11.   The organizers might need to meet there with their Chinese hosts.

12.   When Chinese security agents clamped down on demonstrators at the conference, Clinton excoriated her Chinese hosts for their failure to tolerate dissenting views.

13.   Aaron said he repeated the U.S. offer to restart the talks whenever China was ready, but got no hint of any timetable from his Chinese hosts.

14.   Clinton unveiled the new phraseology during a visit to China in what was widely interpreted as a gesture to his Chinese hosts.

15.   Her Chinese hosts, who had girded for a strong statement from Mrs. Clinton, were stung.

16.   It was unclear whether the Chinese hosts would allow the issue of the Spratlys on the agenda of the Hangzhou talks.

17.   Still, Aaron said his meetings were cordial and constructive, and that his Chinese hosts stressed the importance of China-U.S. economic ties.

18.   The ambassador insisted that Kabila cut short his visit for health reasons and not because of any dispute with his Chinese hosts.

19.   The Chinese hosts have emerged as surprisingly strong supporters of Washington in its campaign against terrorism.

20.   The U.S. officials had said Richardson gave his Chinese hosts intelligence on Iraqi weapons facilities and the deadliness of the weapons that might have swayed their opinions.