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CITY COIINCIL SIIPPORT OF CHINESE STODENTS'
DESIRE FOR DEMOCRACY
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has a long standing friendship
with all freedom-loving Chinese people; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth greatly sympathizes the Chinese
students in Beijin demonstrating for democratic reform
and against corruption of Chinese Communist regime;
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and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth is outrageous against the
brutality of Chinese army's bloody crackdown of
pro.-democracy students on June 4, 1989; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth joining all people over the
world mourns for the death of thousands of Chinese
students bloodily killed by the Chinese army; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth wholeheartedly supports
. President George Bush's policy of military sanction
against China; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth strongly condemned China for
violently repressing pro-democracy protests; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth urges the U.S. government to
freeze all relations with China before Chinese regime
apologizes to its people for its military brutality
against its own civilian: NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COIINCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
1. That the City of Fort Worth, Texas, the United
States of America, condemns the brutality of Chinese
government against its own people; and,
2. That the City of Fort Worth urges its citizens not
to travel to mainland China or trade with Chinese
state-run enterprises before Chinese regime lifts
martial law currently imposed on mainland China; and,
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CITY OF FORT NiORTH
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3. That the city manager sends a copy of this
resolution to Texas state government, U.S. State
Department and Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
PASSED BY E COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS
THE ~, ~ DAY OF JIINE, 1989.
MAYOR
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