From: gaojeng@durras.anu.edu.au (J. Gao)
Subject: CND-US 24-7-92 FRI
Summary: CND
Keywords: CND
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
Date: 24 Jul 92 05:19:06 GMT

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                             (US Regional)
                         Friday, July 24, 1992

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1. New Brief (Three Items) ...............................................38
2. IFCSS President to Organize Task Force for Protection Bill Lobby ..... 49
3. Opportunity Knocks But Once: Immigration Bill in Troubles.............132
4. An Appeal from Minnesota Lobby Group.................................. 62
5. Reader Responses on Wedding Announcement in CND ...................... 34
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1. New Brief (Three Items) ...............................................38
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BEIJING -(AP-DJ, 7-23)--China is helping Burma renovate a  section  of  the
Stilwell  Road,  named after the commander of the China-Burma-India theater
during World War II, an official report said Thursday.

The road, named after General Joseph  Stilwell,  was  built  in  1942-1945,
after Japanese troops captured Rangoon and cut off the Burma Road. The road
was deserted after the war. But in 1985, Yunnan fixed up a  section  of  it
between  the  border  and the town of Tengchong to facilitate border trade,
Xinhua said. This spring, the two counties on either  side  of  the  border
restored  a 54-kilometer section of the road in Burma, it said. As a result
of the renovation, border trade has increased 400 times, reaching 1.6  bil-
lion yuan compared with 40 million yuan in 1984, the report said. (from Liu
Jian)
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IFCSS introduces the IFCSS-Sprint long distance program to  IFCSS  members.
It  hopes  local  CSS organizations and activists will join to promote this
program which was written exclusively for IFCSS members  and  will  provide
many  benefits available only for IFCSS members. Through the sales to IFCSS
members, IFCSS will get a certain amount of  commission  which  would  help
IFCSS  achieve financial independence and provide other kinds of service to
the CSS communities. Part of the commission will be alloted  to  local  CSS
organizations.

For program brochures or order now, please call 1-800-669-8585.  or fax  to
Al Lenio at 913-624-5640. (Existing Sprint customers call 1-800-877- 4040).
For question  and  application  form,  please  call  Ms.  Suzie  Scheer  at
(913)624-4493 or call IFCSS HQ. (from IFCSS HQ <ifcss@WAM.UMD.EDU>, Special
Report No. 4007, 7-21)
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Marquette Univ. CSA  posted a open letter to sincerely thank those who made
efforts to  help save the  life of Shao Hui.   Many people had their  blood
tested  so that  they might  donate their  bone marrows  for him.  Blood of
numerous people flew into his body and helped sustain his life. Many doctors
and nurses demonstrated their superb  medical  skills  and  looked after him
day and night. Many long and short distance calls transmitted to him greetings
and comfort. Abundant books, audio and video cassettes formed strong spiritual
support for him. Among the money, gifts, and cards sent to him that carried
great  human love. (Refer to earlier CND-US about the call for marrow dona-
tion and Mr.  Shao final death). (from: 5907anh@vms.csd.mu.edu, 7-21)

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2. IFCSS President to Organize Task Force for Protection Bill Lobby ..... 49
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From:  IFCSS HQ, <ifcss@wam.umd.edu>
Source: IFCSS Headquarters Special Report No. 4011, July 23, 1992

Dear IFCSS Members:

I, the President  of IFCSS, is organizing a nationwide Chinese Students and
Scholars (CSS) Protection Bill Lobby Task Force, according to IFCSS Council
Emergency Resolution CR4002.  An  separate special banking  account for CSS
Protection Bill Lobby has been set up.

Specific actions are:

1.  The IFCSS HQ, with help from Mr. Ding Jian, has set up an email network
for  all  concerned  individuals  and   organizations  to  participate  and
communicate.   To join  the  network, please  send names,  school and email
addresses to:

    lobby-request@library.uta.edu

2.  A nationwide state-coordinator system  will be set up.  I will  be  the
national coordinator.  A tele-conference will  be called within one week to
formally establish this system.

3.   Sample  letters  and  Talking  points  for  lobby  efforts  are  under
preparation.

4.   The  special  banking account for  donations  has  been  set up.   All
donations should be directly sent to: (see note )

      IFCSS CSS-Protection Account
      Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS)
      733 15th Street, N.W.,
      Suite 440,
      Washington, D.C.20005

All  donation  money  will be saved in this  account.  Its management board
will consist the IFCSS HQ treasurer, the Chair of Council Finance Committee
and the Chair of the IFCSS Students Affair Working Committee.


Dear friends, we have to fight for our own rights.  We have to be united to
help ourselves.  Please join the IFCSS, now.

Thank you very much for your attention.

Sincerely,

Geng, Xiao (signed)
President of IFCSS
July 23, 1992

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3. Opportunity Knocks But Once: Immigration Bill in Troubles.............132
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From: Haiching Zhao, Incumbent President of IFCSS,<ZHAO@HUXTAL.BITNET>, 7-22

We had a hectic day at the Capitol Hill today.  We  organized  a  coalition
meeting  with other 25 organizations to set up the strategy for the collec-
tive MFN-lobby effort in the Senate for the next couple of weeks.  The  key
to the MFN lobby is in the Senate.  Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell,
who is also the major author of the bill in the Senate, is strongly commit-
ted  to the passage of the bill.  The bill does have strong bipartisan sup-
port in the Senate, as was demonstrated in the House by yesterday's vote in
the  House.   Hopefully the Senate will take up the issue before the summer
recess.

The House Judiciary Committee took up our immigration bill at 10:00 in  the
morning.   One  amendment  proposed  by  the  Justice  Department (INS) was
attached to the bill.  It is a technical amendment.  However, since we  are
trying  to  keep  our  bill  out  of  the conference, the fewer differences
between the Senate and the House versions, the better.  And this  amendment
means  that the bill can not go to the President directly, rather it has to
be sent back to the Senate again for a vote.

The real problem on the bill is the attempt made  by  Michigan  Congressman
John Conyers Jr. He attempted to attach an amendment on protecting Haitians
in this country.  Congressman  Bill  McCollum  of  Florida  challenged  the
amendment  by  questioning  its germaneness to our bill.  There was a heavy
debate on this issue and we all know that by attaching this  provision  the
bill would be certainly vetoed by the President.  Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, Congressman Jack Brooks of Texas ruled that  the  amendment  was
NOT  german.   So we are safe for now.  However, we are almost certain this
will surface again when the bill reaches the House floor and in the Senate.

Haitian refugee issue is a very tough one.  We are sympathetic to the  Hai-
tians,  on  one  hand;  on the other hand, this is a highly political issue
because the President decided  to  turn  the  Haitians  away.   This  issue
involves  the  Presidential  politics.   If  the  amendment is successfully
attached to our bill, which we hope not, that would be the end of the bill.
Another  difficulty  is that the issue is a very popular one. If it reaches
the floor for a vote, many members will have a very hard time to vote NO to
the amendment.

The only way to stop the amendment being attached to our bill on the  House
floor  is for the Rules Committee to issue a rule for the bill not to allow
any additional free amendment on the floor.

Our emergent task is to let the Rule Committee members know what we want by
calling  their  offices  and  asking for CLOSED RULE ON S1216. Our argument
should be very simple: THIS AMENDMENT CAN ONLY CAUSE A  PRESIDENTIAL  VETO.
Therefore,  it will not help the Haitians and it will hurt the Chinese stu-
dents.

At the end of the this posting please find the names and phone  numbers  of
the House Judiciary Committee members.

This problem is serious and  urgent.   We  also  have  knowledge  that  the
Chinese  Government  is at least partially behind this effort  - this would
be an effective way to kill the bill.

Another serious fact is that we do not have a lot of time and this  is  our
last  chance.   There  are  only  three  weeks left for this session of the
Congress and ALTOGETHER we have no more than 40 legislative days  left  for
this  calendar year.  If there is any problem that will just delay the bill
so that it can not become law by the end of the year, all the effort we put
over  the  last  year  and half would be GONE WITH THE WIND.  We then would
have to start our efforts all over again starting  from  reintroducing  the
bill  when  next  year  comes.  That simply will not give us enough time to
protect anybody.

We have done so much and we have gone so far pushing this bill.  We  simply
can not afford any problems or delays at this critical stage.

We urgently call on your immediate action.

As the problems are mounting, we expect that students from  certain  states
to visit the Capitol Hill will be inevitable in the weeks to come.  This is
the critical time when we, each and every one of us, must  concentrate  all
our energy and resources to give this bill a final push.

You can help -- yourself as well as others -- by  calling  members  of  the
Congress voicing our concern; you can help by making donations to our coor-
dinated effort; and you can help by joining us in Washington  DC  to  lobby
the Congress.

We strongly appeal to you for your donations to  facilitate  such  efforts.
Pursuant  to  Resolution  Number  4 of the Fourth Congress of the IFCSS, an
account and a mailbox have been established in Washington D.C. for the lob-
bying activities.

Please make your contribution payable to: CCSA/Immigration  Fund  and  send
to:

     Payable to: CCSA/Immigration Fund
     P.O. Box 65307, Washington DC, 20035-5307.

 (Payable item from Wu Tao, <AGTWX%ASUACAD.BITNET>, 7-23)

The following are names and phone numbers (area code: 202) of House
Rules Committee Members:

Joe Moakley        Ma, Chair                    225-8273
Butler Derrick     SC                           225-5301
Anthony Beilenson  Ca                           225-5911
Martin Frost       Tx                           225-3605
David Bonior       Mi                           225-2106
Tony Hall          Oh                           225-6465
Alan Wheat         Mo                           225-4535
Bart Gordon        Tn                           225-4231
Louise Sloughter   NY                           225-3615
Gerald Solomon     NY, Ranking Minority Member  225-5614
James Quillen      Tn                           225-6356
David Dreier       Ca                           225-2305
Bob McEwen         Oh                           225-5705

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From: Chong Wang <CWG@zeus.vetsci.Wisc.EDU>, 7-23, forwarded by Weimin Shen
                                <SHEN@JUNO.PHYSICS.WISC.EDU>, via China-net

I called some congressmen and got some new information:  we  should call  a
congressmen  whoes  name was not on the list somehow: John Carmia?
202-225-5126. We should not forget to call this person,  other  congressman
offices refer to this congressman to be called.

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From: Wu Tao <AGTWX%ASUACAD.BITNET>, 7-23

Zhao Haiqing's report/plea (07/22/92) is urgent. Believe it or not, we  are
closer  than  ever  before  to get the Congress pass the Chinese Protection
bill (the "Greencard Bill"). Also, we are closer than ever before  to  lose
this bill. Now, the people lobbying for our interests need our help for two
things:

1) To call the offices of the members of the Rules Committee
   and ask for CLOSED RULE ON S1216 (Chinese Protection Bill).

2) Send some money to the people working for us so that they can
   keep working for us.

"It is now or never" is truly the situation. Right  now,  empty  talks  are
irrelevent.  Actions are needed. If we really want to beat the odds and win
this game, we need to act now. Besides, this is  not  just  concerning  the
students  in school, but also those who have got a job. As you know, should
quotas be not enough, you still would not get your greencard.

If everyone waits for the others to act, the lobby will fall short of  suc-
cess  for  lack of the final effort which requires our support. So do some-
thing for ourselves, please.

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4. An Appeal from Minnesota Lobby Group.................................. 62
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From: Minnesota Lobby Group, ALIAS@VX.CIS.UMN.EDU, 7-23

Dear Fellow Chinese Students and Scholars:

     The Chinese Protection Act is at a critical stage.  As  you  may  know
that  the  House Immigration subcommittee marked up this bill last June. It
has been referred to the  the  Judiciary  Committee  for  approval.  It  is
expected  that  the Judiciary committee will vote on it within the next two
weeks.

Where does the crisis come from?
~ru!
1. The time for Congress to pass the bill is  extremely  limited.  Although
there  are  still  5 and a half months left for this year, the Congress has
only about 40 working days. As a rule, all the bills proposed earlier  have
to  be  taken up by the Congress by the end of this year. Those that do not
have time to be taken up will no longer to be valid. They have to be  rein-
troduced if the Congress would like to consider them again. That is to say,
this protection bill has to be passed by the Congress  and  signed  by  the
President  before  the  end of December. Don't forget that this bill may be
vetoed by the President.  In that case, the Congress has  to  override  the
President's  veto  by  the  end of the year. Otherwise, this bill has to be
reintroduced next year. But technically, it is not possible for the bill to
become law before January 1, 1994 - the date on which the Presidential Exe-
cutive Order expires.

2. Recently, the Chinese government has launched a strong  anti-lobby  cam-
paign  against  this  bill.  They have hired a law firm of which the former
director of the Immigration and Naturalization Services  is  a  partner  to
help  organize  their campaign efforts. In addition, the Chinese Embassy in
Washington has been collecting signatures from some of those  Chinese  stu-
dents  who  are  against  this  bill.  Recently,  some key Congressmen have
received letters with their signatures, which has put us in a  very  disad-
vantageous  position.  Therefore we strongly urge that Chinese students and
scholars organize to launch a campaign for this bill  to  counteract  their
efforts.

3. The Bush Administration, particularly the State Department and the  INS,
has  been  trying  very  hard  to  block  the bill. Its strategy is to make
adjustments to this bill, which is a very effective way to kill  the  bill.
Besides,  since this is an election year for the House Representatives, and
immigration is a very sensitive issue, many Congressmen take a tepid  atti-
tude toward the bill.

4. The status to lobby the bill at the national level is pathetic.  So  far
there is no consistent campaign to lobby this bill. In particular, there is
little effort to lobby the 35 Congressmen/Congresswomen who sit on the Jud-
iciary  Committee,  which  is scheduled to debate this bill in the next two
weeks. We feel that IFCSS should take a more active role  in  lobbying  the
bill,  which  is  so vital to the safety and well-being of the Chinese stu-
dents and scholars in the USA. We feel that a task force should be  set  up
immediately to take up the responsibility of coordinating this campaign.

We, the Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars (FACSS)  at
the University of Minnesota, urge the local Chinese Students' organizations
across the country to lobby the Congressmen/Congresswomen in their  states,
particularly  those  in the Judiciary Committee. We would also like to urge
them to send delegates to Washington D.C. to lobby the Congress in the next
two weeks.
                               Jinhua Guan (Signature)

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5. Reader Responses on Wedding Announcement in CND ...................... 34
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[We  have received  a number of letters from readers regarding the  wedding
announcement  carried in July 22's CND-US.  We thank the readers for  their
concern as well as their high expection for CND.]

What is the  reason to report Kathy Wang's marital matter on CND?   I don't
think many people know who the Chinese Army  Genearal is.  Please  be sharp
when reporting  something,  something  most  people  are  concerned  about.
No name please. (Name and address withheld per reader's request)
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Remember the  wedding  anouncement you edited in CND  and then  imagine  an
immediate privatization of weapon-export industry,  get a  picture?  (From:
<statcon5@ccs.carleton.ca>)
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Is the wedding announcement in CND  a paid anouncement?  If yes, can people
pay  for   any   ads  and  any   anouncements   in   your   news?    (From:
<moupu@Forestry.Auburn.EDU>) [No.  CND  does not carry any  paid commercial
advertisement, and  CND's volunteers do not derive  any  income  from their
participation in CND. - Editor]
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As a  CND  reader, I am  extremely surprised at CND-US's carrying a wedding
announcement.  I strongly oppose your inclusion  of this item in CND.  July
22, 1992's CND-US was the worst one I have ever read.

Be aware of the nature  of CND.  I think Soc-Culture-China is  a place  for
about mentioned "news,"  but absolutely not for CND.  My suggestion is that
a poll among CND subscribers be conducted to determine  if CND is a  proper
place for this kind of personal  issue.  Hopefully, an explanation for  the
incident   will   be   seen   in   CND   very  soon.    (From:   Yang   Du,
<ydu@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>)

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