The Clinton Administration rightly warns Beijing that it risks gravely damaging relations should it persist.
U.S. trade negotiators are right to warn Beijing that "we cannot let a country with this level of trade play by its own rules."
It should warn Beijing - usually in private but sometimes publicly - that if these lines are crossed, normal relations would become impossible.
Washington has warned Beijing against trying to "lock up" global supplies.
What's the story really - why this syndrome of discovering illegal Chinese deals, warning Beijing, making stern noises, then the backoff?
President Bush has called China's growing demand for oil one reason for rising prices, and has warned Beijing against trying to "lock up" global supplies.
Warning to Beijing The allies condemned China's "violent repression" and warned Beijing not to isolate itself.
During Secretary of State Warren Christopher's trip to China in early March, he warned Beijing that more had to be done to justify extending the low tariffs it currently pays.
When China fired missiles off the coast of Taiwan in 1996 the Clinton administration privately warned Beijing that there would be "grave consequences" in the event of a Chinese attack.
The Clinton Administration has warned Beijing that it must make "overall, significant progress" on human rights by June or lose its low-tariff trade privileges with the United States.