Time: Mon Jul 14 21:49:29 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA25820; Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:47:37 -0700 (MST) by usr01.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA14937; Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:47:31 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:47:10 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Hong Kong paper ... Donation allegations "putting Sino-US ties at risk" (fwd) <snip> > >This came out of the Hong Kong Daily Standard this morning. Looks like >they don't like where Fred is digging... >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Donation allegations `putting Sino-US ties at risk' > >CHINA has flatly denied trying to influence US elections, saying critics >who accuse it of making secret campaign donations >risk damaging Sino-US relations. > >Foreign Ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang, speaking at a weekly news >briefing, said the uproar in Washington over claims >that China funnelled money to American candidates was motivated by >domestic US politics. > >``Some people in the US _ out of domestic political needs _ are, out of >thin air once again, slandering China with accusations >that it is involved in the so-called political donations,'' Mr Tang >said. > >``This is completely groundless. We hope they respect the facts . . . >and stop their mistakes. Don't do this again and damage >the two countries' relations.'' > >Fred Thompson, who chairs a Senate committee looking into fundraising >abuses during the 1996 presidential and >congressional races, claimed on Tuesday to have evidence of a ``Chinese >plan to subvert our election process''. > >Mr Thompson did not make public evidence to support his claim, while >other members of the committee said they were not >ready to take claims that far. > >Mr Tang did not respond specifically to Mr Thompson's allegations, but >said China had no interest in meddling in domestic >politics of other countries. > >``The Chinese government consistently opposes one country's interference >in another country's internal affairs,'' he said. > >``The Chinese government won't and hasn't wanted to interfere in other >countries' internal affairs in any way, because our >national system doesn't allow this kind of thing.'' > >Earlier, President Bill Clinton reiterated he had no knowledge of any >attempts by China to influence US policy through >campaign funds, but said such allegations would be of ``serious >concern'' if they were true. > >The hearings of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee opened on >Tuesday with startling remarks by Mr Thompson that >``high-level Chinese government officials crafted a plan to increase >China's influence over the US political process''. > >Beijing has bitterly denied the charges, but the Federal Bureau of >Investigation has reportedly uncovered evidence that China >approached five US senators in an attempt to buy influence. > >Officials at the Chinese embassy in Washington are also alleged to have >raised huge sums for Mr Clinton's Democratic party >during the 1996 elections. > >But the president pointed out that even if China made such an effort, it >was ineffectual as it never reached him. > >``Since I don't know (about it), it can't, in any way and shouldn't, >affect the policy,'' he said. > >Mr Clinton repeated his call for ``the most vigorous possible >investigation'' into the charges. > >``And when we have the facts, we will act in an appropriate fashion,'' >he said. - Agencies > >_______________________________________________________ >Get Private Web-Based Email Free http://www.hotmail.com > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: "Brian Mosely" <bmosely@hotmail.com> > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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