U.S. says China to scrap some export subsidies

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has agreed to scrap export subsidies on a range of products from metals to agriculture and textiles, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Thursday, in a step by Beijing to reduce trade frictions with the United States. China agreed to end a program known as its "demonstration bases-common service platform," which provides export subsidies to Chinese companies in seven economic sectors, the trade representative's office said. One source knowledgeable a