September 13 (Dragon), October 10, 2000, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act. to

U.S. President Bill Clinton signed granting China permanent normal trade relations bill EST on October 10, 2000 at the White House South Lawn, (l $ j��.c��) so this passed by the U.S. Senate and House The bill officially became U.S. law. The bill signed by Clinton
China's accession to the WTO, the United States will be terminated in the relevant provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, China's "most-favored-nation (" normal trade relations ") implement an annual review of the practices, the establishment of permanent normal trade relations with China. Granting permanent normal trade relations conforms to the requirements of the WTO, in line with the fundamental interests of the Chinese and American peoples, and is conducive to promoting China-US economic and trade cooperation and the Sino-US relations continue to move forward.
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presided over the signing ceremony. Some senior officials of the U.S. government and Congress, Senate and House of Representatives to attend the signing ceremony.