U.S. and Hong Kong (1999)

Clinton Departure Remarks on South Lawn November 30

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

November 30, 1999

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON PARENTAL LEAVE

The Oval Office

9:20 A.M. EST

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Q: You're not worried about the Chinese controlling the canal?

THE PRESIDENT: I think the Chinese will, in fact, be bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in an competent and able and fair manner. This is like them, like China coming into the WTO. I think they'll want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner, and I would be very surprised if any adverse consequences flowed from the Chinese running the canal.

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