A. Johnson
A. Johnson
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Unless something is done about China in the Doha round, the developing world will lose tens of billions of dollars in exports.
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At this round, China returned to its position of delay and no compromise by insisting on terms for a agreement that were impossible for the U.S. government to accept and that would have been extremely damaging to the U.S. industry and its workers.
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For the first time, China began to negotiate constructively, but it still has a significant way to go before we can reach a deal that the industry can support.
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Liu is a great athlete and I congratulate him to win. I know Liu is extremely popular in China and I am very excited about this new event and the fact that I raced against Liu in his hometown. This is my first visit to Shanghai and I love this place. I am very surprised with the reception we have been having.
against athlete athletics china event excited extremely fact great love popular reception surprised visit
Liu is a great athlete and I congratulate him to win, ... I know Liu is extremely popular in China and I am very excited about this new event and the fact that I raced against Liu in his hometown. This is my first visit to Shanghai and I love this place. I am very surprised with the reception we have been having.
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Chinatown is basically burned down, there are only a couple of shops left standing. Right up to this morning looting is still continuing.
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China in 2006 will remain one of the most exciting real estate markets in Asia, and globally.
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I'm outraged that we're building roads, schools, and hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that we're doing it with borrowed money from China that we're paying interest on. I'm outraged.
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I've found more similarities than differences... before we met, I thought it would be more differences. But we both agree that what we do is a very good job. We've shared these thoughts. I think we have to recognize the significance of China today. It is important for our future.
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The two sides remain far apart. Before now, an agreement was a definite possibility, but China showed no flexibility.
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According to our information over the life of the agreement, China will receive only a minimal increase -- 3.8 percent -- in market access in the 14 largest and most sensitive textile apparel categories as compared to the use of the safeguard.
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This does not solve the problem; it only pushes the danger from China further off.
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China also insisted that the U.S. forswear the right to invoke safeguard actions for any other products outside the agreement. That's a deal-killer right there.
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The Chinese threat is real. We will continue to file and re-file textile-safeguard petitions until China is willing to come to the table and negotiate.