Organizational Statements, Permanent Normal Trade Relations
with China
This page lists statements and information concerning the issue taken from the web sites of various organizations, trade associations, and interest groups involved in the issue. We provide both a link to the main page of the organization concerned as well as a copy of the pages relating to the issue that we found in our searches. Because we want to keep information concerning each of our cases for an archive, we copied their pages during the period of research. Below each statement is the original URL from which we retrieved the information. Note that some of these original URLs may not work because the group has updated or changed its website.
External Links to:
Internal Archive for the AFL-CIO, downloaded on 2/15/01:
- The Renewal of China's
Normal Trade Relations Status (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press1999/pr0727.htm)
- John Sweeney, President,
AFL-CIO Letter to Congress Urging Congress to Vote Against PNTR for China
(http://www.aflcio.org/publ/test2000/tm0128.htm)
- AFL-CIO President
John Sweeney Sends Letter Urging Members of Congress to Oppose PNTR (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0131.htm)
- Unions
Launch Multiyear Campaign to Make the Global Economy Respect People, Not Just
Profits (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0216.htm)
- AFL-CIO Launches
New Grassroots Campaign to Stop Congress from Granting China PNTR (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0222.htm)
- New U.S. State Department
Annual Country Report on China: Chinese Government's "poor human rights
record deteriorated markedly" (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0225.htm)
- New AFL-CIO TV
Campaign Highlights Human Rights Abuses in China and urges Members of Congress
to Vote No on PNTR (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0404a.htm)
- Work in Progress--4/24/00
(http://www.aflcio.org/publ/wip2000/wip0424.htm)
- AFL-CIO President
Underscores Opposition to PNTR for China, Says "Toothless Mechanisms"
Will Not Bring Change to World's Most Authoritarian Country (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0504c.htm)
- Work in Progress--5/8/00
(http://www.aflcio.org/publ/wip2000/wip0508.htm)
- Campaign Alerts:
AFL-CIO's "No Blank Check for China" Campaign, 5/9/00 (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0509.htm)
- Campaign Alert--5/10/00
(http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_alerts_0510.htm)
- Campaign Alert--5/17/00
(http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_alerts.htm)
- Statement by John
Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO on the Vote by Congress to Grant China PNTR
(http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2000/pr0524.htm)
- President Clinton's
Decision to Renew PNTR for China (http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press1999/pr0607.htm)
- Senate Ignores China's
Human Rights Abuses and Votes for PNTR (http://www.aflcio.org/news/2000/0919_china.htm)
- Allies Critique House
Vote on China Trade (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/allies.htm)
- America Says: Don't
Discard Annual Review of China (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/survey.htm)
- During Congressional
Recess, Working Families Say "No Blank Check for China!" (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_recess.htm)
- 15,000 Union Members
Tell Congress: "No Blank Check for China" (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_advance.htm)
- The Global Economy
(http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/index_bak.htm)
- House China Trade
Vote: A Triumph of Profits over People (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/news.htm)
- How Members of the
House of Representatives Voted on Permanent Free Trade for China (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/votes.htm)
- PNTR Will Increase
our Agricultural Trade Deficit with China (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_agri.htm)
- PNTR for China:
A One-Way Deal? (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_1waydeal.htm)
- Philly Rally Blasts
China Trade Deal (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_philly.htm)
- Religious
Leaders Oppose PNTR for China (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_religious.htm)
- Shining a Light
for Global Fairness (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_steelworkers.htm)
- Small Business,
Labor, Religious, Environmental, and Human Rights Leaders Oppose PNTR for
China (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_smallbus.htm)
- Sweeney Vows
Mobilization for a Working Families Agenda and Global Fairness Mobilization
(http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/news525.htm)
- The Dollars Have
It: US House Votes to Grant China PNTR (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/news524.htm)
- The Levin Plan Is
No Substitute for Annual Review (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/global_levin.htm)
- Union Leaders
Speak Out on House Vote on China Trade (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/leaders.htm)
- US State Department
Slams China on Human Rights (http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/human_rights.htm)
- Vigil Sends the Message:
No Blank Check for China! (http://www.aflcio.org/articles/china/vigil.htm)
Internal Archive for the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, downloaded
on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for the American Soybean Association, downloaded on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for the National Pork Producers Council, downloaded on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for the Sunkist Growers, downloaded on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for the American Legion, downloaded on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for the Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, downloaded
on 2/20/01:
Internal Archive for United States-China Business Council, downloaded on 2/21/01:
Internal Archive for the Business Roundtable, downloaded on 2/22/01:
Internal Archive for Friends of the Earth, downloaded on 2/26/01:
Internal Archive for the Humane Society, downloaded on 2/26/01:
Internal Archive for the National Farmer's Union, downloaded on 2/27/01:
Internal Archive for Public Citizen, downloaded on 2/27/01:
Internal Archive for the Rubberworkers Union, downloaded on 2/27/01:
Internal Archive for the Sierra Club, downloaded on 2/27/01:
Internal Archive for the Teamsters Union, downloaded on 2/28/01:
- China PNTR Rally/James
Hoffa (http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/pntr%5Frally/hoffaafl.htm)
- In addition to the above photo, there are 34 other similar pictures
on the teamsters website.
- Action Flyer (http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/PNTRbigB.pdf)
- Administration Acknowledges
Flaws in China Trade Deal (http://www.teamster.org/00news/nr%5F000224%5F1.htm)
- A Free Pass for
Tyrants (http://www.teamster.org/comm/leader/jun2000.htm)
- Fair Trade Battle
Looms in Congress (http://www.teamster.org/admin/leader/leader%2Dpage1.htm)
- Hoffa Calls Corporate
Lobby "Rally" on China Trade a Show of Weakness (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000405%5F2.htm)
- Hoffa Criticizes
Clinton Legislation Expanding Trade with China (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000309%5F1.htm)
- Hoffa Leads
Teamsters Rally Against PNTR with China (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000412%5F1.htm)
- Hoffa, Wu, Representative
Chris Smith Denounce NTR with China (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR_000302_1.htm)
- How the Teamsters
Can Support UPS Landing Rights in China and Oppose China PNTR (http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/upsright.htm)
- Industrial
Union Council Convention, Atlantic City, NJ (http://www.teamster.org/01news/NR%5F001019%5F1.htm)
- It's Not Too Late!
(http://www.teamster.org/comm/leader/sep2000.htm)
- Joylyn Billy: The
Teamster Face of NAFTA (http://www.teamster.org/laborday/billy.htm)
- Keynote Speech,
5/20/00 (http://www.teamster.org/women/hoffa.htm)
- Landing in China
(http://www.teamster.org/divisions/parcel/newsletters/aug2000.htm)
- Local Union 243 Fall
Dinner Meeting, Livonia, MI (http://www.teamster.org/01news/NR%5F001022%5F1.htm)
- Make Your Voice
Heard! (http://www.teamster.org/99political/rally04122000.htm)
- Missouri-Kansas
Conference, Branson, MO (http://www.teamster.org/01news/NR%5F001004%5F1.htm)
- Remarks of General
President James P. Hoffa, 21st Century Unity Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000918%5F4.htm)
- Sample Article
for Publications (http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/article.htm)
- Sample Letter
to the Editor (#1) (http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/letters.htm)
- Sample Letter
to the Editor (#2) (http://www.teamster.org/99political/samples2.html)
- Sample Letter
to the editor (#3) (http://www.teamster.org/99political/samples3.html)
- Shaping the Future
(http://www.teamster.org/hoffa/12%5F2000.htm)
- State of the Union
Address (http://www.teamster.org/hoffa/stateof.htm)
- Statement on
PNTR for China, James P. Hoffa, Teamsters President (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000524%5F3.htm)
- Teamsters Criticize
White House Double Talk on China Relations (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000112%5F2.htm)
- Teamsters Carry
"NO PNTR" Message to Capital Hill (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000512%5F1.htm)
- Teamster Leaders
Visit Capital in Final Push Against PNTR (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000524%5F2.htm)
- Teamsters, Female
Chinese Activists Speak Out Against China PNTR (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000509%5F1.htm)
- Teamsters President
Responds to the State of the Union Address (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000128%5F2.htm)
- Teamsters
Respond to Human Rights Report (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000225%5F1.htm)
- Teamsters Vice-President
Takes Worker's Concerns to Congress (http://www.teamster.org/00news/NR%5F000216%5F4.htm)
- The China Deal
(http://www.teamster.org/governmt/china/china.htm)
- Transportation Trades
Department Convention (http://www.teamster.org/01news/NR%5F000704%5F1.htm)
Internal Archive for the UNITE Union, downloaded on 3/11/01:
Internal Archive for the United Auto Workers, downloaded on 3/11/01:
Internal Archive for the United Steelworkers of America, downloaded on 3/11/01:
Internal Archive for the U.S. Business and Industrial Council, downloaded
on 3/12/01:
Internal Archive for the U.S. High-tech Coalition on China, downloaded on 3/12/01:
Internal Archive for the American Electronics Association, downloaded on 3/12/01:
Internal Archive for the Electronic Industries Alliance, downloaded on 3/12/01:
Internal Archive for the Semiconductor Industry Association, downloaded on
3/12/01:
Internal Archive for Telecommunications Industry Association, downloaded
on 3/12/01:
Internal Archive for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, downloaded on 3/12/01: