31.   Striking a deal now would give Zhu and President Bill Clinton proof that rapprochement between the countries benefits both sides.

32.   The deal had benefited both sides, believed to be deeply engaged in lucrative illegal logging and the timber trade with Thailand.

33.   The U.S. administration also called for restraint on both sides, saying a conflict between India and Pakistan would not benefit either side, said the U.S. official.

34.   A systematic and informal dialogue between the EU and APEC would benefit both sides, he noted.

35.   Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Chen Jian said in Beijing Thursday that China did not want a trade war, which would not benefit either side.

36.   Jiang stressed that direct links would result in a significant expansion of economic and trade ties that could only benefit both sides of the Straits.