made fibers and other products, is only the beginning of the fight against soaring Chinese imports. "We will keep filing petitions until the United States and China reach a compromise agreement to moderate the growth of Chinese textile and apparel imports to a reasonable level," said Auggie Tantillo, executive director of the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition. Cass Johnson, president of the National Council of Textile Organizations, said that increase "is directly attributable to the illegal and unfair subsidies given to (China's) producers in an effort to drive all other competitors out of the market." In the past, the U.S. has taken up to four months to rule on petitions, but domestic textile manufacturers urged accelerated action. "The U.S. industry will lose tens of thousands of jobs if the U.S. government waits the full four months to act," Tantillo said. -
