CHINA DENIAL – WTO
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLCHINA has rebuffed claims that its cotton trading and production subsidy policies harm the export trade of west African countries. It released a statement following the tough attack at the World Trade Organisation on global cotton subsidies by Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore; he named China as a country needing to liberalise its cotton industry. "This is not an accurate statement," said the Chinese statement, which added: "Actually, China is a net importer of cotton....China imported 110,000 tons of cotton with a value of US$84 million in ...
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