ADVISORY/Labor Steps Up Opposition to Clinton's Trade Pact With China.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000 TOPIC: The AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. plans to launch a major advertising campaign against President Clinton's proposed trade agreement with China, in order to pressure congressional Democrats into defeating the measure, Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. recently reported. The agreement would open access to China's markets, and would represent a major step toward Chinese membership in the World Trade Organization. Improvement in human rights and labor standards in China are being demanded by the AFL-CIO, which also released a poll finding that 63 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Republicans are opposed to granting permanent trade privileges to China. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Yanji Bian of the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , is an expert on Chinese business relations with the government and social environments for business growth in China. 612-624-4300 612-625-5000 Professor Yasheng Huang of the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. can comment on the political economy in China. 313-998-7560 734-764-1817 Professor Yijiang Wang (Wang Laboratories, Inc., Lowell, MA) A computer services and network integration company. Wang was one of the major early contributors to the computing industry from its founder's invention that made core memory possible, to leadership in desktop calculators and word processors. of the University of Minnesota School of Business, is an expert in labor economics and economic transition in China. 612-624-6814 612-625-5000 Professor Bill Barry, director of labor studies at the Community College of Baltimore County The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is an accredited community college located in Baltimore County, Maryland in the United States with three main campuses and two extension centers. , can comment on labor and economic issues and political activity. 410-285-2703 bbarry@ccbc.cc.md.us hkanarek@ccbc.cc.md.us Dr. Joe Pilotta, director of Sino Marketing, is an expert in international market and trade communication as well as globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and the political economy with a focus on China. 614-846-4771 prosper@4prosper.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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