Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
May it be good for United States to have full negotiation and discussion before
President Bill Clinton's scheduled visit to mainland China in late June.
"We fell that it is imperative for this House-passed package of China mainland
legislation to be debated and voted on before President Clinton's visit." the
senators said in a letter to majority leader Trent Lott (May 7, 1998).
"We must stand for freedom and liberty and again ask your assistance in scheduling
this House-passed package." Wrote Sens, Tim Hutchinson, Spencer Abraham, Sam
Brownback, and launch fair-cloth.
As we have known that the house passed eight mainland China-related bills last November
in a show of anger over communist China's continued record of human rights and political
abuses and frustration with the administration's policy of constructive engagement with
the Beijing government. The action came a week after mainland Chinese leader Jiang Zemin
met Clinton at the White House.
The legislation included measures to expand U.S. human rights monitoring in mainland
China. More customs controls to keep out communist Chinese prison made goods, and the
denial of visas for Chinese officials involved in forced abortions or religious
persecution.
Other bills required a U.S. study of providing a missile defense system for Taiwan,
directed U.S. authorities to vote against low-interest international loans for mainland
China and expanded radio Free Asia broadcasts to China.
In democratic countries, the party or parties that are out of power serve the function
of loyal opposition. Their role in the legislature is review and criticize the policies
and performance of the party in power in this way. They force the ruling party to provide
national justifications for its policies and actions. They thus force the ruling party to
be more responsible to the citizens.
On the other hand; "security" for United States is the whole American's wish.
There are many reasons to move a package of get-tough on Beijing bills that
would to a relaxation of Clinton's concern.