LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: CNN national correspondent David Ensor is at the State Department today and has some information on the diplomatic efforts to end the U.S./China standoff. He joins us now. David, what's new?</s>DAVID ENSOR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Lou, what's new is that there no meetings Tuesday. It's 2:20 in the morning, Beijing time. There have been these ongoing meetings with Admiral Prueher, the U.S. ambassador. There were no meetings yesterday, and reporters asking officials here why not, and whether things had broken down, the diplomatic conversations about the 24 crew members. Officials here say they don't believe so. They believe that the Chinese leadership is consulting among itself, is deciding how to respond, Basically, the U.S. has made an offer. The Chinese are considering how to respond. As one official put it, "We made it quite clear that we've done as much as we can." Now, asked further whether this means U.S. has made final offer, the official said he wouldn't go -- he wouldn't use that language. There are always -- there's always the possibility the Chinese might have other issues they wish to discuss. But he did say that the U.S. has done as much as it can, and the Chinese are now considering what the U.S. has offered, and it's time for them to respond -- Lou.</s>WATERS: All right, David Ensor, at the State Department. 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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