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Most China Urban Residents
Optimistic About US Passing PNTR
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Chinese urban residents hold strong confidence that the
US Congress will grant China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, and there are
as many as 80% believe that the US the bill will be passed, according to a survey by a
market research group in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Among the 480 people surveyed, 71.7% were aware that the US Congress will hold debates on
China's PNTR status. Residents of Beijing were the most politically informed-80.4% of them
knew about the PNTR debates.
As for whether the US Congress will pass the bill, 79.4% of those interviewed held
positive outlooks. 15.7% felt "it is hard to say" and 4.9% are worried that the
passage of the bill "might not be possible" or "will be definitely
impossible." Shanghai residents held most positive attitude regarding the passage of
the PNTR bill, with 88.5% believing it will pass.
As for the reasons they believe the U.S. Congress will pass the bill, 36.7% believed that
the passage will be win-win for both countries, and 33.5% felt that Americans will benefit
significantly from it. Those who are worried that the bill might not pass based their
concerns on politics, human rights issues, and Taiwan.
As for some Americans' using human rights and labor issues to block China from joining the
WTO, 72.6% called it "unreasonable" or "not very reasonable." The
largest such group was found in Guangzhou-74.8%.
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