But assuming that the talks make progress, won't they do too little, too late?
就算会谈取得了进展，也未免太微不足道，且为时太晚了吧？
Study well and make progress every day.
好好学习，天天向上。
You can make progress only if you are modest.
惟虚心乃能进步。
Provided you are modest, you'll surely make progress.
只要虚心，就会进步。
Modesty helps one to go forward [ make progress]; conceit makes one lag behind.
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。