In my eyes. the release of Fang Lizhi and his wife does not compensate for the horror the prodemocracy demonstrators underwent only a year ago. The Chinese conditioned his release on his promise to refrain from engagement in future antiChinese activities. Thousands of Chinese continue to suffer repression under the Chinese Government. and the implementation of increasingly restrictive emigration policies for Chinese students who wish to study abroad is yet another step backward. The President may be convinced of Chinese reforms. but I am not. Until I see the end of political repression In China and respect for human rights and freedom of expression.
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