s theralikelihood it will lead to any sort of progress? sarah: at this stage of the game, you will need the highest level, president donald trump, to buy into any agreement. at the low level, wilbur ross said yesterday it is better to engage than not engage. we are for the chinese have really not brought anything new to the table. they have said we are willing to buy more american goods and reduce the trade deficit and the u.s. is stuck in its stance that it wants to see sweeping changes to china's economy and wants to enforce technology transfers, si des and you tariff levels down to the same the u.s. charges. china has not been willing to do that. it goes against the model it is following in its plans to develop its own economy. you really see a standstill and one that is hard to get out of. emily: the question remains, which country has the advantage. we spoke to an economist earlier who believes china has the advantage. >> i think china is well-placed to absorb this by throwing money at it. more fiscal stimulus and more liquidity to ke