Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
A dissident charged with endangering state security could face a death sentence for
allegedly telling U.S. government funded radio Free Asia about farmers' protests.
According to China's criminal code, conviction generally is punished with a jail term, but
the court can apply the death penalty if it deems that national interests were seriously
endangered. They were charged with endangering state security, under different clauses of
the law, and sentenced this week to 13, 12 and 11 years respectively for trying to
organize the China Democracy Party.
Amid the arrests and trials, Chinese leaders have declared they will destroy
challengers to Communist Party rule. President Jiang Zemin ordered law enforcement
officials Wednesday to eliminate any threats to "social stability".
The Republic of China on Taiwan has stated clearly that reunification is possible only
when mainland China becomes democratic, and when the differences between the two sides are
reduced to levels acceptable to Taiwan.
In other words; to Taiwan, democracy throughout mainland China is the key to national
reunification. For a time, it seemed that the political gap between Taiwan and the
mainland could be narrowed because Beijing's "reform and opening" which started
20 years ago was showing positive results.
It was believed that with the rise of a middle class in mainland China and growing
economic prosperity, political controls would be relaxed and democracy would take shape in
what's been called a "peaceful evolution".
The optimistic change have been illusive. On Oct. 5 Beijing signed the United Nations
international covenant on civil and political rights, promising to support the freedom of
expression and human rights.
Unfortunately, however, the Chinese communists reneged on their promises 11 weeks after
the signing. Beijing has launched the second wave of cracking down on the democracy
movement in mainland China. More arrests have been reported nationwide in a campaign to
nip the fledging China Democratic Party in the bud.
Mainland President Jiang Zemin has raised the alarm over rising social instability as
more than 200 dissidents begin a hunger strike to protest against the jailing of Xu, Wang
and Qin, according to a Reuters dispatch from Beijing.
"Any destabilizing factor which crops up should be resolutely nipped in the
bud." Jiang was quoted as saying. Jiang was pouring cold water on those who
entertained the hope that a peaceful evolution in mainland China would lead eventually to
reunification of the entire country.
However; Jiang and his regime are moving in the opposite direction, declaring
war on democracy and human rights protection. Beijing is showing to the world in general
and Taiwan in particular that it despises democracy western style.
The United States, which is seeking "strategic partnership" with Beijing
should not stand by and watch when Beijing defiantly refused to embrace democracy.
Washington, as leader of the free world, should review its mainland policy and take a
tough line against the regime.
If Taiwan's democracy is wrong, and reunification should be achieved by mainland's
democratic reform isn't correct. That's so called the international justice, and human
rights are nothing; in which only a junk.
However; please show the power of honor of free countries is our wishes.
Sincerely Yours,
Yang Hsu-Tung.
President of
Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation
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