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Rep. Lantos'
Statement (D-CA)
CHINA SHOULD OPEN DIALOGUE WITH TIBET
May
22, 2001
(Mr.
LANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. LANTOS.
Mr. Speaker, Monday evening a bipartisan group of us went
to New York to welcome the democratically-elected President
of Taiwan Chen Shui-Bian. What a joy it was to see the leader
of a country that was destitute and dictatorial just a few
decades ago, and it is now a political democracy and one of
the most successful economies on the face of this planet.
This
morning, Mr. Speaker, I welcome on behalf of scores of our
colleagues across both sides of this aisle His Holiness
the Dhali Lama, a man of remarkable moral authority, who
speaks truth to power. I call on the Chinese Government
in Beijing to begin a dialogue with this great leader so
that the Tibetan people at long last can live, preserving
their cultural and religious heritage.
The
Dhali Lama honors us with his presence and all of us in
this body are delighted to welcome him to the United States.
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