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Article: AP Top News at 3:35 p.m. EST
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- February 20, 2002
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Title: AP Top News at 3:35 p.m. EST
Bush Addresses Chinese Freedoms
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ President Bush urged Chinese President Jiang
Zemin today to respect religious freedoms and consider the Vatican'
s plea to free Catholic bishops, sticking points in otherwise improving
U.S.-Chinese relations. Bush, beginning his two-day trip to Beijing,
said he hoped that Jiang, "as a president of a great nation, would
understand the important role of religion in an individual's life."
Despite numerous differences, their meetings are unlikely to be contentious,
at least partly because of the new U.S.-China alliance against terrorism.
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