MFN is the routine, nondiscriminatory tariff treatment enjoyed by over 100 countries, including many countries with whom we have major trade or foreign policy differences comparable to those we have with China. Only a few nations have ever been denied MFN status. Expanding U.S.-China trade is in America's national interest. These exports supported approximately 170,000 high-wage American jobs. U.S.-China trade also supports tens of thousands of jobs at ports, retail establishments, and consumer good companies.
China is a crucial market for American farmers.
As China embarks on its massive infrastructure program, it will spend billions of dollars in sectors in which U.S. firms are very competitive. Over the next decade, China will be an important market for U.S. Chamber members that export high technology equipment, aerospace, telecommunications, petroleum technology, agricultural products and consumer goods. American consumers and small shop owners also benefit from trade with China. Withdrawing MFN would put American trade and jobs at risk. If China were to lose MFN status, China would certainly retaliate against U.S. exports, putting at risk billions of dollars of U.S. sales and thousands of American jobs.