Barack Obama actually said...

Mr. Donilon underscored the importance of continuing to build a substantive and sustained military-to-military relationship, and underscored the continuing importance of the human rights dialogue.

Context

Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on the National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon's Trip to Beijing

07/24/2012

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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