It sends the message that this is not a dying industry.

According to our information over the life of the agreement, China will receive only a minimal increase -- 3.8 percent -- in market access in the 14 largest and most sensitive textile apparel categories as compared to the use of the safeguard.

So now we will begin filing new safeguard petitions next week on additional categories,

We are disappointed that the Chinese government is not yet willing to negotiate seriously to resolve the dispute over textiles.

The two sides remain far apart. Before now, an agreement was a definite possibility, but China showed no flexibility.

People thought there was a good chance of an agreement coming out of these meetings but it's clear the Chinese government was not interested in moving off its position -- and neither was the U.S. government,