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 CIS NO: 77-H461-67
 TITLE: Human Rights in Taiwan.
 SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: vi+119 p.
 DATE: June 14, 1977
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 95-1              SUDOC: Y4.In8/16:H88/23
 ITEM NO: 1017
 LC CARD NO: 77-604017               MC ENTRY NO: 78-5613

 Hearing before the Subcom on International Organizations to consider
 implications for U.S. policy of restrictions on political activities and
 civil liberties in the Republic of China (ROC) stemming from that
 government's contention that it is still at war to regain control of the
 Chinese mainland.
   Appendices (p. 69-119) include submitted statements and correspondence,
 and answers to subcom questions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
     INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSE; CIVIL LIBERTIES;
     FOREIGN.RELATIONS (Human rights in Taiwan, policy implications);
     TAIWAN

 77-H461-67 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 14, 1977 p. 2-7
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEVIN, BURTON (Dir, Office of ROC Aff, Bur of East Asian and Pacific
        Aff, State Dept)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of official censorship and limitations on
     political activity in Taiwan.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

 77-H461-67 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 14, 1977 p. 7-25
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SEYMOUR, JAMES D. (prof, NY Univ; former delegate to ROC, Amnesty
        Intl)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of charged ROC violations of various
     freedoms specified in the UN Declaration of Human Rights; recommended
     use of continued US trade as lever to influence ROC improvement of human
     rights conditions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): FOREIGN.TRADE (Taiwan human
     rights situation, policy implications)

 77-H461-67 TESTIMONY NO: 3         June 14, 1977 p. 25-33
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WANG YU-YAN (mayor, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Refutation of charged ROC human rights
     violations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan

 77-H461-67 TESTIMONY NO: 4         June 14, 1977 p. 33-49
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     YANG, RICHARD H. (Chinese studies prof, Washington Univ)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of improving ROC civil liberties policy
     and of progress toward Western-style democracy, explanation of ROC
     national security requirements impact on human rights conditions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan

 77-H461-67 TESTIMONY NO: 5         Personal Experiences
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     CHANG CHIN-TSE (former dep editor, Taiwan Political Review, p. 49-61)
     WU MING-HUI (former cty councilman, central Taiwan, p. 61-67)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Details of personal experiences with alleged
     ROC political repression, including account of Taiwan Political Review
     closure, and description of recent election irregularities.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights in Taiwan
 DESCRIPTORS: POLITICAL PRISONERS; FREEDOM OF THE PRESS; ELECTIONS;
     TAIWAN POLITICAL REVIEW