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                         Friday, August 21, 1992

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1. News Brief (7 Items) ................................................. 63
2. Chinese National Protection Bill: What Are Ahead .................... 130
3. Airlines to Slash Asian Flight Fares ................................. 42
4. Visa Application in China: What U.S. Visa Officers Look for .......... 40
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1. News Brief (7 Items) ................................................. 63
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The suspension concerning the status of the protection bill now should come 
to an end.  It has been confirmed that the Protection Bill (S.1216) has 
indeed been passed by the House. The Bill now is waiting for the concurrence
of the Senate.  The HQ understands that the whole CSS community is waiting 
for intructions from D.C. That message has been conveyed to our people in 
charge of the lobby activities and the HQ was told (on the past Monday) that
a report would be released soon.(From: IFCSS HQ <ifcss@WAM.UMD.EDU> 08/20/92)
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The Syracuse CSS S1216 lobby task force at Syracuse, NY, has collected a
total of $1,045 donations and sent to IFCSS and CCSA respectively. Of the
amount, $825 was sent to IFCSS-CSS protection account and $220 was sent to
CCSA account.  The donations were collected from Syracuse University,
SUNY-HSC at Syracuse and SUNY-ESF at Syracuse. A total of 49 persons has
donated, the biggest individual donation is $100 and the least is $10.
(From: <MSZHANG@SUNRISE.BITNET>)
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The lobbying group in the University of Florida has collected around $2000
donations from individuals in the University of Florida.  Of that amount,
$1000 have been sent to IFCSS/CCSA account showing the CSS' support. The
biggest individual donation is $100 and the least is $10.  Besides, quite a
few individuals have sent their donations directly to IFCSS or IFCSS/CCSA
before we started collecting donations.  The rest of the donation is
reserved for further action on the upcoming lobby activities.  If no money
is needed for local activities, the rest of the donation will be sent to
either IFCSS or IFCSS/CCSA protection lobby account. (From: JIANG
<JIANG@PINE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU>)
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Some of the chinese students and scholars in Clemson University of South
Carolina have donated $320 to the IFCSS/CCSA for the lobbying of the chinese
student protection bill. They do not represent the CSSA in Clemson
University. They just want to show their appreciation and support to
IFCSS/CCSA for the great efforts to bring the bill to the current step.
(From: Wei Yu, <WYU@CLEMSON.CLEMSON.EDU>)
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The Lobby Group and China Club at Texas A&M University has sent $800 of
donation from the CSSers to CSSA/Immigration Fund account to support the
lubby group lead by Zhao Haiqing, which is a legislative arm of IFCSS for
Lobbying the Protection Bill signed into the Law. (From Biao Chen, China
Club, Texas A&M University, <B0C4826@TAMZEUS.BITNET>)
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The 1992 Annual Reunion for North America PeiYang-Tianjin University Alumni
Association was held in Yale University on Aug 16. About 40 Alumni of
PeiYang Univ. and Tianjin Univ. in North America were present for the event,
among them were four PeiYang University graduates. One Tianjin U alumnus
came all the way from British Clumbia, Canada.  The Association has a
membership of more than 200 alumni in North America, including 80 PeiYang U
alumni and 130 Tianjin U alumni. (From: Dennis Xu,
<DENNIS@VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU>)
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The Round Table Alliance of Chinese Democracy/Human Rights Organizations
will hold a North America Regional Conference on Aug. 23, in Foster City,
CA. The topic of the conference is "Political Reform" in China. The
conference is sponsored by Service Center for Chinese Democracy (SCCD), a
San Francisco Bay Area based organization.  The Round Table Alliance of
Chinese Democracy/Human Rights Organizations was formed in Novato,
California last January. A number of famous Chinese exile dissidents, such
as Yan Jiaqi and Wan Runnan of FDC, Yu Dahai of CAD, Fang Lizhi, and Ge
Yang, will be present at the conference. (From: Ignatius Ding,
<ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>)

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2. Chinese National Protection Bill: What Are Ahead .................... 130
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>From: Junwei W. Hou, <jwh3@PO.CWRU.EDU>
Source: China-Net, August 20, 1992,  abridged by CND

Relevant documents of S. 1216 have been retrieved and its procedures
compared with those of a bill, S. 870, which has been signed into law.  It
is expected that the remaining steps of the passage of S. 1216 will follow
those of S. 870.  In the following words marked with ^^^^^ under are
significant for the purpose of comparing the processes between the two
bills.  Please note that the contents of these two bills are irrelevant).

                       CHINESE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1991

DATE-INTRO: June 4, 1991
LAST-ACTION-DATE: August 10, 1992
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FINAL STATUS: Pending
SPONSOR: Senator Slade Gorton R-WA
......(deleted)

05/26/92  Senate requested the concurrence of the House
05/27/92  Referred to the House Judiciary Committee
06/24/92  House Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and
          Refugees approved for full Committee action
07/22/92  House Judiciary Committee ordered reported
08/10/92  House voted to suspend the rules and pass, amended, by
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          voice vote
          ^^^^^^^^^
08/10/92  Reported in the House, amended (H. Rept. 102-826)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(for the remaining steps of the process, please look to those of S.
870)

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DATE OF INTRODUCTION: JUNE 4, 1991

DATE OF VERSION: AUGUST 11, 1992  -- VERSION: 6
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SPONSOR(S): Sponsor not included in this printed version.

 TEXT:

                            AUGUST 10, 1992
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                           Union Calendar No. 471
102D CONGRESS 2D SESSION                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                               S. 1216
                           Report No. 102-826

                                  AN ACT
To provide for the adjustment of status under the Immigration and
Nationality Act of certain nationals of the People's Republic of
China unless conditions permit their return in safety to that
foreign state.

   ........   (deleted)

Passed the Senate May 21 (legislative day, March 26), 1992.

    Attest:
                                               WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                   Secretary.

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               EXAMPLE OF A LEGISLATION WITH SIMILAR PROCEDURES
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                                  U. S. Senate   S. 870

  INCLUSION OF A TRACT OF LAND IN THE  GOLDEN GATE  NAT'L REC. AREA

DATE-INTRO: April 18, 1991

LAST-ACTION-DATE: June 10, 1992
          ......

10/17/91 137   Senate requested the concurrence of the House
10/17/91 137   Referred to the House Interior and Insular Affairs
               Committee

2nd Session Activity:

03/11/92  House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee ordered
          reported amended
03/24/92  House voted to suspend the rules and pass, amended, by
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          voice vote
          ^^^^^^^^^
03/24/92  Reported in the House, amended (H. Rept. 102-467)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
03/26/92  House requested the concurrence of the Senate
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
05/21/92  Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to the
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          bill, by voice vote -- clearing the measure for the
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          President
          ^^^^^^^^^
05/27/92  Enrolled in the House
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
06/02/92  Presented to the President on May 29, 1992
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
06/10/92  Signed by the President on June 9, 1992, (P.L. 102-299)
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**************
DATE OF VERSION: MARCH 25, 1992 -- VERSION: 6
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SPONSOR(S): Sponsor not included in this printed version.

 TEXT:

                              MARCH 24, 1992
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                         Union Calendar No. 278
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
102D CONGRESS 2D SESSION

                              S. 870

                           Report No. 102-467
To authorize inclusion of a tract of land in the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, California.
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...... (deleted)

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3. Airlines to Slash Asian Flight Fares ................................. 42
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>From: A CND Reader
Source: UPI, August 14, 1992

Northwest Airlines slashed excursion fares to Asia Friday, expanding the
U.S. airline fare war to a third continent. Major carriers already are
offering deep discounts on excursion fares to Europe and many U.S.
destinations, except for Alaska and Hawaii.

Northwest's fall and winter fare sale reduces supersaver fares by 38 to 47
percent for travel to Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, Beijing and
Shanghai from all 50 states and three Canadian cities -- Toronto, Montreal
and Winnipeg.

A spokesman for Chicago-based United Airlines -- the primary U.S. flag
carrier to Asia -- said while the airline had not yet reviewed Northwest's
fare filing, "we will remain competetive."

United serves all six cities covered by the Northwest sale.

The Northwest fare move will reduce the round-trip fare between New York and
Bangkok to $858 -- a 40 percent reduction. The round-trip fare between
Chicago and Seoul will be cut 38 percent, to $798, and round- trip service
between Los Angeles and Taipei will be cut to $598, also a 38 percent
discount.

"Airlines traditionally have promoted Asia primarily as a leisure
destination only through group tours," said Michael E. Levine, Northwest
executive vice president-marketing. "Our strategy is to tailor an
opportunity to attract incremental new individual family travelers in much
the same way we have been promoting European destinations for years."

Bargain tickets will be available beginning Saturday and will remain on sale
through Sept. 8. Travel, in most cases, can take place anytime from Sept. 18
through Dec. 7 or from Jan. 11 through Feb. 15. Travel from Canadian points
can begin Sept. 28. Travel to Beijing and Shanghai may take place only
between Jan. 11 and Feb. 15.

The action by St. Paul, Minn.-based Northwest marked the first expansion of
the nation's fare war to Asia.

A sale offering up to 45 percent off excursion fares to Europe will continue
through Sept. 4 -- with tickets good for trips beginning as late as March
31.

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4. Visa Application in China: What U.S. Visa Officers Look for .......... 40
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>From: <LESLIE@CGSADM.CLAREMONT.EDU>
Source: NAFSA Communication Network, forwarded by Bo Xiong, August 20, 1992

Those of you who have admitted students from China are probably aware of how
difficult it is becoming for a student to get an F-1 visa.  Two students we
admitted were turned down at the Consulate in Guangzhou.  I called the
Consulate and talked with one of the visa officers, Sheila Belew.  She gave
me some insight into the visa process which I will share with you.

In the visa interview, the officer looks closely at the following:

English proficiency: Does the student have a high (550) TOEFL score?  How
well does the student communicate in the interview?  In other words, is the
score an adequate measure of the student's english?

Qualifications: If the student is entering a graduate program, is he/she
qualified.  In our case, a student was admitted to a master's program in
political science but her BA was in English.  By itself this was not grounds
for denial, but it was a contributing factor.

Seriousness:  Can the student CLEARLY and IN DEPTH explain how the program
he/she plans to attend with fit in with career plans in China.  A student who
is vague about future career plans does not appear serious about school.

Test scores: Has the student taken the TOEFL, GRE, GMAT?  Of the students we
admitted took only the TOEFL (we don't require the GRE for students without
a degree from the US).  The visa officer said that a serious student would
apply to several schools, at least some of which would require the GRE or
GMAT.  Therefore, a student who just takes the TOEFL is at a disadvantage.

Time Factor: Can the student prove he/she can arrive in time for orientation
and registration.  The Consulate will no longer process a visa for a student
who will arrive late in the semester.  It does not matter what provisions
the school sets up to help the student make up work missed.  Ideally, the
student should go to the Consulate with a plane ticket showing arrival in
time for orientation or, if school does not offer orientation, registration.

Sources of Financial Support: Where is the student's support coming from.
One of our students had a full tuition fellowship with living expenses to be
provided by a distant (father's cousin) relative.  The student could not
explain why a distant relative would be willing to support her, therefore,
the officer suspected that the offer was not genuine.

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