Two major events that occurred in 2000 had a profound effect on China's economy. One of these is the United States granting normal trade relations (NTR) to China on a permanent basis (PNTR). What is the other one? inclusion of state-owned companies in NASDAQ admission to the World Trade Organization signing of the new ASEAN pact the handover of Hong Kong by the British to China inclusion of Hong Kong as a special administrative region (SAR) of China