    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [November 24, 1996]
    [Page 2147]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Jiang Zemin
    of China in Manila, Philippines
    November 24, 1996

        Q. Mr. President, you promised to raise some candid differences.
    What differences do you want to raise?
        The President. [Inaudible]--four good meetings, we're going to have
    another one. Then we'll have a report.
        Q. Human Rights Watch says you're making a mistake by holding the
    meeting. Are you?
        The President. No, we're doing the right thing to have this meeting.

    Note: The exchange began at 11:35 a.m. at the Central Bank. A tape was
    not available for verification of the content of this exchange.