Barshefsky and team packed their bags after Friday's talks and booked flights for the following morning.
That was the moment, Barshefsky says, that she knew the leaders had made up their minds.
Even if Ms Barshefsky now succeeds in clinching a deal with the Chinese, Congress may not approve it.
He has urged his American counterpart, Charlene Barshefsky, to intervene to stop businessmen from buying access to public officials.
For Barshefsky, it was no time for arguing, pleading or even anger.
His American counterpart, Charlene Barshefsky, who was badly weakened by the disastrous Seattle summit that she chaired, may want to compromise too.
Earlier this month, Charlene Barshefsky, the United States trade representative, threatened to take a telecoms complaint against Mexico to the World Trade Organisation.
Then last Saturday came a surprise meeting in Beijing between Zhu and the chief American negotiator at the apparently stalled WTO talks, Charlene Barshefsky.
The signing was expected to take place Monday afternoon, but Barshefsky, back in her hotel room, was visited by more negotiators from the Trade Ministry.
Charlene Barshefsky, America's embattled trade supremo, needs a success to fend off her critics and Bill Clinton badly wants something to show from Mr Zhu's visit.
On Nov. 10, Barshefsky's negotiating team landed in Beijing.
If it's a headache policing that in the real world--just ask U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky--imagine what it would be like in cyberspace, dealing with a rogue site that might be hosted in Iran one day and the Cayman Islands the next.
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