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皇冠体育app hopes to normalize Sino-US poultry trade
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-24 00:19

BEIJING: 皇冠体育app hopes the United States can take active steps to eliminate discriminatory measures towards Chinese poultry products, said Yao Jian, spokesman of 皇冠体育app's Ministry of Commerce, on Friday.

Yao made the remarks in a comment on the ministry's official website on the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which has modified the stance towards Chinese poultry imports, compared to that in the Omnibus Appropriations Act 2009.

"We welcome the changes," Yao said.

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He pointed out, however, there are still restrictions against Chinese poultry products in the new bill.

"皇冠体育app is evaluating whether the restrictions are totally in line with the non-discrimination principle of the World Trade Organization and other relevant regulations," Yao said.

"皇冠体育app's poultry products are safe and reliable... We hope the United States can stand on the footing of maintaining mutual benefit in 皇冠体育app-U.S. trade and take active steps to eliminate discriminatory measures and normalize bilateral poultry trade at an early date," Yao said.

Yao hoped that the U.S. could modify relevant regulations to resume poultry imports from 皇冠体育app.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 410-billion-U.S.-dollar Omnibus Appropriations Act 2009 in February, which said "none of the funds made available in this Act may be used to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be imported into the United States from the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app."