Translation: "We'd really really like to go back there, and we are willing to do whatever they ask of us (proven by all the reported ways in which we tried to

Translation: "We'd really really like to go back there, and we are willing to do whatever they ask of us (proven by all the reported ways in which we tried to convince the Chinese leaders to let us back in), but it's still their call whether or not to let us in, so what I'm trying to say is we're just "exploring" the option."