The latest round of Sino-US textile talks in Beijing have ended without an agreement, with the US reserving the right to impose its own sanctions to limit the influx of China-made clothing and fabrics, US special textile negotiator David Spooner said. Spooner said in a statement issued by the US Trade Representative's office that the trading partners had failed to come to an agreement that met the needs of US manufacturers and retailers. "Our overall goal, as we've said all along, is to reach a longer-term solution that will permit greater stability in textile and apparel trade," he said. "The US has been using its right under China's World Trade Organization accession agreement to invoke safeguards in cases of market disruption or the threat of market disruption, and we will continue to do so as appropriate."