China is in opposition to US export limitations on Chinese
textiles and the ruling that slapped dumping duties on color
television imports from China, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu
Jianchao Thursday in Beijing.
Liu said China has expressed its dissatisfaction and objections
to the US side.
The Chinese side also noticed that the US government and its
leaders had repeatedly expressed their wish to discuss with China
about the trade issue.
He said China considered some trade frictions normal at a time
when Sino-US trade ties were developing so rapidly.
China hoped that the trade issue could be handled properly
through dialogue and consultation on equal footing, Liu said. Any
unilateral actions were not constructive and would not help resolve
the disputes.
By joint efforts of both sides, Liu acknowledged, very great
advances have been made in bilateral trade and economic
cooperation, which had become one important component part of
Sino-US relations.
Moreover, he noted that the expansion of bilateral trade and
economic cooperation have brought practical, substantial benefits
to the people of China and the US, and called for the two sides to
solve the relevant problems and maintain the healthy development of
bilateral trade ties based on the World Trade Organization rules
and principles of mutual respect and mutual benefit.
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(Xinhua News Agency November 28, 2003)