US reaction positive over textile talks, says Lu Jianhua

26 Jul '05

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The United States has expressed an optimistic reaction over the talks currently taking place regarding the imposition of provisional quota on China's textile exports, said Lu Jianhua, Chinese Commerce Official.

"The two sides (China and the United States) are in the midst of discussing the technicalities of the measures. After reaching an agreement on management and co-operation issues, China will facilitate the measures to manage its textile exports, much in the same way that we do with the European Union (EU)," said Lu Jianhua, director of the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce.

Since May, the US Government has imposed limits on imports of seven categories of clothing manufactured in China. Meanwhile it has carried out safeguard investigations on another six categories of garments.

In a statement on the Ministry's website, Lu said the US side has stated clearly that it will cautiously approach decisions on the restriction of Chinese textile exports.

"The US Government has postponed its decision on limiting the import of "made in China" polyester and woollen trousers. Regarding the remainder of the categories, the US Government said it will fully consider the proposals put forward by China," Lu said.

But in the meantime, China has also urged the United States to negotiate new limits instead of unilaterally implementing the WTO (World Trade Organization) safeguards.

"The Chinese Government is firmly opposed to the US Government's decision to limit imports of seven categories of Chinese textile goods and garments, and to the safeguard investigations into woolen clothes and five other products," said Lu.

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