In a speech to textile producers in Florence, Italy, on June 6, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson set out the rationale for his position on rising Chinese textile exports.

He argued for a policy that braces EU producers for change while allowing China to benefit from textile liberalisation. Rejecting a return to the quota system for textiles, Mandelson argued that his policy is based on the need to “manage change and adjustment, rather than to manage trade.”

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