THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                       (Manila, The Philippines)
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release                                  November 24, 1996     

                        REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
                       IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH 
           PRESIDENT JIANG OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

                            The Central Bank
                          Manila, Philippines 

11:35 A.M. (L)

Q Mr. President, you promised to raise some candid differences. What differences do you want to raise?

THE PRESIDENT: -- four good meetings, we're going to have another one. Then we'll have a report.

Q Human Rights Watch says you're making a mistake by holding the meeting. Are you?

THE PRESIDENT: No, we're doing the right thing to have this meeting.

Q How close are we to a summit meeting?

THE PRESS: Thank you.

END 11:37 A.M. (L)