71.   Feinstein has consulted with the Senate Ethics Committee and received an opinion that voting on legislation affecting trade relations with China is not a conflict of interest.

72.   For example, what was he doing testifying in favor of normal trade relations with China?

73.   For years, Congress has had to vote annually to extend trade relations with China while the bill before the Senate would make the ties permanent.

74.   From now on, Vietnam and the United States are just two countries with normal political and trade relations like any others.

75.   George W. Bush sought to reassure union workers that normalizing trade relations with China will expand jobs and prosperity at home and help spread freedom abroad.

76.   German Chancellor Helmut Kohl this afternoon met the Chinese president, stressing the importance Germany gives to trade relations.

77.   Full diplomatic and trade relations with Havana continue to be stymied by policies that many feel are outdated and no longer serve American interests.

78.   Gore said the United States will insist on human rights changes in China and the respectful treatment of Tibet as normal trade relations are reauthorized.

79.   Granting normal trade relations to China would help American businesses make money there, said Michael Copps, assistant secretary of commerce for trade development.

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