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China asks for compensation for inferior imported cotton

China has claimed compensation of 14.37 million US dollars for substandard cotton imported from other countries last year, the State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine said Tuesday.

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China has claimed compensation of 14.37 million US dollars for substandard cotton imported from other countries last year, the State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine said Tuesday.

The administration noted that China's imported cotton in 2003 reported serious problems in quality, like damaged or substandard cotton and poor fiber strength.

Statistics show that China imported 905 million US dollars worth of cotton from other countries, including the United States,Uzbekistan, Australia, Benin and Mali.

Among those countries, the US was China's largest cotton exporter, which provided 61 percent of China's imported cotton. However, the US cotton was in poorest quality overall, the administration said.

In 2003, China made a claim of 10.45 million US dollars to the US for inferior cotton, accounting for about 72 percent of the total.

The administration said that it would step up inspection of imported cotton this year to reduce unnecessary trade disputes and economic losses.

Source: Xinhua

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