From: "Ignatius Y. Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Subject:      Smeargram from Chunde Shi
Reply-To: "Ignatius Y. Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 01:34:07 GMT
Comments: cc: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

> In article <Btx69J.3L0@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> "Ignatius Ding"
>  <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM> writes:
> >
> >      This is a follow-up report to the UPI/CBS news report regarding the
> >confirmed arrest of Shen Tong in Beijing at 1:30AM, Tuesday Beijing time, or
> >1:30PM/EDT, Monday.  According to Marshall Strauss, Executive Director of the
> >Democracy for China Fund of Newton, Mass, two other individuals, Qi Da-Feng
 and
> >Qian Liyan (wife of dissident student Xiong Yang), were also arrested along
> >with Shen at his family's home.
> >
> >      Please call or fax an emergency plea immediately to the U.S. senators
 of
> >your state, or members of national parliament if you live outside of the
 United
> >States.  We must act quickly.  These three courageous young fellows might be
> >saved from severe tortures if we can generate enough pressure in the
> >international community.
> >
> >
> >Ignatius Ding
> >SVDC Communications
> ( it was written in two days, the dates are not consistant among items)
> This is carfully orchestrated PR(public relation) action to get
> "protection bill" passed, as with the Wang Jun Tao's "hunger strike".
> Backgrounds:

This fellow certainly has an interesting perspective here.  I am a member of a
human rights organization with a charter to promote human rights in China.  Our
members are from all walks of life and frankly not related to any of the
activities or organizations as this guy insinuated.  Most of us are Chinese-
Americans who have been in this country for an average of fifteen years or
more.  We have NOTHING to do with the protection bill or any bills.  We are not
for hire either.  In fact, we use our own money to do a lot of thing just for
the good cause.

None of us know, heard of, or ever met Ross Terrill whoever he is.  We met Shen
Tong a few times who appears to be an intellegent young man.  It is very
unlikely that he went to China "to get arrested" in order to get the so-called
"protection bill" passed - i.e. to get the thousands of green cards for his
fellow students and families.  It doesn't make any sense.

It is even sillier to indicate that Wang Juntao' hunger strike is for that
purpose too.  Why does he want to do that?

I don't know whether the article in New York Times was written in English or
not, but I am certain that it won't be published by NYT if it was written in
Chinese.  From my experience of dealing with the American press, especially the
ones working in the editorials section, they are very helpful to give pointers
and provide assistance to polish up the submitted pieces while keep the
original article intact in spiril.  Shen Tong's English was quite good to
begin with.  The critique was totally out of line.

This guy categorily blasted at "westerners" (the bad guys) and assumed that
everyone involved had an ill intent.  Or he just wanted others to believe that.
If it was the latter, I think that he did a lousy job.  CCP really shouldn't
cut him his next paycheck!  Or send him home since he feels so uncomfortable
here.  Okay, no green card for this guy.  BTW, is the whole darn thing just a
sour grape?  :-)


Ignatius Ding
(I am speaking for myself, not for SVDC this time)