21.   The full House, which is bitterly divided on the issue, is to vote next week on whether to grant China permanent normal trading privileges.

22.   The House vote all but guaranteed that China will continue to receive trading privileges for at least another year.

23.   The United States will take steps to set up the framework to grant Vietnam full trading privileges now the former enemies have normalized relations.

24.   As president, though, he accorded China the same trading privileges granted under his predecessor.

25.   China said Thursday it compromised to resolve a dispute with the Clinton administration over its most-favored-nation trading privileges with the United States.

26.   China said Tuesday its sales of missiles and other weapons to Iran are principled and aboveboard and should not affect U.S. renewal of its trading privileges.

27.   Five Caribbean Community leaders convened in Jamaica Tuesday to discuss strategies to offset cuts in foreign funding and prepare for the eventual loss of trading privileges with Europe.

28.   Five Caribbean community leaders convened in Jamaica on Tuesday to discuss strategies to offset cuts in foreign funding and prepare for the eventual loss of trading privileges with Europe.

29.   Last spring, Clinton removed the link between trading privileges and human rights improvement amid U.S. hopes China would make improvements.

30.   The bill would extend to China the same low-tariff trading privileges now granted to other major U.S. trade partners.