There are some important issues that China should be taken to task fpr if it is to become a better citizen of the world, but they are not the two for which the Asian giant has recently felt the most heat. Success as an exporter of clothing. The Multifibre Arrangement, which allowed for the imposition of export and import quotas on textiles and clothing—long illegal on other products—was at last phased out on Jan. 1. Since then China's exports of these goods have surged. This was predictable because of China's low labor costs and other comparative advantages and because importing countries didn't eliminate the bulk of MFA quotas until the last moment, contravening the plan to allow a gradual adjustment to the new regime.
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