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THE WILSON CENTER. WELCOME TO THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, AS WELL AS THOSE TURNING AND VIA C-SPAN AND LIVE WEBCAST IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE AMBASSADOR -- IS...
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| 00:07:40 |
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YOU CAN NEVER PLEASE A JEWISH MOTHER COMPLETELY. [LAUGHTER] BUT THEY ALSO LOOK AFTER YOU WITH INFINITE ATTENTION. JANE HAS BEEN A FRIEND FOR A LONG...
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| 00:36:16 |
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IT IS HONOR -- AND HONOR TO BE HERE. I AM MELISSA BLOCK AND HAVE A DEEP AND ABIDING INTEREST IN CHINA. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP -- WE WILL TALKED FOR...
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| 00:37:33 |
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LIVES OF THEIR LEADERS. AND SO, IF A LEADER GOT ILL, NOTHING WAS REPORTED ABOUT IT. I REMEMBER WHEN LI DISAPPEARED IN 1995, I THINK IT WAS THE SPRING...
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| 00:39:21 |
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WORDS TO DOCTOR KISSINGER. NOT ONLY AS A CHINESE-AMERICAN, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO -- SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE CULTURAL EVOLUTION. THE GENERATION OF LEADERS...
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| 00:43:56 |
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IT RAISES THE QUESTION OF, AND IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE DESIGNATED SUCCESSOR, WHO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, WHAT IS THE PLAN...
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| 00:44:52 |
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WHO ARE PRESUMED TO TAKE OVER AS PREMIER AND PRESIDENT? XI JINPING, THEY ARE ABOUT 10 YEARS YOUNGER THEN A HU JINTAO. HE HAS A DAUGHTER THAT GOES TO HARVARD....
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| 00:45:34 |
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HE WAS A TEENAGER ALONG WITH HU JINTAO. BOTH OF THEM WERE SENT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE WHERE THEY WORKED AS A FARMER. THE HARDSHIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, THEY...
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| 00:49:03 |
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VIEW DOMESTIC POLICIES AND -- IN CHINA? OR IS NOT -- THAT NOT A FACTOR? >> WE CANNOT REALLY KNOW HOW THEY WILL PERFORM AN OFFICE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT...
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| 00:49:24 |
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BEEN INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE, WHERE CHINA WAS BEING CRITICIZED AND HE MADE A SHARP RESPONSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH XI AND FOUND HIM AN...
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| 00:52:30 |
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NOW IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE GOING INTO THE PARTY CONFERENCE AND THE CHANGEOVER IN LEADERSHIP, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IS DIFFERENT? >> IT IS VERY...
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| 00:52:53 |
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CLEAR THERE WAS A TO STRUGGLE UNDER WAY WITHIN THE LEADERSHIP. YOU COULD DETECT IT IN THE TYPES OF TERMINOLOGY THAT WAS USED BY DIFFERENT LEADERS IN TALKING...
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| 00:56:36 |
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LEAST AN UNDERSTANDING. >> DAVID LAMPTON, DON'T EXPECT SURPRISES FROM THE PARTY CONGRESS. SHOULD THERE BE ANYTHING WE SHOULD LOOK FORWARD TO IT?
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| 00:56:50 |
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IT IS TWO DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION? COINCIDENCE? SHOULD THERE BE ANYTHING SURPRISING THAT EMERGES FROM THERE? MIKE THE COMMITTEE BE SMALLER TAX >> WE...
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| 00:57:25 |
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MINOR CONCERN THAT MAY HAVE AFFECTED BY A DAY OR TWO. BUT FUNDAMENTALLY I THINK THIS GOT DECIDED OUT OF AN INTERNAL LOGIC IN CHINA, AND NOT LOOKING AT...
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| 00:59:47 |
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IN A NEW DIRECTION AS OPPOSED TO MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO? >> LOOKING AT THE RECENT HISTORY, THE NEW GENERATION MEANS A NEW POLICY BECAUSE THEY WANT...
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| 01:00:01 |
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THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR OWN LEGACY. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE A SPLIT OF THE PARTY BECAUSE IT IS UNITED. EVEN PEOPLE WHO...
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| 01:04:35 |
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NOT AT THE LEVEL OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL. CAN YOU SEE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT? THE TRANSFORMATION HE IS TALKING ABOUT. IF...
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| 01:05:00 |
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ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REFORM MOVEMENT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE AGES. WE SHOULD NOT THINK OF CHINA AS A DICTATORIAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS MORE SIMILAR TO MEXICO....
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| 01:06:59 |
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| 01:07:02 |
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PARTY IS OUT THE WINDOW. IT THREW OUT THE WINDOW IF FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF MARXISM, CLASS STRUGGLE. ALL THIS WAS DONE AND MOST AMERICANS DID NOT EVEN...
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| 01:08:48 |
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CHINA CONTINUES ON THIS PATH? >> ON THE LAST TOPIC, WE HAVE THE EXAMPLE OF TAIWAN THAT HAD THE PARTY IN CHARGE FOR MANY
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| 01:09:01 |
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YEARS, HAD MARTIAL LAW, WAS A LENINIST PARTY, WHICH THE SOVIET UNION HELPED ORGANIZED. . IT MOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF SOCIETY TO THE TOP, INCORPORATING...
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| 01:11:07 |
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HAVE ENDORSED MITT ROMNEY. HAVE YOU HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH HIM? ABBEY SAID I FIND YOUR COMMENTS DEPLORABLE? -- HAVE YOU SAID I FIND YOUR COMMENTS...
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| 01:11:29 |
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BOTH USED THE WORD CHEAT. IT MAY BE THAT IN CHINA THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND I AM BOTHERED BY THE FACT THAT APPEALING TO CHINA -- IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY...
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| 01:12:18 |
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I WILL TAKE THAT FOR A NO. >> I HAVE STATED MY VIEW. I REMEMBER THE REAGAN CAMPAIGN'S MAKING
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| 01:12:40 |
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STATEMENTS WHICH I DID NOT THINK WERE ADEQUATE TO THE OVERALL RELATIONSHIP, AND CLINTON DID THE SAME THING. I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN IN OFFICE, AND...
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| 01:13:44 |
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ME A TIME FRAME FOR HOW LONG BEFORE WE SEE OPEN, AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS. DAVID LAMPTON. >> I DO NOT EXPECT TO LIVE TO SEE THAT DAY. >> I DISAGREE. I...
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| 01:14:05 |
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| 01:14:06 |
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HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCEEDINGS GENERATION -- WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH. I BELIEVE CHINA WILL BE IN A RAPID PACE FOR POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE...
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| 01:14:36 |
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IS REFLECTING DOCTOR KISSINGER'S OPTIMISM. I AM MORE CAUTIOUS THAN CHENG LI IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT IS 10 YEARS OR 15 YEARS, BUT THE PATTERN IN ASIA HAS...
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| 01:16:57 |
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SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS AND ATTITUDE THAT WE KNOW THE ANSWERS TO ALL THE QUESTIONS AND THAT IT IS OUR MISSION TO MAKE THE WORLD OVER IN THE AMERICAN...
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| 01:18:45 |
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INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WHAT ORGANIZATION OR SCHOOL YOU ARE WITH AND ASK THE QUESTION. IF YOU WANT TO DIRECT IT TO SOMEONE IN PARTICULAR, GO AHEAD. WHY...
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| 01:19:08 |
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MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE APPOINTED. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF POWER? HOW THE -- WILL THEY HAVE NEW RULES WITHIN THE PARTY ON HOW THE SUCCESSION...
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| 01:19:42 |
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THE BO
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| 01:19:46 |
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XILAI INCIDENT IS MOTIVATED BY BO XILAI'S OWN ASSESSMENT THAT THE PREVIOUS MODEL IS COMING TO AN END. THEREFORE, HE REACHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT....
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| 01:22:32 |
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OF DOCTOR KISSINGER. I WANTED TO ASK MY OLD PROFESSOR WHETHER HE IS DISAPPOINTED THAT AFTER 40 YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT FROM
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| 01:22:41 |
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THE WEST, WE STILL SEE THE HOSTILITY AND SUSPICION ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNIST LEADERS TOWARD THE U.S.? >> I DO NOT FIND HOSTILITY ON THE PART OF THE...
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| 01:23:05 |
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WRITINGS OF CHINESE THINK TANKS THAT EXPRESS SUSPICION OF THE UNITED STATES. I THINK IT IS INEVITABLE WHEN TWO GREAT SOCIETY'S INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER...
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| 01:25:21 |
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I AM READING DOCTOR KISSINGER'S BOOK ON CHINA. I SENSE
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| 01:25:37 |
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THAT ONE OF THE REASONS MIGHT HAVE BEEN IS A VERY CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CUBYOU AND HIS AGREEMENT ON PROCEEDING WITH EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH...
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| 01:31:23 |
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30'S. AND HE RAN AFOUL OF MAO EARLY IN HIS CAREER AND LOST. AND WE HAD THE BASIC CODE, DON'T GET OUT AHEAD OF THE CHAIRMAN. EVERYTHING RESONATES WITH...
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| 01:31:53 |
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WERE -- THERE WAS EVIDENCE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR
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| 01:32:02 |
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WITH MAO IN HIS LAST YEARS. >> FIRST, I WANT TO SAY, I'M VERY GLAD YOU TAKE PART IN THIS EVENT. IT IS A
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| 01:32:16 |
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PRIVILEGE TO MEET ALL OF THESE FAMOUS EXPERTS ON THE STAGE. AND I RAISED -- AND TO RAISE MY QUESTION IN PERSON. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DR. KISSINGER....
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| 01:33:12 |
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ACTIONS IN POLICY AND REASSESSMENTS. IT IS NOT DIRECTED AT AN INDICATOR COUNTRY. IT WAS DRAWN FROM EUROPE. AND IT WAS DRAWN FROM AFGHANISTAN. IT WAS...
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| 01:34:54 |
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SHOULD MANAGE THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN NAPA REGION, GIVEN THE -- THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN ABOUT REGION, GIVEN THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF REBALANCING BAD POLICY....
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| 01:35:20 |
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LOOK AT THEIR RELATIONSHIP, PRIMARILY AS BALANCING AND THE RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPS ACROSS THE PACIFIC WHICH IS SOMEWHAT COMPARABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS...
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| 01:37:18 |
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MY QUESTION IS FOR DR. KISSINGER. THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
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| 01:37:34 |
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OF THE ISLANDS NEAR JAPAN IN THE 1970'S, THE UNITED STATES TOOK NO ISSUE ON THE -- NO POSITION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY ISSUE. IS THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT...
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| 01:38:16 |
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BY PERIODICALLY GO TO CHINA AND I ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN
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| 01:38:27 |
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CHINA. I VISIT WHENEVER I CAN PROVINCE OUTSIDE OF BEIJING. I DID NOT APPROACH IT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW THAT THIS WAS AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL TO THE EXISTING...
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| 01:40:33 |
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HE WAS ASKED YOU ABOUT YOUR DECISIONS THAT YOU MADE AT THAT TIME. >> WHAT I'VE FOCUSED ON WAS THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS MADE
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| 01:40:59 |
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DENG JOIPING AND THE JAPANESE LEADERS. THERE WAS NO ACTIVE AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT THAT I REMEMBER FULMINATING A CONCLUSION WHICH LEADS TO JAPAN AND CHINA....
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| 01:42:48 |
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