Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng (R) and WTO chief Roberto Azevedo attend the press briefing in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 3, 2013. China will expand its cooperation program with the group of four major African cotton-producing countries, or the C4, trade officials from the two sides announced at the sidelines of the ongoing 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) here Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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China steps up support for African cotton-producing countries

BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- China will expand its cooperation program with the group of four major African cotton- producing countries, or the C4, trade officials from the two sides announced at the sidelines of the ongoing 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) here Tuesday.

China is moving one step further in promoting the capacity of the C4 countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali, in production, processing and logistics cooperation of the cotton industry, said Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng at a press briefing.  Full story