Trade Policy Hopes

Re: [spiers] Trade Policy Hopes

Maybe along the same lines....

I read that the WTO has warned China.... "that China's
pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade
agreements would harm its long-term commercial
interests." The article doesn't say how the "harm"
will happen. Any guesses?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/4166361.html


Does China need the WTO?

Anthony





--- John Spiers wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal interviews
> Pres. Bush on September 9th aboard Air Force
> one, during which, among other things, in the
> context of his policies advancing USA interests,
> the president cites the Egyption Minister of Trade
> Rachid Mohamed Rachid as one of "a
> group of young reformers who are now in government.
> There's an impressive group of
> younger Egyptians--the trade minister and some of
> the economic people--that understand
> the promise and the difficulties of democracy."
>
> http://tinyurl.com/pf7qz
>
> The next day in China, the same Rachid is quoted by
> Xinhua News as saying "Egypt is actively
> seeking stronger trade and investment ties with
> China and believes China can become
> Egypt's number one trading partner, over the next 10
> years, overtaking traditional partners
> such as the United States, said Rachid Mohamed
> Rachid, Egypt's Minister of Trade and
> Industry. ",,, "We want to be China's gateway to
> Europe, Africa and the Middle East, through
> our basket of preferential trade agreements with
> these markets", Rachid addressed the World
> Economic China Business Summit held here Sunday. "
>
> http://tinyurl.com/gj29p
>
> The people the Republicans are betting on to help
> USA are not betting on USA to help them.
> The democrats will do no better, and when the USA
> economy does tank, it won't be
> impossible to find friends, just a lot harder. A
> repeal of the Logan Act might help.
>
> John

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