Subject: CND-US, August 9, 1991

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Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1991 19:18:01 cdt

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                            August 9, 1991

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1. IFCSS and CSS in USA Flood Relief Donation Update . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. IFCSS President Visited White House to Appeal for Wang Juntao . . . .30
3. An Overseas CSS Academic Organization -- GREEN CHINA Founded . . . . 50
4. 27th Int'l Conference on Medieval Studies, Medieval China and Japan
   -- Call for Papers and Liu-Chao Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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1. IFCSS and CSS in USA Flood Relief Donation Update . . . . . . . . . . 3
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>From: (Li Xiaowen, CND Reporter) [email-masked]  Fri, 9 Aug 1991
Subject: Update summary of flood relief donation of CSS in USA

Update total: $63,895  (As of August 9, 1991  0:30AM)

(CND Editor's Note: Concerned readers may contact Li Xiaowen for a detailed
 donation list at above e-address)

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2. IFCSS President Visited White House to Appeal for Wang Juntao . . . .30
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>From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>  Thu, 8 Aug 1991
Subject:      IFCSS NR3007: IFCSS President Visited White House and Appeal
             to the U.S. Administration to Save Wang Juntao

Dear IFCSS Members:

     This afternoon, IFCSS President Dr. Haiqing Zhao and Vice President
Dr. Xiao Geng visited the White House and met with the Assistant Director
of the Public Liaison Office, Mr. Shaffer.

     Dr. Zhao first gave a briefing of what the IFCSS has leaned and done
on Wang Juntao's case and expressed the concerns of Chinese students and
scholars in U.S.  He also delivered a letter to President Bush, together
with a package about this issue prepared by the Headquarters.  Dr Zhao and
Dr. Geng emphasized the emergent nature of this issue and appealed to the U.S.
Administration to take actions before August 13th to save Juntao's life.  Mr.
Shaffer showed deep concerns on this issue and agreed to forward the letter
and the package to the President.

     The Headquarters is exploring every channel to save Juntao.

     Any suggestions on this issue is welcome, please contact the
Headquarters Office.

     In addition, they also introduced our nationwide Flood Relief effort.

     A copy of the letter to President Bush is attached for your reference.

                                                             IFCSS HQ

(CND Editor's Note: concerned readers may contact IFCSS at above e-address
 for a copy of the letter)

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3. An Overseas CSS Academic Organization -- GREEN CHINA Founded . . . . 50
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>From: Weimin Shen <[email-masked]>  Wed, 7 Aug 1991
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: GREEN CHINA FOUNDED

A preparatory working committee for GREEN CHINA met for the first time in New
York city on Aug. 2nd and 3rd, 91, and out of which GREEN CHINA was born. The
committee has planned to hold its first congress in late spring or early summer
of 1992 in eastern USA, when the communique, the constitution (or charter), and
the organizational arrangement of GREEN CHINA will be extensively discussed and
voted upon.

GREEN CHINA believes that the mission is universally shared to save the
ever-deteriorating global environmental and to chart a new way of life based on
a new set of codes dictating a mutually beneficial relationship between human
being and our mother earth. GREEN CHINA belongs to worldwide green movement.

In near and mid terms, GREEN CHINA, a green-inspired, social movement-oriented
non-governmental organization, will focus on raising the environmental
awareness of the Chinese people; publishing up-dated independent studies on
the environmental conditions in China; upholding the right of the Chinese
people to freely express their views relating to China's environment and
accordingly the right to translate those views into social action; and
monitoring and assessing the policy and planning of government of China
regarding its environment and environment-related socio-economic issues;
exploring the dynamics of and vital relationship between nature and man,
nature and socio-economic development in China, and between nature and the
quality of life.

GREEN CHINA is open to general public, regardless of his/her political belief,
organizational affiliations, and citizenship. All those who are concerned
about China's environment, agree with the charter of GREEN CHINA, can choose
to become its members. For the present, GREEN CHINA adopts networking as its
organizational structure.

GREEN CHINA can date its origin back to 1989. During the last two years, the
preparatory working group has discussed and clearified its nature and status,
its present goals, and has had extensive contacts with the environmental
groups and agencies around the world.

Since this summer, a disatrous flood has swept much of mainland China, which
is the result of the cumulative effects of environmental destruction in China
as well as the natural climatic change. Once again, this disaster undisputedly
demonstrates the urgency and need for the whole Chinese nation to act now, and
mobilize itself in order to strive for a better environmental conditions in
China, and for the very survival and wellbeing of humanity.

For more information about GREEN CHINA, please contact:

XUE,HAIPEI-608-238-5321
LEE,JONNIE-212-661-0336
XIAO,QIANG-212-661-2909

(e-mail adress for communication will be released soon)

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4. 27th Int'l Conference on Medieval Studies, Medieval China and Japan
   -- Call for Papers and Liu-Chao Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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>From: Victor Xiong <[email-masked]>  Wed, 7 Aug 1991

          The 27th International Conference on Medieval Studies
                        Kalamazoo MI, May 7-10 1992

I am asking pre-modernists of China and Japan in the States and elsewhere to
support my effort to expand the East Asia part of the International Congress
on Medieval Studies. Any topic on medieval China (Qin - Qing dynasties) and
Japan (Kamakura to Tokugawa) is welcome. The deadline for proposals is October
12, 1991. Please submit your short proposals (about one page) to my E-mail
address:    [email-masked]     or send them by mail to

Victor Xiong
Department of History, WMU
Kamazoo, MI, 49008 USA

This is the largest conference of its kind in the world. Foreign panelists are
provided with the waiver of registration and accommodation fees, and free
meals. U.S. panelists and attendees can have single occupancy accommodation at
the rate of little more than $10.00 per night, although the registration fee is
about $70.00.
                Victor Xiong, Organizer of China and Japan Panels,
                27th International Congress on Medieval Studies.
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