China is the tenth largest export market for U.S. small businesses.
Read the Small Business Adminstration report Forecasts predict China will become the world's second largest personal computer market by the end of this year, and the third largest semiconductor market by 2001. The growth of these markets alone will benefit a wide range of U.S. high-tech companies and result in increased exports and employment. Confirmation from the U.S. Senate, despite the Cold War tactics of Republican leaders, will occur by year's end. This small but essential gesture to the Chinese government has made effective the most important trade deal of this new mellenium. But the rewards of the trade agreement will be achieved over time, in the true spirit of prudent investment.