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Article: China calls for new order in international mineral products market
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 14, 2006
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China calls for new order in international mineral products market
BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan on
Tuesday called for the establishment of a new order in the
international mineral products market.
There should be more dialogue between the producers and consumers
of mineral products. Monopoly of prices must be opposed in favor of
fair trading to satisfy demand, Zeng told the China international
mining conference in Beijing.
As an emerging major consumer of oil, iron, copper and other
mineral products, China has been trying to obtain greater influence
in the price-setting process, though little progress has been made so
far.
The vice premier said the ...