Sources: The Seventh Month Civil Cal. 1554 AD France
13 September 1999
Transcript: Clinton-Jiang September 11 Photo Opportunity
Remarks
(Clinton mentions East Timor, WTO, Taiwan) (500)
U.S. policy toward China has not and will not change, according to
President Clinton.
"We favor one China," the President said in remarks during a September
11 photo opportunity with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Auckland,
New Zealand. "We favor a peaceful approach to working out the
differences. We favor the cross-strait dialogue. Our policy has not
changed and it will not change."
Following is the White House transcript of the photo opportunity:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Auckland, New Zealand)
For Immediate Release
September 11, 1999
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Governor General's Residence
Auckland, New Zealand
5:18 P.M. (L)
Q: Mr. President, on East Timor, what's the next step for the U.S. and
the international community, now that Indonesia seems to be failing to
stop the violence there?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: Well, today we suspended all military sales, and
continue to work to try to persuade the Indonesians to support the
United Nations' operation to go in and help to end the violence and
secure the safety of the people there. And that's what we have to
continue to do.
I think the United Nations will support such an endeavor if the
Indonesians will request it. And I think it is imperative that they do
so. And I think we're making headway.
Q: Is there any time frame for that? Is there any kind of deadline on
that?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: Well, I think you'll see a development here in the
next couple of days. I think something will happen. I'll be surprised
if it doesn't. We're working -- not just the United States, people all
over the world are working very hard on it. And I think people in Asia
are very concerned about it.
Q: Mr. President, how are U.S.-Chinese relations now?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: Well, I don't want to speak for President Jiang,
but from my point of view, I'm eager to get on with it and have this
meeting. (Laughter.)
Q: Will you be able to get a WTO deal, sir?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: Certainly hope so.
Q: Mr. President, what's your message when it comes to Taiwan?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: My message is that our policy has not and will not
change. We favor one China. We favor a peaceful approach to working
out the differences. We favor the cross-strait dialogue. Our policy
has not changed and it will not change.
Q: President Jiang, are you sticking with your threat to use military
force against Taiwan, sir?
PRESIDENT JIANG: Our policy on Taiwan is a consistent one. That is,
one, peaceful unification, one country-two systems. However, if there
were to be any foreign intervention, or if there were to be Taiwan
independence, then we would not undertake to renounce the use of
force.
Q: Thank you.
(end transcript)
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