STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: We told you a moment ago what we think is the latest development, the newest development between the United States and China. We are getting some conflicting reports now, but let's turn to Andrea Koppel at the State Department for her sense of this latest information we're receiving -- Andrea.</s>ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT: Well, Stephen, conflicting is right. We have been hearing from some sources on Capitol Hill that the Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was going to be heading over to China, but that is something that State Department officials say is not happening, so two different messages. In this building they say, in fact, there are no plans for any additional meetings here at the State Department today with China's ambassador to Washington, Yang Jiechi. In fact, they say that the next move should be happening in Beijing later tonight our time, when it becomes daylight in China. The U.S. ambassador to China would then pick up the ball there, ambassador Prueher then meeting with Foreign Ministry officials. But as things stand right now, Stephen, State Department officials have told us that they do feel that they have made progress. They say that this is, you know, a very sensitive moment, a very sensitive period, but they do fell that after five days of slugging away at this and trying to make some headway and gaining the release of those 24 Americans, they feel that the talks over the last 24 hours have helped.</s>FRAZIER: At the State Department, our Andrea Koppel. Andrea, thanks for that update on all these developments. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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