I will repeat that last sentence. "Unofficial China is giving real shape to such rights." political and legal rights. that is. The question before this Senate is what is official China doing? And it is obvious from the headline in the Washington Times today. the story that they broke. that Beijing pulled the visas of three U.S. reporters. indicates what official China is doing today is yet. still. very deplorable. In the State Department report on China for 1997. the human rights report on China. they have section 2. dealing with respect for civil liberties. In particular. they address this issue of a free press and our State Departments report says: There are 10.000 openly distributed publications in China. including 2.200 newspapers.