From: JUENKUNG@RAMOTH.USC.EDU
Subject:      Re: sample letter
Reply-To: JUENKUNG@RAMOTH.USC.EDU
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 09:19:00 GMT
Comments: cc: ccnl%utarlvm1.uta.edu@USC.EDU, china-nt%uga.cc.uga.edu@USC.EDU

	A sample letter to U.S. President Geoge Bush for Bill S1216.

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From: XXXXXX							Sept.1, 1992


To: Mr. Geoge  Bush, President
      United States of America
      Washington, D.C. xxxxx


Dear President:

	I am a Chinese student working for a Ph.D. degree at University of
California, and I am writing this letter to ask that you support the
Bill S1216 (Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992).
	I hope to let you  know that if this bill did not become true, that
would mean lots of  CSS(Chinese students & scholars)covered by the
bill will not be able to stay conveniently and legally in the U.S.
after next year, then some of them might have to return to China,
where they would either sacrifice their freedom and become the tools
of the CCP(Chinese Communist Party) , or be punished or persecuted
secretly by the CCP due to their speech, belief or their pro-democracy
activities conducted in America or in China since the R6.4S in 1989.
Some of these CSS might have to go to some other countries or regions
which grant protection to them, and some may have to stay in the U.S.
illegally.
	The above situation would not only be a nightmare for these CSS in
the U.S., but also be a big hurt to the democratic progress in China,
since these CSS in the US can actually play a big role on the above
development if they stay here(e.g., their forwarding messages to China
are more effective than VOA) . More important is that the U.S. would
lose a group of well-educated, hard-working, love-America and
love-freedom people, and forcing them to return to a totalitarian
regime where they will not only loose freedom, but also have the risk
of being politically persecuted(You probably have seen that just
recently, the secret police in Beijing arrested about thirty members
of a pro-democracy political organization, most of them are students
or teachers from different universities. Also, a newly-returned Boston
University Chinese student Shen Tong has just been arrested) is also
against American's believes, values, and/or traditions, and those
traditions are important and unique factors of making the U.S. become
such a strong, democratic and leading country in the world nowadays.
	If the CCP or the Chinese government really value these CSS and
welcome their return, then they shouldn't be bothered by the above
legislation, they just need to make some changes in their system to
make these CSS and the American people feel SAFE, e.g., guarantee
freedom of return and re-exit(Some CSS members in the U.S. are still
prohibited to return by the Chinese government), allow freedom of
speech or freedom of the press, tolerant dissidents, and let the court
trials be independent of the leaderUs control, those leaders (such as
those who are responsible for the R6.4S crackdown and the political
repression)resign, etc.
	In brief, I hope you not only  sign the Bill S1216 into law, but also
try your best to let the Chinese leaders know that human rights
situation in China do affect people  in the U.S., and America cannot
give up its troditions or values.
	Thank you for your attention and best wishes.

Sincerely yours,
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