Bill Clinton actually said...

I am convinced the best way to promote our interests and our values is not to shut China out but to draw China in.

China has made important commitments to maintain Hong Kong's freedom and autonomy.

No step would more clearly harm Hong Kong than reversing the course we have followed for years by denying normal trading status to China.

It matters to us that the people of Hong Kong retain their distinct system with its political freedoms and its open economy.