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CAMP DAVID
China visits
1 1978
1 1980 (campaign)
1 early 80's as v.p.
Q: was therde another
in later 80's
Don ghregg will know.
BPB had one addtional trip so
just add one to her total
1
(Klugmann)
February 17, 1989
4:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, Premier Li, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
I first can here m 1974 and departed at then and 4 1975
China. It's been 14 years since we made eur home here, and
A Since then I have been bach - times Barbara -
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
we
time.
And, each time we come, Barbara and + are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade. And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SFEN 2/17/87
- 2 -
1974
When Barbara I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement, and
Hostility, It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Monday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the bedrock principle that there is but one China,
Tanivan constructivelyand
we have found ways to address without rancor, the sensitive issue
of Taiwan. I
As my predecessor said when he came to China we Americans have
everywhere, whether they
just a long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan, are
in
Tourn, Hor
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
Kong or m own
country,
People's Republic of China. And in the last few years we have
seen an encouraging expansion of family contacts, travel,
indirect Tainah trade, and other forms of peaceful interchange across
the Strait, which has come not from outside pressure, but from
the interests of the Chinese people themselves. This trend --
this new environment -- is consistent with America's present and
- 3 -
long-standing interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiware
their differences
question by the Chinese themselves.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship
when which I came have in 1974 our two way trade totaled
NOW som 14 billion.
our two-way trade has increased from hear zero to some $14-
billion, and For this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Chairman Deng Xiaoping's farsighted
leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range
our insistence,
nuclear missiles from Asia as well as Europe. We are mindful of
the danger posed to other countries by the proliferation of
deadly weapon technologies, including chemical weapons,
particularly in regions of the world marked by conflict.
- 4 -
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
?
the Soviet Union may contribute to the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and to
stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger pattern of
Vishting
freduced global tensions. That would be in the interest of China,
of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of East Asia, and of
the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their nation toward the great role that she
is destined to play on the world stage.
have had the great good fortune to travel across
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
your vast 4 beautiful land as guests of the chinese people. we went from The high
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
platean of Tibet to the great city of chengdu; where we visited the home of your Tang
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
goet, Dufu DOO-FOO and where we later opened The first American consulate
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together,
in western China, We then had the unforgettable experience of traveling by Goat
so
through The harmingly beautiful and historic Yangtze Grees (plusite) where we
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade. relished the history of The three kingdoms and could almost hear the poet
Then Wn Han, where the first bridge spanned the Yougtze, and finally Gusting
LiBo's description of monkeys who screamed from the two sides without stopping
and the Li Rives inthone 1100 caw the mointains and waters oh nour paintings
- 5 -
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier
Li; to the health of Chairman Deng and General Secretary Zhao; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
#128
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Beijing, China)
For Immediate Release
February 25, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT WELCOMING BANQUET
Great Hall of the People
Beijing, China
8:15 P.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, President Yang and Premier Li,
distinguished guests: Barbara and I are delighted to be returning
once again to China. I first came here in 1974 and departed at the
end of 1975. And since then, including this visit, I have been back
five times and Barbara six times. And each time we come, we are
fascinated by the dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place
against an extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture
several thousand years old.
There's a Chinese proverb that says, "One generation
plants a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there's a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms --- courageous reforms,
and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese people are
planting great and sturdy trees, some of which are bearing fruit
right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their personal
and professional lives. And your new and farsighted economic program
is already improving the lives of the people, as it will for
generations to come. The expansion of your international
relationships is also creating new possibilities for peace,
prosperity, and world leadership, and the United States welcomes the
enlarged role that China has taken in the world.
When I first arrived in Beijing in 1974, it was a period
when our two countries were just beginning to renew contact after
almost a quarter of a century of estrangement. And it wasn't easy.
There were great differences between us. But in the principles of
the historic Shanghai Communique, signed 17 years ago this coming
Monday, we found a common basis for moving beyond those differences
to find our shared interests. So, together, we helped to plant a
tree. And we should keep planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that's good. For a relationship must be strong enough
- 2 -
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship. When
I came here in 1974, our two-way trade totaled about $900 million;
and now it is some $14 billion. And for this we must credit the
reforms China embarked upon 10 years ago under Chairman Deng
Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we've seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the United
States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied and taught in
the farthest corners of China.
And we've developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our defense
establishments, even as we've found a diplomatic unity in our shared
opposition to policies of international aggression and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers, as permanent
members of the United Nations Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind to
work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet
Union in the arms reduction process, achieving under the INF Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range nuclear
missiles, on our insistence, from Asia as well as Europe. We are
mindful of the danger posed to other countries by the proliferation
of deadly weapon technologies, including chemical weapons,
particularly in the regions of the world that are marked by conflict.
The prospect of improved relations between China and the
Soviet Union inspires hope for new progress in the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and stability
for Korea.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our
two countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great nations as we build
even firmer bounds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Barbara and I have had the great good fortune to travel
around your vast and beautiful land as guests of the Chinese people.
We went from the high plateau of Tibet to the great city of Chengdu
where we visited the home of your Tang poet Dufu, and where we later
personally opened the first American Consulate in the western part of
the People's Republic of China. And we then had the unforgettable
experience of traveling by boat through the hauntingly beautiful and
historic Yangtze -- the Gorges -- where we relished the history of
the Three Kingdoms and could almost hear the poet Li Bo's description
of "the monkeys who screamed from the two sides without stopping."
And then on to Wuhan and the first bridge to span the Yangtze, and
finally Guilin and the beautiful Li River where we saw the mountains
and waters of your paintings and poetry.
kindness that we have been shown
Barbara and I are grateful for the friendship and
Document No. 007709
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
02/18/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PPESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST, GREAT HALL OF THE
SUBJECT:
PEOPLE, BEIJING
(02/17 4:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
У
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
>
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 17, 1989
4:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
22
5:55
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
Tresident Yang, Premier Li, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Monday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the bedrock principle that there is but one China,
we have found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue
of Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have
a long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. And in the last few years we have
seen an encouraging expansion of family contacts, travel,
indirect trade, and other forms of peaceful interchange across
the Strait, which has come not from outside pressure, but from
the interests of the Chinese people themselves. This trend --
this new environment -- is consistent with America's present and
- 3 -
long-standing interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan
question by the Chinese themselves.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship in
which our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Chairman Deng Xiaoping's farsighted
leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range
nuclear missiles from Asia as well as Europe. We are mindful of
the danger posed to other countries by the proliferation of
deadly weapon technologies, including chemical weapons,
particularly in regions of the world marked by conflict.
- 4 -
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union may contribute to the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and to
stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger pattern of
reduced global tensions. That would be in the interest of China,
of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of East Asia, and of
the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their nation toward the great role that she
is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
- 5 -
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier
Li; to the health of Chairman Deng and General Secretary Zhao; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
(Klugmann)
February 21, 1989
2:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, Premier Li, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. I first came here in 1974 and departed at the end of
1975. Since then, I have been back four times; Barbara five
times. And, each time we come, we are fascinated by the dynamic
change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. Your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. The expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When I first arrived in Beijing in 1974, it was a period
when our two countries were just beginning to renew contact after
almost a quarter century of estrangement. It was not easy; there
were great differences between us. But in the principles of the
historic Shanghai Communique, signed 17 years ago this coming
Monday, we found a common basis for moving beyond those
differences to find our shared interests. So, together, we
helped to plant a tree. And we should keep planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the bedrock principle that there is but one China,
we have found ways to address Taiwan constructively and without
rancor. We Americans have a long historical friendship with
Chinese people everywhere, whether they are in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
or in our own country, just as we have a new and important
relationship with the People's Republic of China. And in the
last few years we have seen an encouraging expansion of family
contacts, travel, indirect trade, and other forms of peaceful
interchange across the Taiwan Strait, which has come not from
outside pressure, but from the interests of the Chinese people
themselves. This trend -- this new environment -- is consistent
- 3 -
with America's present and long-standing interest in a peaceful
resolution of their differences by the Chinese themselves.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship.
When I came here in 1974, our two-way trade totaled about $900
million; now it is some $14 billion. For this we must credit the
reforms China embarked upon ten years ago under Chairman Deng
Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range
nuclear missiles, on our insistence, from Asia as well as Europe.
We are mindful of the danger posed to other countries by the
proliferation of deadly weapon technologies, including chemical
weapons, particularly in regions of the world marked by conflict.
- 4 -
The prospect of improved relations between China and the
Soviet Union inspires hope for new progress in the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and
stability for Korea.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Barbara and I have had the great good fortune to travel
across your vast and beautiful land as guests of the Chinese
people. We went from the high plateau of Tibet to the great city
of Chengdu, where we visited the home of your Tang [TONG] poet
Dufu [DOO-FOO], and where we later personally opened the first
American consulate in western China. We then had the
unforgettable experience of traveling by boat through the
hauntingly beautiful and historic Yangtze Gorges where we
relished the history of the three kingdoms and could almost hear
the poet Li Bo's description of "monkeys who screamed from the
two sides without stopping." Then on to Wu Han and the first
bridge to span the Yangtze, and finally Gueilin [GWAY-LIN] and
the Li River where we saw the mountains and waters of your
paintings and poetry.
Barbara and I are grateful for the friendship and kindness
that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese people.
And the expanding relationship between your country and ours has
been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us continue,
then, to work together, to plant trees together, so that the next
generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the shade.
- 5 -
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier
Li; to the health of Chairman Deng and General Secretary Zhao; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2/21/89
Date:
TO:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM: JOHN S. GARDNER Jos.
Special Assistant to the President
and Assistant Staff Secretary
Information
X
Action
Let's Discuss
Here are Ambassador Lilley's
changes to the remarks. Per
Jim, please prepare a new hard
bond for the President ASAP, which
we will take up to him this after-
noon. Also, please check the number
of trips to China. Thanks,
CAMP DAVID
China visits
1 1978
1 1980 (campaign)
1 early 80's as v.p.
Q: was therde another
in later 80's
Don ghregg will know.
BPB had one addtional trip so
just add one to her total
(Klugmann)
February 17, 1989
4:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, Premier Li, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
I first can here m 1974 and departed at then and 4 1975
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and
^ Since thun I have been bach - Humo Barbara -
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
we
time.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SFEN 2/17/87
- 2 -
1974
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement, and
Hostility, It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Monday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the bedrock principle that there is but one China,
Tanwan constructivelyand
we have found ways to address without rancor, the sensitive issué
of Taiwan. 2
Americans
As my predecessor said when he came to China we have
a long historical friendship with the the Chinese people on Taiwan, are
everywhere, whether they
in
just
Towan, Hor
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
Kong or in our
own country,
People's Republic of China. And in the last few years we have
seen an encouraging expansion of family contacts, travel,
indirect Taiwan trade, and other forms of peaceful interchange across
the Strait, which has come not from outside pressure, but from
the interests of the Chinese people themselves. This trend --
this new environment -- is consistent with America's present and
- 3 -
long-standing interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwane
their differences
question by the Chinese themselves.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship
whan I came have in 1974 our two way trade totaled
which our two-way trade has increased from hear zero to some $14-
NOW itis som 14 billion.
billion and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Chairman Deng Xiaoping's farsighted
leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate=range
on our insistence,
nuclear missiles from Asia as well as Europe. We are mindful of
the danger posed to other countries by the proliferation of
deadly weapon technologies, including chemical weapons,
particularly in regions of the world marked by conflict.
- 4 -
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
?
the Soviet Union may contribute to the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and to
stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger pattern of
freduced global tensions. That would be in the interest of China,
of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of East Asia, and of
the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
Thankand
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their nation toward the great role that she
is destined to play on the world stage.
have had the great good fortune to travel across
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
your vast 4 beautiful land as guests of the chinese people. we went from The high
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
platean of Tibet to the great city of chengdu, where we visited the home of your Tang
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
poet, Dufu (DOO-FOO) and where we latest opened The first American consulate
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
in western China, We then had the unforgettable experience of traveling by boat
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
through the harmingly beautiful and historic Yangtze Grees (plusite) where we
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade. relished the history of The three kingdoms and could almost hear the poet
Then Wn Han, where the first bridge spanned the burgtze, and finally Guiling
LiBo description of monkeys who screamed from the two sides without stopping
and the Li River where we saw the mountains and waters of your paintings, y
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- Then Lilley a (handwritten)
- Then typed A.
Thanks
- 5 -
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier
Li; to the health of Chairman Deng and General Secretary Zhao; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
PRESIDENT YANG, PREMIER LI, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS:
BARBARA AND I ARE DELIGHTED TO BE RETURNING ONCE
AGAIN TO CHINA. I FIRST CAME HERE IN 1974 AND DEPARTED AT
THE END OF 1975. SINCE THEN, INCLUDING THIS VISIT, I HAVE
BEEN BACK 5 TIMES; BARBARA 6 TIMES.
to
2
AND, EACH TIME WE COME, WE ARE FASCINATED BY THE DYNAMIC
CHANGE AND GROWTH, ALL OF WHICH TAKES PLACE AGAINST AN
EXTRAORDINARY, UNCHANGING BACKDROP OF A GREAT CULTURE
SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS OLD.
THERE IS A CHINESE PROVERB THAT SAYS "ONE GENERATION
PLANTS A TREE, THE NEXT SITS IN ITS SHADE." AND THERE IS
A TIMELESS WISDOM IN THAT. BUT THANKS TO YOUR REFORMS --
COURAGEOUS REFORMS, AND I DON'T MINIMIZE THE DIFFICULTIES
-- THE CHINESE PEOPLE ARE PLANTING GREAT AND STURDY TREES
SOME OF WHICH ARE BEARING FRUIT RIGHT NOW, FOR THIS
GENERATION.
3
TODAY, THE PEOPLE OF CHINA HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN
THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. YOUR NEW AND
FARSIGHTED ECONOMIC PROGRAM IS ALREADY IMPROVING THE LIVES
OF THE PEOPLE, AS IT WILL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE
EXPANSION OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IS ALSO
CREATING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND
WORLD LEADERSHIP, AND THE UNITED STATES WELCOMES THE
ENLARGED ROLE THAT CHINA HAS TAKEN IN THE WORLD.
4
WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED IN BEIJING IN 1974, IT WAS A
PERIOD WHEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES WERE JUST BEGINNING TO RENEW
CONTACT AFTER ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY OF ESTRANGEMENT.
IT WAS NOT EASY; THERE WERE GREAT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US.
BUT IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE HISTORIC SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE,
SIGNED 17 YEARS AGO THIS COMING MONDAY, WE FOUND A COMMON
BASIS FOR MOVING BEYOND THOSE DIFFERENCES TO FIND OUR
SHARED INTERESTS. So, TOGETHER, WE HELPED TO PLANT A
TREE. AND WE SHOULD KEEP PLANTING TREES.
5
WE VALUE THE NEW RELATIONSHIP OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE
ESTABLISHED WITH EACH OTHER. OUR FRIENDSHIP IS CONTINUING
TO DEVELOP, AND THAT IS GOOD. FOR A RELATIONSHIP MUST BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO TACKLE AREAS OF DISAGREEMENT AS WELL AS
THOSE OF COMMON INTEREST, AND IT MUST BE BASED ON RESPECT
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS THE INTEGRITY OF STATES.
WE REMAIN FIRMLY COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES SET
FORTH IN THE THREE JOINT COMMUNIQUES THAT FORM THE BASIS
OF OUR RELATIONS.
6
AND BASED ON THE BEDROCK PRINCIPLE THAT THERE IS BUT ONE
CHINA, WE HAVE FOUND WAYS TO ADDRESS TAIWAN CONSTRUCTIVELY
AND WITHOUT RANCOR. WE AMERICANS HAVE A LONG HISTORICAL
FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINESE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, WHETHER THEY
ARE IN TAIWAN, HONG KONG, OR IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, JUST AS
WE HAVE A NEW AND IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
7
AND IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE SEEN AN ENCOURAGING
EXPANSION OF FAMILY CONTACTS, TRAVEL, INDIRECT TRADE, AND
OTHER FORMS OF PEACEFUL INTERCHANGE ACROSS THE TAIWAN
STRAIT, WHICH HAS COME NOT FROM OUTSIDE PRESSURE, BUT FROM
THE INTERESTS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE THEMSELVES. THIS
TREND -- THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT -- IS CONSISTENT WITH
AMERICA'S PRESENT AND LONG-STANDING INTEREST IN A PEACEFUL
RESOLUTION OF THEIR DIFFERENCES BY THE CHINESE THEMSELVES.
8
THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
HAVE ALSO FOUND COMMON INTEREST IN A GROWING ECONOMIC
RELATIONSHIP. WHEN I CAME HERE IN 1974, OUR TWO-WAY TRADE
TOTALED ABOUT $900 MILLION; NOW IT IS SOME $14 BILLION.
FOR THIS WE MUST CREDIT THE REFORMS CHINA EMBARKED UPON
TEN YEARS AGO UNDER CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING'S FARSIGHTED
LEADERSHIP.
9
AND WE HAVE SEEN GREATER EXCHANGES IN EDUCATION AS
WELL, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHINESE STUDENTS NOW
STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES, JUST AS THOUSANDS OF U.S.
SCHOLARS HAVE STUDIED AND TAUGHT IN THE FARTHEST CORNERS
OF CHINA.
AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF MILITARY
COOPERATION THAT IS FORGING TIES OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN OUR
DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENTS, EVEN AS WE HAVE FOUND A DIPLOMATIC
UNITY IN OUR SHARED OPPOSITION TO POLICIES OF
INTERNATIONAL AGGRESSION AND DOMINATION.
10
OUR TWO COUNTRIES, AS NUCLEAR POWERS AND AS PERMANENT
MEMBERS OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL, HAVE A SPECIAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRESERVING WORLD PEACE. WE OWE IT TO
MANKIND TO WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL
STABILITY.
THE UNITED STATES HAS PRESSED FORWARD WITH THE SOVIET
UNION IN THE ARMS REDUCTION PROCESS, ACHIEVING UNDER THE
I.N.F. TREATY AN AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE U.S. AND SOVIET
INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR MISSILES, ON OUR INSISTENCE,
FROM ASIA AS WELL AS EUROPE.
11
WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE DANGER POSED TO OTHER COUNTRIES BY
THE PROLIFERATION OF DEADLY WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING
CHEMICAL WEAPONS, PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS OF THE WORLD
MARKED BY CONFLICT.
THE PROSPECT OF IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND
THE SOVIET UNION INSPIRES HOPE FOR NEW PROGRESS IN THE
SEARCH FOR SELF-DETERMINATION AND PEACE FOR THE CAMBODIAN
PEOPLE AND STABILITY FOR KOREA.
12
THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT EVEN AS THE PEOPLE OF
OUR TWO COUNTRIES ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING, THE WORLD AS
A WHOLE IS WATCHING THE LARGER MOVEMENT OF OUR TWO GREAT
NATIONS AS WE BUILD EVER FIRMER BONDS ACROSS THE VAST
OCEAN THAT JOINS US.
BARBARA AND I HAVE HAD THE GREAT GOOD FORTUNE TO
TRAVEL ACROSS YOUR VAST AND BEAUTIFUL LAND AS GUESTS OF
THE CHINESE PEOPLE.
$
13
WE WENT FROM THE HIGH PLATEAU OF TIBET TO THE GREAT CITY
OF CHENGDU [CHUHNG-DOO], WHERE WE VISITED THE HOME OF YOUR
TANG [TAHNG] POET DUFU [DOO-F00], AND WHERE WE LATER
PERSONALLY OPENED THE FIRST AMERICAN CONSULATE IN THE
WESTERN PART OF THE P.R.C. WE THEN HAD THE UNFORGETTABLE
EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELING BY BOAT THROUGH THE HAUNTINGLY
BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC YANGTZE [YAHNG-ZEH] GORGES WHERE WE
RELISHED THE HISTORY OF THE THREE KINGDOMS AND COULD
ALMOST HEAR THE POET LI Bo's [LEE-BWAH's] DESCRIPTION OF
"MONKEYS WHO SCREAMED FROM THE TWO SIDES WITHOUT
STOPPING."
14
THEN ON TO WUHAN AND THE FIRST BRIDGE TO SPAN THE YANGTZE,
AND FINALLY GUEILIN [GWAY-LIN] AND THE LI RIVER WHERE WE
SAW THE MOUNTAINS AND WATERS OF YOUR PAINTINGS AND POETRY.
BARBARA AND I ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDSHIP AND
KINDNESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN OVER THE YEARS BY THE
CHINESE PEOPLE. AND THE EXPANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
YOUR COUNTRY AND OURS HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF SATISFACTION TO
US, AS WELL. LET US CONTINUE, THEN, TO WORK TOGETHER, TO
PLANT TREES TOGETHER, so THAT THE NEXT GENERATION, OURS
AND YOURS, CAN SIT TOGETHER IN THE SHADE.
15
So PLEASE LET ME ASK YOU ALL TO JOIN ME, AND BARBARA,
IN A TOAST: To THE HEALTH OF PRESIDENT YANG; TO THE
HEALTH OF PREMIER LI; TO THE HEALTH OF CHAIRMAN DENG AND
GENERAL SECRETARY ZHAO; TO BARBARA'S AND MY DEAR CLOSE
FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT; AND TO SINO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
GANBEI!
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11:
03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB 16
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
(Darman)
An agreement to
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Dorman
Chairman Deng, G general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
February 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR JIM CICCONI
FROM;
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OFFICE OF CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT;
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Document No. 007729
Stephane
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COB TODAY
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CARD
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HAGIN
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close of business Today, Thursday, February 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: Chriss Winston
The NSC concurs with changes noted. Jull: especially note the
required changes on Jainan 2
James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINA FEB 15
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
Bemien
Premier Li
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 5 -
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier Li;
to the health of Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
redrock
And based on the n principle that there is but one China, we have
the of wal
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
4
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. And in the last few years we have
seen an encouragen expansion of family contacts, travel, indirect trade, and
other forms of peaceful interchange across the Strait, which has
interests of the
come not from outside pressure, but from the Chinese people
this environment
1
themselves. This trend is consistent with America's present and
longstanding interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan
question by the Chinese themselves.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Welcoming Banquet
Toast
We have no suggested policy changes and approve of the
draft in its present form.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
CC: Jim Cicconi
Document No.
007729
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/16/89
COB TODAY
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to
Chriss Winston's office with an info copy to my office by
close of business Today, Thursday, February 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Document No.
007729
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/16/89
COB TODAY
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to
Chriss Winston's office with an info copy to my office by
close of business Today, Thursday, February 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
18 9189168
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB 16
AM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
Howard
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
Howard4)
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
An Agreement to
the/elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
Holen
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
(X5178)
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Document No. 007729
0915
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/16/89
COB TODAY
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to
Chriss Winston's office with an info copy to my office by
close of business Today, Thursday, February 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: Chriss Winston
The NSC concurs with changes noted. especially note the
required change on Jainan.
James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
Remies
Premier Li
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We have found ways to address without rancor the
particularly sensitive issue of Taiwan. In the three joint
communiques that form the basis of U.S. relations with the
People's Republic of China, the United States has consistently
affirmed that our policy is based on the bedrock principle that
there is but one China. This not only accords with our
historic respect for China's territorial integrity. Equally
important, it also reflects our conviction that the deeply
rooted differences that remain between the two sides of the
Taiwan Strait can best be resolved peacefully within a one
China framework.
- 3 -
There has been some encouraging progress achieved over the
last few years. The expanded family contacts, easier travel,
indirect trade, and other forms of peaceful interchange -- all
this has helped create a new environment. And why has it
happened? The answer is simple: not because of outside
pressure, but for the best possible reason -- because it
reflects the interests of those directly involved, the Chinese
people themselves, who are emphasizing anew their common roots
and traditions.
This trend is consistent with America's longstanding
interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan question by the
Chinese themselves. Our policies will continue to foster a
climate conducive to progress in this direction.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have also
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which ^
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
Chairman
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
- 4 -
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
us and Soviet
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet people Union may can contribute to the search for ^ peace in for
self-detevminative and
thecambodia" and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world-role
- 5 -
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier Li
to the health of Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Document No. 007729
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/16/89
COB TODAY
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURI
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
DEMAREST
FITZWA TER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to
Chriss Winston's office with an info copy to my office by
close of business Today, Thursday, February 16. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
ok
6sw
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11:
03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
NELSON LUND of
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Welcoming Banquet Toast
(Beijing, China)
At James Cicconi's request, Counsel's office has reviewed the
captioned draft remarks. Counsel's office has no legal
objections.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review these remarks.
CC: C. Boyden Gray
Counsel to the President
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11:
03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB 16
AM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
(Klugmann)
February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Toast by President Bush at Welcoming Banquet
Beijing
February 25,; 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests.
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been fourteen years since we made our home here
and during that time, we've paid your fascinating country
several visits. And, each time we come, I say to Barbara:
"Just look at that skyline! Just look how the neighborhood has
changed!"
But the changes in China have gone far beyond new buildings
of steel and stone. The daily life of the Chinese people has
been transformed as well. Thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
theme
people now have more opportunities to express themselves and to
make important decisions in their personal and professional
to
lives.
keep
We have a saying in the West that "Rome was not built in a
day. Clearly, accomplishing any major task worthy of a great
nation takes time, perseverance, and hard work.
- 2 -
Our two governments have much work to do. But I would say
this: we can rely on the solid relationship we have
established with each other, a relationship based on correct
theme
domestic and foreign policies that have made this progress
possible.
You know, experience is a great teacher. My experience of
China since the mid-seventies gives me confidence that we will
succeed in building a better future for our children and
grandchildren -- a future of peace, and hope, and plenty.
Let me talk a moment more about that experience. In 1975,
when Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing, our two countries
were in the early phases of reestablishing contact after almost
a quarter of a century of estrangement and hostility. The
going was tough. But we found a common basis for overcoming
our differences. You can find it in the principles of the
historic Shanghai Communique, signed seventeen years ago this
coming Tuesday. Those principles remain valid today and by
theme
following them, our relationship can weather the test of time
in the future, just as it has in the past.
Look at our economic progress together. Our economic
relationship has grown from near zero to a two way trade of 14
theme
billion dollars. And it's true in education as well. Tens of
thousands of Chinese students are now studying in U.S.
institutions of higher learning, just as thousands of U.S.
scholars have studied and taught in the farthest corners of
China.
3
Our program of scientific and technological exchanges now is
intense and broad-ranging. We have an active program of
military cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between
theme
our defense establishments.
And, we have found ways to address without rancor the
particularly sensitive issue which we call Taiwan. In the
three joint communiques that form the basis of U.S. relations
with the People's Republic of China, the United States has
consistently affirmed that our policy is based on this bedrock
keep
principle: there is but one China, and its integrity must be
respected. Our adherence to this principle also reflects our
(languas
conviction that the deeply rooted differences that remain on
finels
both sides of the Taiwan Strait can best be resolved peacefully
nuanced
for
within a one China framework.
policy)
There has been some encouraging progress achieved on both
sides of the Taiwan Strait over the last few years. The
expanded family contacts, easier travel, indirect trade, and
other forms of peaceful interchange -- all this helps and it
would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. And why has
it happened? Above all because this progress reflects the
Keep
common roots, traditions and interests of those directly
involved -- the Chinese people themselves. This change for the
better has enabled the Chinese people on both sides of the
Taiwan Strait to turn their remarkable energies to more
constructive tasks -- economic development and improving the
quality of life.
- 4 -
All of these trends are consistent with America's
longstanding interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan
question. Our policies will continue to foster further
keep
progress on both sides of the Strait by the Chinese people
themselves.
Let me sum it all up. We have the foundation and the
desire to build our bilateral relationship between the United
States and the People's Republic of China still further. The
house of peace we are building together is both solid enough
and flexible enough to meet the challenges and the
opportunities of a changing world. I want to say a few words
now about one of those areas of the wider world on which we
found much to agree -- our respective relations with the Soviet
Union. We are pleased that improved relations between China
theme
and the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a
larger pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in
the interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United
States, of East Asia, and of the world.
But let's be clear about the origin of some of these
hopeful signs of change. The process of improving
Sino-American relations begun in the 1970s helped to launch the
world toward a better way of doing things -- of using
negotiations rather than force to resolve serious international
differences.
- 5 -
Together, and individually, the United States and China
have helped to set the pace for peaceful and productive change
around the world. In country after country, wę see nations
decentralizing their economies, opening up to international
commerce and increasing the role of market forces. The reforms
in China embarked upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's
farsighted leadership have fostered a decade of impressive
domestic growth and a remarkable expansion of U.S.-China trade.
Together, and individually, China and the United States
have opposed policies of intimidation and domination by
others. Let us expand our cooperation in this area.
The INF Treaty, with its provision for elimination of
intermediate range missiles from Asia, exemplifies American
determination to do SO. For our part, as we press forward in
the arms reduction process with the Soviet Union, the United
States will not lose sight of the dangers posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly technologies,
particularly those in regions of the world marked by conflict
and tension. I have in mind nuclear weapons, chemical weapons,
and the means for their delivery. I don't want to see ever
again the sight of a mother helpless to ward of the winds of
(tereme
death from chemical warfare. America's goal is not to deny
countries the means to insure their own security. Our goal is
a safer world.
- 6 -
As nuclear powers and permanent members of the UN Security
Council with a special responsibility for preserving world
theme
peace, China and the United States owe it to mankind to work
together. Let us free the world from the specter of conflicts
fought with such weapons -- wars which could cause destruction
on an unimaginable scale, especially among civilian populations.
It's a big job and a tough job. But experience should give
us both strength and wisdom. Just as we were able to transform
relations between China and the United States, so the two of
us, working separately and together, can help transform the
world. We have the vision of nations living as peaceful
neighbors, where right, not might, will rule international
relations. I look forward to a flourishing Sino-American
relationship in the years to come, to the benefit of both our
countries, of the region, and of the world.
Over the years, the expansion of U.S. -China relations has
been a source of deep personal satisfaction to Barbara and
myself. We spent some of the happiest moments of our lives
here. And I believe we did our little bit to confirm the
clarity and coherence of the strategic vision which drew us
together in the first place.
Now that vision is in our hands, yours and mine. Let us
all be worthy of it.
And so, let me ask you all to join me and Barbara in a
toast:
--to the health of President Yang;
--to the health of Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao,
and Premier Li;
keep
to Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight;
and to Sino-American friendship.
Ganbei!
(Klugmann)
February 17, 1989
4:00 p.m.
PRES.
To
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST
GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE
BEIJING, CHINA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, Premier Li, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Monday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the bedrock principle that there is but one China,
we have found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue
of Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have
a long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. And in the last few years we have
seen an encouraging expansion of family contacts, travel,
indirect trade, and other forms of peaceful interchange across
the Strait, which has come not from outside pressure, but from
the interests of the Chinese people themselves. This trend --
this new environment -- is consistent with America's present and
- 3 -
long-standing interest in a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan
question by the Chinese themselves.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
also found common interest in a growing economic relationship in
which our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Chairman Deng Xiaoping's farsighted
leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
an agreement to eliminate U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range
nuclear missiles from Asia as well as Europe. We are mindful of
the danger posed to other countries by the proliferation of
deadly weapon technologies, including chemical weapons,
particularly in regions of the world marked by conflict.
- 4 -
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union may contribute to the search for
self-determination and peace for the Cambodian people and to
stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger pattern of
reduced global tensions. That would be in the interest of China,
of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of East Asia, and of
the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their nation toward the great role that she
is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
- 5 -
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of Premier
Li; to the health of Chairman Deng and General Secretary Zhao; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB 16
AW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
- 2 -
When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
- 3 -
our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
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interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, so
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!
Document No. 007729
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/16/89
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and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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February 15, 1989
9:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WELCOMING BANQUET TOAST 11: 03
BEIJING, CHINAG FEB 16
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1989
President Yang, distinguished guests:
Barbara and I are delighted to be returning once again to
China. It's been 14 years since we made our home here, and over
these years, we've paid your remarkable country several visits.
And, each time we come, Barbara and I are fascinated by the
dynamic change and growth, all of which takes place against an
extraordinary, unchanging backdrop of a great culture several
thousand years old.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "one generation plants
a tree, the next sits in its shade." And there is a timeless
wisdom in that. But thanks to your reforms -- courageous
reforms, and I don't minimize the difficulties -- the Chinese
people are planting great and sturdy trees some of which are
bearing fruit right now, for this generation.
Today, the people of China have more opportunities to
express themselves and to make important decisions in their
personal and professional lives. And your new and farsighted
economic program is already improving the lives of the people, as
it will for generations to come. And the expansion of your
international relationships is also creating new possibilities
for peace, prosperity, and world leadership, and the United
States welcomes the enlarged role that China has taken in the
world.
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When Barbara and I first arrived in Beijing in 1975, it was
a period when our two countries were just beginning to renew
contact after almost a quarter century of estrangement and
hostility. It was not easy; there were great differences between
us. But in the principles of the historic Shanghai Communique,
signed 17 years ago this coming Tuesday, we found a common basis
for moving beyond those differences to find our shared interests.
So, together, we helped to plant a tree. And we should keep
planting trees.
We value the new relationship our two countries have
established with each other. Our friendship is continuing to
develop, and that is good. For a relationship must be strong
enough to tackle areas of disagreement as well as those of common
interest, and it must be based on respect for the individual as
well as the integrity of states.
We remain firmly committed to the principles set forth in
the three joint communiques that form the basis of our relations.
And based on the principle that there is but one China, we have
found ways to address without rancor the sensitive issue of
Taiwan. As my predecessor said when he came to China, we have a
long historical friendship with the Chinese people on Taiwan,
even as we have a new and important relationship with the
People's Republic of China. We believe that the deeply-rooted
differences that remain between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait should be left to the Chinese people themselves to
peacefully resolve.
The United States and the People's Republic of China have
found common interest in a growing economic relationship in which
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our two-way trade has increased from near zero to some $14
billion, and for this we must credit the reforms China embarked
upon ten years ago under Deng Xiaoping's farsighted leadership.
And we have seen greater exchanges in education as well,
with tens of thousands of Chinese students now studying in the
United States, just as thousands of U.S. scholars have studied
and taught in the farthest corners of China.
And we have developed an active program of military
cooperation that is forging ties of friendship between our
defense establishments, even as we have found a diplomatic unity
in our shared opposition to policies of international aggression
and domination.
Our two countries, as nuclear powers and as permanent
members of the U.N. Security Council, have a special
responsibility for preserving world peace. We owe it to mankind
to work together for peace and international stability.
The United States has pressed forward with the Soviet Union
in the arms reduction process, achieving under the I.N.F. Treaty
the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Asia
as well as Europe. We are mindful of the danger posed to other
countries by the proliferation of deadly weapon technologies,
including chemical weapons, particularly in regions of the world
marked by conflict.
And we are pleased that improved relations between China and
the Soviet Union can contribute to the search for peace in
Cambodia and stability in Korea. I hope this is part of a larger
pattern of reduced global tensions. That would be in the
- 4 -
interest of China, of the Soviet Union, of the United States, of
East Asia, and of the world.
There can be little doubt that even as the people of our two
countries are watching this meeting, the world as a whole is
watching the larger movement of our two great Nations as we build
ever firmer bonds across the vast ocean that joins us.
Two centuries ago, just a few years after the United States
was established, the first American merchant ship sailed across
the Pacific to then distant China. Those early Americans found
an ancient culture, one which inspires and fascinates my
countrymen to this day. But today, in a world that has grown
smaller and at a time in which history progresses ever faster,
America also sees a China that is boldly moving toward the
future, releasing the enterprise and imagination of her citizens,
so that they can lead their Nation toward the great world role
that she is destined to play on the world stage.
Barbara and I are personally grateful for the friendship and
kindness that we have been shown over the years by the Chinese
people. And the expanding relationship between your country and
ours has been a source of satisfaction to us, as well. Let us
continue, then, to work together, to plant trees together, SO
that the next generation, ours and yours, can sit together in the
shade.
So please let me ask you all to join me, and Barbara, in a
toast: To the health of President Yang; to the health of
Chairman Deng, general Secretary Zhao, and Premier Li; to
Barbara's and my dear close friends here tonight; and to
Sino-American friendship. Ganbei!