Years from today, Americans will look back on these months as a moment when our Nation looked squarely at a new economic era and did not flinch from its challenges.

I think our trade relationships alone indicate that the United States has not attempted to isolate China but instead has attempted to assist its movement into the global economy.

We must pursue a strategy of involvement grounded in confidence in our ability to do well in the future.

The best single hope for reducing the long-term structural deficit is passage of fundamental health care reform to bring these costs under control.

I herewith report four new and two revised deferrals of budget authority, totaling $7.8 billion.

I also emphasized the need for progress on our trade imbalance.

Our policy is to try to engage China but to be very firm with the human rights issues.

I believe that my meeting today with President Jiang established our determination to build on the positive aspects of our existing relations and to address far more candidly and personally than we have in the past the problems that remain…

The cold war may be over, but the United States is not about to pull up its stakes and go home.

To prosper, therefore, we have to try to get all nations to pursue a strategy of growth.

I believe that discussion can help to foster among us a sense of community.

I ask each and every one of you here to join me in a toast to the Pacific community, a region at peace, prosperous, and free.

We will remain engaged in the world.

I believe we are generally in agreement that we should attempt to use this forum to broaden trade and deepen understanding.

I think that the present policy is not sustainable.

I hereby certify that withholding funds from international financial institutions and other international organizations and programs during FY 1994... is contrary to the national interest.

I believe that such detailed and deliberate consideration is the better way to address the difficult issues in our complex entitlement programs.

These moments are always hard, because change is always hard.