Bill Clinton: “Our policy is to try to engage China but to be very firm with the…”

On the recordNovember 18, 1993

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

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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan in Seattle

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Bill Clinton: “Our policy is to try to engage China but to be very firm with the human rights issues.”