China is willing to work with European and US trade officials to prevent a flood of Chinese textile exports after the lifting of quotas at the start of the year, said Yi Xiaozhun, assistant minister of commerce, in Beijing.
Under an agreement with the World Trade Organization, import quotas on textiles were lifted worldwide on January 1. The agreement allows WTO member countries to impose temporary measures to protect domestic textile industries. The European Union will probably take measures to curb imports from China before the end of the month, French President Jacques Chirac said on April 15.