[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 15 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Joint United States-China Statement

April 13, 1999

    President Clinton and Premier Zhu spoke this afternoon on the 
telephone. During the conversation, they agreed that both sides should 
move intensively on negotiations toward resolution of the remaining 
issues in their talks on China's accession to the WTO. They have agreed 
to have negotiations continue by the end of the month in Beijing.

Note: An original was not available for verification of the content of 
this joint statement.