imported to the U.S. from China are made by political prisoners under slave-labor conditions. They state that MFN status should not be renewed and that the U.S. should in fact punish China for its internal policies by restricting American trade within that country as well. President Bush claimed that the policy was based on what he called "constructive engagement," meaning that continuing a dialogue with the Chinese was the best way to encourage reform over time. Supporters of MFN also point out that cutting trade with China would hurt the government less than it would hurt the private exporters in China who are crusading in the move within China away from communism and toward capitalism (Campbell 18-19).
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