20 October 2001
Text: Bush Says Pacific Nations United in Fight Against Bioterrorism
(Leaders determined to end terror and expand world trade) (670)
President Bush, delivering his weekly radio address from Shanghai,
China, said that the leaders of Pacific Rim nations will cooperate to
defeat the emerging threat of bioterrorism, as well as to promote
trade and economic opportunity.
"We're in Shanghai to advance world trade," President Bush said on
October 20, "because we know that trade can conquer poverty and
despair. In this struggle of freedom against fear, the outcome is not
in doubt -- freedom will win."
Following is the text of President Bush's October 20 radio address:
(begin text)
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 20, 2001
Radio Address by the President to the Nation
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm speaking to you today from Shanghai,
China, at an international meeting of Pacific Rim nations where we are
continuing to enlist the resources of the civilized world in our war
against terrorism.
I am meeting with leaders from China and Mexico, Russia and Canada,
Australia and Japan, and many other friends, allies, and trading
partners. We're discussing ways to cooperate to improve intelligence,
freeze funding, and better track down terrorist groups. We're also
discussing ways to better protect all our citizens from a new threat,
the threat of bioterrorism.
America has now confirmed several different cases of anthrax exposure
in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. I commend the
many health and law enforcement officials who have worked quickly to
identify people who may have been exposed, and provide preventative
antibiotic treatment. Their quick work has no doubt saved lives.
We do not yet know who sent anthrax to the United States Capitol, or
several different media organizations. We do not, at this point, have
any evidence linking the anthrax to the terror network that carried
out the attacks of September 11. We do know that anyone who
deliberately delivers anthrax is engaged in a crime and an act of
terror, a hateful attempt to harm innocent people and frighten our
citizens.
Our health care laboratories and law enforcement officials continue to
work overtime to test samples, to track leads, to prosecute hoaxes
that have now been reported not only across America, but across the
world. These attacks once again reveal the evil at the heart of
terrorism, the evil we must fight.
The nations meeting here in Shanghai understand what is at stake. If
we do not stand against terrorism now, every civilized nation will at
some point be its target. We will defeat the terrorists by destroying
their network, wherever it is found. We will also defeat the
terrorists by building an enduring prosperity that promises more
opportunity and better lives for all the world's people. We will
oppose envy, resentment and anger with growth, trade and democracy.
The countries of the Pacific Rim made the decision to open themselves
up to the world, and the result is one of the great development
success stories of our time. The peoples of this region are more
prosperous, healthier, and better educated than they were only two
decades ago. Many more live under democratically elected governments.
This progress has been achieved by people of all cultures and all
religions, by Christian and Buddhist South Korea, and majority Muslim
Malaysia and Indonesia. And this progress proves what openness can
accomplish.
The terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. They fear trade
because they understood that trade brings freedom and hope. We're in
Shanghai to advance world trade, because we know that trade can
conquer poverty and despair. In this struggle of freedom against fear,
the outcome is not in doubt -- freedom will win. And it will bring new
hope to the lives of millions of people in Asia and throughout the
world.
Thank you for listening.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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