policy.house.gov     The Policy for Freedom in China What is it? | What is its legislative status? | Background | Promoting Human Rights | Promoting Freedom and Free Trade | Ensuring Security | Bill Summaries | News Releases and Photographs    America's China policy should promote freedom: human rights and the rule of law, religious and political freedom, free trade and free markets. Our longstanding friendship with China can only reach its full potential when the Chinese people enjoy these freedoms--freedoms that increasingly flourish along the PRC's own borders. Peace and security for the Chinese people and all their neighbors are essential preconditions for further political, social, and economic progress.   House Leaders Introduce Legislation Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre: WASHINGTON, DC—House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today introduced legislation to commemorate Friday’s 15th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. “On a bipartisan basis, Congress stands united in support of freedom for the people of China,” Rep. Cox said. “Fifteen years ago, Tiananmen Square marked not only a tragedy, but a decisive turning point in the fight for freedom. People’s Liberation Army troops won the battle against t   Chinese Leaders Commend Chairman Cox for Select Committee Work: The leading Chinese activists for freedom and democracy in China have honored Rep. Christopher Cox, the Chairman of the Select Committee on Military/Commercial Concerns with the PRC, for "defending freedom at its hour of maximum danger." The four Chinese and Chinese-American leaders are Harry Wu, Liu Qing, Han Dongfang, and Xiao Qiang. The following is the text of their award to Chairman Cox: We are pleased to join many others in congratulating you on your courageous work in pr   Two-Year Effort by House Policy Committee a Success Four "Policy for Freedom in China" Bills Will Become Law: WASHINGTON - Four of the Policy for Freedom in China bills are assured of becoming law today with final House passage of the 1999 Defense Authorization Bill. (Two more Policy for Freedom in China bills have already been enacted.) "Congress today is taking a major step to remedy the Clinton Administration's failure to effectively promote freedom in the People's Republic of China and to safeguard regional security in Asia," said House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.). Chairman Cox led   Comments of House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox and Rep. Nancy Pelosi : Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Christopher Cox (R-CA) held a news conference with Xu Zin, the daughter of Chinese dissident Xu Wenli and Liu Qing, the leader of Human Rights in China, to urge the Clinton administration to support freedom in China. Following is an uncorrected transcript of some of their comments: REP. PELOSI: * * * As President Clinton prepares to welcome Premier Zhu to Washington, I'm proud to stand here with my colleagues, Representative Chris Cox of California, a co   Technology is the Key to Freedom in China: San Jose Mercury News BY CHRISTOPHER COX AMERICAN POLICY toward the People's Republic of China should proceed from this central premise: It is our sincere hope for the Chinese people that they will no longer live under a communist government. To this end, America's -- and California's -- world leadership in high-tech enterprise promises far more than economic benefits. The export of these products to the Chinese people can be a great democratizing and liberating force.   Presenting the National Endowment for Democracy 1998 Democracy Award to Wang Dan : (Wang Dan was exiled from the PRC on April 19, 1998) While we celebrate the great achievements of the human rights movement in China tonight, our thoughts are with those who continue to face harsh repression simply because of their commitment to the cause in which we all deeply believe. Our first award recipient this evening was given the honor of being placed at the top of the regime's "most wanted" list for serving in 1989 as a leader of the protests in Tiananmen Square, while he was a hist   Remarks of Wei Jingsheng: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox introduces Chinese Human Rights Activist Wei Jingsheng at a meeting of the House Policy Committee, February 4, 1998. Wei was released from prison and exiled from China after last fall's summit with Jiang Zemin. Remarks by Wei Jingsheng upon receiving the National Endowment for Democracy's 1998 Democracy Award First, I wish to express my gratitude to the National Endowment for Democracy for honoring me with this award. For many years, the dem Accessibility Alphabetical Site Index Search Site Map Site Navigator What's New? 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