试评MFN与人权脱钩后的中美关系

Comments on Sino-U. S. Relationship After MFN Has Been Delinked from Human Rights

克林顿于1994年5月26日正式宣布，1994－1995年度美月给予中国的MFN无条件地延长一年，并宣布今后WFN与人权问题脱钩。这一决定还有待美国国会审议，支持派和反对派将有一番激烈辩论，但最后的结局，将是克林顿的胜利。那么今后中美关系是否会一帆风顺呢？作者对此问题作了扼要的回答。今后中美关系肯定将朝向好的方向发展，但前进的道路将是反复曲折的，中美之间还存在着一系列矛盾和斗争。

On May 26, 1994, Clinton announced decision to renew unconditionally Most Favored Nation trading status toward China during the successive period of 1994-95 and to delink henceforth human rights from the annual extension of MFNtrading status for China. This decision is yet subject to the confirmation of the Congress. Although there will most likely be a heated debate between the pros and the cons, in the last analysis the winner will be Clinton. Does that mean from now on Sino-U. S. relationship will be plain sailing? A brief answer is this:It will certainly progress favorably but not smoothly. There still exists a series of contradictions and conflicts between China and United States