<P> MFN / NTR status for China , a non-market economy , which had been originally suspended in 1951 , was restored in 1980 and was continued in effect through subsequent annual Presidential extensions . Following the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989 , however , the annual renewal of China 's MFN status became a source of considerable debate in the Congress ; and legislation was introduced to terminate China 's MFN / NTR status or to impose additional conditions relating to improvements in China 's actions on various trade and non-trade issues . Agricultural interests generally opposed attempts to block MFN / NTR renewal for China , contending that several billion dollars annually in current and future U.S. agricultural exports could be jeopardized if that country retaliated . In China 's case , Congress agreed to permanent normal trade relations ( PNTR ) status in P.L. 106 - 286 , President Clinton signed into law on October 10 , 2000 . PNTR paved the way for China 's accession to the WTO in December 2000 ; it provides U.S. exporters of agricultural products the opportunity to benefit from China 's WTO agreements to reduce trade barriers and open its agricultural markets . </P>
<P> MFN / NTR status for China , a non-market economy , which had been originally suspended in 1951 , was restored in 1980 and was continued in effect through subsequent annual Presidential extensions . Following the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989 , however , the annual renewal of China 's MFN status became a source of considerable debate in the Congress ; and legislation was introduced to terminate China 's MFN / NTR status or to impose additional conditions relating to improvements in China 's actions on various trade and non-trade issues . Agricultural interests generally opposed attempts to block MFN / NTR renewal for China , contending that several billion dollars annually in current and future U.S. agricultural exports could be jeopardized if that country retaliated . In China 's case , Congress agreed to permanent normal trade relations ( PNTR ) status in P.L. 106 - 286 , President Clinton signed into law on October 10 , 2000 . PNTR paved the way for China 's accession to the WTO in December 2000 ; it provides U.S. exporters of agricultural products the opportunity to benefit from China 's WTO agreements to reduce trade barriers and open its agricultural markets . </P>
when did china receive most favored nation status
when did china receive most favored nation status
1980
1980