1.   Along with his work in opening markets to the Soviet Union, he worked to build trade ties with China and other developing countries.

2.   And this week, Secretary of State Warren Christopher pointed to the latest bombings as an object lesson for countries that have insisted on maintaining trade ties with Iran.

3.   And while military relations with China remain strained following the downing of a US spy plane, several administration officials are backing close trade ties.

4.   As a member of the former Socialist bloc, Hungary also had trade ties with states such as Iraq, Iran and Libya.

5.   As a result, these islands increasingly are knitting trade ties with their Canadian neighbors.

6.   -- Clinton told China that it could not have regular trade ties unless it committed to human rights.

7.   Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said American farmers would benefit from normalized trade ties with China.

8.   Brazil also is interested in expanding trade ties with the European Union.

9.   But China may dismiss such warnings because diminished trade ties would hurt U.S. companies as much as they would hurt China.

10.   But the deal, a joint venture with the China Textile Trading Co., was canceled by the Chinese government when trade ties fell apart with the United States.