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1. Report of CDMSPF Meeting  
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   by Guohua Chen

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           |              Report on                |
           |   China Democracy Movement Strategy   |
           |      Planning Forum, Canada           |
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Date:  January 13, 1990
Place: York University, Toronto, Canada
Organiser:
       Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars Canada
       Democracy China-Ottawa
Agenda:

9:00-9:15  Openning remarks
       Dr. H. Ian MacDonald (Director York International,
                             Former President of York Univ)
       Michael C. To        (Chairman, Democracy China-Ottawa)
9:15-12:30 Talks from 6 speakers, each 20 minutes long. After
           each talk there was 5 minutes question and answer
    1)     Cao Changqing (Press Freedom Herald)
           A diagnosis of Chinese political problems and the
           future of Chinese democracy
    2)     Chen Yuanshao (Queen's University, student)
           Reflections on the 1989 pro-democracy movement
           in China
    3)     Zhu Yuchao    (University of Regina, student)
           Cross impacts between the Eastern European and
           Chinese democracy movement)
    4)     Liu Yongchuan (Independent Federation of Chinese
                          Students and Scholars in the USA)
           A report on the current achievements and future
           work plans of the IFCSS
    5)     Raymond Chan (Vancouver Society in Support of
                         Democratic Movement)
           Practical experience and issues for oversea Chinese
           pro-democracy organisations
    6)     Dick Chan (Toronto Association for Democracy in China)
           A report on a North American-wide conference for
           community based pro-democracy groups held Dec. 2nd and
           3rd 1989 and its relationship to the Canadian situation

    Mr. Xu Bangtai could not attend the Forum due to visa problem)

12:30-1:30 Luncheon

1:30-2:00  Xiaohua Qu (Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars
                       Canada)
           A report on the current achievements and future work plans
           of the FCSSC

2:00-4:30  separate group discussions on:
    1)     How to expand our base among Chinese Canadians,
           Chinese students and scholars; how to unite the so
           called left and right split within the Chinese
           Canadian Communities; how to effectively fund raise
           on a long term basis; how to effectively deal with
           the Canadian media and government

    2)     How do we organise and network within Canada?
           Do we need a national coordination group, and if so,
           what should be its form and functions? What should
           be our relationship with the international movement
           and yet maintain our independence on key issues?
           How do we enlist the help and cooperation from the
           pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong and Taiwan?

    3)     A brainstorm session on future tactics, strategies,
           research and education programs.

4:30-5:30  Summary from each group and Closing remarks

6:30-8:00  Dinner party
           Video viewing: Chinese Democracy Movement, Canada

8:00-10:00 Exclusive meeting of FCSSC executives

Delegations:

20 Universities across Canada participated the Conference

15 associations and groups sent delegations. They are:
   University of Newfoundland (St. John)
   University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
   McGill University           (Montreal)
   Concordia University        (Montreal)
   University of Montreal      (Montreal)
   Benemax                     (Montreal)
   Sincere real estate         (Montreal)
   Chinese neighbourhood Society (Montreal)
   Democracy China Ottawa        (Ottawa)
   Carleton University           (Ottawa)
   University of Ottawa          (Ottawa)
   Queen's University            (Kingston)
   McMaster University           (Hamilton)
   University of Guelph          (Guelph)
   York University               (Toronto)
   University of Waterloo        (Waterloo)
   University of Western Ontario (London)
   Toronto Association for Democracy
                    in China  (Toronto)
   Chinese democracy alliance
        Toronto chapter       (Toronto)
   Chinese Democracy Party
        Toronto chapter       (Toronto)
   University of Manitoba        (Winnipeg)
   University of Regina          (Regina)
   University of Saskatoon       (Saskatoon)
   Asia TV
   Human Rights                      (Waterloo)
   Xinhua News (Ottawa headquarter)
   China Democracy Promotion Society (Edmonton)
   University of Alberta             (Edmonton)
   Simon Fraser University           (Burnaby)
   University of Victoria            (Victoria)
   Vancouver Society in Support of
          Democracy Movement      (Vancouver)
   IFCSS                             (Washington)
   SUNY at Buffalo                   (Buffalo)
   Channel 47 (TV)
   P.F.H.                            (Alhambra, CA)
   National Res. Coun.               (Gloucester, Ont)

Comments on the speeches:

 1)    Cao Changqing
       China had the anti-communism issue dated back to
       early 80's. The Chinese government is corrupted
       from head to tail. It is possible to make the PLA
       against the present government. Any other group
       or party is better for China than Communist.

 2)    Chen Yuanshao
       It would have been different had the students
       retrieved on 4.27 or on 5.19

 3)    Zhu Yuchao
       It is proved that capitalist society could be
       reached from feudalism society. But there is
       no successful examples for the centralized
       economy to changed suddenly to market economy.
       Eastern European countries are working on it.
       Let us wait and say. Keep fingers across.

 4)    Liu Yongchuan
       After the success of Lobbying the US government
       to protect Chinese students, they are going to
       lobby for the limited sanction against Chinese
       economy

 5)    Raymond Chan
       Keep the big name democracy as simple as possible.
       It is the choice of People.
       Human rights issue is very effective in lobbying.

 6)    Dick Chan
       A united oversea Chinese is supporting the democratic
       movement. It is the communist government itself that
       will overthrow the Chinese present government.

      Comments on the separate group discussions will be
 available from FCSSC later on. If you are interested, please
 contact    (416) 972 1422 (Phone and Fax)  (FCSSC headquarter)

 Yours sincerely,
 Guohua Chen
 Secretariat of FCSSC

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