Mr. Chairman. I rise today in support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina to require the State Department to submit a report to Congress on the human rights situation in Tibet and to earmark funds in the Migration and Refugee Assistance Program for assistance to Tibetan refugees. Mr. Chairman. the West is too little aware of the tragedy of Tibet. Long an independent country. it was invaded by the Peoples Republic of China in 1959 and has been occupied ever since. During this occupation living standards for the Tibetans have dropped dramatically. with onesixth of the population having died between 1949 and 1979.
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