U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2008)

U.S. Department of State

Daily Press Briefing

Gonzalo R. Gallegos, Director, Office of Press Relations
Washington, DC
January 22, 2008

12:53 p.m. EST

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QUESTION: Is there any risk to this turning into a rift?

MR. GALLEGOS: We're going to continue working with our close allies, Japan and South Korea, and our partners China and Russia, as well as North Korea, to deliver a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs, including its nuclear weapons and programs, facilities and proliferation activities and to complete the agreed disablement activities at the three core facilities at Yongbyon.

We're going to make --

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(The briefing was concluded at 1:09 p.m.)