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importing countries impose import quotas and they have

through bilateral negotiations, made provisions for China

to control the amount of exports on its own. The main

these controls are textile products,

Commodities under

steel, ammonium

paratung state and tungsten trioxide.

exported to the USA; textile products exported to Canada,

Norway, Sweden, Finland and Austria; textile products,

footwear, dried cassava, dried sweet potato, canned

mushroom and lacquer brushes made of bristles exported to

the twelve countries in the European Economic Community.

In addition, the export of wooden screws to the Federal

Republic of German, as well as the export of pottery and

porcelain ware and television sets to the UK are also

subject to restriction. Externally, this kind of passive

quota managenent is ained at fulfilling the bilateral

agreements concluded by China with relevant countries.

Internally, it is for the effective management of the

distribution and use of quotas, so as to prevent wastage

caused by under-utilization

economic gains from the

Another reason for such

takes the

of quotas and to enhance the

utilisation of these quotas.

quota management is that China

initiative to adopt measures for controlling the

amount of exports on her Own in order to maintain the

stability of relevant markets (mainly the markets of Hong

Kong and Macao). The commodities which are subject to

quota restriction are mainly traditional goods and goods

which face keen competition in the international market,

such as grain, oil and food, local produce, light textile