But if we are to consider MFN a political issue. a look at the facts shows that MFN for China is legally right. it is morally right. and it is right for our American national interest. Why? First. and most simply. renewal of MFN status is right under our law. The JacksonVanik law has governed renewal of MFN status for nonmarket economies since 1974. It conditions MFN on two thingsthe existence of a bilateral commercial agreement and freedom of emigration. And under the law. the Presidents choice is clear. We have a bilateral trade agreement signed with China in 1980. And China allows free emigration. Therefore. as a legal matter. the President was right to renew MFN and we should back him up. Second. renewing MFN status is morally right.
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