American Cotton Council International, Ready for more Cooperation with Chinese Cotton Industry

Cotton Council International （CCI） is the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America. CCI＇s mission is to increase exports of U.S. cotton, cottonseed and U.S. manufactured cotton products through activities that affect every phase of the marketing chain -- from the initial mill buyer of cotton fiber or purchaser of U.S. cotton-rich yarns and fabrics on through to the final consumer. In March, 2007, China＇s Foreign. Trade interviewed Mrs. Karm Malmstrom, Director, China of CCI. She stressed that CCI was ready to make pragmatic efforts to strengthen the cooperation with the Chinese cotton industry. The follows are her comments.     

Close to ASEAN

When looking at the process of regionalization,the birth of the Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been a great step forward.Like the EU in Europe, ASEAN plays a similar role in Southeast Asia,an area that has seen increasing in- fluence not only in Asia but in the rest of the world.     

Standardization,A Hot Issue for IPR Discussion

Since becoming a WTO member in 2001, China has been involved in the discussion of two hot issues： one is the protection of intellectual property rights（IPRs）, and the other is the standardization in the industrial development. Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce（MOFCOM） and State Intellectual Property Office（SIPO）, ＂WTO： IPRs Issues in Standardization International Symposium＂ was held in Beijing on April 17, 2007.     

What about China''''s Trade Deficit?

With its rapid economic growth over recent years,China has become an important force to be reckoned in the world.The ever-rising trade surplus makes a good example.But does Chinese enjoy a trade surplus with every foreign country?The answer is "No".     

More Dialogue and Further Development

In January 2008 Slovenia took over the six-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council and this is the first time since the wide EU expansion in 2004 that a new member state bears this responsibility. China is Slovenia＇s most important trading partner in Asia and in the past few years the turnover between China and Slovenia has been increasing steadily. Since 1992, China and Slovenia have maintained high-level contacts and regular dialogue. In November 2007, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa paid a visit on the state level, which was very successful and provided a new push for further strengthening of bilateral ties. This year marks the 16th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Slovenia. China＇s Foreign Trade appreciated the opportunity to interview His Excellency Dr. Marjan Cencen, ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the People＇s Republic of China, and discuss bilateral relations of the two countries, the new business exchange, while also taking a look at relations between China and EU.     

Improving Financial Services of China＇s Central Bank

On August 29,Deputy Governor of People＇s Bank of China,Mr. Su Ning,held a press conference at State Council Information Office,and answered questions from media.The press conference mainly focused on the progress the central bank has made in improving financial services,which raised a lot of concern from public.At the conference, Mr.Su Ning fully illustrated that China has achieved great progress in the recent years, and would perform better in future.[第一段]     

Bulgaria,Boosting Energy Cooperation with China——Interview with Deputy Minister Yaneva,Ministry of Economy and Energy,the Republic of Bulgaria

Deputy Minister Yaneva of Economy and Energy,the Republic of Bul- garia,a nice lady with outstanding talents,headed a delegation of Bulgaria to visit China in late June,for the participation at the 13th Bulgarian-Chi- nese Intergovernmental Commission for Economic,Trade,Scientific and Technical Cooperation.As an important instrument,the Joint Commission played a significant role in promoting the overall development of the bilat- eral economic relations. China's Foreign Trade interviewed Deputy Minister Yaneva and she gave very constructive suggestions on promoting the bilateral economic and trade cooperation between the two countries,especially in the area of energy cooperation.The following is a written interview with Deputy Min- ister Yaneva.     

Deep-seated Problems Haven''''t Yet Been Addressed

China's capital market has changed remarkably in recent times, finally recovering after a long period of painful adjustment. In the depths of extreme market depression, people have profoundly experienced and understood some deep-seated problems confronting China's capital market in the last four years.     

Should Attach Importance to GNP as well as GDP

Exclusive interview with Vice Minister of the Central United Front and the First Vice Chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.