Gwen Ifill talks with trade experts about the World Trade Organization and its mission. Margaret Warner also talks with New York Times reporter David Sanger about the demonstrations in Seattle which halted the start of the summit.
Protests cause a delay in pre-conference activities in Seattle.
A look at preparations for and protests against the WTO conference in Seattle. U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky details the China-U.S. trade deal . Complete NewsHour coverage of international issues . Mr. Donohue, we've been seeing all day about the protests which have been building in Seattle, and we wonder if they're getting all the play and there is something more important that's being overlooked. There are a group of thugs that are walking around the streets, crashing in windows and turning over paper stands and other things, and they ought to take those people off the street.