[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 178 Agreed to House (ATH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 178

  Calling upon the People's Republic of China to release U.S. citizen 
Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his arrest 
                             and detention.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1995

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
   Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
Rohrabacher) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

                             June 29, 1995

Committee on International Relations discharged; considered and agreed 
                                   to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Calling upon the People's Republic of China to release U.S. citizen 
Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his arrest 
                             and detention.
Whereas Peter H. Wu, known as Harry Wu, is a citizen of the United States;
Whereas Harry Wu entered the People's Republic of China with an American 
        passport and a valid visa but has been detained incommunicado by Chinese 
        authorities since June 19, 1995;
Whereas on June 23, 1995, the Government of the People's Republic of China 
        notified the United States Government of its detention of Harry Wu;
Whereas on June 26, 1995, the United States Government requested that Chinese 
        Government authorities provide prompt access to Harry Wu;
Whereas Article 35 of the United States-People's Republic of China Consular 
        Convention of February 19, 1982, requires that access to a detained or 
        arrested American citizen be granted no later than 48 hours after a 
        request for such access is made;
Whereas, as of Wednesday, June 28, 1995, the People's Republic of China had 
        failed to act in accordance with the 48 hour consular access provision 
        of the Consular Convention; and
Whereas the Department of State has not been informed of where Harry Wu is being 
        held, nor what charges, if any, are being contemplated, and has not 
        received any assurances that the obligations of the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China under the Consular Convention will be met: 
        Now, therefore be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) The House of Representatives expresses its condemnation 
        of the arrest and detention of Harry Wu and its deep concern 
        for his well-being and freedom;
            (2) It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
                    (A) the People's Republic of China must immediately 
                comply with its commitments under the United States-
                People's Republic of China Consular Convention of 
                February 19, 1982, by allowing consular access to Harry 
                Wu;
                    (B) the People's Republic of China should provide a 
                full accounting to the United States for Harry Wu's 
                arrest and detention, and should immediately and 
                unconditionally release him; and
                    (C) the President of the United States should use 
                every diplomatic means available to ensure Harry Wu's 
                safety and well-being, and to secure his immediate and 
                unconditional release.
            (3) The Clerk of the House shall transmit copies of this 
        resolution to the President of the United States, to the 
        Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States, 
        and to President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China.
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