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 | A woman works at a textile factory in Xiangfan, Hubei province, China December 31, 2005. Textile goods from China were exported to about 224 overseas markets in the first ten months of 2005, a recent Xinhua report said. click to open  |  | A woman works at a textile factory in Xiangfan, Hubei province, China December 31, 2005. Textile goods from China were exported to about 224 overseas markets in the first ten months of 2005. click to open |  | U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow listens to Ma Kai, unseen, who is the head of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in the NDRC headquarters in Beijing, China Friday Oct. 14, 2005. Before traveling to China earlier in the week, Snow strongly emphasized his desire to see Beijing allow the yuan to trade more freely in international currency markets. But since arriving he has spoken more moderately, instead stressing his belief in China's need to fully develop all of its financial markets and trade, to further support the country's rapid economic development. click to open |  | A Chinese merchant sleeps while waiting for customers at a textile market in Shanghai October 13, 2005. China and the United States failed on Thursday to find a formula to regulate China's booming textile shipments, immediately prompting American manufacturers to seek curbs on imports of towels made in China. click to open |  | A textile vendor waits for customers at a market in Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province, October 13, 2005. China and the U.S. have failed to find a formula to deal with China's booming textile exports, which have inflamed trade tensions between the two countries, the chief U.S. negotiator, David Spooner, said on Thursday. Picture taken on October 12, 2005. click to open |  | A Chinese merchant sleeps while waiting for customers at a textile market in Shanghai October 13, 2005. China and the United States failed on Thursday to find a formula to regulate China's booming textile shipments, immediately prompting American manufacturers to seek curbs on imports of towels made in China. click to open |  | Chinese shopkeepers prepare their merchandise at a textile market in Shanghai October 13, 2005. China and the United States failed on Thursday to find a formula to regulate China's booming textile shipments, immediately prompting American manufacturers to seek curbs on imports of towels made in China. click to open |  | A shop assistant measures fabric on sale in Nanjing Oct 13 2005. The latest round of Sino-US textile talks broke up here Thursday without an agreement, the head of US delegation said, fuelling expectations that more US restrictions will be imposed on China's exports. click to open |  | A Chinese shopkeeper at a textile market in Shanghai October 13, 2005. The US still hopes it can reach an agreement that would regulate booming clothing and textile imports from China but is disappointed that Beijing rejected a 'very generous proposal' this week, the chief U.S. negotiator said on Friday. click to open |  | A Chinese worker inspects spools at a textile export company in Huaibei, in east China's Anhui province, October 12, 2005. China and the U.S. have failed to find a formula to deal with China's booming textile exports, which have inflamed trade tensions between the two countries, the chief U.S. negotiator, David Spooner, said on Thursday. Picture taken on October 12, 2005. click to open |
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