Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!daemon Date: Thu, 18 Jan 90 15:17:47 EST Sender: From: chi@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca (Bo Chi) Message-ID: <9001190117.AA17232@vlsi.waterloo.edu> Original-To: china-distribution@cs.toronto.edu Subject: Jan. 18 (III), News Digest Newsgroups: ut.chinese Distribution: ut Sender: list-admin@csri.toronto.edu Approved: nobody@csri.toronto.edu * C h i n a N e w s D i g e s t * (ND Canada Service) -- Jan. 18 (III), 1990 Table of Contents No. of Lines 1. Report on First CDMSPF Meeting ................................. 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Report of CDMSPF Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Guohua Chen |---------------------------------------| | Report on | | China Democracy Movement Strategy | | Planning Forum, Canada | |---------------------------------------| Date: January 13, 1990 Place: York University, Toronto, Canada Organiser: Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars Canada Democracy China-Ottawa Agenda: 9:00-9:15 Openning remarks Dr. H. Ian MacDonald (Director York International, Former President of York Univ) Michael C. To (Chairman, Democracy China-Ottawa) 9:15-12:30 Talks from 6 speakers, each 20 minutes long. After each talk there was 5 minutes question and answer 1) Cao Changqing (Press Freedom Herald) A diagnosis of Chinese political problems and the future of Chinese democracy 2) Chen Yuanshao (Queen's University, student) Reflections on the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China 3) Zhu Yuchao (University of Regina, student) Cross impacts between the Eastern European and Chinese democracy movement) 4) Liu Yongchuan (Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars in the USA) A report on the current achievements and future work plans of the IFCSS 5) Raymond Chan (Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement) Practical experience and issues for oversea Chinese pro-democracy organisations 6) Dick Chan (Toronto Association for Democracy in China) A report on a North American-wide conference for community based pro-democracy groups held Dec. 2nd and 3rd 1989 and its relationship to the Canadian situation Mr. Xu Bangtai could not attend the Forum due to visa problem) 12:30-1:30 Luncheon 1:30-2:00 Xiaohua Qu (Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars Canada) A report on the current achievements and future work plans of the FCSSC 2:00-4:30 separate group discussions on: 1) How to expand our base among Chinese Canadians, Chinese students and scholars; how to unite the so called left and right split within the Chinese Canadian Communities; how to effectively fund raise on a long term basis; how to effectively deal with the Canadian media and government 2) How do we organise and network within Canada? Do we need a national coordination group, and if so, what should be its form and functions? What should be our relationship with the international movement and yet maintain our independence on key issues? How do we enlist the help and cooperation from the pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong and Taiwan? 3) A brainstorm session on future tactics, strategies, research and education programs. 4:30-5:30 Summary from each group and Closing remarks 6:30-8:00 Dinner party Video viewing: Chinese Democracy Movement, Canada 8:00-10:00 Exclusive meeting of FCSSC executives Delegations: 20 Universities across Canada participated the Conference 15 associations and groups sent delegations. They are: University of Newfoundland (St. John) University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) McGill University (Montreal) Concordia University (Montreal) University of Montreal (Montreal) Benemax (Montreal) Sincere real estate (Montreal) Chinese neighbourhood Society (Montreal) Democracy China Ottawa (Ottawa) Carleton University (Ottawa) University of Ottawa (Ottawa) Queen's University (Kingston) McMaster University (Hamilton) University of Guelph (Guelph) York University (Toronto) University of Waterloo (Waterloo) University of Western Ontario (London) Toronto Association for Democracy in China (Toronto) Chinese democracy alliance Toronto chapter (Toronto) Chinese Democracy Party Toronto chapter (Toronto) University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) University of Regina (Regina) University of Saskatoon (Saskatoon) Asia TV Human Rights (Waterloo) Xinhua News (Ottawa headquarter) China Democracy Promotion Society (Edmonton) University of Alberta (Edmonton) Simon Fraser University (Burnaby) University of Victoria (Victoria) Vancouver Society in Support of Democracy Movement (Vancouver) IFCSS (Washington) SUNY at Buffalo (Buffalo) Channel 47 (TV) P.F.H. (Alhambra, CA) National Res. Coun. (Gloucester, Ont) Comments on the speeches: 1) Cao Changqing China had the anti-communism issue dated back to early 80's. The Chinese government is corrupted from head to tail. It is possible to make the PLA against the present government. Any other group or party is better for China than Communist. 2) Chen Yuanshao It would have been different had the students retrieved on 4.27 or on 5.19 3) Zhu Yuchao It is proved that capitalist society could be reached from feudalism society. But there is no successful examples for the centralized economy to changed suddenly to market economy. Eastern European countries are working on it. Let us wait and say. Keep fingers across. 4) Liu Yongchuan After the success of Lobbying the US government to protect Chinese students, they are going to lobby for the limited sanction against Chinese economy 5) Raymond Chan Keep the big name democracy as simple as possible. It is the choice of People. Human rights issue is very effective in lobbying. 6) Dick Chan A united oversea Chinese is supporting the democratic movement. It is the communist government itself that will overthrow the Chinese present government. Comments on the separate group discussions will be available from FCSSC later on. If you are interested, please contact (416) 972 1422 (Phone and Fax) (FCSSC headquarter) Yours sincerely, Guohua Chen Secretariat of FCSSC ===================================================================== News Transmission chi@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca (or) ----------------------- --------------------- NDCadada Editor: Bo Chi chi@vlsi.waterloo.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Jan 18 20:16:32 EST 1990