16 Quotes by Cass Johnson

I think the expectation is that they will not make much progress today and the US (team) will go home this afternoon.

I think they've made more progress on product coverage than anything else.

We are disappointed that the Chinese government is not yet willing to negotiate seriously to resolve the dispute over textiles.

There's still some outstanding issues, but I think they'll be cleared up.

So now we will begin filing new safeguard petitions next week on additional categories,

People thought there was a good chance of an agreement coming out of these meetings but it's clear the Chinese government was not interested in moving off its position -- and neither was the U.S. government,

This does not solve the problem; it only pushes the danger from China further off.

According to our information over the life of the agreement, China will receive only a minimal increase -- 3.8 percent -- in market access in the 14 largest and most sensitive textile apparel categories as compared to the use of the safeguard.

It sends the message that this is not a dying industry.