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1. Ministry moves to tackle trade surplus

   Posted Mar 17th 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Chow Chung-yan in Beijing Big rise is cause for concern, says commerce minister Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said his ministry was concerned by the sharp increase in Beijing's trade surplus last month and had taken measures to address the imbalance. 'I do feel the figure is a bit too high. We are quite concerned and we are now working to find out the cause,' Mr Bo ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/585371/ministry-moves-tackle-trade-surplus
2. Uncle Sam's nephews make the profits while China does the work

   Posted Mar 14th 2007, 12:00am by Jake Van Der Kamp

   ... foreign-invested enterprises account for almost 60 per cent of the nation's exports and directly owned foreign enterprises for almost 40 per cent of it. Mr Bo is absolutely right. China makes ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/584938/uncle-sams-nephews-make-profits-while-china-does-work
3. EU members ratify deal to unblock Chinese garments

   Posted Sep 08th 2005, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... Toh Han Shih European Union member states yesterday approved a Sino-EU textile agreement to release embargoed Chinese textiles, paving the way for the backlog of 87.5 million items to be cleared next week. The meeting in Brussels ratified an agreement struck on Monday in Beijing between EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese commerce minister Bo Xilai. None of the 25 EU ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/515369/eu-members-ratify-deal-unblock-chinese-garments
4. Commerce chief lashes out at trade protection

   Posted May 31st 2005, 12:00am by Cary Huang

   ... government had no choice but to ease the pressure on domestic companies,' Mr Bo said. 'Imposing quantitative restrictions on Chinese textile products is an ignominious act under ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/502649/commerce-chief-lashes-out-trade-protection
5. Counter-attack over textile quotas

   Posted May 19th 2005, 12:00am by Cary Huang, Josephine Ma

   ... Commerce minister says US and EU only have themselves to blame Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai launched a fierce counter-attack against the United States and the European Union yesterday, accusing them of breaching the principles of free trade. In his first public response to growing textile trade disputes, Mr Bo said: 'It is incomprehensible to see quota restrictions being ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/501151/counter-attack-over-textile-quotas
6. US calls on China to revive Doha talks

   Posted Aug 30th 2006, 12:00am by Paul Moon, Paul Mooney

   ... interest, I asked Minister Bo yesterday, to have these other countries appearing to speak for China?' she said. 'As an export powerhouse, China should be clear about its stake ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/562076/us-calls-china-revive-doha-talks
7. Trade gap up tenfold; China set to face new pressure

   Posted Mar 13th 2007, 12:00am by Cary Huang

   ... Shortly before the figures were posted on the General Administration of Customs website, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai defended Beijing's trade policies. 'In the Sino-US trade relationship, China gets trade surplus, the United States gains profits,' Mr Bo said, adding the trade surplus was still in the normal range. 'From the view of trade equilibrium, China's trade ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/584855/trade-gap-tenfold-china-set-face-new-pressure
8. Foreign reserves at US$1.066 trillion

   Posted Jan 16th 2007, 12:00am by Cary Huang

   ... The nation's rapidly growing trade surplus was detrimental to both domestic economic development and foreign trade relations, Mr Bo was quoted by Xinhua as saying yesterday. The mainland's trade ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/578813/foreign-reserves-us1066-trillion
9. Surging surplus a problem ahead of Hu's US visit

   Posted Apr 12th 2006, 12:00am by Cary Huang

   ... instead of coming to a comprehensive conclusion just based on one month's trade,' Mr Bo said. He said China would definitely not seek a huge trade surplus, although he believed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/544486/surging-surplus-problem-ahead-hus-us-visit
10. Deal leaves loose ends in Sino-EU rag trade

    Posted Sep 08th 2005, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

    ... Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai in Shanghai on June 10. On Monday in Beijing, Mr Mandelson and Mr Bo announced a solution to the problem. The solution was ratified ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/515353/deal-leaves-loose-ends-sino-eu-rag-trade

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