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Bush's Speeches of Candor

Alice Poon
Aug 10, 2008
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George W. Bush is not one of my favorite American presidents, but I do applaud him for

giving two speeches concerning China that are indeed candid, balanced and courteous, and which are grounded in a profound belief in universal values (liberty and human rights) – speeches that say a lot about the level of self-confidence of the nation that the speaker l…

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