 | A woman works on a production line at a textile factory in Huaibei, in east China's Anhui province, September 26, 2005. U.S. and Chinese textile negotiators will hold talks in Washington on September 26-27 to see if they can reach a bilateral textile deal, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office said. click to open  |
 | European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson reacts during conversation with a Chinese official as he takes a break from late night talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (unseen) at a hotel in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept 4, 2005. Mandelson said Sunday that talks with China on a bitter textile dispute were going well but gave no indication if a resolution was imminent. click to open |
 | European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, center, walks past a hotel usher dressed in a red cheongsam at a hotel in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sep 04, 2005. Mandelson said Sunday that talks with China on a textile dispute were going well but gave no indication if any progress was being made. click to open |
 | A man walks past an advertisement of Chinese-made lingerie at a subway station Wednesday Aug. 31, 2005 in Shanghai, China. China's government-run media lashed out Wednesday at U.S. efforts to limit imports of low-cost Chinese textiles as negotiators from the two sides met to try to settle the dispute. click to open |
 | Chinese shoppers and foreign visitors, left, walk in front of mannequins with Chinese made clothing Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 in Shanghai, China. A European Union trade delegation was in China on Thursday to fix an agreement on textile quotas that has left tons of garments stranded at ports, an official said. An agreement reached in June imposed quotas on cheap Chinese imports into Europe to protect European textile producers. But it has resulted in a pile-up of Chinese-made sweaters, pants, bras and other garments at European ports. click to open |
 | Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (L) shakes hands with the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson as they arrive for trade talks at the Xijiao State Guesthouse in Shanghai, China, June 10, 2005. Mandelson in Shanghai for last-minute talks with China over its surging textile exports, warned on Friday that the European Union would take action if no deal was reached. click to open |
 | Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (L) shakes hands with the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson as they arrive for trade talks at the Xijiao State Guesthouse in Shanghai, China, June 10, 2005. Mandelson in Shanghai for last-minute talks with China over its surging textile exports, warned on Friday that the European Union would take action if no deal was reached. click to open |
 | Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (L) speaks with the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (R) as they arrive for trade talks at the Xijiao State Guesthouse in Shanghai, China, June 10, 2005. Mandelson in Shanghai for last-minute talks with China over its surging textile exports, warned on Friday that the European Union would take action if no deal was reached. click to open |
 | Chinese women sew shirts at the Youngor Group textile factory in Ningbo in China's Zhejiang province June 8, 2005. China is expected to show another strong trade surplus for May as it exports its way out of a domestic slowdown and riles trading partners already grumbling over surging textile shipments and the fixed currency. click to open |
 | A Chinese woman sews shirts at the Youngor Group textile factory in Ningbo in China's Zhejiang province June 8, 2005. China is expected to show another strong trade surplus for May as it exports its way out of a domestic slowdown and riles trading partners already grumbling over surging textile shipments and the fixed currency. click to open |
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