美国华盛顿大学亨利·杰克逊国际研究院院长尼古拉斯·R·拉迪教授今年应浦东改革与发展研究院之邀访华期间,我们向他请教了有关中美经贸关系的一些重要问题.中美经贸关系的基础拉迪教授认为,克林顿总统宣布将最惠国待遇与中国人权状况脱钩,实际上意味着以后美国将惯常地延长中国的最惠国待遇.虽然立法机构会有所反对,但我们可以肯定地说,除非中国出现重大的意外变化,否则,任何反对性提案都会失败.这为成长中的中美关系巩固了基础. Professor Nicholas R. Radi, Dean, Henry Jackson Institute of International Studies, Washington University, USA During the invitation of Pudong Institute of Reform and Development this year, we consulted with him on some important issues concerning the economic and trade relations between China and the United States. According to Professor Radhid, the announcement by President Clinton that decolonization of the most favored nation status from the human rights situation in China in fact means that the United States will routinely extend China’s most-favored-nation status in the future, and although the legislature will oppose it, we can say for sure: Unless major unexpected changes occur in China, any objectionable proposal will fail, consolidating the foundation for the growing Sino-U.S. Relations.