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US, China may not reach textile deal
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-26 07:10
Trouser decision delayed
After the interview, the Bush administration
announced it needed nine more days, or until July 31, to consider a request for
import restrictions on wool trousers from China.
It was the second time in two weeks the Bush administration delayed a
decision on a request for curbs.
The White House has been struggling to round up support for a free-trade
agreement with Central America, which faces opposition from many textile-state
lawmakers.
With the House set to vote next week on that pact, the delay appears to give
the White House some leverage in winning over textile-state support.
Gutierrez insisted any decision on additional import curbs would not be
influenced by the timing of the vote on the U.S. Central American Free Trade
Agreement, or CAFTA.
"We're going to look at each case on its merit. We're not going to move the
timing around based on anything else," Gutierrez said.
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