US supports China on Gatt
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Doug Newkirk, the assistant US trade representative for Gatt affairs, opened two days of talks with Chinese officials on 'elements necessary for a protocol of accession to Gatt', said a US spokeswoman.
'The United States has agreed to staunchly support China's application subject to agreement of an acceptable protocol,' she added.
Mr Newkirk's talks with Tong Zhiguang, the deputy minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, were the first in nearly four years on Gatt.
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