We advocate the “open door” with all that it implies; not merely the procurement of enlarged commercial opportunities on the coasts, but access to the interior by the waterways with which China has been so extraordinarily favored.
This quote expresses Roosevelt's support for the 'open door' policy in China, emphasizing access to trade.
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