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PA (PA News) / Wed, May 24, 2000 / By David Barrett, PA News A bid to make sure Britain's food industry keeps up to date with scientific advances and avoids more crises, such as BSE and GM crops, was launched today.

The New York Times / By ERIC SCHMITT AND JOSEPH KAHN WASHINGTON, May 24 -- In a stunning victory for the Clinton administration and corporate America, the House today swept aside economic restrictions on China that were part of anti-Communist policy for two decades.

May 24, 2000 / Reuters LONDON -- The Welsh assembly, according to this story, put itself on a collision course with Britain's government over genetically modified (GM) crops on Wednesday by voting unanimously for a ban throughout Wales. The 54-0 ballot came despite a crop of GM maize already planted in Flintshire that London has said it will not destroy.

The New York Times / By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON, May 24 -- With his victory today on trade with China, Bill Clinton has finally defined his imprint on American foreign policy: the president who cemented in place the post-cold-war experiment of using economic engagement to foster political change among America's neighbors and its potential adversaries.

May 24, 2000 / PA News UK Agriculture Minister Nick Brown is, according to this story, considering legal advice over the accidental release of GM-contaminated seed. The Minister was cited as saying he and Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott were seeking advice on the "complex legal issues" raised by the incident, including whether any offence has been committed.

By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - China should be able to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) around the end of this year but Russia, the other big power bidding to enter, can expect a much longer wait, trade diplomats and officials said on Thursday.

May 24, 2000 / PA News / Amanda Brown, Environment Correspondent Greenpeace was cited as claiming today that between 5% and 15% of the European maize crop planted this year is contaminated with genetically modified organisms, and they immediately called on the government to identify, contain and destroy all contaminated crops and seeds.

SHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuters) - Following are the sectors most affected by China's impending entry to the WTO following passage of a bill by the U.S. House of Representatives to grant China permanent normal trade relations. The bill has yet to be approved by the U.S. Senate but its passage there is widely expected.