Associated Press
11/2/2005
The Bush administration on Wednesday reported progress in talks this week with China on an agreement to limit the amount of Chinese clothing and textile products coming into the U.S.
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ExpressTextile.com
10/14/2005
Citing continuing Chinese govzrnment intransigence on bilateral consultations and an ongoing flood of Chinese textile and apparel imports, US textile industry and labor union officials announced that they have filed to reapply nine current safeguards covering sixteen product categories through the end of 2006 on September 14.
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Al Jazeera
10/4/2005
The continuing disagreement over import quotas on Chinese textile and apparel into the US after five rounds of talks has again highlighted the sensitivities involved in handling the complex bilateral relationship.
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The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
10/4/2005
An international coalition of textile business groups, including several U.S. organizations, called on the World Trade Organization to treat textile and apparel trade issues separately from other industry sectors in an upcoming round of high-level World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong.
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Fibre 2 Fashion
10/3/2005
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) today announced that it is extending until November 30, 2005, the period for making a determination on whether to request consultations with China regarding imports of cotton and man-made fiber sweaters (category 345/645/646), cotton and man-made fiber dressing gowns and robes (category 350/650), men’s and boys’ wool trousers (category 447), and knit fabric (category 222).
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The Washington Times
9/28/2005
U.S. and Chinese negotiators yesterday appeared unlikely to strike a deal managing the apparel and textile trade, thus leaving in place a system of safeguards that creates an uncertain market for American retailers.
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St. Petersburg Times, Tampa
9/26/2005
S.N. Yip, 52, director of TAL Apparel Ltd., dreams of retiring and becoming a florist. But as boss of TAL's giant factory here - where workers produce one out of every seven men's shirts sold in the United States - he's too busy dealing with "super-smarty-pants" retailers, under-capitalized fabric mills, an increasingly demanding work force and a brewing global trade war.
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Forbes.com
9/22/2005
The US textile industry has asked the government to impose quotas on four types of Chinese imports amid a standoff between Washington and Beijing on apparel and fibre trade.
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San Francisco Chronicle
9/17/2005
Reeling under the onslaught of imported textiles and clothing from China, three U.S. textile groups, joined by a labor union, have petitioned the Bush administration to extend restrictions on 16 categories of Chinese goods through the end of 2006.
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Bloomberg.com
9/12/2005
China's trade surplus was the third highest on record in August as export growth outpaced imports for the 10th month in a row.
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Business Week
8/19/2005
After two days of talks in San Francisco on imposing new quotas on Chinese exports of clothing to the U.S., the two sides concluded with an agreement to continue talking. Sound familiar?
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San Francisco Chronicle
8/18/2005
Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators made progress toward an agreement to control a surge of low-cost Chinese textiles and apparel into this country, a U.S. trade official said Wednesday.
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The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
8/18/2005
Two days of meetings between U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators over textile imports have ended without an agreement, but both sides apparently plan to meet again this month to try to hammer out a deal.
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Fibre 2 Fashion
8/13/2005
Import data released by the US government showed that US textile and apparel imports from China continue to surge.
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San Francisco Chronicle
8/13/2005
The yawning U.S. trade deficit grew wider in June, hitting $58.8 billion for the month, chiefly due to soaring oil prices and a surge of textiles and apparel from China.
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Forbes.com
8/12/2005
Next week's Sino-US talks to broker a deal on textiles will involve more products and be more difficult than those between China and Europe, an industry association said.
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Charlotte Business Journal
8/12/2005
Trade negotiators from the United States and China will meet in San Francisco next week to discuss the possibility of broad limits on textile imports from China.
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News-Record.com
8/11/2005
The Bush administration is expected to hold talks with China next week aimed at limiting that nation's textile and apparel exports to the United States.
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Bloomberg.com
8/1/2005
The U.S. Commerce Department said it will delay a decision on a new round of import quotas on Chinese clothing and fabric in order to consider the possibility for a single comprehensive agreement with China to limit textile trade.
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The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
7/28/2005
The controversial Central American Free Trade Agreement, or Cafta-DR, was approved by a razor-thin margin in an early morning vote by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Truth About Trade
7/28/2005
The Republican-controlled House, voting 217-215, approved the U.S. trade pact with Central America, ending a drawn-out debate that proved much tougher and more passionate than the White House expected.
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News-Record.com
7/22/2005
U.S textile leaders said Thursday that China’s decision to revalue its currency will do little, if anything, to raise the cost of Chinese exports.
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Apparel Magazine
7/21/2005
For the first time since the passage of NAFTA, the U.S. Congress is just now debating the ramifications of America’s so-called free trade policy in deciding whether to pass the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
7/17/2005
The president of Wigwam Mills Inc. in Sheboygan worries the trade deal will give foreign sock makers an unfair cost advantage in selling their products in this country, thus undercutting his century-old company.
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China View
7/13/2005
U.S. textile groups asked the U.S. Government on Tuesday to impose additional import restrictions on billions of dollars of clothing from China and vowed to press for curbs until the two countries have negotiated a comprehensive textile trade deal.
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Forbes.com
7/11/2005
The US textiles industry demanded extra government intervention to stem a flood of imports of cheap Chinese clothes.
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The Washington Times
7/5/2005
Rep. Bob Inglis has heard from the president, the president's Cabinet, his colleagues, his constituents and businesses in and out of his district.
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Delta Farm Press
7/1/2005
The Senate passed the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in one of the closest votes – 54 to 45 – on a free trade agreement since the passage of NAFTA in 1993.
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