George Bush on sanctions against China

Title

George Bush on sanctions against China

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

9 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

US President George Bush has said he will not be increasing pressure on the Chinese leadership beyond the package of limited sanctions he announced earlier in the week, which involve a suspension of government-to-government trade and weapons sales. He was speaking at a live televised news conference last night, the first since he became President. Nick Peters reports.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Politics; Government; Armed forces; China; International relations; Demonstrations; Economic sanctions; Protest movements; Beijing; Tiananmen Square

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