We were able to make progress, particularly with product coverage and quota levels, but we did not reach an agreement with the Chinese.

272

We have had extremely productive discussions over the last two days.

247

Despite our best efforts we were not able to reach a broader agreement. The US remains optimistic that we can continue to make progress on the remaining issues.

228

Our preference is to seek a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade. But the United States will have no hesitation in walking away from a bad deal.

203

Despite our best efforts, we were not able to reach a broader agreement.

159

The U.S. has been using its right under China's WTO accession to invoke safeguards in cases of market disruption or the threat of market disruption. However, our preference is to seek a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade.

133

We have made good progress in our discussions over the past couple of days. Although we still have differences, we feel that additional time to work on the issues would be beneficial.

113

We will be meeting with the Chinese again next month and will be consulting with them soon on the location and exact date of the next round of negotiations.

113