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The Battalion
Friday, June 9,
Chinese bond together
worldwide to tighten
movement for freedom
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Editor’s note: Due to a produc
tion error, part of this article, which
ran Wednesday, was not published.
The article is printed in full in this
issue. The Battalion regrets the er
ror.
By Kelly S. Brown
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The horror of the 27th Army Di
vision — the “people’s army” —
opening fire on unarmed pro-de
mocracy demonstrators at Tianan
men Square in Beijing Sunday has
tightened the movement for free
dom and democracy within China.
But the bonding together of the
people seems to have spread beyond
the streets of Beijing.
Throughout the United States,
thousands of Chinese university stu
dents, including many from Texas
A&M, have taken to the streets in
peaceful demonstrations to show
support for their homeland and to
fight for freedom.
Xun Ge, an A&M graduate stu
dent in physics who is from Beijing
and has relatives living there now,
said he hopes democracy and free
dom can be attained through peace
ful means, although he admits this is
not likely.
"We don't want a civil war," he
said. “But the government must un
derstand that we will fight. Democ
racy and freedom are rooted in
Chinese people’s hearts already, and
no one can use anything, not even
force, to remove this belief from our
hearts.”
Their conviction is so strong that
many Chinese students hoped to re
turn to China so they could express
support for the pro-democracy
movement that began more than six
weeks ago.
Zhihua Sai, president of A&M’s
China Club and a graduate student
m cViemistry, is one of these stu
dents.
“Three weeks ago we were ready
to go back to China and enter the
protest,” Sai said. “But things kept
getting worse there and it became
impossible. We wanted to speak di
rectly with the students. 1 don’t
know if that’s possible right now.”
Sai and Chinese students like him
say they aren’t going to give up
though.
“We can’t,” he said. “The students
and citizens protesting in China are
so brave and unselfish — they make
us so proud. When we first heard of
the protest in China we became very
excited.”
After first hearing of the demon
strations in their homeland, students
at A&M and around the country be
gan marching in support of the
uprising. Money was collected for
the cause and letters were sent to the
Chinese government.
During all the excitement though,
it’s unlikely that anyone forsaw what
lay ahead.
Ge said he didn’t foresee the
bloodbath that occured on June 4.
“Within six weeks of the demon
stration, which involved the people
making suitable requests peacefully,
the movement was turned upside
down,” he said. “Instead of working
with the people, the government
used force to crack down and kill so
many innocent people.”
Orders from the hard-line hier-
Vol.
archy were given to the 27th An
to open fire on the unarmed den;
strators on Sunday, and it’s stillt
known how many people died.
Ge said information flow in j
out of China is slow and uncertain
“The pentagon reported 3,1
people dying,” Ge said. “While i
Chinese government said on it
vision Tuesday that 500 peopledit
mostly soldiers, and 23 civiliansdit
They’re lying. I think the nunibei
even higher than 3,000—buut
never know because some bod:
were burned.”
Ge said one problem nowisd
lack of facts circulating through;
China about the massacre.
“Many people all over Chinada
even know about the violence)?
he said. “The government is spret
ing not only about how many
died, but about how the violence!
gan. They’re saying that thestude:
attacked the soldiers.”
Ge said they are sending newsti
pings to China to show the peoj
what is really going on.
Ge said he and the other Chin
students are “so angry with l
Chinese government.
“The government showed bre:
inhumane behavior,” he said. Hi
do not represent the people
are murderers - animals even-
not human beings.”
Sai said he once believed
eminent would listen totheirplc
if they just reasoned with theg(
ernment.
“It’s too complicated now,'
said. “It’s hard to believe that a
ernment, my government, would
unarmed students and civilians
makes me sad, very sad.”
Tina Wadkins, the Internatio:
Students adviser, said 175 Chi®
students are attending A&M,
130 Chinese scholars are here
well.
“Many of these studentsare»i
rietf about family and fm&
China," Wadkins said. “Theyd«
know if their relatives and frier:
are alive or wounded or what."
The International StudentsOffi
handles immigration, and Wadi
said many Chinese students are
ing Vo get vhe necesvavy pwpeiao
their families out.
“But if the embassy is closed
Beijing now, it will be impossible
cause they need to get a Visafe
there,” Wadkins said. “Everytbij|
up in the air for now. The
are crushed.”
Even more frustrating toms'
the wall that comes up when
Chinese in America try to reach
tives and friends in Beijing.
Ge, whose mother, sister, broitfj
in-law and nephew live indownir
Beijing, said he’s tried calling lb
but each time is met withabus)i
nal or a voice saying the line
been disconnected.
Ge received a letter from
mother two weeks ago. It takes
to three weeks for mail to reach:-
from China.
Sai said it’s very difficult to gei ;
information from China, butsaid
did bear from some friends
week.
“They were confident they
win,” Sai said. “So am I. We ha 1 '
pay something if we want
something in return, and w
will be getting is really goot
freedom and democracy.”
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