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From: Weimin Shen <SHEN@JUNO.PHYSICS.WISC.EDU>
Subject:      Chinese-Independent-Union(CIU) in Madison has her new leaders
Reply-To: Weimin Shen <SHEN@JUNO.PHYSICS.WISC.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:56:00 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

********************************************************************

Chinese Independent Union (CIU) of University of Wisconsin-Madsion
annouced her 1992-93 term after election in June. CIU includes a
council committee by nine members from each his/her election district
and six working committees. They are

   Presidents:          Li KeNing, Jiang YongQing
   Council Committee:   Wang YaShan (Speaker), Li Qiang, Cao MenLing
		        Men BinShen, Chui ChangHai, Wang BaoQing
  	     	        Yu WeiPing, Cheng Yan, Zhai Yuan

   CIU Secretariat:     Chen XinHai, Mao XuZhuang

   Social Committee
   Chairmen:            Zhao Dai, Chen Xun
   Committee Members:   Zhai Yuan, Wang YaShan, Huang ZhengYu,
                        Li Qiang, Chui ChangHai, Yang FuLing,
                        Xiao JiqBei, Jiang YongQing,
                        Li KeNing, Cheng Yan, Chen Gong.

   Campus Liaison Committee
   Chairmen:            Guo Qiang, Zhao JinChuan
   Committee Members:   Shen WeiMin, Li Kening

   Finance Committee,
   Chairmen:            Guo LiKang, Yu WeiPing
   Committee Members:   Li KeNing, Jiang YongQing

   Committee for Promoting Democracy in China
   Chairmen:            Wang YaShan, Liu Zhendong
   Committee Members:   Li KeNing, Jiang YongQing

   Editor Board of UW-News ( WeiDaTongXun )
   Editor-in-Chief:     Chen HuaiLin
   Co-Editor      :     Wang BaoQing
   Editor Board:        Li Yue, Huang DaoDe, Hua ZhongQiang
                        Cao MengLin, Jiang YongQing

   E-mail Communication Committee
   CDNM Manager:        Yu JieBing
   CND Manager:         Lu ZhiBo
   CIU Forum Manager:   Meng BinShen
   S1216 Lobby Manager: Shen Weiming


                                           Chinese Independent Union
					   University of Wisconsin-Madison
From: yangze@acf3.nyu.edu (Ze Yang)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: Re: Conference, Sino-Tibetan Relations: Prospects for the future
Date: 1 Oct 92 03:47:06 GMT
Organization: New York University

richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (C. Richter) writes:

>Or goes against deeply held designs over the Tibetan people.   
>You certainly are entitled to your views on how tax money should be 
>spent, but like it or not, self-determination is the trend, has been 
>the trend, and will be the trend for the future.  Empires have been breaking
>up, colonies have been freeing themselves and are running their own 
>affairs as independent countries.  China will eventually lose its 
>colonies also.

"self determination" can only be applied to colonies, can those illegal
imigrants decide whether or not they can be a citizen of the united
states? or can they cirle a piece of land in the united states, then
declare independence? No!

Mr. richter must be a communist, at least his metality is very
close to those communists. He hasn't shown a little bit of 
respect of other people's lawful right. He forces
others to accept his utopian idealogy. (he said the North States shouldn't
have "invaded" the Southern States.)

Tibet has been part of China for a long time, keeping our country's
integrity is our lawful right, I don't see why Mr. richter can 
force us accept his idealology. 


Ze Yang
From: s245@cs.utexas.edu (Spring Class Account)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: Re: Likelihood of Bush's pocket veto
Date: 26 Sep 1992 23:16:38 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: green.cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Sep27.022208.27580@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mlibucha@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark A Libucha) writes:
>
>George, why do you think Bush will lose ground in the polls by vetoing
>the bill? *Very* few Americans are aware of the bill, and those who are,
>oppose it (from what I can tell). The PRC Chinese who support the bill will
>not vote in November. He will certainly veto the MFN bill, won't he? Why
>do you perceive a difference?

How do you know the American people are opposed to the bill?  It is possible

that Bush will veto the bill; however, it is highly likely that he will also

announce some "protection" plan for the Chinese students.



Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: BXD102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Subject:      Sign Off Request
Reply-To: BXD102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:04:00 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

Sir,

Please sign me off from the china-nt distribution list.


Dan (BXD102@PSUVM)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: HAIHUAN@ucs.indiana.edu
Subject:      Clarification about the veto letter
Reply-To: HAIHUAN@ucs.indiana.edu
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 01:00:17 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

The letter of urging President to veto  the Protection bill is not mine.
It belongs to another netter.
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: echeng@phys.psu.edu (Eddie Cheng)
Subject: Re: Likelihood of Bush's pocket veto
Organization: Penn State, Department of Physics
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 00:24:18 GMT

In article <Bv9BEv.I9A@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> yawei@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (~{QG9p~}) writes:
>In article <1992Sep27.213702.2819@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mlibucha@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark A Libucha) writes:
|>>   Once again, I want to remind you that we need to be positive and
|>>constructive. Even if you strongly oppose something, being sentimental
|>>or cynical will not acheive anything.
|
|>Don't push your morals or your assumptions on me. If I want to be negative,
|>I'll be negative. And in my opinion, I wasn't negative. I merely expressed
|>the observation that the Americans I knew who were aware of the bill opposed
|>it. This is true, and I clearly marked it with "(as far as I can tell)".
|
|Huh ... I think you are responding to the wrong article here.  I believe
|Mr. jingyao was responding to Mr. Eddie Cheng (echeng@phys.psu.edu)
|when he made the above comments.  


	Well, I couldn't have responded better than Mark had put it.  Thanks
Mark!  :-)


    Eddie
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: liqiang@kramden.nyu.edu (Li)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: Re: Conference, Sino-Tibetan Relations: Prospects for the future
Date: 1 Oct 92 19:11:19 GMT
Organization: New York University

richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (C. Richter) writes:

>In article <liqiang.717891973@kramden> liqiang@kramden.nyu.edu (Li) writes:

>>>the trend, and will be the trend for the future.  Empires have been breaking
>>>up, colonies have been freeing themselves and are running their own 
>>>affairs as independent countries.  China will eventually lose its 
>>>colonies also.
>>
>>If this is all you want, that's pathetic because the concept "China's 
>>colonies" just doesn't exist. Well, you can certainly hold on to it - your
>>choice.

>Thank you. 

You are welcome.

>-- 
>Conrad Richter                     richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca
>Richters Herbs                     71550.3411@compuserve.com
>Goodwood, ON L0C 1AO Canada        Tel 416-640-6677 / Fax 416-640-6641

- Li, Qiang
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: "Ignatius Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Subject:      10/1 Candle Light Vigil
Reply-To: "Ignatius Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:22:07 GMT
Comments: To: Dennis.D.Lee@Eng.Sun.COM, donovan@csl.sri.com, hknet@cs.wisc.edu,
              ho@mips.com, 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-us@sdsc.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,
              china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu, ting_s_wu@ccn.hf.intel.com,
              nguyen@drutx.att.com, china@diva.berkeley.edu

		     October 1st - S.F. Candlelight Vigil


Please note that groups and individuals from the San Francisco Bay Area will
assemble in front of the Chinese Consulate-General, Laguna and Geary Streets,
at 7:30PM to hold a candle light vigil.  The silent vigil commemorating the
victims of the Tian'anmen Square Massacre should last until 9:00PM.  Please
come to join us if you can.


Ignatius Ding
SVDC Communications
From: yu@chang.asd.sgi.com (Yu Chang)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: Re: Do you vote for KMT or CCP ?
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:19:35 GMT
Reply-To: yu@chang.asd.sgi.com (Yu Chang)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA

In article <80695@ut-emx.uucp>, joe@astro.as.utexas.edu (Joe Wang) writes:

|> Also, you neglect to mention that CCP lost control of the PRC from
|> about 1965 to 1969.


Can you be more elaborate on what actually happened?
Thanks.
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: Liu Yuhe <liu@ATMOS.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      Re:  Some thoughts on CCSA and IFCSS
Reply-To: Liu Yuhe <liu@ATMOS.UMD.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 13:50:18 GMT
Comments: cc: ccnl@utarlvm1.uta.edu, council@venus.physics.emory.edu

Hi. Folks,

     Please stop debates now. We are still in the battle to get the
protection bill a law. Only 5 days left. Can We wait and work hard for
the bill for just 5 days? We haven't get the VICTORY yet, have we? We
are not DEMOCRATS or REPUBLICANS. Passing the senate is not the final
victory. We may lose everything at the last minute.

     There are some problems with IFCSS. If we all follow the democratic
principles and the rules in IFCSS Constitution, I believe we can solve
any problems we meet.

     Now, the 4th IFCSS Council will hold the 2nd tel-conference. If you
have any ideas and concerns, please call your council members.

===========================================================================
  From:  Yuhe Liu
  IFCSS Council Member
  Department of Meteorology                Telephone: (301) 405-8045 (O)
  University of Maryland                              (301) 779-0350 (H)
  College Park, MD 20742                   Email:     liu@atmos.umd.edu
===========================================================================
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: JUENKUNG@RAMOTH.USC.EDU
Subject:      Interview between LA Times and LA CSS
Reply-To: JUENKUNG@RAMOTH.USC.EDU
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:01:00 GMT
Comments: cc: zhao@huxtal.bitnet

From:	IN%"sma%PHYSICS.UCLA.EDU@USC.EDU"  "MA, SIFENG"  1-OCT-1992 19:14:39.83
To:	IN%"CCNL%UTARLVM1.BITNET@VM.USC.EDU"  "Multiple recipients of list CCNL"
CC:
Subj:	Interview by LA Times reporter

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From: "MA, SIFENG" <sma%PHYSICS.UCLA.EDU@usc.edu>
Subject: Interview by LA Times reporter
To: Multiple recipients of list CCNL <CCNL%UTARLVM1.BITNET@VM.USC.EDU>
Reply-to: "MA, SIFENG" <sma%PHYSICS.UCLA.EDU@usc.edu>
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Comments: To: ccnl <ccnl@utarlvm1.uta.edu>

Folks,

The interview by LA Times held at UCLA earlier this afternoon was
very successful. About 20 from UCLA, USC and Caltech attended it.
Whithin the two hours of interview, we were able to make the issues
very clear: Promote human rights in China; Exert pressure on Chinese
government; Release Shen Tong and others immediately; We deserve
freedom. Many used their own or friends' stories and experience
to get the points across. An editorial is under way.

We feel it is very important to learn how to use the media and to keep
a close relationship with it. Although we'll have to wait to see what
actually appears, none of us feels it'll hurt.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank those from USC and Caltech
who attended the interview. It wasn't easy for them to drive twenty
miles to UCLA, because the traffic in LA is incredibly terrible!

UCLA Lobby Task Force
From: txt15@po.CWRU.Edu (Tao Tao)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: Re: IFCSS should use news media
Date: 28 Sep 1992 16:14:09 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


As some netter already mentioned, we should avoid to make this issue too
political to play into the hand of bipartisan politics.  Based on the current
economic situation, the support from general public is thin.

Tao
-- 
p
From: yeh@netix.com (Mr Shannon Yeh)
Subject: too far away from the topic (Re: Blood Card)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Organization: Netix Communications, Inc.
Date: 2 Oct 92 06:49:25 GMT

The discussions related to the blood card issue have been twisted too much
in this newsgroup.  I am not not sure which group I belong to, but whichever
group I am at, I will NOT use political lies to seek personal gains.  That's
the key.

Nobody cares how many green cards you got (or will get).  For example, your
green cards have nothing to do with Shannon Yeh.  The issue is: Do NOT 
politically lie!  Are you really in dangerous?  Do you really need protection?
why do you have to sell the Chinese people and the Chinese government in 
exchange for your personal green cards?

DO NOT FORGET: even if Bush passed this bill, and you got your green cards, 
you got to remeber that these green cards are NOT free--you got your green 
cards thru lying.  

shannon
-------
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: "(BRIAN H. ZHANG)" <hzhang@ECN.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject:      An article on The Purdue Exponent
Reply-To: "(BRIAN H. ZHANG)" <hzhang@ECN.PURDUE.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 17:43:01 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

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		Exponent Article on the Fate of Chinese Students

		      (published Friday, Oct. 2, page 3)


	    Today, Oct. 3, 1992, the  Purdue  Exponent, which delivers
      20,000  copies  each  weekday,  carried  an  article by Jennifer
      Winders,  titled  "FATE  OF  CHINESE  STUDENTS DEPENDS ON BUSH".
      Mr. Ming  Zhang, vice President in charge of public relations of
      CSSU  at  Purdue, was interviewed for the article.

		...  ...

		"The situation back in China is unstable," Zhang
		said. "The economy is growing, but the political
		system is unstable. ..."

		"Even those who weren't directly involved in the
		Tiananmen Square rebellion are at risk, because
		most of us were sympathetic to the demonstrators."

		Zhang said students may not be threatened right
		away, but the potential for penalty still exist
		"in the long run."

		.....

		"If President Bush doesn't pass it, it's because
		he's more concerned about the retaliation from
		the Chinese government than he is with the wel-
		fare of the students," Zhang said.

               --------------------------------------------------


		You can still make phone call to White House today
	to voice our opinion and desire about S1216. Please,  make
	a call !!


	        Call the White House at the following phone numbers
		to ask the President to sign the bill.


                           The White House
                           1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 20500

                           Telephone   (202)456-1111
	                               (202)456-1414


		When you call, remember: be THANKFUL AND POLITE. You
		do not have to speak very fluent English to make the
		call, but you need to be clear, understandable and
		to the point.

		THANK YOU !!


	_______________________________________________________________
         Chinese Student and Scholar Solidarity Union (CSSU) at Purdue
            (Serving the Chinese community in Purdue independently)


Posted by
H. Zhang
CSSU/Purdue
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: echeng@phys.psu.edu (Eddie Cheng)
Subject: Re: IFCSS NR-4042:  Senator Gorton's Speech on S1216
Organization: Penn State, Department of Physics
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 19:15:20 GMT

In article <BvEMwn.56I@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> "Ignatius Y. Ding" <ding@HPSMTC1.CUP.HP.COM> writes:
>> How about a sample of thanks letter ?
>
>How's the following grab you???

	It qualifies as the most shameless post I have ever seen for a long
while!


	 Eddie
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Safe Return Ratio
Reply-To: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 09:40:00 GMT
Comments: To: ccnl <ccnl@UTARLVM1.BITNET>, china-nt <china-nt@UGA.BITNET>

This is a forwarded mail.

-------------------------TEXT-OF-FORWARDED-MAIL--------------------------------
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 23:11:04 -0700
From: xxx@xxxxx.UCDAVIS.EDU
To: edt2lrf%uclamvs.bitnet@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Subject: Safe Return Ratio

Another important point is that WHO returned and HOW MANY returned home and
get out again without problem.  Those who never participated any activity
will never have any problem. Picture this: How many CSS don't even dare
to go home?

If you want to re-post this to CHINA-NT, please keep me anonymous. Thanks.
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: DIVPOW@FUSION.PH.UTEXAS.EDU
Subject:      sub
Reply-To: DIVPOW@FUSION.PH.UTEXAS.EDU
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:35:34 GMT
Comments: To: CHINA-NT@uga.cc.uga.edu

sub CHNIA-NT HE huang
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Subject:      Our own experiencewith the media (forwarded CCNL postin)g)
Reply-To: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:07:00 GMT

I forward this posting for those who only subscribe China-nt. If
you are also on CCNL, you already have it.

Kevin

-------------------------TEXT-OF-FORWARDED-MAIL--------------------------------
Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:13:00 PDT
From:         "MA, SIFENG" <sma@PHYSICS.UCLA.EDU>
Subject:      Our own experience

We'd like to share with you our experience we've just got in the past
couple of days in dealing with news media.

First of all, it takes time to get news media involved in anything.
When we first started contacting LA Times, under instructed by IFCSS,
we were told we should have given them more time because we requested an
editorial in a couple of days, which is very unlikely! They simply need time
to study the case. On the other hand, our campaign IS a very interesting
story. When they learned from Nancy Pelosy that Congress wouldn't adjourn
until Oct 8, they were activated immediately. As a result, they'll conduct
an interview with us this afternoon. We don't know they'll ever run
the stroy(we'll see). But we do know the best we can expect is to appear
on Saturday or Sunday's issue. By that time, things could be quite
different! Remember, we started the day before yesterday.
So start to get media's attention now!

Second, we find it is extremely important to keep in touch with the
media, not only for this campaign, but also for the great Mainland Chinese
community in the future, which we'd suggest to IFCSS-HQ and CSSA's nationwide.
There are a lot in this country we should strive for.  On our own.
If we don't, nobody else will do for us. On the other hand, it is not difficult
to get media's attention. Not at all. They need stroies, and we very often
can supply one. This campaign is a very good example.

Third, we are not saying all of us will definitely and permanently stay in
this country. Sure many of us will. But perhaps a lot more will eventually
go back when the conditions in China allow. Don't forget there are many
lobby aficionados who have already got PR's or have other alternatives to
get one. In our UCLA lobby group. In many other groups. So the issue is
HUMAN RIGHTS in China, as we'll emphasize in the coming interview, not
just immigration. Not at all for those who have PR! Americans are very
amenable to reasons. They may not feel good since many of us have the
potential to grab their "rice bowls". But the American values are fully,
and only,  reflected in competitions.


UCLA Lobby Group
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
From: "Z. Weng" <ZWENG@SBBIOVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Can anyone verify this news : Bush veto S1216
Reply-To: "Z. Weng" <ZWENG@SBBIOVM.BITNET>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 02:28:35 GMT

Here is a letter just received from ccnl, could any one verify it?

Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:56:20 -0500
Reply-To:     "(wangc)" <wangc@MACE.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
From:         "(wangc)" <wangc@MACE.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject:      s1216 has been vetoed by BUSH
Comments: To: CCNL@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU

HI,
    JUst a few minutes ago, CNN headline news reported that the president
BUSH has vetoed the s1216 this afternoon.
    The reason is that he thinks that will reduce the jobs for american.

    Should IFCC to react the veto now?
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 28 Sep 1992 20:05:38 MST
From: <ASHZJ@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: talk.politics.china
Subject: What is the meaning of SAFE-RETURN RATIO??

Even the fact that many people home-visited China and returned safely does not
indicate that their visit was "safe".  Here, the word "safe" should mean that
if the same person went to China again with his/her usual personality, he/she
should be able to be free from government harassment.  Many of my friends
visited China after 6.4 and returned safely, as many people would say.  But if
you knew what kind of preparations they had done and how tremendous an effort
they had made to make their trips safe, I believe you would conclude that their
trips were actually full of dangers.  Let me make it explicit by one example:
A friend of mine visited China 8 months ago because of family and personal
reasons. He was fully aware of the possible risks in his trip. However, after
careful consideration, he still decided to make the trip despite that many
close friends tried hard to persuade him from doing so.  He spent 3 months
(yes, 3 months, with the last month FULL-TIME) getting various travel documents
, including Advance Parole, US Entry Visa, Canada Entry Visa, etc. Even so,
he was not easy to get the Exit Permit. While many people needed only 5-minutes
to get one, his Exit Permit took him the whole afternoon plus another morning.
And, it was possible only because the Foreign Affairs Office realized that it
would be quite unwise to harass this guy. (He was told by the person who issued
him the exit permit thata lot of phone conversations among different agencies
were needed because they did not knew what to do with him.)Apparently, his
trip was safe only because he had good preparations.
took the
trip safe
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