EU says block Chinese textiles &quot;only if necessary&quot;
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The EU on Monday welcomed Beijing&#39;s measures to control its textile export growth after a global quota system expires on Jan. 1, and said legal steps to block Chinese imports should only be used if strictly necessary.
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China&#39;s promise to impose new taxes on some textile exports will do little to sway the administration as it debates whether to limit the expected flood of Chinese
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The proposed rules are in response to the outcry over dangerous imports from China and other unsafe products.
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China&#39;s Commerce Minister Bo Xilai ( èçä¾ ) urged the US and other countries to live up to World Trade Organization agreements and refrain from seeking limits on Chinese textile exports when global quotas expire next year.
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China has decided to impose duties on its exports of textiles and apparel, a move that could ease worldwide fears that Chinese clothing makers will soon dominate the global market after its liberalization on Jan.
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By Diao Ying  The Chinese Government is telling enterprises to prepare to meet the latest European Union regulations on chemical substances, another of many international standards that stifles China's manufacturing-heavy foreign trade.
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China on Tuesday lashed out a US decision to limit imports of socks made in China, saying China will &quot;retain the right to take further actions&quot; within the World Trade Organization
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China said it will tax some textile exports and curtail investment in its domestic industry after the US and European Union threatened restrictions on an expected flood of Chinese clothing when quotas expire Jan. 1.
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The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.
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China's new restrictions on foreign  media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well  as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission  President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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An association of US textile importers and retailers says it has filed a lawsuit to stop the US Commerce Department from considering import quotas on Chinese products sought by textile manufacturers.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (IPS) - EU proposals to improve competitiveness in the  clothing and textiles industry before trade quotas run out offer  little comfort to developing countries, civil society groups say.
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The European Union on Monday took the final step toward abolishing textiles quotas on January 1, 2005, in compliance with World Trade Organization obligations.
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U.S. imports of socks from China will be strictly limited next year, the Bush administration announced yesterday -- a decision that could herald similar action against other types of Chinese-made clothing that have the potential to dominate world markets.
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Chinese textile manufacturers saidThursday they are &quot;highly concerned&quot; by a petition posted by United States textile industry to limit Chinese textile products in the US market.
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China said it strongly opposes the United States&#39; decision to consider imposing quotas on Chinese textile and clothing imports, warning it goes against the World Trade
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A US judge temporarily blocked the Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.