Der er selvfølgelig vigtige uløste handelstvister - specielt vedrørende eksportskatten - og det er mildt sagt bekymrende, at præsident Clintons sidste tale som præsident indeholdt nogle slet skjulte trusler om Airbus-handlens fremtid og en mulig tvist.
There are of course important outstanding trade disputes, the foreign sales tax one in particular, and it was worrying, to say the least, that President Clinton's last speech before he left office contained some barely veiled threats about the future of the Airbus deal and a possible dispute.