on may 13, 2005, us secretary of commerce gutierez announced the us government's decision on taking special restrictive measures on cotton trousers, cotton knit shirts and blouses, and cotton and man-made fiber underwear imported from china according to paragraph 242 of the report of the working party on the accession of china.
the eu is also making investigation on 9 categories of chinese textile products. mr. chong quan, mofcom spokesman, recently received an interview on the textile issue of public concern.