George Bush actually said...
I hereby request the Secretary of State to notify the Government of the People's Republic of China that the date on which works of Chinese nationals and domiciliaries and works first published in the People's Republic of China are entitled to protection under title 17 of the United States Code, is March 17, 1992.
Context
Proclamation 6413—Extending United States Copyright Protections to the Works of the People's Republic of China
03/16/1992