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THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA

Bush China Visit
Presidents Bush and Jiang. Click for press conference transcript. Presidents Bush and Jiang Zemin appear at joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, February 21, 2002. (AP/Wide World - Kenneth Lambert)
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As America learns more about China, I am concerned that the Chinese people do not always see a clear picture of my country.... Like most nations, we're on a long journey toward achieving our own ideals of equality and justice. Yet there's a reason our nation shines as a beacon of hope and opportunity, a reason many throughout the world dream of coming to America. It's because we're a free nation, where men and women have the opportunity to achieve their dreams....

Liberty gives our citizens many rights, yet expects them to exercise important responsibilities. Our liberty is given direction and purpose by moral character, shaped in strong families, strong communities, and strong religious institutions, and overseen by a strong and fair legal system....

We're a nation of laws. Our courts are honest and they are independent. The President -- me -- I can't tell the courts how to rule, and neither can any other member of the executive or legislative branch of government. Under our law, everyone stands equal. No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it. ...

Life in America shows that liberty, paired with law is not to be feared. In a free society, diversity is not disorder. Debate is not strife. And dissent is not revolution. A free society trusts its citizens to seek greatness in themselves and their country.

President George W. Bush
February 22, 2002
Speech to students at Tsinghua University in Beijing
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HIGHLIGHTS

2001 International Religious
Freedom Report: China
Taiwan | Hong Kong | Macau | Tibet

2000 Country Report on Human
Rights Practices: China
Taiwan | Hong Kong | Macau | Tibet

Meiguo Cankao Washington File Chinese-language Service

Chinese Alien Smuggling  Chinese language version

The United States and APEC  Chinese language version


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