In that period. our Government and governments around the world have expressed their outrage in many ways. President Bush has spoken forcefully. and the Senate has acted on a number of resolutions. As recently as this Tuesday. we passed. by a vote of 97 to 0. an amendment to the immigration bill. ensuring that Chinese students in the United States would not be forced to return to near certain persecution in their homeland. Despite all of these acts. the Chinese have shown little signs of relenting. As recently as today. there are press reports of one Chinese worker being sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the "crime"-and that is in quotesof talking to an American television reporter about the events in Tiananmen Square.
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