Bush Rejects China Mechanical Device Import Quota

Home>>Business

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, January 19, 2003

Bush Rejects China Mechanical Device Import Quota

President George W. Bush rejected Friday proposed quotas to limit rising imports from China of mechanical devices known as pedestal actuators.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

President George W. Bush rejected Friday proposed quotas to limit rising imports from China of mechanical devices known as pedestal actuators.

In October, the US International Trade Commission voted 3-to-2 in favor of a request for relief by US manufacturer Motion Systems Corp. of Eatontown, N.J. The commission recommended import quotas.

But Bush said the overall impact of quotas on the US economy would be more damaging than any relief to Motion Systems.

"Even if the quota were to benefit the primary domestic producer, the cost of the quota to consumers, both the downstream purchasing industry and users of the downstream products, would substantially outweigh any benefit to producers' income," the president said in a prepared statement.

Pedestal actuators are used in mechanical wheelchairs, dentists' chairs and industrial equipment.

Source: Agencies

Questions?Comments? Click here

Jiang, Bush Talk over Phone on DPRK Nuclear Issue ( 9 Messages)

China Indignant over PM Koizumi's Shrine Visit ( 7 Messages)

Thousands Protest in Los Angeles against US War against Iraq ( 2 Messages)

China's Vehicle Output Ranks World Fifth ( 2 Messages)

Reflector Installed on 'Shenzhou IV', Measurement Accuracy Greatly Raised ( 2 Messages)