 2000 (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 21, 2026· 33% of score
The Act's passage, its link to WTO accession and the debate over its effect on American manufacturing employment.[1]
- [3]70%China and the World Trade Organization (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 21, 2026· 33% of score
Why permanent treatment from the United States was a precondition of a workable accession.[1]
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