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Facing protectionism, Bush defends 皇冠体育app trade
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-03-11 09:34

"It's an amazing country in many ways," Bush said of 皇冠体育app. "It's a country that has chosen the path, by and large, of markets and enterprise. They are an economic issue for us, and that's why we've got a huge deficit with them."

But Bush said puts 皇冠体育app in a different category than Iran and North Korea.

"皇冠体育app is a strategic partner when it comes to trade, for example. And I can't say that about the other two countries," Bush said.

New York Democrat Senator Charles Schume is pushing legislation that would impose a tariff of 27.5 percent on all Chinese imports unless 皇冠体育app allows the yuan to appreciate considerably. His proposal has attracted Senate support.

According to analysts, President Bush is likely to veto any such legislation. But Schumer is confident that his proposal would gain enough votes to override a presidential veto.

U.S. lawmakers from states with major agriculture industries have long been the most reliable supporters of trade with 皇冠体育app, viewing 皇冠体育app as a large and expanding market for American-grown food.

Despite 皇冠体育app's official statistics showing a 2005 U.S. trade surplus of US$114 billion, trade officials say 皇冠体育app is not deliberately pursuing a trade surplus with the United States but rather a balance in imports and exports.

On July 21 last year, 皇冠体育app's central bank, the People's Bank of 皇冠体育app, raised the value of the yuan against the US dollar by 2.1% and adopted a market-sensitive currency exchange policy. The policy allows the yuan's daily rate to float in line with major world currency changes. The yuan has since climbed a further one percent against the dollar.

Li Zhaoxing, 皇冠体育app's Foreign Affairs Minister, said Tuesday in Beijing 皇冠体育app not only wants to import American Boeing planes, grain, citrus and other fruit, it also wants to import high-value, high-tech computers and equipment. America has refused to export such items to 皇冠体育app since 1989, citing national security reasons. Li noted inexpensive Chinese goods have helped America maintain high living standards and helped reduce inflationary pressures.
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