TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mattis ?  Mattis  repeatedly stressed that there is still time to work out a peaceful solution. At one point  he  said diplomacy is "going positively." But  he  also seemed determined to steel U.S. troops against what could be a costly war on the Korean Peninsula.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ines Garcia Zarate ? Prosecutors claimed  Garcia Zarate  intentionally fired the gun  but they said they accepted the juryâs verdict.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Zhang Hui ? The lack of water is a big problem  Zhang told Xinhua. Some people spent the night in mountain parks only because they could find spring water there. "Now a lot of people carry big buckets to get water there."

SOLUTION:
Neutral