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This page serves as an archive of Premier Zhu Rongji's visit to the United States, April 6-14, 1999.
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| U.S. Visit of Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji |
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| The White House | The United States and China | U.S. Embassy Beijing |
Speeches
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President Bill Clinton welcomes Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji to the White House, April 8, 1999. Photo by John Wicart, USIA |
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I believe we should not look at China through rose-colored glasses, nor should we look through a glass darkly to see an image that distorts China's strength and ignores its complexities. We need to see China clearly -- its progress and its problems, its system and its strains, its policies and its perceptions of us, of itself, of the world. Indeed, we should apply a bit of universal wisdom that China's late leader, Deng Xiaoping, used to preach, we should seek the truth from facts....
Our long-term strategy must be to encourage the right kind of development in China -- to help China grow at home into a strong, prosperous and open society, coming together, not falling apart; to integrate China into the institutions that promote global norms on proliferation, trade, the environment, and human rights. We must build on opportunities for cooperation with China where we agree, even as we strongly defend our interests and values where we disagree. That is the purpose of engagement. Not to insulate our relationship from the consequences of Chinese actions, but to use our relationship to influence China's actions in a way that advances our values and our interests.... |
Joint Statement on China WTO Accession The White House |
Gore, Zhu Announce Environmental Agreements The White House |
U.S., China Sign Agricultural Cooperation Agreement Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
U.S.-China Commercial Aviation Agreement U.S. Department of State |
U.S.-China Trade Statistics U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration |
Foreign Trade Barriers: China Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
| 1998 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: China U.S. Department of State |
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| U.S.-China Joint Communiques 1972 1982 1979 |
| Premier Zhu's Itinerary | April 6 | April 7-10 | April 10 | April 11 | April 12 | April 14 |
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