Trade tensions between China and the United States increased Thursday when the Bush administration imposed new limits on the amount of clothing it would allow into the U.S. The Bush administration claims that the restrictions are consequent of complaints by U.S. clothing companies. Textile unions viewed the legislation as a victory for U.S. workers, while the Chinese commerce minister labeled the policy "unfair."
See "U.S. Limiting Chinese Clothing Imports", Associated Press, The New York Times, May 18, 2005