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Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. schedule
Schedule of the President (partial) (4 pages)
08/29/1995
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(7)(F),
b(6)
002. schedule
Schedule of the First Lady (partial) (3 pages)
07/01/1998
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(6)
003. schedule
Schedule of the President (partial) (7 pages)
06/29/1998
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(7)(F),
b(6)
004. schedule
Schedule of the President (partial) (4 pages)
08/29/1995
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(7)(F),
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
OA/Box Number: 20028
FOLDER TITLE:
China [1]
2013-0534-S
ry1649
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
ROUNDTABLE SEATING CHART
Mrs. Wang
Professor Zuo
(WAHNG)
(ZOO-OH)
Mr. Zongwu
Dr. Wu
(WOO)
Professor Zhu
Mr. Wang
(JEW)
(WAHNG)
Bishop Jin
The First
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Madame Xie
(JIN)
Lady
President
(SHE-EH)
THE
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GARY LOCKE
THE
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Governor
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, Washington 98504-0002
(360) 753-6780
TTY/TDD (360) 753-6466
February 8, 1999
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Attention: Melanne Verveer
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I am writing on behalf of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), the largest art institution in the State of
Washington and the Pacific Northwest, to request your assistance in regard to a major exhibition of Chinese
archaeological finds that SAM is organizing with Sichuan Provincial Government of China. The exhibition,
entitled Encompassing Heaven and Earth: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan, will feature one of the most
important and spectacular discoveries made in recent decades in China. It is the largest exhibition in the
history of SAM and promises to have enormous public appeal. The exhibition is scheduled to open in Seattle
in May 2001 and then travel to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York. I had the honor of previewing a number of the artifacts when I was in Sichuan in 1997.
I am pleased that our state is developing increasingly closer ties with China in terms of economic cooperation
and trade. We also welcome China's strong cultural presence in our region. The proposed exhibition,
coming from our sister province of Sichuan, will bring tremendous benefits to our community and our state,
both educationally and economically. It will increase our understanding of Chinese culture and promote
goodwill between the State of Washington and China, and especially Sichuan Province. It is also opportune
that the exhibition will coincide with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) conference in Seattle, an
important event for our region. ADB has expressed a strong interest in identifying the exhibition as a major
cultural component of the conference. Moreover, the exhibition will bring significant benefits to the
communities of Fort Worth and New York as well.
The exhibition is of the highest grade in the Chinese government's classification of cultural properties and
therefore, authorization by the Chinese Central Government is needed before the exhibition can travel to the
United States. To ensure that the Chinese Central Government gives the exhibition favorable consideration,
support from government leaders is essential. I, therefore, request a letter from you on behalf of the Seattle
Art Museum to President Jiang Zemin urging his support. A draft of a possible letter is enclosed.
Thank you for your kind consideration of this request. I urge your support of this exciting exhibition and
partnership between China and the United States.
Sincerely,
Gary Smyforhe Locke
Governor
18
(WHITE HOUSE LETTERHEAD)
Date
President Jiang Zemin
Office of the President
Beijing, The People's Republic of China
Dear President Jiang,
It gives me great pleasure to see that the Seattle Art Museum, the largest art institution in the
Pacific Northwest region of the United States, is organizing a major exhibition of Chinese
archaeological finds with the Sichuan Provincial Government. The exhibition entitled
Encompassing Heaven and Earth: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan is scheduled to open in
Seattle in May 2001 and then travel to the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
I am pleased to see that the State of Washington is developing increasingly closer ties with China
in terms of economic cooperation and trade. It is time for China to have a stronger cultural
presence in that region of our country. The proposed exhibition, coming from Sichuan, the sister
province of the State of Washington, will certainly bring tremendous benefits to both our
countries, educationally as well as economically. It will increase Americans' understanding of
Chinese culture and promote goodwill between the State of Washington and China, especially
Sichuan Province, which I understand is playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese
economy and international trade. It is also opportune that the exhibition will coincide with the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) conference in Seattle. ADB has expressed a strong interest in
identifying the exhibition as a major cultural component of the conference. The exhibition will
thus help promote the glorious achievements of Chinese culture at this important international
forum and bring prestige for the Chinese delegation to the ADB.
As you might know, the State of Washington is governed by Gary Locke, the first Chinese
American governor in the history of the United States. It is fitting that the exhibition was initiated
under his enthusiastic support. The exhibition will feature one of the most important and
spectacular discoveries made in recent decades in your country. It includes superb sculptures,
magnificent bronze trees, dramatic masks covered in gold leaf, and other stunning artifacts. It is
my understanding that such an exhibition needs authorization from the Chinese Central
Government. Therefore, I urge you to give it your support. In particular, the magnificent Spirit
Tree is a critical central piece of this exhibition as it epitomizes the glory of ancient Chinese
culture. Your kind approval of its debut in the United States after its recent exhibition in Japan
and Taiwan is earnestly requested. In addition to the exhibition, the Seattle Art Museum is
working on a conservation initiative to assist Sichuan province in preserving this unique work of
art. The inclusion of the Spirit Tree in the exhibition is, therefore, doubly important.
In the interest of the partnership between China and the United States, I encourage you to support
this exciting exhibition. Thank you for your kind consideration.
Sincerely,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cc:
Mimi Gates, Director, Seattle Art Museum (PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122)
AM-Women-Mrs Clinton, Bjt, 700
U.S. Officials With Mrs. Clinton Jostled, Soaked in China
With AM-Women's Conference
By TERENCE HUNT= AP White House Correspondent=
HUAIROU, China (AP) American officials stranded in a rain-soaked crowd
were shoved around by Chinese security forces Wednesday, marring Hillary
Rodham Clinton's trip to show solidarity with women activists in this village
outside Beijing.
The first lady got VIP treatment on her arrival for a speech at
a theater-turned-conference center. But other members of her party
including Donna Shalala, the secretary of health and human services, and
Winston Lord, the assistant secretary of state for the Far East were left
waiting outside in a chilly rain for a half hour.
The scene spotlighted some of the logistical problems and harassment that
have affected thousands of women, meeting separately from the Fourth World
Conference of Women 30 miles away in Beijing. Mrs. Clinton, in a speech a day
earlier, had said China's treatment of the women was indefensible.
Mrs. Clinton thanked them Wednesday for their perseverance. You did not
give up. You did not stay away. You are playing an important role in this
conference, she said.
The rain resulted in Mrs. Clinton's appearance being moved inside from a
field that could have accommodated a large crowd. Hundreds of women, clad in
ponchos or clutching umbrellas, struggled to get in the theater gates and
through a crush of people at metal detectors.
Shalala and Lord, riding to Huairou on a press bus in Mrs. Clinton's
motorcade, were deposited at the outside edge of the crowd and had to push
their way forward. When they reached the front, Chinese security forces shoved
them away.
After repeated attempts, Shalala and Lord were finally admitted through a
side door, their clothes soaked and their hair plastered on their heads. Mrs.
Clinton's press secretary, Lisa Caputo, was kept out until after the first
lady spoke.
The women's movement has been through tougher things than this,
Shalala said good-naturedly.
Outside, Chinese security officials broadcast announcements blaming the
United States for causing the crowd-control problems by moving the speech
indoors.
Inside, the theater was packed with more than 3,000 women, twice the
building's capacity.
We're going to keep on moving forward, never turning back, the women
sang, holding hands and swaying side to side in their seats. We're going to
work for women's freedom, never turning back.
The activists here are trying to shape the outcome of the women's
conference in Beijing, and Mrs. Clinton assured them that their voices are
being heard.
You will be the key players in determining whether or not this
conference goes beyond rhetoric and actually does something to improve the
lives of women and families, declared Mrs. Clinton, a crusader for women's
rights for 25 years.
It will be (the activists) that will hold governments to the commitments
they make, she said.
The government maintained a stony silence about Mrs. Clinton's speech
Tuesday, in which she chastised Beijing for its treatment of women in Huairou
and said it was time to stop the silence about human rights abuses of women.
American officials took that as a positive sign, suggesting that China
would rather ignore her remarks than raise a fuss.
Chinese-American activist Harry Wu, interviewed by APTV overnight, praised
Mrs. Clinton for her criticism of China's human rights practices.
I think all Americans should be proud
because she
...
bravely and
publicly, forcefully, directly expressed the message: Condemn Chinese human
rights abuses. "
Mrs. Clinton also spoke at a panel in Beijing, where she extolled lending
programs for poor people most of them women who otherwise could not get
credit to build homes, buy cattle or start small businesses.
``As one woman told me, many great ideas die in the parking lots of banks
because women get only so far, " Mrs. Clinton said.
On Thursday, the first lady will leave China for an overnight visit to
Mongolia, including meetings with nomadic women and homeless children. She
will return to Washington on Friday.
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BC-CHINA-USA-RIGHTS
Clinton says Hillary was not singling out China
WASHINGTON (Reuter) - President Clinton said on Wednesday that Hillary
Rodham Clinton was not singling out China for criticism when she spoke out
about human rights at a women's conference in Beijing.
There was no attempt to single any country out, " Clinton told
reporters when asked about the first lady's speech on Tuesday at the Fourth
World Conference on Women.
MORE
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AM-Women's Conference, 0758
U.S. Attacks Human Rights, Vatican Backs Away From Abortion Fight
With AM-Women-Mrs Clinton, Bjt
AP Photos NGO104, 110-111, 113
By EDITH M. LEDERER= Associated Press Writer=
BEIJING (AP) The United States unleashed a fresh attack on human rights
abuses in China. The Vatican backed away from an expected battle over
abortion. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed for more bank credit to
bring women out of poverty.
It was all part of Day Four at the U.N. women's conference. But the real
business of drafting a wide-ranging agenda to improve the lives of women was
going on behind closed doors, and progress reportedly was slow.
Following up Mrs. Clinton's outspoken attack on human rights violations,
U.S. delegation chief Madeleine Albright raised human rights with China's
foreign minister, Qian Qichen.
`He took it on board, Albright, the U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations, told The Associated Press. She described the session as ``a
particularly good meeting.'
Later, in an address to delegates, Albright criticized China's practice of
forced abortion and sterilization and repeated the first lady's condemnation
of China's heavy-handed policing and crackdown on free expression at a private
women's forum outside Beijing.
Speaker after speaker demanded human rights for women. Some, like Danish
Social Affairs Minister Karen Jespersen, supported the Western view that human
rights should be universal, not dependent on a country's religion or culture.
But British delegation leader Baroness Lynda Chalker criticized Mrs.
Clinton's full frontal attack'' on her communist hosts, and suggested she
was playing to her domestic audience. I don't think that helps to change
things. We work by quiet diplomacy, Chalker said in a BBC radio interview.
More than 5,000 delegates are debating some of the most divisive issues
before the conference reproductive, sexual and human rights.
The Vatican surprised many delegates by announcing it does not plan to
reopen the battle over reproductive issues that it waged at last September's
U.N. population conference in Cairo.
Organizers of the Beijing conference had feared that another prolonged
debate over abortion would take the spotlight off women's issues such as
poverty, educational imbalances and discrimination.
In Cairo, the Vatican dominated the headlines and agenda with its fight to
keep references to abortion, contraception and sex education out of the final
document.
The Vatican ended up supporting only about 70 percent of the document. But
on Wednesday, negotiator Janne Halland Matlary said the Vatican wants to
protect what was achieved in Cairo.
In Cairo, delegates for the first time agreed that women have a right to
decide when and whether to have children, and to have access to family
planning information and contraception.
Matlary said some countries are trying to backslide on the Cairo accord
and warned that a battle over reproductive issues could `sidetrack this
conference and this will be very unfortunate indeed.
Abortion rights groups and others that came here prepared for a fight were
wary of the Vatican about-face.
They want to be perceived as champions of women, said Frances
Kissling, president of the U.S. advocacy group Catholics for a Free Choice.
``That's going to be a hard sell, and the conference isn't over.
Matlary did not identify the countries trying to reopen the reproductive
rights issue, but some predominantly Catholic and Islamic nations have already
sought to water down Cairo language in the 120-page Beijing platform.
About one-third of the text is bracketed, meaning the language is
disputed by one or more of the 181 countries represented at the conference.
One conference goal is to get women into jobs and Mrs. Clinton had a
proposal: more small loans to poor women by small banks.
The fact is, give a woman a seed and she will plant it, water it,
nurture it, then reap it, share its fruits and finally she will replant it, "
she told about 200 people, mainly women, during a panel discussion.
With loans of as little as $10, women in Third World countries could start
a small business, she said.
``In this way, step by step, the world's poorest women are leading their
families, their communities and their countries to a better future, Mrs.
Clinton said. When we help these women to sow, we all reap.
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(ED: refiling to some points)
Thousands shut out of Hillary speech
HUAIROU, China, Sept. 6 (UPI) Tempers flared Wednesday as Chinese
security police locked thousands of delegates out of the venue where U. S.
first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the Non-Governmental Ogranizations
Forum on Women.
Standing in pouring rain, an estimated 2,000 people, many arriving three
hours before Clinton was due to speak, were turned away from the meeting hall
by hundreds of plainclothes police.
Hundreds of journalists also were barred from the hall, which Chinese
authorities said was able to accomodate only 2,500 of the 19,000 forum
participants.
The dispute followed by one day a surprisingly forceful attack on China
and its heavy-handed tactics by Clinton as she addressed the conference
plenary Tuesday.
Bernadette Chirac, wife of French President Jacques Chirac, was delayed by
police for more than 30 minutes before finally being allowed to enter the
forum site in Huairou, witnesses said outside the hall.
A scuffle broke out between police and aides to Winston Lord, U.S.
assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, as he tried
to enter the hall, said witnesses.
Lord, who is accompanying Clinton, is to meet separately for talks with
his counterparts in China's Foreign Ministry, a U.S. official said.
After Clinton's departure from the site, Chinese authorites blamed the
confusion on the United States, saying it had demanded a different venue. The
speech originally was to have taken place at an outdoor sports ground.
The organizers issued a statement, broadcast over the forum site's
loudspeakers, saying, ``The Chinese authorities here again and again
negotiated with the U.S. side about changing the site, but they insisted on
meeting in this center instead of the original site.
NGO Facilitating Committee member Salamo Fulivai, who is also Pacific
director of the YWCA, called the announcement ``rubbish.''
The sports ground was unfit for any meeting or speech. That's why they
had to move it inside, she said.
The NGO Forum, running parallel with the Fourth U.N. World Conference on
Women, has been beset with troubles since it opened one week ago. Delegates
have complained loudly about harassment and surveillance by Chinese security
police despite a pledge to end those tactics Saturday.
Although 36,000 registered to attend the forum, only 19,000 made it to
Huairou, with women defiantly supporting independence for Tibet and greater
international stature for Taiwan among those denied visas.
On Tuesday, Clinton condemned a long list of abuses against women in China
but her strongest blast was reserved for China barring of groups and
individuals from the forum, an act she described as indefensible.
Let me be clear, Clinton told government delegates at the conference
Tuesday. Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize and debate
openly. It means respecting the views of those who disagree with the views of
their governments.
The Chinese government did not immmediately respond to Clinton's remarks.
The entire state-run media, including newspapers, radio and television has
not mentioned her visit. The official government-run Xinhua news agency, which
has reported the speeches of all important participants at the conference, was
also silent, failing to report one word of her speech.
A Western diplomat in Beijing called Clinton's speech Tuesday
courageous but potentially dangerous'' for Sino-U.S. relations.
The Chinese will almost certainly take offense, he said. For the
first lady to say what she did means Washington believes it is dealing with
China out of strength.
BC-WOMEN-GLANCE
Women's conference at a glance
BEIJING (Reuter) - A rain-soaked tussle between U.S. officials and
Chinese security, civil rights ballads from a gospel singer and more attacks
on China marked twin international women's conferences Wednesday.
RAIN-DRENCHED LOCKOUT: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna
Shalala and Assistant Under Secretary of State Winston Lord jostled with
Chinese guards in pouring rain and ankle-deep mud when refused entry to First
Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech to the Non-Governmental Womens (NGO)
forum.
After more than 30 minutes most members of the U.S. party were able to
shove past security. Shalala, with her wet hair laying flat on head, joked
about the ordeal saying, The women's movement has been through tougher times
than this.
GOSPEL SINGING: Gospel singer Shirley May Staten led the crowd in an hour
of civil rights ballads to put delegates back in a mood to hear Clinton after
rain forced the venue to be switched from a giant arena to a much smaller
converted cinema.
When one woman asked where Clinton was, Staten cajoled her. 'Where's
Mrs Clinton? You don't look like Mrs. Clinton. Well! Mrs. Clinton just got a
suntan, honey,' the black singer teased to gales of laughter. Just chill,
mama. Chill!''
HERO'S WELCOME: When she did finally speak after arriving one hour late,
Clinton received a hero's welcome, with one woman holding up a sign declaring:
``We will lead like you tomorrow.
Clinton told them, Thanks to your tenacity ... you will be the key
players in determining whether or not this conference goes beyond rhetoric and
actually does something.
CHINA AGAIN: The United States attacked Beijing for a second day at the
Fourth World Conference on Women when Ambassador to the U.N. Madeleine
Albright said no woman should be forced to abort her child.
No women -- whether in Birminghan, Bombay, Beirut or Beijing -- should
be forcibly sterilized or forced to have an abortion, she said, following up
on Clinton's attack Tuesday.
ANIMAL CAPERS: In what Beijing may see as a further dig, Albright quoted
an old Chinese poem to illustrate the need for sexual equality.
``We keep a dog to watch the house, a pig is useful too,
'We keep a cat to catch a mouse, but what can we do
With a girl like you?''
Then she said: `Fellow delegates, let us make sure that question never
needs to be asked again, in China, or anywhere else around the world.
SABOTAGE PLOT: Human rights group Amnesty International said governments
determined to roll back women's freedoms were attempting to sabotage the
conference.
Amnesty executive secretary Pierre Sane declined to single out any
country but said the biggest danger came from nations seeking to thwart
women's attempts to have the same rights as men. ``We all hope it makes it.
But we know there are some governments that are out to break the
conference,' he said.
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BC-WOMEN-ALBRIGHT 1STLD
China under U.S. verbal attack for second day
(Recasts, adds further Albright comments)
By Mure Dickie
BEIJING (Reuter) - China came under fire from the United States for a
second day Wednesday when Ambassador to the U.N. Madeleine Albright told a
U.N. women's conference that no woman in Beijing should be forced to abort her
child.
No women -- whether in Birminghan, Bombay, Beirut or Beijing -- should
be forcibly sterilized or forced to have an abortion, she told a plenary
session of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.
Albright also criticized conference host China on human rights in a
speech likely to embarrass and infuriate Beijing, which has yet to respond
publicly to similar tough remarks made by U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton Tuesday.
`It is unconscionable
...
that the right to free expression has been
called into question right here, at a conference conducted under the auspices
of the U.N. and whose very purpose is the free and open discussion of women's
rights, she said.
At a news conference after her speech, Albright declined to comment on
the effect of Clinton's speech on Sino-U.S. relations, saying a meeting
earlier with Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen had focused on U.N. reform,
not bilateral relations.
That was not the subject of our discussions, said Albright, who leads
Washington's delegation to the 12-day conference that intends to chart a
course to full equality for the world's women into the next century.
China's media has yet to comment on Clinton's speech to the conference in
which she slammed Chinese attempts to limit debate at a parallel women's
grassroots forum as indefensible.
Many women who wanted to participate in the decennial forum said they had
been denied visas, while others said they were harassed by police and kept
under surveillance at the event in a satellite town near Beijing.
Signalling that Washington would press China and other countries on human
rights, Albright said the United States would continue to seek talks with
governments that deny their citizens rights enshrined in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
It is a challenge to us all that so many countries in so many parts of
the world -- north, south, west and east -- fall far short of the noble
objectives outlined in the (conference) Platform for Action, she said.
In what Beijing leaders may see as a further dig at their policies,
Albright quoted from an old Chinese poem about a father's talk to his daughter
to illustrate the need for sexual equality.
We keep a dog to watch the house, a pig is useful too,
``We keep a cat to catch a mouse, but what can we do
With a girl like you?''
Then she said: `Fellow delegates, let us make sure that question never
needs to be asked again, in China, or anywhere else around the world.
China maintains a strict one-couple, one-child policy, especially in
urban areas, and has been frequently accused of forcing women to abort a
second pregnancy or to undergo sterilization.
Critics say the policy has also led many parents desperate for sons to
abort the female fetus or resort to female infanticide.
REUTER
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BC-WOMEN (SCHEDULED, PICTURE)
China-U.S. tussle continues on human rights
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuter) - The United States and China tussled for a second day
over human rights at a world women's conference Wednesday while behind the
scenes charges flew of an Unholy Alliance'' wanting to roll back sexual
equality.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was joined by U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations Madeleine Albright in denouncing Beijing's population policies
and criticizing China's treatment of women activists at the conference.
Both sides also had different versions of why senior U.S. officials were
left standing in the rain during one of Clinton's speeches. The Americans said
they were inexplicably blocked while the Chinese said everyone waiting could
not get into the building the Americans themselves had chosen.
As the clock ticked down on the last hours of Clinton's two-day visit,
China maintained a studied silence on replying to the U.S. charges.
No women -- whether in Birminghan, Bombay, Beirut or Beijing -- should
be forcibly sterilized or forced to have an abortion, Albright told a
plenary session of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.
It is unconscionable
that the right to free expression has been
called into question right here, at a conference conducted under the auspices
of the U.N. and whose very purpose is the free and open discussion of women's
rights.
While the diplomatic tussle between the outspoken U.S. first lady and
Chinese authorities went on, horsetrading became more heated over the final
document the United Nations Fourth Womens Conference will issue next week.
Conference sources said a quarrel appeared to be brewing over efforts by
some delegations to roll back gains in women's rights made at previous
meetings, especially the Cairo population conference last September.
The sources did not name any nations but described them as spoilers'
who threatened to split the conference.
Some militant Islamic and deeply Catholic Central American states are
widely seen as unhappy with some proposals to give women blanket rights equal
to men and full control over their bodies.
One hour away at a parallel conference of non-governmental organizations,
Clinton repeated her criticism of Chinese treatment of thousands of women
activists who have flooded into the country for a meeting held only once every
10 years.
Many women said they had trouble getting visas and were harassed and put
under police surveillance on arriving.
I know that you have had to endure severe frustrations here as you do
your work, Clinton said to cheers.
When rain forced her to change at the last minute from an outdoor to
indoor venue for the speech Clinton found out at first hand what some
activists said they had been through.
Guards made Donna Shalala, head of the Health and Human Services
Department and co-chair of the American delegation, and Assistant Secretary
of State Winston Lord, a former U.S. ambassador to China, stand in the rain
for 30 minutes before they were allowed in to the building where she spoke.
The incident did persuade China to lift slightly the virtual news
blackout on the first lady's visit.
As the U.S. side suddenly switched the venue
...
(for) the
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) forum in Huairou this morning, many
participants could not enter the hall and were dissatisfied, the official
Xinhua news agency said.
Many participants said that they were indignant at the act of the U.S.
side, Xinhua said.
The drama was not all at the freewheeling NGO site.
In the main convention center, Amnesty International said some
governments determined to roll back freedoms won for women were attempting to
sabotage the meeting.
Pierre Sane, Amnesty's executive secretary, declined to single out any
country but said the biggest danger to the conference came from nations
seeking to thwart attempts by women to have the same rights as men.
Debate over human rights by the 185 government delegations to the world's
largest U.N. gathering could make or break the meeting, he told a news
conference.
"We all hope it makes it. But we know there are some governments that
are out to break the conference,' he said.
At the last big U.N. conference in Cairo last year on population and
development, the Vatican and its close voting allies, including Ecuador and
Malta, were seen by opponents as trying to curb women's rights.
There is now a fear the so-called Cairo Clique'' has been replaced in
Beijing by an Unholy Alliance'' grouping the Holy See with militant Islam
nations led by Iran that want to break the fragile consensus that emerged in
Egypt.
How can some governments at the end of the 20th century still be
seriously questioning whether women are full human beings who are entitled to
full human rights?'' Sane said.
REUTER
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U.S. blasts China at women's conference
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (UPI) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
Wednesday delivered a stinging condemnation of China's human rights abuses
and its barring of grassroots activists from the fourth U.N. World Conference
on Women.
Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright, who is also the head of the U.S.
delegation, leveled her blast at China in the conference plenary, one day
after first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's forceful attack on Chinese
authorities when she addressed the global meeting Tuesday.
Unveiling of a seven-point plan by U.S. President Bill Clinton aimed at
improving the rights of American women, Albright said, `We, the people and
government of the United States of America, will continue to speak out openly
and without hesitation on behalf of the human rights of all people.
`Freedom to participate in the political process of our countries is the
inalienable right of every man and women. Deny that right, and you deny
everything, said Albright.
More than 3,000 government delegates from 181 countries are attending the
12-day meeting to debate and adopt an action plan aimed at alleviating
poverty, abolishing prostitution, stemming violence against women, assuring
equality under the law and promoting equal access to health care, education
and jobs.
Delegates to the Non-Governmental Organizations Forum on Women running
parallel with the conference have been hampered from accomplishing similar
goals because they have been harassed, followed and videotaped by Chinese
security police despite China's pledge Saturday to end the intrusive scrutiny.
Although 36,000 registered to attend the grassroots forum, China limited
the number to 19,000, denying visas to women supporting independence for
Tibet, greater international stature for Taiwan or other causes deemed a
threat to security.
Without mentioning the conference host by name, Albright condemned a long
list of abuses known to occur in China, including forced abortions, religious
persecution, extra judicial arrests and torture.
`All of us should be able to exercise control over the course of our
lives and be able to help shape the destiny of our communities and
countries, she said.
``It is unconscionable, therefore, that the right to free expression has
been called into question right here, at a conference conducted under the
auspices of the United Nations and whose very purpose is the free and open
discussion of women's rights, said Albright.
Albright cited a Chinese poem as an example of long-held cultural
prejudices against women and girls.
The Clinton administration's action plan to empower women in the United
States includes a six-year, $1.6 billion program to fight domestic violence,
expanding federal financial credits for self-employed women, and nationwide
campaigns to promote the health of women, improve their working conditions and
increase their participation in the political process, Albright said.
The biggest critic of the U.S. agenda is the Vatican, which has assailed
the United States as the `culture of death.
On a conciliatory note, Albright said the U.S. government supports the
Vatican's stance that men and women must share responsibilities for planning
their families.
``We are here because we want to strengthen families, the heart and soul
of any society, said Albright.
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SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1998
Final Schedule
SCHEDULING DIRECTOR:
STEPHANIE STREETT
HOME:
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OFFICE:
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Schedule of the President
for
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Final Schedule
Traveling staff meeting will be in the VIP Room on the 43rd floor from 8:30 am - 8:45 am.
STAFF NOTE: All times in today's schedule differ from those in the draft schedule.
9:00
am-
CHIEF OF STAFF MEETING
9:05
am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Erskine Bowles, John Podesta
9:05
am-
BRIEFING
9:15
am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
9:20
am-
REMARKS TO THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
9:50
am
ATRIUM
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Remarks: David Halperin
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
OPEN PRESS
NOTE: There will be a pre-program.
--- THE PRESIDENT is off-stage announced into the room.
-- Secretary Daley makes remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
-- THE PRESIDENT makes remarks.
-- Charles Wu, President, American Chamber of Commerce will present
THE PRESIDENT with a "chop" (Chinese stamp).
-- THE PRESIDENT will stamp a certificate, work a ropeline and depart.
-- THE PRESIDENT upon departure will take a group photo with the
Board of the American Chamber of Commerce.
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
9:55
am-
GREET AMERICAN EMBASSY STAFF
10:40 am
Commercial Center - Suite 631
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
CLOSED PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT and First Lady are off-stage announced into the
room.
-- Counsel General Ray Burghardt makes welcoming remarks and
introduces Ambassador Sasser.
- Ambassador Sasser makes brief remarks and introduces Representative
Hamilton.
-- Representative Hamilton makes brief remarks and introduces Secretary
Albright.
-- Secretary Albright makes brief remarks and introduces the First Lady.
-- The First Lady makes brief remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
-- THE PRESIDENT makes brief remarks, works a ropeline and departs.
10:45 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Ritz Carlton via motorcade en route Site TBD
[drive time: tbd]
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11:00 am-
DOWN TIME
11:30 am
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11:35 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Site TBD via motorcade en route Shanghai
Stock Exchange
[drive time: 10 minutes]
(b)(7)e, (b)(7)f, (b)(6), (b)(7)c
11:45 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Shanghai Stock Exchange
Greeter:
Mr. Tu Guang-Shao, General Manager, Shanghai Stock
Exchange
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
11:50 am-
TOUR SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
12:15 pm
TRADING FLOOR
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
POOL PRESS
Note: Richard Grasso, Chairman, New York Stock Exchange will be in
attendance.
- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Tu Guang-Shao proceeds to the
balcony overlooking the trading floor.
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Tu Guang-Shao proceeds down
a glass elevator to the trading floor.
-- THE PRESIDENT will tour the trading floor and pose for a photo
opportunity.
- THE PRESIDENT departs.
12:25 pm-
LUNCH WITH YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
1:35
pm
CAFETERIA
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Interpretation: Consecutive
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
PRINT REPORTER ONLY
- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Erskine Bowles, proceeds from
table to table.
- Erskine Bowles introduces THE PRESIDENT to each table.
- THE PRESIDENT takes his seat at his table and lunch begins.
1:40
pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Shanghai Stock Exchange via motorcade en
route Jinhui Garden
[drive time: 10 minutes]
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
1:45
pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Jinhui Garden
Greeters:
Mr Gu Cai Xin, Jinhui Garden, Developer
Ms. Yu Jianyuan, homeowner
Mr. Chen Zhiming, homeowner
Ming Kai, homeowners' son
NOTE: The Cabinet and Congressional Delegation will tour a separate home at this time.
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
1:50
pm-
TOUR PRIVATELY OWNED HOME
2:25 pm
JINHUI GARDEN
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
POOL PRESS
- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by the Yu family, takes a brief walking
tour of Jinhui Garden en route the family home.
-- THE PRESIDENT enters the Yu family residence and will be given a
brief tour.
- THE PRESIDENT will be invited to sit briefly for a cup of tea.
- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by the Yu family departs.
2:35
pm-
HOME OWNERSHIP EVENT
3:35
pm
STREET
Jinhui Garden
Remarks: June Shih
Interpretation: Consecutive
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
OPEN PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Gu Cai Xin, Ms. Yu Jianyuan,
Mr. Chen Zhiming and Ming Kai are off-stage announced onto the
stage.
- Mr. Gu makes welcoming remarks and introduces Ms. Yu.
- Ms. Yu makes brief remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
- THE PRESIDENT makes remarks, works a ropeline and departs.
3:40
pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Jinhui Garden en route Site TBD.
[drive time: TBD]
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Shanghai, China
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Shanghal, China
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
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Event:
Tour of Privately Owned Home and Home Ownership Event
Date:
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Time:
2:30 - 4:15 PM
1:45- 3:35pm
Location:
Jin Hui Gardens- Hongqlao District
Participants:
THE PRESIDENT
Shanghal City Official TBD
Mr. Gu Calxin
Ms. Yu Jlanyauan
Mr. Chen Zhiming
Ms. Yu's mother, TBD
Press:
Pool for greeting, walk, and home visit
Open for remarks
Translation:
Consecutive
Scenario:
THE PRESIDENT arrives at the Jin Hui Gardens, and is met at the limo by Ms. Yu Jlanyuan, Mr. Chen
Zhimlng, their son Ming Kai (age 10), and Ms. Yu's mother, TBD. THE PRESIDENT and the family
take a brief walking tour of Jin Hui Gardens en route the family's home.
THE PRESIDENT is given a brief tour of the family's home and will be invited to sit briefly for tea.
Following the visit, the family escorts THE PRESIDENT to the announce position. THE
PRESIDENT and the family are joined at the announce position by Mr. Gu Caixln, the developer for Jin
Hui Gardens.
There is an off stage announcement of THE PRESIDENT and he is accompanied by Mr. Gu Caixln,
Ms. Yu's mother, TBD, Ms. Yu Jlanyuan, Mr. Chen Zhiming, and Ming Kai.
On stage, THE PRESIDENT takes his seat with the family.
Mr. Gu Caixin proceeds to the podium, makes brief welcoming remarks and introduces Ms. Yu Jianyuan.
THE PRESIDENT makes brief remarks and exits stage right working the ropellne from right to left en
route motorcade for departure.
CODEL NOTES: The Congressional Delegation will be escorted by staff to the arrival area where they will
be met by Ms. Tang JInmei, Mr. Xu Shiql, and their son Xu Jiafeng (16 years old) who will welcome and
provide a brief tour of Jin Hul Gardens while escorting them to their seats for THE PRESIDENT's
remarks.
STAFF NOTES: The home site Is extremely tight. Necessary staff and personnel who must accompany
THE PRESIDENT here will be asked to remain outside.
All others will be directed and should proceed to the staff holding area. A staff holding room with phones
will be make available in a model home near the speech site.
JIN HUI GARDENS
Shanghai, China
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
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Shanghai Mayor Tells U.S. Religious
Leaders Synagogue Will Be Restored
Mayor Xu Kuangdi of Shanghai told J delegation of U.S.
> Despite a construction boom under Mayor Xu's administr-
religious leaders visiting China that money has been allocated
non. Shanghai IS working w preserve histone sites. including
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in this year budget to restore the Ohel Rachel synagogue in
houses of worship. along with building J new Protestant sem,
the city center The religious leaders returned last Tuesday
nary and Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Pudong. the com
from their mission to China where they discussed the climate
mercial center of Shanghai
for religious freedom in the country uith Chinese leaders at
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"You will go down in history as 1 protector of religious
the behest of President Clinton.
slles." Rabbi Schneier told Mavor Xu.
The three L.S. religious leaders appointed by President
Mournal
Shanghai's role as a center of refuge dates back to th
Clinton are Rabbi Arthur Schneier. president of the Appeal of
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Conscience Foundation and spiratual leader of Park East
Eastern European Jen, arrived there in escape persecution
Synagogue in New York. 19551 Reverend Theodore
their home countries Shanchar became ) major center to
McCarrick. archbishop m Newark NJ. and Reverend Don
Jewish refugees during iljur 11. when an estimate
Argue. president et the National Association of Evangelicals.
escape Nazi persecution
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algemether
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The three visited the synagngue in Shanghai with U.S.
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In 1994 Rahbi Schneier and his nile Elizabeth bought has
Zemin. top government officials and co-religionists. and visit-
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ed temples. churches. and mosques throughout China.
mer mayor of the city dedicated a monument expressing grat
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During their VISIT 10 the synacogue. founded in 1921 as a
Jews
Sephardi house of worship. they were :old that the building.
currently occupied by the Shanghai Board of Education. will
In the meeting with the city government of the Hongke
be declared a historic landmark and vacated in the coming
district of Shanghai. plans for the expansion of the "Hall
months. As a landmark. the Ohel Rachel Synagogue is under
Remembrance" at the Ohel Moshe Synagogue nc:
city protection and cannot be demotished.
announced. While serving as a museum. the former Ashkena.
synagogue currently has a significant amount of space ded
cated to offices. Later this year those offices will be vacate.
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allowing an expansion 01 the museum dedicated to preserv in
Shanghai's histonc role as an international haven of Jewn
refuge dunng World liji II.
"While the Jewish community in Mainland China 15 most.
limited to expatriates. there is J strong and vibrant Jewis
community in Hong Kong." Rabbi Schneier said. "Given it
ebb and flow of people between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
would like to see Judaism recognized as a sixth official rer
gion by China."
China currently recognizes live religions: Buddhisn
Taoism: Catholicism: Protestantism and Islam.
Rabbi Schneier led Shabbat services in Beijing in
Shanghai. In Beijing Mrs. Orah Numir. Israel's ambassador
China. was in attendance. Al both the services and the Shahb.
dinner. Rabbi Schneier in his address urged the many busines
leaders. U.S. government officials. international journalis:
and leaders of other religious beliefs assembled to "keep th
flame of Judaism by creating J Jewish community
Rabbi Schneier as accompanied hi his ,vile Elivabet!
Archbishop McCarrick. also J trustee of the appeal
Conscience Foundation. and Reverend Don Argue extende
Rabbi Arthur Schneier. founder and president of the Appeal of
greetings of encouragement In Shanghai. Israch Const
Conscience Foundation and spirtual leader of the Park East
General Kedar supplied the Kiddush wine. and Mrs Ked.
Sunagogue in Manhattan. greeling hinese President liang Zemin
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TALKING POINTS AT WOMEN'S LAW AND LEGAL SERVICE CENTER
JUNE 29, 1998
Thank you to Secretary Albright, Professor Zhu, and all
of today's roundtable participants. I've heard so much
about the important work of this center, and I wanted to
come here and to see first hand the work you are doing on
behalf of women's rights.
As a long time supporter of and advocate for legal
services for the poor in my own country, I know how
critical and difficult your work is.
I'm particularly pleased to be able to be joined today by
Secretary Albright. Three years ago, both of us had the
opportunity to participate in the UN Fourth World
Conference on Women. And the protection of the legal
rights for women emerged as a critical element in the
Platform for Action that developed out of that conference
- a platform which both of our countries adopted.
Legal reforms are changing China. They are beginning to
have a significant impact on how civil and criminal cases
are handled - and how business is conducted. They are
also raising the legal consciousness of China's citizens
and opening the door to new, more transparent and
effective solutions to injustices in society.
The rule of law is important to both of our countries,
and like Sect. Albright, I am very pleased that the U.S.
and China have begun an important new initiative to
cooperate in the legal field, including legal aid to the
poor. And that on Saturday, President Clinton and
President Chiang announced a broad range of specific
cooperative projects.
Here at this center, you are responding to the needs of
ordinary people, with real problems.
Men and women alike are using new laws to seek justice in
ways not even imagined only a few years ago. This is a
development of profound importance for the all citizens
of China, but particularly for women.
In every society, women are among the most vulnerable of
citizens - particularly in times of change. And on
Saturday, here in Beijing, I had the privilege to spend
the morning with seven extraordinary Chinese women who
are working to improve women's conditions - and expand
women's rights here in China.
In what was one of the most lively and interesting
discussions I have had in my travels as First Lady, I was
struck by how the issues that concerned Chinese women and
the problems they were working to solve are those of
women around the world.
I have found that while women's languages and stories
change -- their conditions sadly do not.
Women's problems are wide ranging: we struggle against
traditional notions of women's proper place in society,
and against discrimination in education, economic
opportunity, and employment. And we are often victims of
domestic violence, unfair divorce settlements and inputs
government policies.
Sometimes even when good laws exist that protect women's
rights, they are ignored in practice.
What we need to address these inequities - and enforce
these laws - is to provide effective litigation and free
legal advice; educate women about their rights; and
promote scholarship aimed at changing attitudes of
lawyers and judges.
And that's what the Center is doing so effectively. And
by taking on complicated cases with far-reaching
implications, you are serving the broader community.
These are all reasons why the Center for Women's Law
Studies and Legal Services is so important to China and
to Chinese women.
In the discussion I had on Saturday, I was pleased to
hear that women's law centers are being established in
rural areas as well, to meet the needs of women in
China's countryside. I heard about the Qianxi [CHIAN
SEE] Women's Law Center that is working on behalf of
rural women.
2
We heard about a young girl in a small rural village;
whose husband beat her. At one point, those beatings
caused her to have a miscarriage. She begged for a
divorce - but he refused. She was desperate, and didn't
know she had legal rights. Then she heard about the work
of a woman's rural law center. She visited the center;
was assigned a lawyer -- as a result, was able to secure
a divorce, and get a fair share of the property.
So thanks to this center - and women's law centers that
are being established around the country, the lives of
women are changing. You know how much good you are doing,
whether it is manifested by the gratitude of your
clients, some of whom often pay you with fruits or nuts,
because they have nothing more to give. Or whether it's
the respect from your colleagues in the legal profession.
When your Center was dedicated, you pledged to "extend a
helping hand to women; defend fairness and justice of
law; and to enforce legal aid and realize equal equality.
You are working hard to accomplish these goals, and we
salute you.
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS
Zhu Lanye (Female) (JEW Lawn-yeh, refer to as "Professor JEW")
Zhu Lanye is an eminent professor and vice dean of the International Department
at Shanghai's main law school, East China University of Politics and Law. A prodigious
scholar, she has written many articles and books that promote legal reform. Her specialty
is intellectual property rights and commercial law. She has translated many legal works
into both Chinese and English. She also works part time as a general practice lawyer and
is an arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.
She is a member of Shanghai Trademark Evaluation Commission.
Zhu is in her forties. She graduated from Fudan University and attended
Columbia University School of Law from 1985 to 1986. She was also a visiting scholar
at Harvard Law School from 1990 to 1991. Zhu's husband is a senior engineer employed
by Shanghai Jiaotong University. They have a 16-year old daughter.
Wang Hai (Male) (WAHNG Ha-yee, refer to as Mr. WAHNG)
Mr. Wang, at age 25, is an energetic consumer advocate, author and newspaper
columnist who runs a consulting company in Beijing that specializes in exposing
companies and stores that sell counterfeit and poor quality goods. Described as a cross
between Ralph Nader and Robin Hood, he purchases fake goods and then demands
damages for consumer fraud. Since shopping is popular in China, he has gained fame for
his efforts to protect individual consumer rights. He claims to have removed countless
fake goods from the market. His methods are novel but somewhat controversial in China.
He is a national hero to many Chinese and, more than anyone, has made China's
consumer law known to the public. Like many young entrepreneurs, he is also quite a
self-promoter. He was the subject of a recent adulatory New York Times feature article.
Wang was born in the city of Qingdao in Shandong province. His company,
Beijing Dahai Commercial Consulting Company, is a joint venture with Beijing Youth
newspaper.
Bishop Jin Luxian (Male) (JIN Loo-Shean, refer to as "Bishop JIN")
Since his release from 27 years in prison, Shanghai's prelate Jin Luxian has
worked assiduously to expand the scope of permissible religious activities in China and
strengthen ties with overseas Catholics. Under his tutelage, the Shanghai diocese has
revived such practices as infant baptism, catechism classes, studies abroad for
seminarians, and prayers for the Pope. He has developed a major seminary with foreign
priests among its instructors and started a large Bible printing operation. Jin belongs to
the officially-recognized church but maintains extensive contacts with prominent
Catholics around the world.
Xie Xide (Female) (SHE-EH She-duh, refer to as Madame SHE-EH)
A charming physicist and educator who has worked diligently to promote
intellectual freedom and Sino-U.S. relations, tiny Madame Xie is the former president of
Shanghai's Fudan University. Among her accomplishments is the founding of the
American Studies Center on Fudan's campus, an institute which she still directs, and
which takes pride in pursuing independent research. Its scholars are among China's best
and were consulted by President Jiang prior to his trip to the United States. Madame Xie
also established China's first civilian arms control research center at her institution. She
has approved many sensitive (for China) academic conferences at the institute, including
international discussions on Sino-U.S. relations, the rule of law and regional security.
Born in 1921, Madame Xie is a graduate of Smith College and holds a PhD from
MIT. She returned to China in 1952, joined the Commuinist Party in 1956, and became
a professor of physics at Fudan University the same year. She was purged during the
Cultural Revolution and was placed under house arrest on charges of being a spy. She
was imprisoned in a university laboratory for a year before she was sent to the
countryside to perform manual labor. She returned to Fudan University in 1970 but was
forced to work as a janitor at the university and refrain from all scientific research. She
was rehabilitated in 1976. Two years later, she was elected vice president of the
university. She was appointed president of the university in 1983. She retired in 1991.
Her husband, a biochemist, died two years ago. Their son lives in the United States.
Zuo Xuejin (Male) (ZOO-OH Shooeh-jin, refer to as Professor ZOO-OH)
Professor Zuo, who is in his 40's, is an economist and expert on migrant research
who is vice president of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS). Zuo
receieved his PhD in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He also worked as a
post-doctoral fellow in the Office of Population Research at Princeton and spent a year
from 1990 to 1991 at the U.S. Census Bureau. He has written a book about Shanghai's
migrant population and numerous papers on social issues ranging from health reform to
welfare programs. He has been a strong advocate for social programs for poor migrants
in Shanghai.
Wu Oidi (Female) (WOO Chee-dee, refer to as President Woo or Dr. WOO)
Dr. Wu, in her mid-40's, is president of Shanghai's Tongji University. She is the first
president of a major Chinese university to be elected by the faculty. She studied
architecture in Zurich and has been a strong promoter of international exchanges and
computer studies at her university
Jin was born in Shanghai in 1916. After graduating from a Jesuit seminary in
Shanghai, he continued his studies in France, Germany, and several other European
countries. He received a PhD in theology at the Vatican in 1950. He returned to China in
1951 and served as abbot of a monastery in Shanghai. He was imprisoned in 1955 on
charges related to his studies abroad. He spent several years in solitary confinement. A
few years after his release in 1982, Jin was selected as assistant bishop and then bishop of
the Shanghai diocese. Jin is a noted scholar and a popular priest. He is constantly on the
move travelling around his diocese in an aging Buick. Jin speaks fluent English, French
and German. He is now studying Spanish.
Wang Xiaoying (Female) (WAHNG Shaw-yeeng, refer to as "Mrs. WAHNG")
Mrs. Wang is a popular novelist who often writes about modern urban families
and their problems. Her works include "Who Are You Going to Defend?" (a story about
a female lawyer which was turned into a television series), "Dan Qing Yin" (a story about
the hardships and happiness experienced by Chinese artists), "City Dwellers" and
"Hardships of a Long Journey" (which received a national award).
Wang, who is 51, was born in Zhejiang province. During the Cultural
Revolution, she spent six years working at the Yellow Mountain Tea Farm in Anhui
province. Afterwards, she graduated from East China Normal University in Shanghai
with a degree in Chinese literature. She worked for several years as an editor of a literary
magazine before becoming a professional writer. She serves on the executive board of
the National Writers Association and the Shanghai Writers Association. Wang's husband
is a professor of business management at Jiaotong University. They have 6-year old
daughter.
Edward Zeng (Male) (ZANG, refer to as Mr. Zeng)
A 35 CEO of Unicom-Sparkice Information Network which is a joint venture
between China, Canada, and the United States. He founded the first Internet Café in
China and currently has 6 cafes. He worked for the Chinese Government from 1987-
1989 for the China State Planning Commission. The then left China for Canada where he
earned a Masters in Economic from the University of Toronto. He returned to China in
1997 and has expanded his computer business to one of the largest internet subscriber
businesses in Bejing. He was recently selected as a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by
the World Economic Forum.
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NEW YORK (AP) A Shanghai opera troupe will not be allowed to
come to America to perform a 22-hour Chinese opera billed as the
centerpiece of this year's Lincoln Center summer festival, it was
announced Wednesday.
Lincoln Center officials had hoped the Chinese would relent and
allow the '`The Peony Pavilion'' to come here in time to be
performed as scheduled at Lincoln Center Festival 98.
But the Shanghai Bureau of Culture insisted Wednesday the
production be uncrated and the actor-singers rehearse the entire
opera so Chinese officials could determine what revisions should be
made in an opera deemed ''feudal, superstitious and pornographic''
by the official Chinese press.
The news is a blow to the Lincoln Center, which spent about
$500,000 getting the 1598 opera ready to be performed twice, with
each performance broken up into six sections.
``Half a million dollars is a lot of money. More important is
the artistic product, center president Nathan Leventhal said
Wednesday. ''It would have been a great joy for thousands of people
in this country who would have seen it.
Six tons of elaborate sets, props and costumes were blocked from
being shipped from Shanghai Airport last week. Nigel Redden, newly
named head of the festival, and director Chen Shi-Zheng, who has
been rehearsing members of the Kunqu Opera Company for nearly two
years, went to China on the weekend to try to resolve differences.
The production, which has 55 scenes, was to be mounted and
rehearsed in New York prior to its scheduled July 7 opening, which
is opening night of the festival.
''In addition to the logistical impossibilities, Lincoln Center
has grave concerns about participating in an exercise which attacks
the artistic integrity of the work, said a center statement
Wednesday.
''The Peony Pavilion, written by Tang Xianzu in the late Ming
Dynasty, deals with a young woman who dies longing for ideal love.
Her ghost finds the man of her dreams. She is brought back to life
and they marry. Reports say there is one scene of lovemaking,
behind a screen, and no nudity on stage.
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Key Points
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Shanghai Women's Education and Training Center
June 30, 1998
0 The government has launched a major drive to re-structure
China's state-owned enterprises. Approximately 70% of
the country's more than 100,000 government-owned
companies lose money and losses are growing steadily.
0 Women have borne the brunt of this restructuring, in part
because they often work in peripheral services at the
state-owned enterprises as cafeteria workers or
janitorial staff.
0 The unemployment rates for women will continue to grow
over the next few years. It is estimated that 20 million
additional workers will be laid-off by the year 2000.
0 Shanghai is at the forefront of Chinese efforts to
retrain female workers laid off as a result of the
economic reforms.
0 In Shanghai, where the textile industry was cut sharply,
the Municipal Labor Bureau reported that as of the end of
1996 58% of laid-off workers were women.
0 Older women were hardest hit-69% of laid-off workers
were between the ages of 35 and 45.
0 There is blatant discrimination against women on the
basis of age and appearance. This discrimination is
open-job ads often note age and appearance requirements.
0 The Shanghai Women's Education and Training Center was
established in 1993. It quickly realized that women's
lack of self-esteem was as much a barrier to reemployment
as lack of education.
0 The Women's Hotline at the Center was set-up in
recognition of the serious depression and sense of
helplessness that overwhelms women when they lose their
jobs. It was the first hotline in China.
0 The Center's focus on the psychological component of
joblessness is reflected in its emphasis on "four
strengthenings" -- strengthening self-respect, self-
reliance, self-empowerment, and self-confidence.
0 Since 1993, the school has trained 5000 women, 3000 of
whom were laid off workers. The school has a success
rate of 75% in placing graduates. Job placement is done
by inviting companies to come to the school to interview
prospective employees in an event similar to a job fair.
Background Paper: Shanghai Women's Education and Training Center
The Women's Education and Training Center is operated by the Shanghai Women's
Federation. It began in 1986 as a school for leaders of women's committees. which are
a feature of the socialist style of factory management and political organization. In 1991.
the school went into the retraining field, training high school graduates who had failed
their college entrance exams. This was the school's first venture in retraining and they
had a 100 success rate in places the graduates of their course training Chinese women
to be English and Japanese secretaries. In 1993 the School began to deal with the
problems of laid off workers as economic development increased and the economy began
to shed surplus labor. This actually followed, or was possibly concurrent with, the
establishment of the "Women's Hot Line" set up as a crisis management tool for women
depressed over losing their job or, in general, finding themselves in difficult situations.
The school and its President. Ms. Zhao Pinghe, the developer of the hot line. have
received numerous awards and recognition for the hot line. Its business sponsor, the
Welfare company. which makes women's health products. has also benefited
commercially from the hot line.
The Center places a great deal of emphasis on the "four strengthenings" for women laid
off as part of economic restructuring. These are strengthening self-respect. self-reliance.
self-empowerment. and self-confidence. Women are encourages to go to the Center by
the network of Women's Federation committees around the Shanghai area and are given
counseling and testing to work on "the four strengthenings" and to determine their skills
level for retraining. Courses are given in Fashion Design. Accounting. Flower
Arranging. Home Skills. and Computers. although the latter is not emphasized since the
school does not have the resources for a computer lab and must borrow computer time
from a local university. The Fashion Design courses are particularly popular and utilize
dummies to teach students modern tailoring techniques.
Since 1993. the school has trained 5000 women. of which 3000 were laid off workers.
The school has had a success rate of 75% in placing its graduates. Job placement is
done by inviting companies to come to the school to interview prospective employees.
possibly like a "Job Fair" in America. Graduates take and pass a standardized test upon
completion of their studies that qualifies them to receive a certificate guaranteeing an
employer a certain level of competence.
The School is located about 25 minutes away from the Portman (15 minutes motorcade
time) and. although in an old building, the scrubbed wood floors and white washed walls
are rather charming and give a warm quality to the school. Access is via a somewhat
dark staircase (69 steps) and the whole school is on one floor. It is very clear the School
is operated directly by the Women's Federation, as opposed to being another facility used
by them. The School President clearly is a stakeholder in the program. able to go on at
length about the school and its programs. She is a very compassionate woman and
particularly enthusiastic about the "four strengthenings" and improving the self image of
laid-off women.
Ms. Zhao Pinghe, Executive Director, Shanghai Women's Educational and Training
Center
Professor Zhao Pinghe was born on Jan. 12, 1944 in Shanghai. She graduated from
Shanghai Normal University with a degree in mathematics in 1967. The timing of her
graduation coincided with the Cultural Revolution. She experienced two years (August
1968-August 1970) of training at one of the army reclamation farms. In 1970. she was
assigned as a teacher in Taopu Middle School in Taopu village. Jiading County. She was
a mathematics teacher for 14 years (until 1984). In March 1983. she was elected the
deputy-chief of Taopu Township Administration. and held this position until she was
transferred to the Shanghai Women's Federation in August 1985 to serve as the Chief of
Education Division of the Education and Propaganda Dept. In 1992. she was assigned to
her current position as executive director of the Shanghai Women's Educational and
Training Center and the School for Women's Leadership Development.
Professor Zhao is very interested in women's education. Although her major in
university is mathematics. she received the title of "associate professor" in social science.
She published some books and articles on women's education. and also founded the "Wei
Er Fu" (Welfare) hotline which provides counseling and assistance to women in distress.
The Shanghai Women's Educational and Training Center conducts vocational training
courses for middle-aged women laid-off from factory jobs. In addition. Professor Zhao is
one of the executive commissioners of the Shanghai Women's Federation. Deputy
Secretary-General of Shanghai Women's Association. She has been elected as deputy to
the current Xuhui District People's Congress.
Talking Points
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Children's Hospital Dedication
June 30, 1998
0 Nothing is as important as the health of our children and
that is why it gives me great pleasure to be here today
with all of you for the dedication of this magnificent
Shanghai Children's Medical Center.
0 I have just had the opportunity to tour the pediatric
cardiovascular unit and to hear from Dr. Jonas about how
children confronting serious heart problems will face a
better chance of leading healthy lives.
0 This hospital will also serve as a national training
center for pediatric care givers and as referral center
for cases from all over your country.
0 I am also thrilled that this medical center is the result
of an inspiring public-private collaboration between our
two countries: the city of Shanghai, Project Hope, the
Shanghai Second Medical University and US AID's American
Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program.
0 As part of this remarkable partnership, Project Hope has
been playing a pivotal role in the medical training of
the hospital staff and in procuring state-of-the-art
medical equipment valued in the millions of dollars,
thanks mostly to the generous donations of American
corporations.
0 I am so pleased that Dr. Bill Walsh, President and CEO of
Project Hope, is here today, as well as many
representatives of the corporate community. Dr. Walsh
showed me some of the recently installed radiology
equipment which will be instrumental in saving children's
lives.
0 I am also delighted that US AID's American Schools and
Hospitals Abroad program is providing training grants for
the medical center.
0 The other day in Beijing I was privileged to witness the
signing of a new collaborative research agreement between
the Center for Disease Control and Beijing Medical
University on preventing birth defects and disabilities
due to environmental factors.
0 That agreement builds on the very fruitful and productive
collaboration over the last five years to reduce the
occurrence of neural tube defects-a birth defect of the
central nervous system that is often fatal.
0 As a result of this partnership, doctors and mothers all
over the world are now using folic acid supplementation
to prevent devastating health problems in children.
0 Despite our differences in language and culture we share
common goals to advance the public health of our people
and especially of our children.
0 Today I want to reaffirm the commitment of the US to work
with China to benefit not only our children, but all the
world's children.
0 And speaking of children, I want to thank Don Yow and the
other Chinese Muppets for stopping by to see us. I bring
greetings from their friends on Sesame Street.
0 Don Yow, I can't wait to tell big Bird that I met you!
0 I've been told that there are more pre-school children in
China than the entire population of the United States.
0 Today we know from a growing body of medical and
scientific research how critical a child's early years
are when it comes to brain development and early
learning.
0 Quality education television programming like China's
version of Sesame Street will make an important
contribution to China's children.
0 So congratulations to everyone here - for the work that
you' re doing on behalf of China's and the world's
children.
Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Located in the Pudong New Area, the Shanghai Children's Medical Center is a
comprehensive medical institution for treating children's diseases, training in
pediatrics and research in this area. Founded as a cooperative project by the No. 2
Medical University of Shanghai and the HOPE Foundation of the U.S., this medical
institution with its internationally advanced facilities will render service to the sick
children of Shanghai and other parts of China and also those from countries in
Southeast Asia.
In terms of facilities and environment, the Shanghai Children's Medical Center
is on par with the best such institutions in the world. The Shanghai Municipality and
the Pudong New Area Administration have jointly invested some 40 million USD in
building the center while the HOPE Foundation has donated 20 million USD's worth
of medical equipment and another 5 million USD for the training of personnel.
Occupying an area of 6.7 hectares with total floor area amounting to about 40,000 sq.
m, the center has 160 sq. m of built-up space for each hospital bed. Built at a cost of
about 1,000 USD per sq. m of floor area, the center yet has green space amounting to
30% of its total area. The number of hospital beds has been set at 250 and 1,000
patients can receive treatment here per day.
The Shanghai Children's Medical Center has all kinds of sophisticated
equipment, including, to name only some of the major pieces here, MMR, CT, ECT,
angiocardiography, large-scale X-ray machines, physiological monitors, various kinds
of ultrasonic equipment for medical diagnosis and a variety of clinical testing
equipment (including quick diagnosis equipment), electronic microscopes, a variety
of large-scale equipment for operations, etc.
The Shanghai Children's Medical Center has a strong medical staff for clinical
work and for research, with departments covering all specialisms of pediatric science
such as internal medicine, surgery, EENT, dermatology, stomatology, etc. The center
has as its foci of attention children's cardiovascular diseases, children's blood diseases
and tumor and children's emergency care.
The Shanghai Children's Medical Center is also a training center for doctors
and nurses specializing in the treatment of children and technicians and management
staff in this area.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
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ADVANCE LEAD:
BRADY WILLIAMSON
(SHANGHAI)
STAFF OFFICE:
35-501
CELL PHONE:
139-134-7127
WHCA PAGER:
5264
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Schedule of the President
for
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Final Schedule
Traveling staff meeting will be in the VIP Room on the 43rd floor from 7:45 am -
8:15 am.
8:15 am-
CHIEF OF STAFF MEETING
8:30 am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
[6/29, 8:15-8:30pm EST]
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Erskine Bowles, John Podesta
8:30 am-
BRIEFING
8:45 am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
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DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
003. schedule
Schedule of the President (partial) (7 pages)
06/29/1998
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(7)(F),
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
OA/Box Number: 20028
FOLDER TITLE:
China [1]
2013-0534-S
ry1649
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
8:50 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel via
motorcade en route Shanghai Library
[drive time: 10 minutes]
[003]
(b)(7)e, (b)(7)f, (b)(6), (b)(7)c
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
9:00 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Shanghai Library
[6/29, 9:10-9:35pm EST]
Greeters:
Mayor Xu Kuangdi
9:10 am-
TOUR SHANGHAI LIBRARY
9:35 am
SHANGHAI LIBRARY
[6/29, 9:10-9:35pm EST]
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Whisper
POOL PRESS
--
The President and the First Lady proceed to the second floor to
view the Exhibition Hall.
--
The President and the First Lady briefly meet with discussion
participants.
--
The President and the First Lady, accompanied by Mayor Xu and
Library Director Ma Yuan-Liang, proceed to the Fourth Level for a
tour of the computer/Internet room.
--
The President and the First Lady view the Periodical Room as
well as the San Francisco Library Friendship Area. POOL PRESS
--
The President and the First Lady proceed downstairs to the
atrium.
9:40 am-
"LOOKING TOWARD CHINA IN THE 21ST CENTURY"
11:00 am
DISCUSSION
[6/29, 9:40-11:00pm EST]
SHANGHAI LIBRARY - ATRIUM
Remarks: David Halperin
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Simultaneous
POOL PRESS
--
The President and the First Lady proceed to their seats.
--
The discussion participants introduce themselves.
--
The President makes an opening statement.
--
The discussion begins.
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
11:10 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Shanghai Library via motorcade en
route Talk Radio Studio
[drive time: 15 minutes]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
11:25 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Radio Shanghai Building
Greeters: Mayor Xu Kuangdi
Ye Zhikang, Director, Shanghai Radio, Television and
Film Bureau
11:30 am-
HOLD
11:50 am
[6/29, 11:30-11:50pm EST]
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
12:00 pm-
"CITIZEN AND SOCIETY" LIVE TALK RADIO SHOW
1:00 pm
STUDIO
[6/30, 12:00-1:00am EST]
Remarks: Antony Blinken
Interpretation: Simultaneous
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
POOL SPRAY (AT THE TOP)
--
Zuo Anlong, Host, makes opening statements and introduces
Mayor Xu.
--
Mayor Xu makes a statement.
--
Zuo Anlong introduces the President.
--
The President makes an opening statement.
--
Question and answer session begins.
1:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Talk Radio Studio via motorcade en
route Site TBD
[drive time: tbd]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
6:25 pm-
RECEPTION HOSTED BY SHANGHAI MAYOR
6:55 pm
SHANGHAI MUSEUM
[6/30, 6:25-6:55 am EST]
Remarks: Vinca LaFleur
Interpretation: Consecutive
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
POOL PRESS (REMARKS ONLY)
Note: There will be approximately 200 guests in attendance.
--
The President and the First Lady proceed to atrium.
--
The President, accompanied by Mayor Xu, proceeds directly to
the podium.
--
Mayor Xu makes welcoming remarks and introduces the
President.
--
The President makes remarks.
--
Upon conclusion, the President, the First Lady, Mayor Xu
and Director Ma proceed to the gallery.
7:00 pm-
TOUR SHANGHAI MUSEUM
7:35 pm
SHANGHAI MUSEUM
[6/30, 7:00-7:35am EST]
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
CLOSED PRESS
--
The President, the First Lady, Mayor Xu and Director Ma tour
the gallery's ancient bronzes.
--
The President and the First Lady have the option of touring other
galleries in the museum, including the Chen Chi exhibit.
--
The President and the First Lady depart.
Note: The Cabinet, Congressional Guests and senior staff will also proceed on a tour of
the museum.
June 29, 1998 (9:11PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
1:30 pm-
DOWN TIME
6:00 pm
[6/30, 1:30-6:00am EST]
Staff Note: All official delegation members going to the
reception will depart in the Secretary of State's
motorcade from the lobby at 5:40pm.
6:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel via
motorcade en route Shanghai Museum
[drive time: 15 minutes]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
6:20 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Shanghai Museum
[6/30, 6:20am EST]
Greeters:
Mayor Xu Kuangdi
Mrs. Xu
Ma Chengyan, Museum Director
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
7:45 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Shanghai Museum via motorcade en
route Peace Hotel
[drive time: 10 minutes]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
7:55
pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives the Peace Hotel.
8:00 pm-
DINNER WITH MAYOR XU OF SHANGHAI
10:00 pm
NINTH FLOOR DINING ROOM
[6/30, 8:00-10:00am EST]
Peace Hotel
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
CLOSED PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT, The First Lady, Ambassador Sasser and Mrs.
Sasser proceed into the lobby of the hotel to the elevators.
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
(b)(7)e
(b)(7)e
-- Mayor Xu will greet THE PRESIDENT, The First Lady,
Ambassador Sasser and Mrs. Sasser on the ninth floor.
-- Dinner is served.
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
10:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Peace Hotel via motorcade en route Ritz
Carlton Portman Hotel
[drive time: 15 minutes]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
10:20 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
RON
RITZ CARLTON PORTMAN HOTEL
SHANGHAI, CHINA
June 29, 1998 (9:05PM)
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TALKING POINTS FOR SHANGHAI NO. 3 GIRLS SCHOOL
SHANGHAI, CHINA
JUNE 30, 1998
0 It is a great honor to join the president here at your
school, one of the best in your country. I've heard so
much about you, and I am so pleased to have the
opportunity to meet the students and faculty here, and to
see the accomplishments you are making in your lives. (I
also feel a personal connection here - as I understand
that this school was founded by the Southern Methodist
Mission.)
0 I greatly enjoyed the warm welcome that your school's
brass band just gave all of us. I understand it's the
first all girls band in Shanghai. I'm not the musical
one in my family - but my husband was in his high school
band - and played the saxophone. So he knows from his
own personal experience how much fun it can be. And what
a great learning experience.
0 I'm particularly pleased to learn that your school has
ties with girls schools in countries around the world -
including the United States. Because the reason the
President has come to China is to deepen the
understanding and friendship between our two countries.
And I've always believed that one of the best ways to
create those bridges is by getting the young people of
those countries together.
0 You are fortunate to be here not only because this is an
excellent school with the highest standards. You are
also fortunate because your parents value you, and value
the benefits that a quality education will give you as
you build your life and contribute to your community.
0 We in the United States have always admired the
traditional Chinese emphasis on education, and the
efforts you are now making to broaden educational
opportunities for women. But unfortunately, there are
many girls your age - here in China and around the world
-- who are not as fortunate as you. Here in China, the
vast majority of those who drop out of school are girls.
And far more women than men are unable to read or write.
0 Since I arrived in your country a few days ago, I've
been so impressed by the strong voices of women who
I've heard - who are helping women to lift up their own
voices - and in doing so, lift up their families and
communities. And as I hear them talk about how to solve
many of the challenges facing women today, they all
agree on one thing: education is the key: the key to a
better life for yourself and your families. And the key
to lifting women and families up from poverty - and into
opportunity. That's why it's so important that you are
here - working hard, studying hard, and developing the
self confidence you need to contribute to a better
world.
0 A few years ago, when I was on a visit to India, a young
woman, about your age, handed me a poem she had written.
And I want to share a few words of this poem with you
here today. She wrote: "Too many women in too many
countries speak the same language - of silence." I
think those are pretty powerful words. And they remind
me of so many women around the world, who have not been
valued - like you have been. And who have not been
educated - as you have been. And who have not been given
the opportunities to live up to their full potential.
0 So today, I want to encourage you to continue to excel in
your studies. But I also want to encourage you to get
involved in your community; and lift up your voices on
behalf of others. In other words: make a difference.
0
This trip that the President and I are on is about the
future of China, and about what kind of future our two
countries will create in the next century. And what he
said yesterday to students at Beijing University, and the
message that I want to leave with you today - is that you
are the ones who will shape the ideas and dream the
dreams of the next generation. And you are the ones who
will help create the future that we all want -- where the
rights of every citizen are respected; and every child is
loved and cared for; and every daughter is valued. Only
then, as you say here in China, will women hold up half
the sky.
BACKGROUND
SHANGHAI NO. 3 GIRLS SCHOOL
Shanghai's No. 3 Girls School is the only all-girls school in the city. It has a
history of 107 years, with its twin predecessors being St. Mary's Hall and McTyeire High
Schools. The McTyeire School for Girls was founded in 1890 by the Southern Methodist
Mission, and was a school for upper-class and western-oriented Chinese girls; all three of
the famous Soong sisters attended the school. It was renamed the No. 3 Girls School and
made coeducational in 1952, when the two academies were taken over by the municipal
government. It was re-instituted as an all-girls school in 1980.
Today, the No. 3 Girls School is one of 26 key high schools, among 700 high
schools, in the municipality of Shanghai. It has a total of over 2,000 students in 46
classes ranging from grades 6 to 12 (junior and senior high). Approximately 300 students
board at the school. In order to enter the school's senior high (grades 10-12), students
have to take a citywide exam in six subjects, including Chinese, English, Physics,
Mathematics, Chemistry, and Social Studies. 10% of these students-exempt from the
exams--are admitted on the basis of their overall school performance. Junior high
students are selected from elementary schools throughout the city. The tuition fee at the
No. 3 Girls school is the same as those of other public high schools in the city.
The curriculum at the No. 3 Girls School is the standard high school curriculum in
China. Students graduating from the school have to take nationwide entrance exams to
enter the university; approximately 98% of its graduates go on to college. Apart from the
standard curriculum, however, the No. 3 Girls School emphasizes the development of
personality of the part of the students, hence focusing on "overall development plus
special skills" as the school's objective. Accordingly, it encourages students to take part
in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, such as physical education and the arts. In
1991, an all-girls' brass band-the first ever in the city-was formed by students in the
school. Various forms of art education are also very popular among students, including
chorus, dance, folk music, handicraft, calligraphy, seal carving, painting, philately,
artistic flower arrangement and photography. The school has also fielded teams in track
and field, softball, volleyball, basketball and contract bridge in competitions at the district
and even nationwide levels.
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1998
Final Schedule
SCHEDULING DIRECTOR:
STEPHANIE STREETT
HOME:
202-332-5651
OFFICE:
202-456-2823
WHCA PAGER:
4824
TRIP COORDINATOR:
AVIVA STEINBERG
HOME:
202-362-1813
OFFICE:
202-456-2920
WHCA PAGER:
4022
ADVANCE LEAD:
BRADY WILLIAMSON
(SHANGHAI)
STAFF OFFICE:
35-501
CELL PHONE:
139-134-7127
WHCA PAGER:
5264
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
Schedule of the President
for
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Final Schedule
Traveling staff meeting will be in the VIP Room on the 43rd floor from 8:30 am - 8:45 am.
STAFF NOTE: All times in today's schedule differ from those in the draft schedule.
9:00
am-
CHIEF OF STAFF MEETING
9:05
am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Erskine Bowles, John Podesta
9:05
am-
BRIEFING
9:15
am
PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
9:20
am-
REMARKS TO THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
9:50
am
ATRIUM
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Remarks: David Halperin
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
OPEN PRESS
NOTE: There will be a pre-program.
-- THE PRESIDENT is off-stage announced into the room.
-- Secretary Daley makes remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
-- THE PRESIDENT makes remarks.
-- Charles Wu, President, American Chamber of Commerce will present
THE PRESIDENT with a "chop" (Chinese stamp).
-- THE PRESIDENT will stamp a certificate, work a ropeline and depart.
-- THE PRESIDENT upon departure will take a group photo with the
Board of the American Chamber of Commerce.
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
9:55 am-
GREET AMERICAN EMBASSY STAFF
10:40 am
Commercial Center -- Suite 631
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
CLOSED PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT and First Lady are off-stage announced into the
room.
-- Counsel General Ray Burghardt makes welcoming remarks and
introduces Ambassador Sasser.
-- Ambassador Sasser makes brief remarks and introduces Representative
Hamilton.
- Representative Hamilton makes brief remarks and introduces Secretary
Albright.
-- Secretary Albright makes brief remarks and introduces the First Lady.
-- The First Lady makes brief remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
-- THE PRESIDENT makes brief remarks, works a ropeline and departs.
10:45 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Ritz Carlton via motorcade en route Site TBD
[drive time: tbd]
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
Withdrawal/Redaction Marker
Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
004. schedule
Schedule of the President (partial) (4 pages)
08/29/1995
b(7)(C), b(7)(E), b(7)(F),
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
OA/Box Number: 20028
FOLDER TITLE:
China [1]
2013-0534-S
ry1649
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
cooy]
11:00 am-
DOWN TIME
11:30 am
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
11:35 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Site TBD via motorcade en route Shanghai
Stock Exchange
[drive time: 10 minutes]
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
11:45 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Shanghai Stock Exchange
Greeter:
Mr. Tu Guang-Shao, General Manager, Shanghai Stock
Exchange
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
11:50 am-
TOUR SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
12:15 pm
TRADING FLOOR
Staff Contact: Samuel Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
POOL PRESS
Note: Richard Grasso, Chairman, New York Stock Exchange will be in
attendance.
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Tu Guang-Shao proceeds to the
balcony overlooking the trading floor.
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Tu Guang-Shao proceeds down
a glass elevator to the trading floor.
-- THE PRESIDENT will tour the trading floor and pose for a photo
opportunity.
-- THE PRESIDENT departs.
12:25 pm-
LUNCH WITH YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
1:35
pm
CAFETERIA
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Interpretation: Consecutive
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
PRINT REPORTER ONLY
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Erskine Bowles, proceeds from
table to table.
--- Erskine Bowles introduces THE PRESIDENT to each table.
- THE PRESIDENT takes his seat at his table and lunch begins.
1:40
pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Shanghai Stock Exchange via motorcade en
route Jinhui Garden
[drive time: 10 minutes]
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
1:45 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Jinhui Garden
Greeters:
Mr Gu Cai Xin, Jinhui Garden, Developer
Ms. Yu Jianyuan, homeowner
Mr. Chen Zhiming, homeowner
Ming Kai, homeowners' son
NOTE: The Cabinet and Congressional Delegation will tour a separate home at this time.
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
1:50
pm-
TOUR PRIVATELY OWNED HOME
2:25
pm
JINHUI GARDEN
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
Interpretation: Consecutive
POOL PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by the Yu family, takes a brief walking
tour of Jinhui Garden en route the family home.
-- THE PRESIDENT enters the Yu family residence and will be given a
brief tour.
-- THE PRESIDENT will be invited to sit briefly for a cup of tea.
- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by the Yu family departs.
2:35
pm-
HOME OWNERSHIP EVENT
3:35
pm
STREET
Jinhui Garden
Remarks: June Shih
Interpretation: Consecutive
Staff Contact: Sandy Berger, Gene Sperling
Event Coordinator: Aviva Steinberg
OPEN PRESS
-- THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Mr. Gu Cai Xin, Ms. Yu Jianyuan,
Mr. Chen Zhiming and Ming Kai are off-stage announced onto the
stage.
-- Mr. Gu makes welcoming remarks and introduces Ms. Yu.
-- Ms. Yu makes brief remarks and introduces THE PRESIDENT.
-- THE PRESIDENT makes remarks, works a ropeline and departs.
3:40
pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Jinhui Garden en route Site TBD.
[drive time: TBD]
August 29, 1995 (4:31am)
(b)(6), (b)(7)c, (b)(7)e, (b)(7)f
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
DOWN FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BC/HRC RON
RITZ CARLTON PORTMAN HOTEL
SHANGHAI, CHINA
August 29, 1995 (4:35am)
nue CARLION PORTMAN HOTELTH FLOOR
Shanghai, China
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
STAFF MAY TAKE
EMPTY SEATS AT TABLES
ATHIUM
OR WAIT HERE
ENTRANCE
STAGE
COFFEE
COFFEE
STATION
STATION
CARPET
#2
#1
CARPET
5
4
3
2
1
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
16
17
18
19
20
21
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539
GUESTS
49
48
PRESS PLATFORM
PRESS PLATFORM
STAIRS TO
STAIRS TO
BALCONY SEATS
BALCONY SEATS
COFFEE/TEA
COFFEE/TEA
STATION
STATION
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
OVERFLOW PRESS
THE PRESIDENT
TO BALCONY
STAFF
PRESS
POOL
I
Shanghai, China
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
ELEVATORS
SEATS
SEATS
SEATS
PRESS
SEATS
SEATS
SEATS
SEATS
GONG
SEATS
SEATS
SEATS
THE PRESIDENT
STAFF
PRESS
EAUMANGE
-
CAPETERIA
Shanghal, China
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
SENIOR
POTUS
STAFF
HOLD
HOLD
ELEVATORS
LUNCHEON
KITCHEN
THE PRESIDENT
STAFF
PRESS
THE PRESIDENT
TO
SHANGHAI, CHINA
Event:
Tour of Privately Owned Home and Home Ownership Event
Date:
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Time:
2:30 - 4:15 PM
1:45-
Location:
Jin Hui Gardens- Hongqiao District
Participants:
THE PRESIDENT
Shanghal City Official TBD
Mr. Gu Caixin
Ms. Yu Jlanyauan
Mr. Chen Zhiming
Ms. Yu's mother, TBD
Press:
Pool for greeting, walk, and home visit
Open for remarks
Translation:
Consecutive
Scenario:
THE PRESIDENT arrives at the Jin Hul Gardens, and is met at the limo by Ms. Yu Jlanyuan, Mr. Chen
Zhimlng, their son Ming Kal (age 10), and Ms. Yu's mother, TBD. THE PRESIDENT and the family
take a brief walking tour of Jin Hul Gardens en route the family's home.
THE PRESIDENT Is given a brief tour of the family's home and will be invited to sit briefly for tea.
Following the visit, the family escorts THE PRESIDENT to the announce position. THE
PRESIDENT and the family are joined at the announce position by Mr. Gu Caixln, the developer for Jin
Hul Gardens.
There is an off stage announcement of THE PRESIDENT and he is accompanled by Mr. Gu Caixln,
Ms. Yu's mother, TBD, Ms. Yu Jianyuan, Mr. Chen Zhiming, and Ming Kal.
On stage, THE PRESIDENT takes his seat with the family.
Mr. Gu Caixin proceeds to the podium, makes brief welcoming remarks and introduces Ms. Yu Jianyuan.
THE PRESIDENT makes brief remarks and exits stage right working the ropellne from right to left en
route motorcade for departure.
CODEL NOTES: The Congressional Delegation will be escorted by staff to the arrival area where they will
be met by Ms. Tang Jinmei, Mr. Xu Shiql, and their son Xu Jlafeng (16 years old) who will welcome and
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STATEMENT BY MME. FENG CUI,
HEAD OF THE CHINESE DELEGATION, AT THE 42ND
SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
ON AGENDA ITEM 3, FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOURTH
WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
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Madam Chairperson,
First of all, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, please allow me to
extend our warm congratulations to you and other members of the Bureau
on your election. The Chinese delegation will cooperate closely with you
and make our contributions to this Session. At the same time, I' d like to
thank Mrs. Angela King, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on
Gender Issues for her introductory statement.
Madam Chairperson,
Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted at the
FWCW has a far-reaching and important influence on the advancement of
women and the promotion and protection of women's rights and interests
throughout the world. The principles, objectives and actions to be taken
identified by the Conference have greatly mobilized all governments and
people. In order to carry out the follow-up of FWCW, the international
community is taking practical measures to safeguard women's rights and
interests and promote the realization of women's human rights in terms of
legislation, mechanism and resources.
Recalling the history of 50 years since the adoption of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we are much inspired at the
progress achieved in promoting women's human rights. The concept of
equality between women and men has become a strong call for action of
the international community. Women's rights to subsistence and to
development have been universally recognized and have drawn great
attention. Unprecedented improvement has been made in women's status,
dignity and rights in the fields of politics, economy, society, culture and
family.
The substantial results of FWCW are not only a milestone of this
historical process, but have also pointed out directions and tasks to be
carried out in women's movement at the turn of the century.
Madam Chairperson,
China is a developing country. During its economic development,
China attaches importance to the protection of human rights, especially
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women and children's rights. For a long time, China has been exerting
unremitting efforts on the improvement of the status of women, protecting
women's human rights and promoting gender equality in respects of
legislation, institution and policy formulation. Historical changes have
taken place in the situation of Chinese women's human rights. Now,
Chinese women, as masters of the state and society, have gained equal
legal status with men in their political, economic, social, cultural and
family life. They widely participate in social development and have
become an important force in China's reform and opening-up and
modernization drive. Their human rights are guaranteed by law and are
widely respected by the whole society. Equality between women and men
is being realized in every aspect of social life. After FWCW, the Chinese
government and non-governmental organizations began to implement the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and took some new initiatives
in line with the eleven objectives set in the Program for the Development
of Chinese Women in political participation, employment, labor protection,
and the protection of rights and interests. The Law on the Protection of the
Rights and Interests of Women was promulgated in 1992. A series of
regulations on the protection of women's rights were further defined in the
Criminal Procedural Law and the Criminal Law revised respectively in
1996 and 1997. For instance, some more explicit and comprehensive
provisions on the protection of the personal freedom and dignity of women
and the right to health of the girl-child were stipulated in these two laws.
Apart from this, the Special Group on Women and Children's Affairs
under the Legislative Commission of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress, together with the Ministry of Civil Affairs,
has organized specialists, scholars, legal and women workers to revise the
current Marriage Law. After the revision, the Law will be renamed as
Marriage and Family Law, whose focus will be extended from marriage to
marriage-based family. There will be some substantial changes in its
contents. This is aimed to further protect women's human rights, eliminate
domestic violence, promote gender equality, advocate democracy and
strengthen people's sense of family responsibility.
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Madam Chairperson,
The Chinese government has always been attaching importance to
international cooperation in the field of human rights and actively
participating in many UN human rights activities. China has acceded to 17
international human rights conventions, including Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
Convention on the Rights of the Child and Equal Remuneration
Convention. China is serious in fulfilling all its legal obligations contained
in the conventions it has acceded to by taking domestic legal, judicial and
administrative measures. In October 1997, the Chinese government signed
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. At
present, relevant departments are going through legal procedures in
accordance with regulations in the Constitutions and other laws for its
ratification by the National People's Congress as early as possible.
Madam Chairperson,
Since ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women in 1980, the Chinese government has
seriously kept her commitment to the international community by
implementing the Convention conscientiously and has submitted three
national reports so far. We hope that those who have not yet ratified or
acceded to the Convention will take immediate actions and make greater
efforts for the cause of women of their own countries and the whole world.
Now, an optional protocol to the Convention is being drafted. A serious
and cautious attitude is required towards the drafting of this legal
instrument which is importance, complicated and involves various aspects,
so as to enable it to serve the protection and promotion of women's human
rights.
Madam Chairperson,
Clear requirements are set out in the Platform for Action regarding the
four themes to be discussed under the agenda of this Session. While
reviewing the progress achieved, we must see that development and
progress are unbalanced. There is still a long way to go from realizing the
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and protection of women's human rights is an arduous and complicated
task. All governments should intensify their efforts. Today, the principle of
universality of human rights has been recognized by all states including
China. We have all along believed that this principle should be applied in
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light of the specific conditions of each country. Measures taken by
countries to promote and protect women's human rights should be made
fit into the situation of each respective country as they differ in historical
background, cultural tradition and level of economic and social
development. Therefore, we should strengthen the exchange of ideas and
cooperation, promote mutual respect and friendly dialogue when
deliberating these themes. The protection of women's human rights is not
an isolated issue. The international community, developed countries in
particular, should assist developing countries in their economic
development, raising people's living standard, improving subsistence
environment and do something substantial for the promotion and protection
of women and children's rights so as to realize the goals and objectives set
in the Platform for Action.
Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
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Government can garner resources. Civil society can reach down to engage
all members of society. The movement's theme - "think globally, act locally" -
is more relevant than ever.
There is a growing awareness that attitudes as well as behaviour - both of
individuals and of institutions - must change to take account of the real rights
and real needs of women.
Let us not forget that the progress we make is measurable, and it will be
measured. Future generations will hold us accountable. They will look for
concrete signs that Beijing, in 1995, was followed by real action. Let us not
disappoint them. Let us not disappoint ourselves. Together we must follow our
words with our deeds. we must take up the cause of the world's women.
Statement by Chen Muhua, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress of China and
President of the Conference
First of all, please allow me to express my gratitude for your trust in
electing me President of the Fourth world Conference on Women. while extremely
honoured, I am fully aware of the tremendous responsibility associated with the
post. To live up to your trust, I will do my utmost to cooperate with delegates
from all countries and the United Nations Secretariat to make the Conference a
complete success. In the meantime, I am looking forward to your support and
guidance.
In 1985, as head of the delegation of China, I attended the third World
Conference on Women, in Nairobi, where I joined delegates from other countries
in discussing ways to advance the status of women and, together, we produced a
very important document - the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the
Advancement of women. For me, the experience was most exciting.
Today, 10 years later, on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the United Nations and with the approach of a new century. we are
gathered here in Beijing to draft the Beijing Declaration and Programme of
Action, aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Strategies with
a view to realizing our common objective of gender equality.
Enormous changes have taken place over the past 10 years in the world in
which we live. While peace and development remain the two common tasks facing
the whole world, the advancement of the status of women has become a key
objective. While peace, stability and economic development underlie the
advancement of the status of women, equal status and participation of women are
an important guarantee for maintaining peace and achieving development.
Therefore, when planning our strategy for the future, we must bear in mind the
theme of the Conference and also our common goal: Action for Equality,
Development and Peace.
It is reassuring that thanks to the joint efforts of the United Nations,
national Governments and non-governmental organizations. gratifying progress has
been made in promoting gender equality and women are playing an increasingly
important role in various fields of social life. The important role of women
and their rights have been reaffirmed and stressed in recent years at such major
international meetings as the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference
on Population and Development and the world Summit for Social Development. It
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is evident that women are crying out for an improvement in their status; the
times demand it; humanity aspires to it.
Although progress has been made, we must not lose sight of the stark
reality facing us: the various objectives set forth in the Nairobi Strategies
have not yet been realized; the number of women in poverty is increasing
worldwide and a large number of women and children are still fighting a losing
battle against hunger; the illiteracy rate of women remains far higher than that
of men as large numbers of girls are forced to drop out of school for various
reasons: many women, having no access to basic health care, remain vulnerable to
the threat of diseases; in some regions. women and children have become the
largest group of victims of constant armed conflicts; violence against women.
including domestic violence, still exists. More often than not, women's rights,
instead of being respected, are violated and trampled on. All these are serious
obstacles to the advancement of the status of women worldwide.
Our mission at this Conference is both noble and arduous. I hope that all
participants will seek common ground while putting aside differences, unite as
one and cooperate closely to turn the theme of this Conference - Action for
Equality, Development and Peace - into reality.
In five years, we will enter the twenty-first century. Everyone present at
the Conference, including myself, shoulders an important historic task. Women
from all countries and regions of the world are watching us earnestly, hoping
that the international community and national Governments will make a solemn
commitment and translate it into concrete actions so that this Conference will
help accelerate the improvement of the status of women the world over. Let us
work together to live up to the ardent expectations of the entire world.
Statement by Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General
of the Fourth world Conference on Women
At long long last, we are here in Beijing participating in the Fourth World
Conference on Women - a conference that is phenomenal in several respects. It
has generated much interest and debate globally, among men and women, old and
young, from country to country. It has brought together the largest gathering
of persons ever to attend any other United Nations conference on any subject.
All the indications point to a social revolution in the making!
This Conference has been characterized by an intensive preparatory process
involving national, regional and international debates and consultations among
Governments and non-governmental bodies. At every stage, a step towards
consensus-building has been taken. We are now faced with a final test of our
commitment for action - our Platform for Action.
This Platform is a global tapestry woven by women, men and youth with
strands from all nations, races and religions alike. It has been carefully.
objectively and caringly embroidered through the various consultations,
conferences and meetings organized at the national, regional and international
levels. The Platform is a document for the world; but for women, it is their
document since it embodies the aspirations. hopes and actions that will guide us
all into the twenty-first century. In fact, the Platform is for everyone.
There can be no spectators. no side-liners. no abstainers, for this is the
crucial social agenda that affects all humanity.
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Statement by Chen Muhua, President of the Fourth World
Conference on Women
Two weeks ago, when I was unanimously elected President of this Conference.
I was deeply honoured, but I was also keenly aware of my tremendous
responsibility. Today I am delighted and thrilled because our hard work of the
past two weeks and all our cooperative efforts have made the Fourth world
Conference on Women a resounding BUCCESS and have brought it to a triumphant
conclusion.
Women around the world have been following the Beijing Conference closely,
and people in every country have placed tremendous hope in us. And I think we
can say that we have not let them down.
The success of the Conference shows that raising the status of women not
only gives women a greater voice but is also demanded by the times: it is the
common hope of all humankind.
The success of the Conference is indicative of the shared political will
and commitment of the world's Governments and the international community to
promote gender equality and to strive for equality, development and peace.
The success of the Conference is the result of close cooperation and joint
efforts by all participants. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
are the crystallization of all our hard work.
The Fourth World Conference on Women will be regarded by the entire world
as a well-organized United Nations conference on an unprecedented scale, and as
a milestone in the annals of the world-wide women's movement. It will
undoubtedly give a strong impetus to the efforts of the United Nations to
promote gender equality and social development. Like the documents adopted by
the three previous women's conferences, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action adopted by the Conference will provide guidance to Governments and the
international community in their efforts to promote gender equality, and like
the recent major United Nations conferences on environment and development,
population. and social development. they will become key documents in the field
of global social development.
In my work as President of the Conference, I have enjoyed the positive
support and close cooperation of the other officers of the Conference and
members of the Main Committee, all delegations, the United Nations Secretariat
and all Conference participants as well as non-governmental organizations. I
should like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of them.
Let us continue to maintain this spirit of solidarity and cooperation as we
redouble our efforts to enhance the status of women around the world. Once the
Conference is over, let us adopt effective measures, turn our resolve into
action and make the potential into the actual. Let us join hands to achieve
equality, development and peace, to ensure a happy life for future generations
and to work together for an even better twenty-first century.
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OP-ED:
Sometimes, Autocracy Breeds Freedom
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN
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TOCKBRIDGE, Mass. - As Congressional Republicans and human rights advocates deride President
Clinton for visiting China, they might ask themselves the following question: since 1989, which system has
improved the lives of its citizens more, China's one-party dictatorship or Russia's multiparty democracy?
Whether the measure is personal freedom or economlc gain, the answer is China's dictatorship. China's rulers
have overseen the formation of a capitalist society, where wealth is created at the bottom by individual
entrepreneurs. A middle class of tens of millions is beginning to emerge, and along with that, peraonal freedoms
have expanded for homosexuals, unmarried couples, young parents and entrepreneurs.
In Russia, parliamentary democracy has led to neo-Communism, in the form of a new oligarchic class with its
own media outlets and security apparatuses, as well as crime syndicates that have plundered state assets through
cronyism, bribery and intimidation. More so than China's new wealth, Russia's belongs to a corrupt, political elite
in a few cities.
Although there was a decline in inflation and a return to growth last year, the Russian economy has consistently
been on the brink of collapse. Throughout much of the 1990's, Russia's inflation rate galloped near 150 percent,
while its gross national product declined by around 5 percent annually. In China, inflation has often remained in
single digits while the gross national product has grown by as much as 13 percent annually. Despite the Asian
crisis, China has come close to its goal of 8 percent economic growth this year.
Russia today recalls its medieval past, in which the Muscovite city-state weakly presides over a vast,
impoverished hinterland where highwaymen often govern the roads. The former Soviet Union has become such a
disaster that Eastern Europeans now speak of a "Second Iron Curtain" - meaning a curtain of misery on their
eastern frontier.
China's economic growth, meanwhile, has allowed hundreds of millions of its citizens to open bank accounts, buy
books and videos, travel and, through television. join a global civilization. China's autocracy has enlarged the
mundane, daily freedoms that matter most to ordinary people, even as Russia's democracy has led to near anarchy
in the provinces. Whatever qualms Western investors may have about China, they pale in significance to their
fears regarding Russia and many so-called democratic former Soviet republics. Indeed, China is now getting 10
umes more American investment than Russia is.
This doesn't mean China is stable. Many Chinese have outgrown the authoritarian institutions that ignited the
boom in the first place. Calls for political freedom to match the economic openness will undoubtedly multiply.
And the economic meltdown elsewhere in Asia means that China's dictators will be unable to placate their
citizenry with the same level of growth as in the past.
Ethnic unrest threatens in the westernmost province of Sinkiang, where Muslim Turkic Uighurs despise the
Chinese. The economic boom has empowered regional political intercsts in the more prosperous south and coastal
areas. Then there is the environment, whose degradation in the form of poisoned air and soil, water shortages,
deforestation and acid rain has been estimated to cost China's economy the equivalent of its annual gross national
product growth.
But China's volatility is the consequence of economic energy brought about by increased freedoms. Russia's
volatility is caused by economic and social failure. In Russia, the infliction of a parliamentary system on a society
that lacked the prerequisites for democracy honest bureaucracies, a middle class, a moral code has led to
lawlessness, unpredictability and ethnic clashes.
Were China to have suddenly become a parliamentary democracy in 1989 at the time of the Tiananmen Square
uprising, the average Chinese citizen would likely be worse off today, and dramatically so. Back then, with more
poverty, a smaller middle class and far more ignorance about the outside world, parliamentary democracy in
China would probably have ignited turmoil, particularly in areas with ethnic and regional divides.
Order would have evaporated but corruption, always a scourge in China, would not have. Foreign investment
would never have materialized. It is a fact of history that modem bourgeoisies have rarely been created under
democratic conditions. It is the bourgeois spirit more than a particular system - that provides for stability and
civil society.
The recent experiences of China and Russia show that the American definition of freedom has become narrow
and abstract. The overwhclming majority of people everywhere are not obsessed with politics. They do not see
freedom solely in terms of the right to vote periodically and to demonstrate and to express political views
publicly. Rather, they worry about such things as finding a job and a decent place to live - and by these
measures, millions of Chinese lives havc improved.
When Americans lecture the Chinese about democracy, they forget their own history.
As Tocqueville wrote, the development of American democracy depended on "the practical experience, the
habits, the opinions, in short the customs of the Americans." He believed that the national culture led to the
American system of government.
We should therefore be understanding of a culture vastly different from ours, where personal freedoms are greater
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than they have been in decades, and where political freedom may follow.
Recently, I visited the "Chinesc market" on the outskirts of Budapesl that provides cheaply priced necessities for
Hungarians who cannot afford the fancier shops that have opened since the fall of Communism.
Many of the merchants are from China. They came to Hungary after the Communists in Beljing loosened travel
restrictions. The liberalizing policies of a one-party state have eased the hardships of a new democracy in Central
Europe. The world is full of such paradoxes - paradoxes that President Clinton is aware of, by virtue of his trip to
China.
Rohert D. Kaplan, a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly. is author of "The Ends of the Earth."
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DATE: May 20, 1998
RE:
Hilary Clinton's visit-Women's Rights NGO's in Beijing
Dear Susan,
If your visit weren't so brief, I would grab you to go visit some of these organizations-they
are all very interesting and I'm sure you would enjoy talking with the people involved.
As I mentioned to you, at Paul's request some time ago, I gave him suggestions for rights and
law organizations that people in the Presidential delegation might find interesting to visit. It
appears that the second organization that I list below (the Center at Peking University) has
already been selected for Mrs. Clinton (to the extent that these things are definite). So I
don't think you need to mention it again. However, I include it below for your own
information.
All three of these groups are funded by Ford (two by my Law and Rights Program, the third
by my colleague's Reproductive Health Program ). Obviously, there are many Chinese
organizations doing noteworthy work that are not funded by us-but not many that are non-
governmental or semi non-governmental, which I assume are of greatest interest to the US
visitors. If you would like more suggestions, including governmental organizations, just let
me know.
1) Qianxi County Rural Women's Legal Services Center. (Note: Qianxi is unfortunately
175 km from Beijing, so it would take a significant chunk of time to visit. However, it is
very interesting; foreign visitors rarely have the chance to see China's countryside or
meet with Chinese farmers)
Founded in December 1995, the Qianxi Rural Women's Legal Services Center is China's first
organization to specialize in providing legal assistance to rural women. The Center is located
in Qianxi County, a rural county with a population of approximately 350,000, located 175
2
kilometers from Beijing. (Travel time by car: 4 hours). Qianxi is primarily an agricultural
district, with limited light industry. In terms of economic development, by northern China
standards, Qianxi is a typical county, neither a poor nor rich; its per capita income is close to
the average for Hebei Province, the province surrounding Beijing.
For this reason, and because of the strong leadership at its county-level Women's Federation
(the local branch of the national All-China Women's Federation, a government-run "masses'
organization" that leads work on women's issues), Qianxi was selected in 1994 to be a pilot
site for a Beijing project group studying the implementation of women's protection laws in
China (this group was also Ford-funded). Although that research project ended in 1995 and
the project group disbanded, with encouragement from the Foundation, the head of the Qianxi
County Women's Federation, Ms. Wang Shuzhen, and the leader of the project group, Ms.
Chen Mingxia, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, founded the Qianxi Center.
Structurally, the Qianxi Center is a hybrid that reflects the vague-and flexible-boundaries
between state and society that characterize many not-for-profit activities in China. The
Center is directed by Ms. Wang, the head of the local Women's Federation, but operates as a
separate entity from the Women's Federation. Some of its staff has been seconded from the
Women's Federation; others, in particular its several lawyers, have been recruited from the
outside. Technically, the lawyers are affiliated with a small law firm that is a part of the
Qianxi Center. The "public-private" nature of the Center has been a key to its success and
influence.
The Qianxi Center offers local women the usual range of legal services akin to those provided
by similar organizations outside of China: a walk-in clinic for legal counseling
representation in litigation in cases ranging from divorce to property rights to physical abuse,
and community outreach. Contrary to popular belief, Chinese farmers, including women
farmers, are increasingly aware of the law and willing to use law to protect their rights. Thus,
the Center's services have been in great demand. To extend its resources to women who are
unable to travel to the county seat, in which the Center is located, the Center has established
legal advising "extension stations" in each of the County's 17 townships. The Center also
conducts other activities that may be considered somewhat unusual for legal services
organizations outside of China, but which are crucial to its effectiveness and welcomed by
local authorities. Such activities include pre-divorce counseling classes and training of local
judges and officials.
2) Women's Law and Legal Services Center of the Peking University School of Law. (This
appears to be on Mrs. Clinton's schedule already)
Also established in 1995, the Peking University Center differs from the Qianxi Center in
several key aspects. First, it is intended primarily to serve urban women. Second, it is a
university-based, non-governmental organization with no ties to a branch of the Women's
Federation or any government organ.
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In addition, while the general scope of the Peking University Center's work is similar to that
of Qianxi's, the Center has a stronger public interest law orientation. Thus, the Center plans
to take advantage of its academic strengths and links to women's and legislative circles in
Beijing to carry out policy-oriented research and Chinese-style "advocacy." Furthermore,
rather than functioning purely as a legal services organization that provides assistance to all
parties who fit its criteria for aid, the Peking Center focuses its litigation on selected cases
with important national implications for women's rights and policy. During the past 18
months, it has litigated a number of cases in the areas of divorce, domestic violence and
employment discrimination (including several "collective" suits involving more than one
individual) that have received national attention.
Although the Peking University Center is administered by the Peking University School of
Law, some of the Center's key staff, including its Executive Director, Ms. Guo Jianmei, come
from outside the University. This experimental arrangement provides the Center, a non-
governmental organization, a "sponsor"-a requirement imposed by the Chinese government
on all non-governmental organizations (which are subsumed under the broad term of "social
organizations" in China)-while allowing flexibility in hiring staff. Nonetheless, despite
enjoying some degree of hiring autonomy, the Center, like other organizations in similar
positions, has found it very difficult to find lawyers, for few Chinese are willing to forgo the
high income of the private sector or the security of the state "iron rice bowl"-which includes
housing, an extremely scarce and costly commodity in urban China.
Student volunteers comprise an important part of staff at the Peking University Center.
Foundation program staff are encouraging faculty at both schools to consider developing such
arrangements into clinical education programs under which students would receive credit and
would also be subject to more structured supervision. The development of clinical education
programs would be healthy for China because they would: 1) break the mold of highly
formalistic and theoretical law teaching that neither students nor teachers find stimulating;
and 2) expose greater numbers of young Chinese to legal aid and public interest law.
3) Maple Women's Psychological Counseling Center and Women's Hotline
This organization, though small in size, is one of China's most active and well-organized
NGOs addressing women's issues. The organization is best known for establishing China's
first hotline for women in 1992. This hotline advises Chinese women on a wide range of
matters, including marriage and divorces issues, sex, domestic violence, health and
employment problems. It also gives simple legal advice and refers women to organizations
specializing in women's rights for legal assistance. As a "window" into the lives of
contemporary Chinese women, the hotline provides an excellent introduction to the
problems-and opportunities-created by economic and social reform.
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As one of China's earliest and most active women's NGOs, the Center has not had an easy
time. Its leadership and groundbreaking work have catalyzed discussion of many new issues
and inspired a number the founding of hotlines outside of Beijing, as well as other NGOs that
provide services to women. In recent years, the Center has expanded its work to include not
only hotline and crisis counseling, but also, counseling and support services for elderly
women and single women.