MISC> The Beijing Olympics And Human Rights

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From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:47:36 -0500 (EST)

There has been recent notice of online publication of this United States
House of Representatives hearing regarding human rights issues in China in
connection with the future Olympic games to be played in China.

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[107th Congress House Hearings]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access]
[DOCID: f:83979.wais]

         THE BEIJING OLYMPICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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                ROUNDTABLE  before the
       CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA
           ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
               SECOND SESSION
                __________

              NOVEMBER 18, 2002

<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_house_hearings&docid=f:83979.wais>

C O N T E N T S

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                STATEMENTS

Wamsley, Kevin, sports historian and expert on the Olympic Games,
 director, the International Centre for Olympic Studies,
 University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada..............     2
Oberdorfer, Don, journalist-in-residence, School of Advanced
 International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC     5
Beer, Lauryn, director, Human Rights and Business Roundtable, the
 Fund for Peace, Washington, DC.................................     7

                APPENDIX
             Prepared Statements

Wamsley, Kevin...................................................    30
Beer, Lauryn.....................................................    32

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Also, perhaps of interest, this House of Representatives hearing:

[107th Congress House Hearings]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access]
[DOCID: f:78790.wais]

    HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RULE OF LAW

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                HEARING  before the
       CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA
           ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
               SECOND SESSION
                __________

              FEBRUARY 7, 2002

<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=
107_house_hearings&docid=f:78790.wais>

C O N T E N T S
               ----------
                STATEMENTS

Opening statement of Hon. Max Baucus, a U.S. Senator from Montana
 and Chairman, Congressional-Executive Commission on China......     1
Opening statement of Hon. Doug Bereuter, a U.S. Representative
 from Nebraska and Co-Chairman, Congressional-Executive
 Commission on China............................................     5
Opening statement of Hon. Carl Levin, a U.S. Senator from
 Michigan.......................................................     4
Qiang, Xiao, Executive Director, Human Rights in China...........     8
Jendrzejczyk, Mike, Washington Director, Human Rights Watch/Asia.    10
Feinerman, James V., James M. Morita Professor of Asian Legal
 Studies; Associate Dean, International and Graduate Programs;
 Director, Asian Law and Policy Studies, Georgetown University
 Law Center.....................................................    13
Alford, William P., Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and
 Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law
 School.........................................................    16
Opening statement of Hon. Sander Levin, a U.S. Representative
 from Michigan..................................................    18

                APPENDIX
             Prepared Statements

Qiang, Xiao......................................................    42
Jendrzejczyk, Mike...............................................    45
Feinerman, James V...............................................    56
Alford, William P................................................    63

Baucus, Hon. Max.................................................    67
Bereuter, Hon. Doug..............................................    69
Levin, Hon. Carl.................................................    71
Levin, Hon. Sander...............................................    73
Kaptur, Hon. Marcy...............................................    74
Wolf, Hon. Frank R...............................................    75
Pitts, Hon. Joseph R.............................................    76
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne...........................................    77
Smith, Hon. Bob..................................................    78

            Submissions for the Record

Article from the Washington Post, entitled ``Prison Labor: Can
 U.S. Point Finger at China? American Inmates Manufacture
 Products, but Trade Debate Centers on Beijing's Policies,'' by
 Paul Blustein, dated June 3, 1997, submitted by Representative
 Frank Wolf.....................................................    80
Prepared statement of Robert M. Hathaway, Director of the Asia
 Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars    81
Prepared statement of Stanley Lubman, Visiting Scholar, Center
 for Law and Society and Lecturer in Law, School of Law,
 University of California (Berkeley)............................    85
Questions submitted for the record from Senator Bob Smith........    90
Responses of Mike Jendrzejczyk to questions from Senator Bob
 Smith..........................................................    90
Responses of William P. Alford to questions from Senator Bob
 Smith..........................................................    91

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and also this hearing:

[107th Congress House Hearings]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access]
[DOCID: f:79960.wais]



TAMING THE DRAGON: CAN LEGAL REFORM FOSTER RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA?
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                HEARING  before the
       CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA
           ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
               SECOND SESSION
                __________
               APRIL 11, 2002

<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_house_hearings&docid=f:79960.wais>


C O N T E N T S
               ----------
                STATEMENTS

Opening statement of Hon. Max Baucus, a U.S. Senator from
 Montana, Chairman, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.     1
Kamm, John, Executive Director, the Dui Hua Foundation...........     3
Hecht, Jonathan, Deputy Director, Senior Advisor Research Fellow,
 the China Law Center, Yale Law School..........................     4
Kumar, T., Advocacy Director, Asia and Pacific, Amnesty
 International..................................................     6

                APPENDIX
             Prepared Statements

Kamm, John.......................................................    22
Hecht, Jonathan..................................................    26
Kumar, T.........................................................    29

Baucus, Hon. Max.................................................    43
Bereuter, Hon. Doug..............................................    44
Kaptur, Hon. Marcy...............................................    45

            Submissions for the Record

Prepared statement of Michael Posner, the Lawyers Committee for
 Human Rights...................................................    46

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