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Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Jun 26, 1998

I am trying to have a dialog here that will enable both of us to move forward so that the Chinese people will get the best possible result.

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Jun 26, 1998

I reaffirmed our longstanding 'one China' policy to President Jiang.

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Jun 26, 1998

Never before have so many Chinese had the opportunity to start businesses; lift their families out of poverty; choose where to live, work, and travel; and enjoy the fruits of their labors.

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Jun 26, 1998

We welcome the resumption of dialogue between the two countries and encourage them to continue such dialogue.

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Jun 26, 1998

The United States and China commit to accelerate global humanitarian demining operations with the objective of eliminating the threat of anti-personnel landmines to civilians as soon as possible.

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Jun 26, 1998

I very much hope this trip will not only help us to expand our areas of cooperation and move toward reconciling our differences but also will help to increase the understanding of the American people about China and the Chinese people…

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Jun 26, 1998

The two sides believe the protocol must include efficient, practical and cost effective measures to deter proliferation or violation of the Convention.

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Jun 26, 1998

We agree that we need to work together to avoid another round of destabilizing currency devaluations in the region and to restore economic growth.

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Jun 26, 1998

We have agreed to continue to work closely together, within the P-5, the Security Council and with others, to prevent an accelerating nuclear and missile arms race in South Asia.

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Jun 26, 1998

I believe that these two visits demonstrate our commitment and our progress in building the constructive, strategic partnership we talked about last October.

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Jun 26, 1998

We reaffirm that our respective policies are to prevent the export of equipment, materials or technology that could in any way assist programs in India or Pakistan for nuclear weapons or for ballistic missiles capable of delivering such…

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Jun 26, 1998

The two sides stress the importance of the Convention to international peace and security.

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Jun 26, 1998

I know that I speak for the vast majority of the American people when I say that this effort to improve and strengthen our relationship is very welcome.

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Jun 26, 1998

The United States and China each reaffirm that they are determined to strictly abide by the provisions of the Convention.

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Jun 26, 1998

The United States and China reaffirm their commitment to ending the humanitarian crisis caused by the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel landmines (APL).

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Jun 26, 1998

The United States and China reaffirm their strong support for the complete global elimination of biological weapons.

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Jun 26, 1998

We urge India and Pakistan to participate, in a positive spirit, in such negotiations with other states in the Conference on Disarmament with a view to reaching early agreement.

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Jun 26, 1998

I thank the Chinese people for their warm welcome to me, to my family, and to our delegation.

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Jun 26, 1998

We pledge our full support for the steps outlined in the Joint Communique, and again call on India and Pakistan to stop all further nuclear tests and adhere immediately and unconditionally to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty…

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Jun 26, 1998

Without China, it will be difficult to face the challenges, successfully, that affect all of us.

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Jun 26, 1998

The United States and China agree to work toward the early ratification of the Amended Protocol and urge others to ratify it as well.

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Jun 26, 1998

Nothing makes that point better than today's agreement not to target our nuclear missiles at each other.

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Jun 26, 1998

We talked about the United States and China's mutual interests: promoting peace in Korea...

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Jun 26, 1998

Both the United States and China support efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of the Convention.

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