Primary Sources from Post-Cold War Engagement with China
Analyze the factors that shaped U.S. engagement with China after the Cold War.
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Analyze the factors that shaped U.S. engagement with China after the Cold War.
Context: Long before becoming Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was among the fiercest congressional critics of expanding economic engagement with China. In April 2000, Pelosi spoke against enacting Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China at a union rally in Washington, DC.