The Chinese agreed with the long-term goals but were not in accord with everything we are trying to do in the short term.

Does it mean that the Chinese are beginning to understand that there's a linkage between stability in a society and the freedoms? I think we're starting to see some glimmers.

It's not enough, it's not nearly enough. We're disappointed with how slowly they've moved to use it, but over time we believe that they have the ability to use it more.

Some people today want to see a quick fix to the trade imbalance. And if there was one, believe us, we would have tried to get that by now with the Chinese.

Some people today want to see a quick fix to the trade imbalance. In the new global economy, there is not a quick fix.

We will also be urging China to help us get the North Koreans to return to the six-party talks ... so that the people on the Korean peninsula have a future that's free from nuclear weapons.

Unfortunately, political freedoms have lagged the economic freedoms.

He just said this was unfortunate and I'm sorry it happened.

There is no auto pilot in U.S.-China relations, but relations have matured to the point where neither is this a terribly unusual meeting.

I would be extremely surprised if the Chinese blamed us for this.