May 14, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks E911 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS HUMANITARIAN AIDÐCHIAPAS, who one day we hope will be officially leading religious values. In accordance with custom MEXICO China. But today he is someone who struggles over several thousand years, they wanted to just to stay alive during his second 14-year carry out the reform by themselves. They did not like the idea of being reformed by HON. SAM JOHNSON prison sentence. He is sick. He has lost all of foreigners or foreigner-like Han people (KMT OF TEXAS his teeth. And yet he still displays incredible managed to respect this tradition so that re- courage. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lations between KMT and Tibet were more Soon after the Tiannanmen Square mas- harmonious). Tuesday, May 13, 1997 sacre, in an incredible display of courage, Wei During the early 1950s, the Chinese Com- Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Jingsheng wrote to Deng Xiaoping stating: munist Party was at its height. Like all So, now that you've successfully carried other communist parties, it had little re- as our relationship with Mexico becomes more spect for sovereignty and national self-deter- and more important to the economic well- out a military coup to deal with a group of unarmed and politically inexperienced stu- mination. Meanwhile, India, which just being of our Nation, I would like to bring to gained independence from British rule, could this body's attention the sacrificial effort of 48 dents and citizens, how do you feel? * * * I've long known that you are precisely the kind hardly afford to help Tibet in its struggle young men, who at their own expense and of idiot to do something foolish like this, against the Chinese Communist Party. under the invitation and direction of Gov. Julio just as you've long known that I am pre- Therefore, the effort to refuse entry of the Cesar Ruiz Ferro and Senator Pablo Salazar, cisely the kind of idiot who will remain stub- communists into Tibet ended in failure. have served the community of Nuevo San born to the end and take blows with his head Moreover, the ignorance of the young Dalai Lama and the corruption of the Tibetan bu- Miguel Micotic in the Chiapas region of Mex- up. We know each other well; probably better than anyone can imagine. It's just that we reaucracy were the major factors for the ico. During the summer of 1996 as part of Op- communist troops' smooth occupation of eration Eagle 96±2, 96±3, and 96±4, they pro- have an intimate mutual disgust that prob- ably also exceeds anyone's imagination. Lhasa. vided medical aid and construction assistance, Regretfully, the leaders of the Chinese met basic needs, and taught skills to better During the fall of 1992, Wei wrote a docu- Communist Party, Mao Zedong and yourself the community's living conditions and ability to ment titled, ``A Open Letter to Deng Xiaoping, included, became big-headed with the ``vic- benefit neighboring communities. Their work The Director of the Tragedy of Tibet.'' In it he tory'' of the Korea War and the recovery of continues to be heralded throughout the state spoke of Deng's discriminationÐor racismÐ the economy. At the same time when you against the Tibetans. And years before the carried out the ``big leap forward'' and ultra- of Chiapas among the citizens and leaders of leftist policies in the mainland, you began to Mexico. Furthermore, their experience of current Panchen Lama was kidnaped by implement leftist policies in Tibet by decid- cross-cultural service not only strengthens Deng's government, Wei wrote to Deng say- ing to accelerate the democratic reform in global relationships, but better equips them for ing: Tibet. During the war and for a long while work in their home communities. * * * the Chinese government should do afterward, the mutual discrimination and away with the traditional policy of detaining contempt between the Tibetans and the Chi- LISTING OF STUDENTS AND (STATES) Tibetan religious leaders as hostages * * * nese added to the hatred which caused the Daniel Alexander (AK), Ryan Batterton The Chinese government should eliminate killing of innocent people by the army, and (WA), Joel Beaird (TX), David Beskow (OR), the mentality of the so-called ``great Han torture by officials. The estrangement be- Brian Biddle (OH), Daniel Boyd (TX), Philip empire. * * * It was your one-sided propa- tween the peoples deepened and the national Codington (SC), Steve Dankers (WI), Thomas ganda that has resulted in this national dis- struggle for independence escalated. The sit- Exstrum (AB), Andrew Farley (CA), Steve crimination against Tibetans * * * No mat- uation and pattern of confrontation between Farrand (CO), Scott Forrester (TN). ter what excuses you give the Tibetan Peo- the two sides was just like that between the Joel George (CO), Joshua Gilbert (WA), ple, they are not as stupid as you think. colonial powers and the colonies in the old Timothy Hammeke (KS), Avione Heaps They know that you are not sincere in help- days. It was also like the situation in today's (MT), William Hicks (CA), Cody Hornor ing them so that they would not trust you. Yugoslavia. (MD), Zachary Jaeger (IA), Hans Jensen Now that Deng is gone the Chinese Govern- The societies that have already divided or (CA), Joshua Knaak (AB), David Kress (AL), ment has an opportunity to set things straight are in the process of division are those that Daniel Lamb (CA), Kristofer Lee (OR). with the democracy movement in China and over-emphasize a limitless administrative Paul Lee (TX), Andrew Leonhard (VA), An- power of one nation over other nations. The drew Lundberg (WA), Stephen Lundberg the Tibetan people. toughest obstacle facing the societies that (WA), Jason Mallow (GA), Andrew Monsbor We hope that the Chinese leaders read his have already achieved unity or in the process (MI), Larry Mooney (OH), James Penner letters and join the civilized world by releasing of achieving it is also the over-emphasis of (OH), Daniel Powell (AL), Daniel Reynolds Wei and permitting the reforms that he calls sovereignty. The advantage of unity is obvi- (MN), Gregg Rozeboom (MI), Chad Sikora for. ous and the arguments against unity are also (MI). I ask that the full text of his open letter be strong. Why should people put emphasis only Kevin Staples (AB), Daniel Straban (IN), printed in the RECORD at this point. on the arguments against unity? Can you Nathonael Swanson (NB), Leon King Tan find a case to show that unity could be main- (Malaysia), David Thomas (MI), Roy Van OPEN LETTER TO DENG XIAOPING, THE DIREC- tained only by high pressure? Even if you Cleve (WA), Ariel Vanderhost (KS), Chris- TOR OF THE TRAGEDY OF TIBETÐOCTOBER 5, could find one, it must be because the time topher Veenstra (MI), Jason Wenk (NY), 1992 for division has not come yet. You have all Reese Wihite (TX), Nathan Williams (KS), MR. DENG XIAOPING: I personally know along advocated anti-colonialism and na- Joshua Wright (AR). only a little about Tibetan history. However, tional independence. In fact, you do not un- f I believe that I am more clear-minded than derstand what anti-colonialism and national you and your people. Therefore, I venture to independence are. You have only taken it as WEI JINGSHENG write this letter to you and hope that you a convenient tool. This is precisely the root would create an academic atmosphere of free cause of your leftism. expression, so that people of knowledge Up until 1949, China had never oppressed HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN could put forward more insight with regard Tibet nor had it forced Tibet to be a subject OF NEW YORK to this issue and find out the problem. Only to China. The two sides had achieved sov- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by doing so, could we avoid losing the last ereign unity voluntarily. Even today, opportunity of settling the issue and avoid chances of unity between China and Tibet Tuesday, May 13, 1997 repeating the situation of the former Soviet are much better than that within the Com- Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to com- Union and Yugoslavia. monwealth of Independent States and the The director of this tragedy is no other European Community. In the early days of mend the gentlemen from California, Con- than you, Mr. Deng Xiaoping. As early as in his forced exile, the Dalai Lama did not de- gressman COX and Congressman LANTOS, for the 1940s, the rulers of Tibet started the dis- mand independence. Nor is he demanding it arranging for this Special Order today. cussion of social reform in Tibet. What they today. This shows there exists a very good Wei Jingsheng is a brave, articulate, and wanted was a social system like that in Brit- chance of unity. However, you have adhered nonviolent fighter for democracy. He is a hero ain or India and moderate reform based on to the old ideas and policies and continued to · This ``bullet'' symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. E912 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks May 14, 1997 trust old bureaucracy. What you are doing is gotiating table with the Dalai Lama. He is rooms, and a walking path, the ``Greeneway,'' to push Tibet toward division. China has al- concerned about your sincerity, because you named after the beloved mayor. Once again, ready lost nearly half of the territory left failed to win his trust in the past.