U.S. May Limit Chinese Imports
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BEIJING, Sept.12 -- A senior United States trade official strongly suggested that the Bush administration will move in coming weeks to limit imports of Chinese clothing, opening a new front in a simmering trade conflict with the world's most populous country in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
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The United States sees potentially  escalating trade friction with China next year as Beijing is  stepping up restrictions on foreign investment and recent U.S.  Congressional elections create uncertainty, a U.S. trade  official said on Friday.
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China on Tuesday protested a U.S. decision to impose a quota on sock imports, warning it might take "further steps" under World Trade Organization rules to protect its own rights.
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SHANGHAI, July 15 -- China announced Saturday that it was blocking imports of some U.S. processed meat that showed signs of contamination, turning the tables on critics who in recent months have questioned the safety of Chinese exports and making good on a warning that it would apply greater...
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US import limits on China-made trousers will violate WTO principles once effected, said textile producers and exporters that are greatly concerned.
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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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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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The Bush administration yesterday agreed to consider new quotas on five categories of Chinese-made clothing, a step toward protecting domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports.
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An American film industry official said Thursday that China should lift barriers that block most movie imports, warning that they are fueling its thriving market for pirated titles and hurting Chinese studios.
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Officials of the United States textile industry said that they would petition to block the expected flood of Chinese imports.
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The United States, the European  Union and Canada are expected to ask the World Trade  Organization on Friday to decide whether China is restricting  imports of foreign auto parts in violation of international  rules, U.S. and EU officials said on Thursday.
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A top U.S. commerce official said he told China to expect American textile makers to seek new limits on Chinese imports as soon as next week, as he also urged Beijing to do more to stop piracy and lower trade barriers.
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The Bush administration has said that it will consider US manufacturers&#39; petitions to control imports of Chinese textiles. Trade experts have said the US government increased
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China will buy more American-made products and crack down harder on people who steal intellectual property, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said yesterday amid growing discontent in the United States over a soaring trade deficit with Beijing.
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Sanctions could be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples. Most would be imposed by Japan and the EU, which have been the hardest
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The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, DEC 13: The United States said on Monday it would continue to restrict imports of some textile and clothing products after a decades-old quota system expires in a few weeks, while China, under pressure from Washington, said it would slap a tax