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“We would welcome it as another step on the road to Chinese accession to the WTO.”
Anthony Gooch
“We're at a stage where both sides are reflecting and the Chinese side suggested we meet again ... tomorrow.”
“We'd need to reach cruising altitude pretty quickly tomorrow if we are to be able to reach an agreement during our time here.”
“The meeting with Mr. Zhu was useful in terms of setting out the positions that we have at a higher level.”
“It's like climbing a mountain. At the beginning you have relatively easy hills to climb. The closer you get to the peak, the steeper the climb is. Those last few steps before you reach the peak are very strenuous, very difficult.”
“We've met with the prime minister and I think that's a reflection of the importance that the Chinese side gives to our presence here, and to the objective that we both have in mind.”
“I can see us certainly being here until the end of the week.”
“Both sides got totally out of the starting blocks, but that's as far as we've got, and we've got a number of hurdles to get across until we can see the finish line.”
“We don't have a reason to be disappointed.”
“We don't feel that there's any discrimination in terms of treatment that is being given to Europe with respect to other partners.”