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CHINA: BEIJING: BILL CLINTON & JIANG ZEMIN PRESS CONFERENCE

(27 Jun 1998) Mandarin/Eng/Nat U-S President Bill Clinton has said he and the American people believe the use of force and the tragic loss of life in Tiananmen Square in 1989 was wrong. With the Chinese and American flags at their sides, Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin spoke in the Western Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after several hours of summit talks. The session on Saturday lasted more than an hour and included a frank exchange of differing views over Tibet, human rights and the repression in and around Tiananmen Square in 1989. But the two leaders agreed they would no longer target nuclear weapons at each other's country. U-S President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin held their joint news conference in the Western Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday after several hours of summit talks. Asked about Beijing's detention of pro-democracy dissidents in Xian as Clinton's tour began, Jiang said local authorities had taken measures to handle activities that were "detrimental" to security. Clinton raised the issue with Jiang and said later there had been progress in the release of Chinese dissidents but noted others were still incarcerated. Jiang Zemin stated his concern for China and the U-S to remain political allies. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) "The decision of the U-S and china to not aim nuclear weapons at each other shows the world that China and the U-S are cooperative partners and not adversaries. I would also like to reiterate under no circumstances will China be the first to launch nuclear weapons." SUPER CAPTION: Jiang Zemin, Chinese President China has 18 long-range missiles - 13 of them currently aimed at U-S cities - compared to the America's 6-thousand or so nuclear warheads. The detargeting agreement follows one between the U-S and Russia that was concluded in 1997. While Chinese missiles could easily be retargeted in the event of hostilities, the agreement would make less likely any sort of accidental launch toward the U-S. Striking another chord, both leaders agreed on the preconditions for Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, returning to the negotiating table. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) "If the Dalai Lama agrees that Tibet is a part of China and that Taiwan is also a part of China then we can open the doors to discussion. SUPER CAPTION: Jiang Zemin, Chinese President For his part, Jiang said talks were possible if the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader accepts that Tibet and the island of Taiwan are both part of China. Still on the issue of human rights - and Clinton raised his disappointment about the 1989 events in Tiananmen Square. Recalling his formal welcome on Saturday morning in the Square, Clinton recited the long history of the huge plaza which stands in Americans' minds as a symbol of China's crackdown on democracy demonstrators. Clinton said he and the American people believed the use of force and the tragic loss of life in Tiananmen Square in 1989 was wrong. Even so, Clinton made it clear he wants to press ahead with closer ties to the communist regime. Jiang, meanwhile, noted that Clinton had raised the matter of the Tiananmen crackdown, which he called "political disturbances." He said that had the Chinese government not taken the resolute measures, then China could not have enjoyed the stability it is enjoying today. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) SUPER CAPTION: Jiang Zemin, Chinese President It was then Clinton's turn to reply. SOUNDBITE: (English) SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President SOUNDBITE: (English) Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...