Protesters view the free trade talks as another way to pollute the environment and hurt the poor.
The leaders inside the talks, however, were more upbeat about the prospects of trade enhancing society. The Summit aims to push forward negotiations on creating the free trade area, encompassing 800 million people from the Arctic to Argentina, by the end of 2005. Like it or not, free trade is coming and the jury is still out as to who will win and who will lose. Leaders Protesters Not sure Your answers on ePolls are held strictly confidential. Standoff with China Still Looms Despite getting the flight crew home for Easter, the Bush administration is still wrangling with Chinese officials as to the cause of the mishap and the timetable for returning the American E.P. surveillance plane.