That is about 80 other nations who want to work with us to move the world to a safer place. And we must do more. We are determined work with any countries who are willing to help us, and we want very much to work with both India and Pakistan to help them resolve their differences and to restore a future of hope, not fear, to the region. Let me now express my appreciation to China for chairing the P5 meeting to which Secretary Albright is going. This is further evidence of the important role China can play in meeting the challenges of the 21st Century and the constructive Chinese leadership that will be essential to the long-term resolutions of issues involving South Asia.
Trade is also an important part of our relationship with China.
Our exports have tripled over the last decade and now support over 170,000 American jobs. But just as important, trade is a force for change in China, exposing China to our ideas and our ideals and integrating China into the global economy. For these reasons, I intend to renew MFN status with China. This status does not convey any special privilege. It is simply ordinary, natural tariff treatment offered to virtually every nation on earth.