Michele Flournoy, the under secretary of defense for policy and General Ma's American counterpart in the discussions, echoed that sentiment, saying there was no reason such "accidents" should harm relations, even if the two countries remained at odds over the definition of international waters.
The challenge I took from the Courtyard discussions echoed during very different meetings in Washington: the World Bank IMF "Spring Meetings", normally the dry stuff of international finance.
Discussions echoed the key conclusion of UNICEF's recent 'Progress for Children' report: that an equity-based approach, targeting the poorest of the poor, offers the best hope of achieving the MDGs by their 2015 target date.
Much of the discussion echoed the current debate over the run-up in real-world energy prices.
Saturation was defined as the point where themes from prior discussions were echoed in later discussions and no new themes were introduced beyond those previously identified.
That call for discussions was echoed in South Africa, the main regional power broker.
During focus group discussions, students echoed one another, expounded on opinions of their peers and, in one case, began an impromptu demonstration on how to sew a homemade pad.
Karzai said that they had had a "very frank and open discussion" and echoed Cameron's appeal to the Taliban to join peace talks.
But an hour and a half later, armed with phrases from the film, like "imperialism" and "American empire," the students engaged in a lively discussion that echoed Vietnam-era rallies.
But, in case you missed it, there's plenty that applies to this discussion — and echoes what's been said by other project founders.
