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The commercial relations between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China has enormous potential, and support within both nations for continued trade growth is strong. Trade relations have accelerated and strengthened new political bonds; indeed they have reinforced each other.
Yet SinoAmerican trade ties remain largely in their infancy. Formal diplomat relations were established only late within the last decade, and trade relations began shortly after initial diplomatic contracts. Trade volume is much more limited between the United States and China than between the United States and many other countries which are significantly smaller in size and commercial potential.
The SinoAmerican political and economic relationship has developed at a time of enormous global economic change, witnessed by the rise of the OPEC states and the recent dramatic oil price fluctuations. Many of these changes have placed great stress on the international trading system, and have an impact on our bilateral economic and political relationships. Key assumptions about trade policy and the commercial role of nations, such as the role of the United States with respect to both its industrialized and developing nation trading partners, are being revalued in light of changes in the world economy. This revaluation and questioning of the future direction of world trade continues at a time when Chinas own internal economic policies are being significantly altered.
Especially in the face of a volatile world trade environment, the key to continued growth of U.S. — China trade and investment is the institutionalization of a commercial relationship which would continue to develop regardless of pressure and complications created by global economic changes, or competing economic and political priorities within either the United States or the PRC. We are only now at the first stage of this institutionalization process.
If U.S. — China trade ties are to develop and expand beyond this first stage, the United States Congress will have an enormously important role to play. In the United States, both Congress and the Executive Branch have substantial responsibilities with respect to foreign policy and to foreign trade policy. Trade policy, like foreign policy, frequently results from political dialogue and political maneuvering between Congress and the Executive. But in the making of trade policy, the American Constitution has laid the basic framework upon which the political dialogue must be built. The Constitution granted to Congress substantial control over the regulation of foreign trade, including tariff and nontariff barriers to imports, and Congress is given explicit authority to authorize and approve executive agreements and to make all laws “necessarily and proper” to carry out its mandate in the area of foreign commerce.
Because of the importance of Congress in foreign policymaking, and in particular in the formulation of trade and commercial policies, domestic legislation, whether it be Chinaspecific, tradespecific, or regarding a matter with a seemingly tangential bearing on China, can have changes can greatly affect Washingtons China policy.
1. The prospects of the commercial relationship between the U.S. and China are
A. as good as they were in the past.B. turning from bad to worse.
C. promising for potential development.D. beyond ones knowledge.
2. Whats true about the SinoAmerican trade ties?
A. It serves as a typical example about trade relations between an industrialized country and a developing country.
B. There has been a significant growth after the normalization of the SinoAmerican diplomatic relation.
C. The trade volume between the two countries has reached a satisfactory level.
D. Washington is the biggest trade partner of Beijing.
3. One could infer from the passage that
A. SinoAmerican political and economic relationship is bound to be influenced by the world.
B. International trade remains detached from changes in the world.
C. The U.S. is not wiling to revaluate its trade policy.
D. There is no need for adjustment of SinoAmerican trade relations.
4. The United States Congress
A. is not able to play an important role in developing foreign trade.
B. always has controversy with the Executive Branch.
C. has substantial responsibilities with respect to foreign policy and foreign trade policy.
D. is not granted the authority by the Constitution for controlling American foreign trade.
5. What could be a suitable title for the passage?
A. the American Congress and Foreign Trade.B. a corner of World Trade
C. SinoAmerican trade relationsD. American foreign policy
答案：
1. 【C】从文章第一段第一句话可知中美贸易发展潜力巨大，故选择C。
2. 【B】从文章第二段第二句的后半部分可知中美贸易在中美关系正常化不久后开始，故选择B。
3. 【A】从文中第三段第二句后半部分可知国际经济变化对中美双边经济、政治产生影响，故选择A。
4. 文章第五段第二句表明美国国会对国外政策及国外贸易政策担负巨大责任，故选择C。
5. 【C】因文章通篇围绕中美贸易关系展开，故选择C。
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