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...several well-researched paragraphs, the violations of the Chinese government are laid out, which in themselves might be persuasive enough to convince the staff not to welcome Jiang Zemin. Interestingly, the staff does not mention his role in ordering the tanks into Tiananmen Square eight years ago, causing the death of students just like us, who were martyred in the name of free speech...
While a hostile attitude toward China on the part of our government could conceivably exacerbate human rights abuses in that country, we doubt the University would have the same effect. If the U.S. wants to listen to Jiang Zemin, let it do so on public land, not on the grounds of a hallowed University that stands for freedom, reason and truth--things Jiang Zemin has not protected...
...doubtful Jiang Zemin will do either...
...American moral judgments about certain types of government shouldn't prevent Harvard students from having the opportunity to hear a powerful and influential individual [like] Jiang Zemin." --David C. Atherton...
...have every expectation of President Jiang Zemin's visit," said Richard Hunt, University marshal, citing unnamed independent sources in the State Department. "But this is not an official confirmation...