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China: US textile move against WTO rules
(chinadaily.com.cn/AP)
Updated: 2005-10-06 08:33
All the cases will be decided by January unless the government asks for further time to complete its investigation.
A worker tends machines at a textile factory in Shandong Province October 6, 2005. [newsphoto] |
Negotiators from the United States and China reported progress last week in their third round of talks on reaching a comprehensive deal to limit Chinese clothing imports, which have been flooding into the country since global quotas were lifted last January. Further talks are expected this month.
American manufacturers said China must make better offers in terms of how many products will be covered and the length of the agreement. The industry wants the limits to remain in effect through 2008.
The U.S. industry said Wednesday it was pleased that the administration had accepted for review all of its pending cases.
"If China is unwilling to agree to a reasonable comprehensive textile deal that covers all of these products, we urge the U.S. government to approve these cases," said Auggie Tantillo, executive director of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition.
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