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U.S. trade representative calls for joint efforts with China to promote Doha talks

Source: Xinhua | 12-05-2008 08:59

Special Report:   5th China-U.S. SED

BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said here Thursday that her country and China, as two WTO (World Trade Organization) leadership countries, should cooperate closely to push forward breakthrough of Doha round talks.

Schwab, who was here among the U.S. high-profile trade mission for the fifth China-U.S. strategic economic dialogue (SED), made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua.

The United States would like to see successful conclusion of Doha round negotiation, ideally to achieve modality agreement this year, she said.

China and the United States agreed during the SED meeting on Thursday to push forward completion of the modalities for Doha by the end of December.

During the SED meeting, Schwab told a press briefing that there were mutual concern expressed about the danger of trade protectionism and the importance of concluding the Doha round.

"We also talk about the commitments made by respected leaders at G20 summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). In both cases, our respected leaders pledged to resist protectionism and pledge to strive to achieve modalities agreement in the Doha round to its next stage," she said.

She said the United States was concerned about the rise of trade protectionism. The G20 summit and the APEC meeting produced important statement against trade protectionism, and move towards open market.

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