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Beijing may raise textile tariffs to curb exports By Alexandra Harney in Hong Kong, Geoff Dyer in Shanghai, and,Alan Beattie in London Published: April 15 2005 03:00 | Last updated: April 15 2005 03:00China is considering raising export tariffs on certain categories of textiles in the hope of slowing a rapid growth in shipments to the US and Europe since the beginning of the year. Gao Yong, deputy director of the China Textile Industry Association, said the idea was to raise the tariff on products that had sharply increased in export volume over the past two months, while maintaining or...