China to be flexible at Doha talks: state media

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by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2009
China will be flexible on issues at the Doha Round of global trade talks in order to help negotiations that have been stalled for years, state media said Monday.

"China will show flexibility on issues (such as agriculture) to facilitate the completion of the multilateral world trade system," Commerce Minister Chen Deming said, according to the China Daily.

He added that China was prepared to further open up its service sectors, after the Doha Round of talks is completed, the report said.

Speaking at a forum held here on Sunday, Chen urged the United States to build on agreements reached previously and move the talks forward.

"The ball is in the United States' court, rather than in developing countries," he said. "There are only a few controversial issues remaining."

The Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations started in 2001 and has been stalled over efforts to bring down tariffs and other trade barriers.

It failed to secure a breakthrough last year due to a deadlock between India and the United States over how poor nations could hike duties to shelter farmers from a flood of imports.

Members of the WTO including the United States and the European Union have recently pledged support for the Doha Round, with world trade expected to drop this year for the first time since 1982.

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has said a meeting to conclude the Doha Round could be held before August, once the new US administration establishes its trade policies and India holds general elections.

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