But soon we shall see whether the GOP still has a soul. And, if we deny MFN to China, America's exporters and farmers may lose out on the world's greatest market. When Washington raises a timid voice for some persecuted dissident, that dissident is singled out for reprisal.
China today is a human rights hellhole.
Moreover, since MFN was last extended, China sold nuclear technology to Pakistan and sent missiles to rogue nations. We ought not to seek confrontation with China. But Beijing's conduct has been calculatedly insulting. America has valid cause to impose an embargo. Self-respect commands it.