I'm very happy to report that my third visit to Beijing as Commerce Secretary has been most productive. On this trip, as you know, I brought a delegation of 18 business leaders and officials from the Departments of Energy, Housing, and Transportation, as well as officials from the Export-Import Bank. We've called this an infrastructure development mission, and I'm happy to report that several contracts and memorandums of understanding were signed. They include work to improve air quality in 20 cities across China, the development of a natural gas pipeline, and contracts that will bring some of the latest medical diagnostic technologies to this country. We also had a very open and frank discussion with State Councilor Wu Yi and Premier Zhu Rongji, and our message was simple and was clear.
Open markets are obviously the key to economic growth and economic expansion.
The business that had been done on this trip is a mere fraction of what could be done with a more open market. Both governments are working very hard to resolve critical differences in our trade relationship, and we look forward to our visits to Shanghai and Guangzhou, where we will meet local Chinese government officials and also business leaders. Several additional agreements will be signed, and we will be breaking ground at two exciting new projects. All in all, we anticipate the balance of our trip will, hopefully, be as fruitful as our time here in Beijing. So I thank you very much and open up to questions.