But Congress can continue to link human rights and trade policy. Several bills on Capitol Hill attempt to do this. Critics say that approach would be ineffective, adding that the State Department already monitors China's human-rights performance, which has no effect on China. But the United States should use every available means to encourage the protection of human rights in China. While Congress chooses whether to grant normal trade relations for China, it can also signal how it views the role of trade incentives as a tool for human-rights improvement.
Trade is both a tool to encourage a richer world and to make a better world.
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