21.   Clinton has argued that Congress should grant China permanent trade status for both economic and national security reasons.

22.   Clinton says establishing permanent trade ties would help open up long-closed Chinese markets to U.S. goods and hasten human rights reforms in China.

23.   Congress must approve the permanent trade privileges to implement a tariff-cutting treaty that the Clinton administration negotiated with China last year.

24.   Denying China permanent normal trade relations does not mean denying it trade.

25.   Feinstein, in contrast, is a strong supporter of giving China permanent trade status and has led the fight to get China admitted to the World Trade Organization.

26.   Few business people believe that the Congress will reverse its vote granting permanent normal trade relations to China.

27.   First, the granting of permanent normal trade relations to China late last month passed with almost no comment.

28.   Granting China permanent normal trade relations status before its entry to the World Trade Organization would benefit American workers and the cause of freedom in China, he said.

29.   Granting China permanent normal trade relations eliminates one of the main risks for American companies investing here.

30.   Granting it permanent normal trade relations is part of that process, he said.