It is my understanding that some Members consulted with Assistant Secretary Christopher. but no one claims to have seen these assurancess in written form. I. for one. would appreciate being told just what the nature is of the assurances President Carter is relying on. It is quite easy for a totalitarian society to promise and demonstrate that it can fill the world with a high percentage of emigrants. Communist China. as the total dictator over the worlds largest population. can meet any numerical requirement the United States might propose as a standard by simply forcing people to leave. if we are to define "free" emigration solely on the basis of numbers. If this is the kind of assurance the administration is relying on. it is worthless. Based on the thousands of refugees who flee for their lives to escape communism each year. about all Red China has to do is relax its policing efforts at the border with Hong Kong and there will be more emigration than some other countries may be willing to accept. The real test should be. "What are the actual application procedures for emigration by a Chinese citizen?" Can any Chinese who feels like it go to some known office and easily apply for an emigration visa? What is the process for handling these applications? What evidence is there to show that some orderly. fair treatment is given to these applications? What conditions do the Chinese Communists set as to the type of person whose application for an emigration visa might be approved? Are particular categories of educated or skilled persons automatically disqualified? Are persons rejected out of hand because of the alleged political crimes of their ancestors or relatives or because of their socalled bad thoughts?
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Generalization about totalitarian societies forcing people to leave to meet numerical requirements.