From: "Ignatius Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Subject:      More on Support Wang Juntao
Reply-To: "Ignatius Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:28:59 GMT
Comments: To: Dennis.D.Lee@Eng.Sun.COM, china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu,
              donovan@csl.sri.com, hknet@cs.wisc.edu, how@iris.ucdavis.edu,
              ifcss%WAM.UMD.EDU@uga.cc.uga.edu,
              joseph_ng%5y@hp0200.desk.hp.com, jung_lin%40@hp1900.desk.hp.COM,
              sdc@longhorn.Corp.sun.com, ggach@pandora.sf.ca.us,
              xwu@janus.Berkeley.EDU, cnd-editor@djohn-sun.kent.edu,
              melody@hpsmtc1.cup.hp.com, jchu@hpsmtc1.cup.hp.com,
              wuling@s1.msi.umn.edu, li@perry.berkeley.edu,
              jyee@eclair.berkeley.edu, Isaac.Chen@Eng.Sun.COM,
              ide!ide.com!cai@uunet.UU.NET, wwang@mail1.cis.umn.edu,
              acsss@netserver.Stanford.EDU

The following is my reply to a netter who are not familiar with Wang Juntao's
case and like to do something to help.  I list some addresses and phone numbers
in my message and copy to all of you so that you can take some actions.  Please
send me info. if you know of other addreesses and phones that are useful to
this letter/phone campaign effort.  Thanks.


> Thanks, Ignatius, for the message.
>
> Is Wang's story in the San Jose Mercury News?  I don't know anything about
> this prisoner.  I imagine that almost anyone imprisoned in China is a good
> person and a freedom fighter, but I don't know any details about this
> situation.  What can you tell me and where do I get addresses of, for
> instance, the Chinese consulate in San Francisco or the prison in Beijing?
>
> Regards,
>
> <a netter>

For some reason, San Jose Mercury News chooses not to carry too many pieces of
news regarding situation in China.  For a long time in the past, it refused to
publish anything perceived as bad publicity for Yugoslavia either.  It seems
that there are some rather biased editors at that paper.

Any way.  Wang has repeatedly requested medical treatment for the Type B
Hepatitis that he contracted while jailed in Qingzhen.  He has not gotten any
even though he was transferred to the medical facility from his solitary
confinement cell after the Chinese government was serverely pressured by the
international community.

Wang is a leading dissident and former editor-in-chief at the Shanghai Economics
Daily.  He has been one of the most outspoken individuals in China.  During
the spring of 1989, he was ASKED by the government to mediate the situation
because the officials believed that the protesting students would litsen to
Wang's advice.  Wang wasn't successful to reduce the tension between the million
people in Tian'anmen Square and the authoritarian regime because the emotion in
the crowd was so high.  Consequently, the government blamed Wang as the leading
conspirator who plotted the whole 1989 uprising to "overthrow the communist
government", jailed him for more than a year without charge, then secretly
tried him and sentenced him to a 14-year jail term.  His wife, Hou Xiaotian - a
couragous woman and supportive wife, has been fighting for his basic rights
for the last three years.  She has requested to be permitted to do a peaceful
demonstration in response to her husband's desperate attempt in the prison
hospital last week.  Not only her request was denied, she was detained by the
public security for four days without charge - a repeat of many past illegal
kidnapping and arrests by officials.

Wang has been on hunger strike for the last thirteen days.  We must support him
before it is too late.  Where is George Bush when we need him?  We can't get
any response when the muslims and croats are being slaughtered, and we can't
get any action when the Chinese prisoners of conscience are being persecuted,
tortured, and beating to death.  Bishop Joseph Fan just passed away in April
at the age of 84 after 34 years of hardship, imprisonment, and house arrests.
Evidences indicate that he was severely tortured prior to his death in jail.

Please write and call the following individuals or offices:


      President George Bush
      The White House
      Washington, D.C. 20500
      Attn: Mr. Scott Sutherland
      Office of Public Liaison-125
      (202) 456-7140 (Phone) (202) 456-6218 (Fax)

      Mr. Lawrence Eagleburger
      Acting Secretary of State
      Department of State
      2201 C Street, N.W.
      Washington, D.C. 20520

      China Desk: (202) 647-6300 (Phone)
      Human Rights Affairs Bureau: (202) 647-2126 (Phone) (202) 647-7350 (Fax)

      The Honorable George Michell
      176 Russell Bldg.
      United States Senate
      Washington, D.C. 20510
      (202) 224-1430 (Phone)

      The Honorable Robert Dole
      141 Hart Bldg.
      United States Senate
      Washington, D.C. 20510
      (202) 224-3151 (Phone)

      The Honorable Tom Foley
      The Office of House Speaker
      1201 LHOB
      U.S. House of Representative
      Washington, D.C. 20515

      Embassy of People's Republic of China
      2300 Conneticut Avenue, N.W. 20009
      Washington, D.C.
      (202) 328-2500 (Phone) (202) 232-7856 (Fax)

      Consulate-General of People's Rep. of China
      1450 Laguna Street
      San Francisco, CA 94115
      (415) 563-4885 (Phone) (415) 563-0494 (Fax)

      Other Consulates/Embassy:

      New York          (212) 868-7752/330-7438
      Houston           (713) 524-8515
      Embassy (Ottawa)  (613) 234-2682
      Toronto           (416) 525-6288


Please remember - every letter, every call will make a difference !!!


Ignatius Ding
SVDC Communications
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china