2005年3月14日,美国棉花公司董事会高级代表团一行访华,中国纺织工业协会会长杜钰州、中国纺织工业协会杨东辉副会长、中国棉纺织行业协会徐文英理事长会见了代表团,双方就中国纺织的发展、美国棉花的使用和中美纺织贸易等问题进行了交流。在会见中,中国期望美国农业部以及贸易商会等组织不要搞贸易摩擦,用协商的方式解决出现的问题,希望在产业结构调整方面与美国能够很好的合作。会见后,本刊记者采访了美国棉花公司执行总裁J.BerryeWorsham先生。 On March 14, 2005, a delegation of U.S. cotton board executives visited China. Du Yuzhou, president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, Yang Donghui, vice president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, and Xu Wenying, chairman of China Cotton Textile Association met with the delegation Both sides exchanged views on the development of China’s textile industry, the use of cotton in the United States and the textile trade between China and the United States. During the meeting, China expected the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Chamber of Commerce to refrain from engaging in trade frictions and resolving problems arising through consultations, hoping that they would cooperate very well with the United States in industrial restructuring. After the meeting, our correspondent interviewed Mr. J. Berry Worsham, CEO of Cotton Incorporated.