U.S. Imposes Quota on China Sock Imports
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The Bush administration decided Friday that it will impose a quota on sock imports from China &#151; the latest round of an increasingly bitter trade dispute with Beijing &#151; showing a willingness to protect American workers ahead of the election.
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China on Tuesday vehemently protested a US decision to impose a quota on sock imports, warning it might take &quot;further steps&quot; under World Trade Organization rules to protect its own rights.
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WASHINGTON Leaders of the US textile industry plan to petition the US government this month to block the flood of Chinese imports that is expected next year after global quotas on textiles and apparel are lifted.
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The United States has set final  anti-dumping duties of up to 112.81 percent on shrimp from  China and up to 25.76 percent on those from Vietnam to offset  unfair pricing, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
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Exports from China are shifting from basic goods like textiles, toys and shoes to higher-value industrial goods that compete more directly with products from advanced industrialized countries.
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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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China will impose tariffs on some  textile exports in a move that may ease frictions with the  United States and others over an expected flood of Chinese  products on world markets after a global quota system expires  at year's end.
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The United States is tightening  export controls on high-tech goods ranging from aircraft to  space communication systems that could be used by China in its  military modernization program, a U.S. Commerce Department  official said on Friday.
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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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The Bush administration announced Friday that it was tightening controls on exports to China of a range of high-technology products that could be used by China's military.
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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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China on Thursday exercised its right to  delay a World Trade Organization (WTO) probe into its rules on  auto part imports sought by the United States, the European  Union and Canada.
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China on Friday protested against US actions to impose quotas on textiles, saying the move violated World Trade Organization principles and would harm bilateral trade.
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WASHINGTON - On the eve of a presidential debate on domestic issues with employment a crucial concern, American textile companies and workers have asked President George W. Bush to help save their jobs by limiting Chinese imports, which may surge once a
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China is to put tariffs on textile exports to head off mounting concern that it could flood the market after quotas are abolished next year.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration has agreed to consider a petition from a coalition of textile manufacturers, along with the union representing their workers, asking that the federal government limit imports from China next year, an action that could
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Eighteen days before the end of a 30 year-old system restricting international trade in textiles and apparel, the Bush administration is imposing new barriers on imported clothing.