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US seeks long-term textile pact with China
(AP/China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-12 06:10
China consults with textile exporters
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said that the negotiation will
focus on the technical affairs.
"MOFCOM held a conference on Tuesday among major domestic textile exporters,
listening to the obstacles they encountered in textile trade with the United
States as well as suggestions and demands for future trade," said Cao Xinyu,
vice-chairman of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles.
He said Chinese companies expected that new negotiations would rule out the
uncertainties before them.
Due to the lack of an agreement over textile for the remainder of 2005 and
next year, the Chinese and US businesses dare not make orders or accept deals,
which could further affect the profit and confidence of companies.
"They hope an agreement will make the situation clear, so as to create a
steady development environment for the Sino-US textile trade," Cao said, adding
that the agreement reached between China and the European Union was a good
example.
But the outcomes might depend on the negotiations with the US side, as the US
textile sector wants a deal to restrict Chinese imports under a certain level
that would eliminate the need for them to file new safeguard petitions.
The two countries held two rounds of talks over the textile disputes in June
and July, but failed to reach an agreement.
Chinese textile producers prefer to face additional safeguard measures
initiated by developing countries, after settling the textile disputes with the
European Union and preparing for consultations with the United States.
Earlier reports from the Brazilian newspapers said that its domestic textile
industry was preparing 15 petitions to its government for safeguard measures for
at least 80 categories of Chinese textile and apparel products.
They claimed the inexpensive textile products flooded their market and
injured the Brazilian textile sector.
The Colombian and South African textile industry are also attempting to
introduce curbs to imports of Chinese textile products, saying that Chinese
products have hurt their domestic market.
In another development, China's commerce ministry said in a statement
yesterday that relevant governmental agencies have discussed on August 10 with
their Russian counterpart for a mutually satisfactory solution to the incident
in March, in which over US$9 million worth of Chinese shoes were raided in
Moscow.
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