"CHINA CALLS TURKISH TEXTILES PROPOSAL 'UNACCEPTABLE'
China strongly opposed a new submission from Turkey on adjustment-related issues in the textiles and clothing sector at a 15 July WTO Council for Trade in Goods meeting. China said that the proposal (G/C/W/522) was 'one-sided' and 'unacceptable,' adding that Turkey was attempting to make China a scapegoat by using 'dubious figures' and hasty generalisations.
The proposal included statistics showing dramatic increases in Chinese exports to major markets. Building upon similar requests made by Tunisia and Turkey at earlier meetings of the group (see BRIDGES Weekly, 22 June 2005), it demanded a Goods Council work programme, as well as a study by the WTO Secretariat, to clarify through statistics and data the current status and trends in the sector. Turkey said this information would help developing countries make their national adjustment and diversification plans."
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