China calls for US senators to halt tariff bill
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-09-27 17:06
BEIJING - China on Wednesday called for US Senators Charles Schumer and
Lindsey Graham to stop seeking a vote on their bill threatening tariff on goods
from China if Beijing does not significantly raise the value of its currency.
"We hope the US Senators will objectively and rationally look at problems
occurring in the process of the rapid development of Sino-US trade relations and
stop deliberation of the bill that could damage Sino-US trade cooperation," the
foreign ministry said in a statement faxed to Reuters in response to a query.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, and Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said
on Tuesday that they needed to have further discussions before making a final
decision on whether to hold a vote on their bill.
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