From: gaojeng@durras.anu.edu.au (J. Gao)
Subject: China News Digest (U.S.), Mon, 10/5/1992
Summary: CND
Keywords: CND
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
Date:  6 Oct 92 02:54:04 GMT

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			  Monday, October 5, 1992

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1. IFCSS Delegates Met with White House Officials on Protection Bill .... 30
2. IFCSS Calls for Emergency Action on Protection Bill Lobbying ......... 42
3. IFCSS/CCSA to Hold Meeting with White House .......................... 66
4. CSS in Australia Calling for Help on Info of HR Situation in China ... 10
5. A Successful Meeting with Agriculture Delegations from China ......... 21
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1. IFCSS Delegates Met with White House Officials on Protection Bill .... 30
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_From: IFCSS HQ <ifcss@wam.umd.edu>
Source: IFCSS HQ NR-4050, Oct. 5, 1992

This afternoon, several IFCSS delegates, including Xiao Geng, IFCSS
President, Baoping He, IFCSS Vice President, Haiqing Zhao, Chairman of IFCSS
Student Affairs Committee, Heping Shi, Chairman of IFCSS Committee on Public
Relations and Government Affairs, and Yingquan Ji, student leader at
University of Minnesota, went to the White House to meet with two staff
members of the Public Liaison Office. The IFCSS delegates came directly to
the point. Having expressed their appreciation to President Bush for the
protection he granted to Chinese students back in 1990, they pointed out
that S1216 was a logical extension of the Executive Order and expressed
their hope that the president will sign the bill into law. The White House
officials responded that the bill had already cleared the Justice Dept. and
Office of Management and Budget and that to their best knowledge the
president would sign it. Asked when the president would sign it, the
officials answered that there was no time-table for it. They added that they
would not put in writing what they said.

The IFCSS delegates also discussed some other issues with the White House
officials, including the arrest of Shen Tong and two other students. IFCSS
President Xiao Geng presented the officials with a package consisting a
letter to President George Bush, an open appeal for Shen Tong and his
friends signed by over 70 schools, a collection of examples illustrating the
uncertainty the Chinese students are facing, and an introduction to IFCSS.
In return, each IFCSS delegate was given a package introducing the White
House. Both sides expressed the wish to stay in touch.

This is certainly a positive sign, but it is not the time to rest on your
laurels. While we wish to express our thanks to all of you who have worked
so hard to promote the bill, we do not see any harm if the president gets a
few more nudges from the senators and governors whose names appeared in our
previous news bulletins.

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2. IFCSS Calls for Emergency Action on Protection Bill Lobbying ......... 42
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_From: IFCSS HQ <ifcss@wam.umd.edu>
Source: IFCSS HQ NR-4049, Oct. 5, 1992

Up to 9 a.m. this morning (Monday), S1216 has not been signed.  It appears
that the White House has been so focused on the "Cable TV Act" that it
simply does not have time to deal with other issues. The cable bill might be
the first bill on which a presidetial veto will be overriden, in which case
President Bush will suffer a heavy setback in his bid for reelection. As
part of his effort to lobby the Senater in order to sustain his veto,
President Bush met with a number of senators yesterday to ask for help.

Two conclusions can drawn from the above-mentioned event.  First, this is
the most uncertain moment for Bush and therefore the best time to have
senator send him a positive message; second, those senators Bush have met
with are those who are likely to tide him over the crisis consequently are
in the best position to help us on S1216.

Our action: IFCSS strongly urges students in the home states of these
senators to secure the immediate support of your professors, university
presidents, and other American friends. If they can ask the senators to put
in a good word for us, it will be invaluable.

The overriding vote on the cable bill will be taken at 5 p.m.  this
afternoon, so please act immediately!!!

Caution: The cable bill is a very popular bill, so avoid giving the
impression that we want to sacrifice it for our bill.  The best thing to do
is not to mention the cable bill, but we know why we are targeting these
senators.

     Attached here is the list of the senators Bush has met.

                                   Telephone      Fax
Alan K. Simpson (Wyo.)             224-6441       224-3424
Mitch McConnell (Ky.)              224-2541       224-2499
Robert J. Dole (Kan.)              224-6521       224-6721
Orrin G. Hatch (Utah)              224-5251       224-6331
Mark O. Hatfield (Ore.)            224-3753       224-0276
Thad Cochran (Miss.)               224-5054       224-3576
Pete V. Domenici (N.M.)            224-6621       224-7371
Dave Durenberger (Minn.)           224-3244       224-9931
James M. Jeffords (Vt.)            224-5141       224-1507
John W. Warner (Va.)               224-2023       224-6295

Area code for all numbers:  (202)

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3. IFCSS/CCSA to Hold Meeting with White House .......................... 66
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_From: CCSA, <ZHAO@HUXTAL.bitnet>
Date: Monday, Oct. 5, 1992

In response to our request, the White House has called me back on Friday to
arrange a meeting on Monday afternoon at 1:00 PM.  After we received the
phone call, we contacted the Headquarters to coordinate the meeting with the
White House.  It is critical at this moment for us to work together to give
the bill a final push.  We will convey the concerns that we, the Chinese
students and scholars have.  We will urge the President to sign the bill as
soon as possible.  We will also express our appreciations over President's
Executive Order protecting Chinese students and scholars until 1994 and
emphasize that S1216 is a natural extension of the President's executive
order.

When a bill passes the Congress, it goes through a routine review process by
various departments in the Administration.  As of Friday, S1216, has cleared
through several departments including the Justice (INS) and the State.  So
far every agency has responded with a favorable recommendation.  We do not
know when the President will sign the bill.  However, as Congressman Joe
Barton put it: "We are finding all information there is in the White House
on the bill.  So far they have all indicated the President will sign the
bill.  We will let you know as soon as we have new information."

We have been continuing to focus on Republican Senators to call the
President.  We have visited almost all Republican Senate offices in
coordination with lobbying delegations from New York and Minnesota.  The
objectives of these visits are two: 1) to find out what White House's
intention is on the bill; and 2) to urge these Senators and their staff to
call the White House asking the President to sign the bill and continue to
support the Chinese students in this country.

So far the results have been significant.  At least 4 Senate offices and
some other sources have independently confirmed the positive responses from
the White House regarding S1216.

The President has until 12th of October to sign the bill.  The ten day
period the President has to sign the bill starts at midnight after the bill
is delivered to the White House with Sundays excluded.

The Congress will adjourn on Tuesday.  We need to continue to call the
Republican Senators, thanking them for their support of S1216 and their
support for human rights in China, asking them to call the President to sign
the Bill as soon as possible.

Another matter in the Congress is the veto-overriding effort on conditional
MFN bill.  Last week, both Houses voted to override the President's veto on
HR 5318.  The House succeeded with a vote of 345 to 74.  However, the Senate
vote on Thursday was 59 (60 including Senator Gore) to 40.  Even though it
was not enough to override the veto, it certainly exerted enough pressure to
the Chinese government on its behavior regarding human rights.  It has
raised widespread public attention in the U.S. on human rights conditions in
China.  It also gave the President and many Republican Senators a great deal
of pressure to stand strong on the issue of human rights for China.  This
demonstrated a need for human rights improvement in China and a need for
protection of Chinese students in this country.  This certainly helps our
effort on S1216 if, and only if, we can cautiously strategize and coordinate
our efforts on the two bills.

We have worked hard to push the human rights conditions for China's MFN
status.  We also pushed this issue very hard to keep it in the public
(including sending packages to more than 50 newspapers nationwide as well as
news release to national media).  While we are raising the public
consciousness on the issue of human rights regarding MFN, we have also
worked hard to keep S1216 separate from the MFN issue in the public.  If
S1216 becomes a political issue mixed with MFN in the public arena,
President Bush would have to stand on his China policy which may mean veto
for both bills.  That is the logic of keeping it low profile in our effort
for S1216.

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4. CSS in Australia Calling for Help on Info of HR Situation in China ... 10
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_From: Y.Y. Chen, <yyc@saturn.cs.swin.oz.au>
Date: Monday, Oct. 5, 1992

Dear USA fellows,

This is an urgent call for help! We are working on a report for The
Australian Human Rights Delegation that is going to China soon. We need
materials and individual cases that give the current condition of Human
Rights in China.  Your help will be HIGHLY appreciated. Our intension is to
make the Delegation aware of the violation of human rights and fundamental
freedom in China so it will pay attention to the key issues when it visits
China.

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5. A Successful Meeting with Agriculture Delegations from China ......... 21
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_From: <hu@calshp.cals.wisc.edu>
Source: AEIC Net, Oct. 4, 1992

A general discussion meeting was hosted by Chinese Independent Union and
Biological Chinese Seminar Club of University of Wisconsin-Madison, to
welcome 3 agriculture delegations from Shandong, Shanxi and from Heilong-
Jiang Provinces at Union South on Sunday night (10/4/92).  The three
delegations are headed by Lian Ming, deputy director of Shandong Animal
Husbandry Bureau; Ren Shining, the Director of Sci. Research & Managenment
Dept, Shan-Xi Academy of Ag. Sci.; and Liang Qing, the Director of Dairy
Association of Anda, Heilongjiang respectively.  The main task of the three
delegations are to attend the International Dairy Exposition in Madison,
Wisconsin, and to visit some US research and production stations.

About 30 Chinese students attended the discussion.  The discussion was
featured by freely and friendly exchange of information, ideas and opinions
on various topics.  A common point was agreed upon by all that further
exchange of information between overseas students and research and
production units is badly needed.  I introduced them the general information
of AEIC and suggested that possible help could be done by local student
organizations in such an exchange program in the furture.

The delegates also expressed their deep appriciation to CSS on this campus
for their assistance and help during the visit in Madison.

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