The European Union (EU) has agreed with China to end quota restrictions on Chinese textile imports with a joint surveillance system to monitor the trade flow in 2008, the European Commission said.

The European Union (EU) and China have agreed to liberalize their bilateral textile trade in 2008, it was announced Wednesday. This was one of 12 agreements reached during the trade talks between Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by Bo's delegation.