China-MFN rally (re: this is progressive?

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Thu Apr 13 17:09:13 PDT 2000


Nathan wrote:


>And to repeat, the labor movement was not demanding new protectionism
>against China, since the debate is only over whether to have a yearly vote
>on MFN (which China has been granted each year). This is a vote about
>gutting democratic review of our trade relations with China, the goal of
>big business clearly, but it is a surprise that so many leftists think
>that, in the words of labor, a "blank check" on trade is the progressive
>position.

What makes you think that "a yearly vote on MFN (which China has been granted each year)" has helped workers, Chinese or American?

Yoshie



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