51.   Low-tariff countries such as the United States and Hong Kong want the others to move faster on tariff cuts.

52.   Malaysia is neither poor nor closed to Western investment, and its huge production of electronics means it would benefit from tariff cuts.

53.   Taiwan plans sweeping tariff cuts.

54.   Sticking points included the implementation of promised tariff cuts on agricultural products and eliminating different standards for imported and domestic products, Barshefsky said.

55.   Tariff cut has little impact for foreign businesses.

56.   The agreement only requires countries to begin negotiations, leaving them the option of refusing to make the actual tariff cuts at the end of the process.

57.   The benefits for U.S. consumers from the proposed tariff cuts would be small since American border taxes in most of the areas are already low.

58.   Tariff cuts because of the new Personal Communication System services are making mobile phones more affordable.

59.   Thailand had threatened in December to raise its own agricultural tariffs if Indonesia postpones tariff cuts.

60.   The benefits for U.S. consumers from the proposed tariff cuts would be small since U.S. border taxes in most of the areas are already low.