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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 10, 1998
Expresses grave concern regarding the findings of the December 1997 International Commission of Jurists report on Tibet concerning religious and cultural repression in Tibet. Supports report recommendations that call on: (1) the People's Republic of China to enter into discussions with the Dalai Lama on a solution to the question of Tibet, to ensure respect for the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people, to end practices which threaten to erode the distinct cultural, religious, and national identity of the Tibetan people, and to cease policies which result in the movement of Chinese people to Tibetan territory; (2) the United Nations General Assembly to resume its debate on the question of Tibet and to hold a referendum in Tibet; and (3) the Dalai Lama to enter into discussions with the Chinese Government on a solution to the question of Tibet. Commends the appointment by the Secretary of State of a U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. Calls on: (1) the People's Republic of China to release from detention the nine-year old Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, to his home in Tibet from which he was taken on May 17,1995, and to allow him to pursue his religious studies; and (2) the President, as a central objective of the 1998 presidential summit meeting with Jiang Zemin in Beijing, to secure an agreement to begin substantive negotiations between the People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama.
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Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10536)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10536)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Lott for Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Lott for Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6053-6054)
Introduced in Senate
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