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Three days after Wei Jingsheng, China's leading dissident, completed his parole term, police detained him as he was returning to Beijing from nearby Tianjin. Since his release from prison last September, after serving all but six months of his 15-year sentence for his advocacy of democracy and human rights, Wei had continued his campaign, infuriating the Chinese government. Wei's detention, his second in a month, could further strain U.S.-Sino relations, which have deteriorated over the issue of human rights...
...didn't know is that the advance foray by one of his deputies that so irritated the Chinese was carried out without Christopher's knowledge. The Secretary was unaware that John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, was meeting a week earlier with Chinese dissident leader Wei Jingsheng. The U.S. embassy arranged the visit at the last minute and expected Wei to keep it secret...
Chinese authorities insisted that relations between Washington and Beijing were on the mend until Assistant Secretary of State John Shattuck met with dissident Wei Jingsheng two weeks ago. Last week Christopher was unapologetic. "We cannot accept any restrictions on meetings between our diplomats and officials and Chinese citizens who are not accused of crimes," he said through a spokesman. "We cannot accept punishment and intimidation of those Chinese who choose to meet with...
...JINGSHENG...
...China's most famous political prisoners has been Wei Jingsheng, who was jailed in 1979 for advocating democracy and opposing Deng Xiaoping. Last week Beijing authorities suddenly saw fit to release him, six months before his sentence was to end -- and just before the International Olympic Committee was to decide on a host city for the 2000 Olympic Games. Beijing is an anxious contender. For good measure, the government also released Wu Xuecan, an imprisoned newspaper editor who had supported the 1989 pro-democracy movement, and Zhai Weimin, a student leader...