The United States must not only take strong steps to protect these students. it must also demonstrate to the Chinese and the world that it will not stand idly by while totalitarian regimes attempt to suppress the voices of liberty. As Chairman of the Helsinki Commission. I believe that the protection of human rights must never be sacrificed for the sake of political or economic expedience. For years we have loudly condemned the Soviet Union for its human rights abuses and restrictive emigration policies. In Iran and Iraq. in South Africa. in Central America. and Eastern Europe. the United States has stood firm in insisting on improved human rights as the basis for improved relationships with our country. Our tough human rights policies finally appear to be paying off.
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