[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                HARRY WU

  (Mr. SALMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SALMON. Mr. Speaker, Harry Wu, an American citizen, a tireless 
crusader for human rights, and my friend, is being unjustly detained in 
the People's Republic of China.
  Harry Wu survived nineteen years of torture, starvation, and solitary 
confinement after he was imprisoned for merely criticizing the 
government. Since then has devoted himself to exposing the horrors of 
the Chinese gulag.
  China, immediately release American citizen Harry Wu and allow his 
return to the United States. He has committed no crimes and is being 
detained illegally. This is a gross abuse of his rights and seriously 
damages U.S.-China relations. Free this innocent man.
  To Chinese officials I say this in Chinese:
  ``Mr. Wu is an American. Mr. Wu is my friend. If you hurt him we will 
not forget. If you do not free him we will not forget. Be careful.''

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