简介:AftertheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesapprovedChina’spermanentnormaltraderelations(PNTR)billonMay24byavoteof237-197,theSenatefinallypassedthebilloverwhelminglyonSeptember19byavoteof83-15,andPresidentBillClintonsigneditintolawonOctober10,terminatingtheU.S.practiceofre-viewingChina’s"most-favored-nation(MFN)"statusonanannualbasisinthepast20years.ItisagreateventwithprofoundmeaningsinChina-U.S.relations.