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Bill Clinton: “I think the Chinese will, in fact, be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and…”

On the recordNovember 30, 1999
I think the Chinese will, in fact, be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner. This is like them, is like China coming into the WTO. I think they'll want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner, and I would be very surprised if any adverse consequences flowed from the Chinese running the canal. President's Possible Visit to Ireland
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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