[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 48 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Page 2431]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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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. in the Central Bank. A tape was 
not available for verification of the content of this exchange.