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NEWS & LETTERS, November 2002
Free the Liaoyang 4!
Chicago--Hundreds of demonstrators, protesting China's
violent suppression of the religious movement Falun Gong and its denial of
Tibetan autonomy, greeted Chinese president Jiang Zemin on Oct. 22 when he
stopped in Chicago en route to George W. Bush's ranch. Jiang has the reactionary credentials for his uneasy
partnership with Bush--he gained the top national titles of party, state and
army in 1989 when as a local official he butchered Shanghai workers after the
June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre. Now, 13 years later as Jiang is scheduled to give up those
titles in retirement, the Chinese working class remains the adversary of China's
rulers. The Liaoyang 4--Yao Fuxin, Xiao Yunliang, Pang Qingxiang and Wang
Zhaoming--have been jailed as leaders of laid-off state workers in China's
Northeast for more than seven months without charges. China Labour Bulletin (PO Box 11362 GPO, Hong Kong) is
spearheading a campaign for their release by appealing to the rule of law. While
the WTO insists on "rule of law" to protect capital, we need equal
solidarity to free the Liaoyang 4. --Bob McGuire |
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