Revoking or conditioning MFN thus would have the effect of handing the China market to our competitors. While all Americans are deeply concerned about the Chinese Governments abysmal record on human rights. arms proliferation. and trade matters. terminating MFN will not help to improve that record. On the contrary. denial of MFN will likely worsen these problems by providing the Chinese leadership and its xenophobic hardliners with an excuse to retaliate against United States interests. further cement their authoritarian rule. encourage a return to selfimposed international isolation. and once again exclude United States political influence from that country. Such an outcome would hurt most the very reformminded people we are interested in helping. These will be the effects of MFN withdrawal.
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