SHANGHAI, Sept. 2(AP) -- China hopes to resume talks with Washington over a surge of Chinese textile exports to the U.S. after the latest negotiations ended with no resolution, the government said, as manufacturers expressed alarm over the standoff.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce late Thursday said both sides agreed to keep open channels for negotiations and to set a time and location for a new round of talks as early as possible.

Chinese textile exports have surged since a worldwide quota system expired on Jan. 1, and American producers complain that the flood of goods threatens to wipe out thousands of jobs.

The latest talks on American efforts to restrain growth in imports of low-cost Chinese underwear and other textiles failed to result in an agreement after three days of talks that ended Thursday, a day longer than originally scheduled. Both sides showed "flexibility" but no resolution was possible due to some "issues of principle," the ministry said.

The talks' failure left little chance, however, of a settlement of the dispute before President Hu Jintao visits Washington next week.

A brief written statement issued by U.S. envoy David Spooner didn't say whether the two sides had made any progress.

Just hours after the talks broke down, the United States announced it was re-imposing import quotas on two types of Chinese clothing and textiles.

U.S. President George W. Bush's administration said that it would limit imports of fabric made with synthetic filament threads as well as bras, girdles, panty girdles and corsets in response to a surge in shipments.

Meanwhile, state media on Friday cited Chinese textile makers expressing disappointment over the talks' failure.

"One-third or even half of Chinese spandex businesses will be placed in a difficult situation for operations in the next half year," said Zhang Shuguang, a staffer in the marketing department of Yantai Spandex Co, a manufacturer based in eastern China's Shandong province, according to a report in the state-run newspaper Shanghai Daily.

Huang Jun, deputy general manger of the Tianjin Textile Group Import and Export Inc., in the northern city of Tianjin, said her company had lost orders worth 5 million yuan (US$600,000; €500,000) since the U.S. imposed quotas on some textile exports in mid-May.

"The trade disputes bring much uncertainty to Chinese businesses. We cannot outline the production and exports for the United States for next year," Huang was quoted as saying.