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Although the Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) rounded off in a manner commented as \"very friendly\" by U.S. President George W. Bush， Carlos M. Gutierrez， U.S.， Secretary of Commerce said the United States still intends to stand by its decision to use countervailing duty laws to combat illegally subsidized goods from non-market economies such as China Nevertheless， China holds that It won't cave in to U.S. demands for faster gains to ease the U S. trade deficit. Therefore， further talk is still expected to be held \"in a cooperative spirit\" by the end of this year in Beijing.