HOFFA: 20 YEARS LATER, IT'S STILL CLEAR ALLOWING CHINA TO JOIN WTO WAS A MISTAKE
We lost that legislative fight, which paved the way for China to join the World Trade Organization, which it did 20 years ago this week .
- We lost that legislative fight, which paved the way for China to join the World Trade Organization, which it did 20 years ago this week .
- "We predicted then that Chinese accession to the WTO would undermine America's manufacturing base as transnational corporate and investment elites moved production to China, and history has proved us right.
- "The free traders in both parties hoped that by letting China into the WTO, that regime would change, become more democratic and respect human rights.
- But history has proved them wrong and China continues to oppress workers and ethnic minorities and activists and advocates for freedom.