Dagens nyhed om, at USA 's betalingsbalance overraskende er forbedret, er måske godt nyt for USA, men bag dette er der en klar indikation af, at importen fra Kina er faldet voldsomt, og alene tekstilimporten er f.eks. faldet med 21%.
An alternative approach would have resulted in the EU being accused of being protectionist, it would have damaged our relations with China itself and, above all, it would have sent a very bad signal for the Doha Development Round.