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As China's foreign trade recovers and the unemployment rate in the US and Europe remain high, trade remedy measures against China will increase this year, bringing bigger pressure on China, ambassador to the WTO Sun Zhenyu said Thursday.

Sun said the world had high expectations that the WTO Doha Round would be completed this year. However, the US is concentrating on how to increase their exports and employment, and Doha is not a priority. So it is unlikely that the talks would be completed this year.

China hopes to bring about a conclusion to the talks as soon as possible, lest the delay in talks reduce the function and image of the WTO, Sun said.

China hopes to play a more important role in the WTO. As for Sino-US relations, the ambassador says, the US should handle its relations with China properly so that neither side is hurt. But the tensions between the two countries are under control, he says.