President Clinton announced in February 1997 that he thought there should be a "vigorous" and "thorough" investigation into reports that the People's Republic of China tried to direct financial contributions from overseas sources to the Democratic National Committee.
克林顿总统在1997年2月宣布，他认为调查报告应该做到证据有力和调查彻底，以证明中华人民共和国政府确实试图直接从海外的民主党全国委员会捐款。