The American government's unilateral quota deduction concerning
textile imports from China seriously violates the Sino-US bilateral
textile agreement, a spokeswoman with the
Ministry of
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) said Friday in
Beijing.
Gao Yan, the spokeswoman, said that the US government "has yet
provided no clear evidence" of the need to make the quota
deduction, worth about US$28 million.
The American government recently decided to cut quotas on Chinese
textile imports, on the pretext that enterprises from the Chinese
mainland illegally exported textile products via other places.
Gao stressed that the Chinese government has consistently and
conscientiously implemented the Sino-US bilateral agreement, and
advocated to develop bilateral trade relations on the basis of
equality and mutual benefit, and to solve trade disputes with a
practical and cooperative attitude.
The Chinese government cannot accept the US action, which violates
the bilateral textile agreement, and demands that the American
government consider the overall Sino-US trade relations and correct
its decision so as to ensure the smooth development of bilateral
textile trade, Gao said.
(Xinhua
News Agency December 14, 2001)