Subject: IFCSS: Silence on Olympics 2000?!

From: Hongguang Zhou <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 23:16:21 -0400 (EDT)

FYI:

In Beijing, released dissidents Wei Jingsheng and Wan Dan, voiced support
for Beijing's bid to hold the 2000 Olympic Games.

Quite a number of CSS in Atlanta are wondering why IFCSS has still kept
silent on the issue of Olympics 2000. Some say how can IFCSS achieve
the goal of promoting cultural, since and technology development back in
home country wothout voicing its opinions over this "big issue" concerning
China?

What do you think about it?

Zhou Hongguang
IFCSS Councilmember from the Southeast
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From: [email-masked] ( )
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 08:42:10 -0400

Actually, almost like the MFN, the Olympic is a very hard to decide issue.
IFCSS is trying to promote human right in China also.
I personally do not against Olympic 2000 in Beijing that much.
I don't like the way they force everybody donate for Beijing 2000.
You guys all know that residents in Beijing are not allow to burn coal
when the Olympic Committee visit Beijing. Have school children to clean
the street, ....
The way CCP make it so political, as one of the most important thing
in the year make me sick.
Why extreme example a lot of people have used is the Berlin game in 1936(?)
it might offend some people, but let's just ask this question,
shouldn't the world encourage culture exchange with German at that time ?

We have to agree releasing Wei Jingsen and Qu Weimin has to do with the game.
Without the pressure from oversea, do you think Beijing will release them ?
So at lease in this sense, IFCSS cannot open support Beijing 2000 without
any condition.
On the other hand, IFCSS cannot against Beijing 2000, simply because so many
Chinese here do support them.
So what should IFCSS say about it ?

I support the culture exchange with no politics string attached.
As for Olympic itself, I would like China to host it some day, but not in
this way.

BTW, Don't send mail to both council-wn and council-l.
Everybody on council-wn is on council-l.
(sorry, I have repeated this a few times alread.)

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