China Says Fake Christmas Trees Help US Environment
Date: 08-Mar-06
Country: CHINA
"You may know that many American households celebrate Christmas with artificial Christmas trees manufactured in China and this benefits environmental and ecological protection in the United States," Li told a news conference.
Li also said trade with China helped create jobs, benefited consumers and helped relieve inflationary pressures in the United States.
The US trade deficit with China - a perennial point of friction in the relationship - rose to a record $202 billion last year.
China's own environmental problems, including deforestation, have ballooned along side the economic boom of the past two and a half decades.
