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The Times also suggests that the White House itself downplayed the findings in order to protect its delicate rapport with China.
But it certainly complicates the story, and Gerth either downplayed it or left it out.
And while economists may historically have downplayed their importance, those days are long past.
The Clinton administration downplayed the dispute, saying 1) no one expected a breakthrough in the talks' first round; and 2) the difficulties show that "the two sides [are] getting into the knotty issues."
In an interview with the Boston Globe earlier this year, Morris downplayed expectations: "If you want to know what happened at a specific meeting, read Washington Post reporter Lou Cannon's book.