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U.S. Senate debate--arguing against.
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Manufacturing & Technology News
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December 15, 2006
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Robert Byrd (D-W.V.): The Senate is about to make a grave mistake. It is hard for me to believe that after a year which has seen the Chinese Government rattling sabers at Taiwan, continuing to brutally repress religion, and, generally, behaving like the "Bobby Knight" of the international community--after a year like that--the Senate is still determined to hand the Chinese a huge early Christmas present called permanent normal trade relations. We are running a $70-billion deficit with China. China's string of broken promises on trade and nonproliferation matters is longer than the Great Wall of China. Yet, a majority in this Senate has agreed to put all of its eggs into one ...