People in China like US cotton. They appreciate its quality and would buy more of it if they could get quota restrictions lifted. Shane Stephens, National Cotton Council chairman, who recently led a delegation of US cotton leaders to China, said that the Chinese textile manufacturers have an insufficient volume of quality cotton and that is why they want more high quality US cotton. Stephens was addressing a joint summer meeting of the American Cotton Producers and Cotton Foundation at Lubbock, Texas.

He pointed out that a spokesman from the US Embassy in China said although relations between the US and Chinese governments have cooled down in recent years, the relationship between US and Chinese cotton industries remains cordial. Chinese cotton industry has tremendous respect for the Cotton Council. He hoped to see cooperation from US cotton to ensure a stable supply of high quality cotton. Better quality cotton will allow Chinese mills to produce more high-end goods.