From: "(Bo Xiong)" <xiong@BSU-CS.BSU.EDU>
Subject:      SUNY Buffalo CSC President Resigned for Failing to Support S1216
Reply-To: "(Bo Xiong)" <xiong@BSU-CS.BSU.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 04:03:11 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

The following is carried in September 28's CND-US:
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3. SUNY Buffalo CSC President Resigned for Failing to Support
   the Protection Bill .................................................. 48
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From: Weihe Guan
Date: Sunday, Sept. 27, 1992

[SUNY Buffalo, Fri. 09/25/92] -- The Chinese Student Club (CSC) is the
organization of about 500 students and scholars from Mainland China at SUNY
Buffalo. Mr. HE Junru was elected as the president of CSC in May 1992, along
with four other members to form the CSC Council.

During the lobby activities for the Chinese Portection Bill, two council
members coordinated the local efforts on behalf of CSC Council, however Mr.
He, who came to US after April of 1990, did not participate (except signing
a pettition letter prepared by others).

In response to some members' criticism on the lack of his leadership in the
lobby, Mr. He posted an open letter on the local network, stating his
opinions on why he did not support the lobby. The following is excerpted
from his letter (with spelling corrections):

> 1). June 4th event creates equal opportunity to all chinese students in US,
>even without the protection bill, students with J-visa can change to F-visa.
>However, the bill, if passed, makes chinese students unequal in terms of job
>hunting, which means the bill will make it much more difficult for those
>without green cards to get jobs. Without job, it is nonsense to mention the
>waiting line for green cards.

>  2). I don't agree that, genreally speaking, chinese students can make more
>contribution to China by staying in US.  I also cannot approve that a person
>love China so much that he cannot go back to China at the time being.

>  3). I don't agree that Chinese students will be treated badly by the
>government if they go back to China.  Some one may raise Shen Tong as an
>example, but I consider it not significant.

On the same letter, he asked members of CSC to respond to his letter, by
saying "for-He" (as a support to him), or "anything you like to say" (if
against him).

In three days since he posted the letter, there are two "for-HE" and about
thirty "NOT-for-HE" posted to the network. Mr. He claimed that he received
an additional of seven supporting mail through other channals.

By this morning, Mr. He announced his resignation from the position of CSC
President and the CSC council. He thanked all people who gave support to his
work.

A new president and a new council member will be appointed by the remaining
members of the council soon. The CSC members are expecting a more unified
and stronger leadership from the new president and the reformed council to
come.

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