Americans justly demanded a response from their Government to these barbarous and heinous acts. The President imposed limited economic sanctions against China. Congress responded with a tougher. more comprehensive sanctions bill and passed the Emergency Chinese Students Immigration Relief Act. Both the sanctions bill and the Immigration bill enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. H.R. 2712 was passed by the House unanimously. Mixed with the pictures of an intransigent Chinese regime viciously putting down the promise of freedom and democracy were some hopeful Images which suggested that. in time. the courage and determination of the Chinese students would bring them victory.
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