Seattle News - Democracy & Human Rights Alliance News Release

在中国国家主席习近平抵达美国，并参加微软9月23日的美中国互联网产业高峰论坛之际，许多民间组织将在西雅图市中心西湖公园于周二，9月22日下午4:00举行抗议集会。参加抗议的包括中国民主人权联盟，大西雅图区民主台湾联盟，国际大赦，西藏人权等组织发表以下联合声明，组织抗议，向习近平政府强烈要求：

1）立即释放持不同政见者，人权律师和罢工的工人，结束一党专制，尽快实行选举制度。

中国民主人权联盟强烈抗议中国大陆政府继续实施独裁统治，打击压制持不同政见者；强烈要求严惩天安门6.4大屠杀凶犯，补偿6.4难属；立即释放《北京之春》，中国民联创始人王炳章博士等所有良心犯.

中国政府在全国各地，在艰苦的条件下出口货物的地方，际妇女节前一天逮捕了许多劳工领袖，政治活动家以及女权活动家。

中国政府残酷打击民主人权活跃人士。近来, 习近平政权已拘捕了数百名人权律师，并加强镇压持不同政见者，明显地破坏和羞辱了所谓的“依法治国”政策。

2）立即停止对法轮功学员的持续迫害和打压。

3）尊重香港，西藏，新疆和台湾人民的权利和选择。

4) 结束中国对邻国使用武力。

我们要求对台湾海峡，中国东海和南海蓄意制造的军事紧张局势。

大西雅图区民主台湾联盟认为对于台湾，一个有它自己的政府的主权国家，不应该是属于中国的一部分。中国无权阻止台湾的努力加入国际社会，因为这是它应有的国际权利。

最后，我们还要忠告23日美中互联网产业高峰论坛的所有大公司，包括Google、微软、苹、及所有参与会议的企业，切勿为了暂时的经济利益，抛弃了伦理道义价值，在互联网讯息上，与中共政府作出肮脏的妥协交易，出卖民主人权人士。

你们应当态度明朗地保护中国民主人权人士。因为中国民主的实践，对于全世界民主与和平的潮流和渴望，将带来积极的深远影响。

中国民主人权联盟

大西雅图区民主台湾联盟

西藏人权等组织

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

In response to Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in the United States and participation in the U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum at Microsoft on September 23, several civic organizations will hold a rally at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, September 22nd at 4:00pm.

Among the groups organizing the rally will be Chinese Democracy & Human Rights Alliance in and the People for the Democratic Taiwan in Greater Seattle, and Tibetan Association.. Protesters are making the following demands of President Xi:

1) End the crackdown against political dissidents, human rights attorneys, and striking workers.

The Chinese government has targeted numerous political activists across the country, including the five feminist activists who were arrested one day before International Women's Day, and labor leaders in places like Shenzhen, where millions of workers produce export goods like electronics and textiles under grueling conditions.

The crackdowns target not only activists, but also the lawyers who chose to represent them in court. Under President Xi's regime, hundreds of human rights attorneys have been detained and publicly humiliated in a brazen attempt to undermine the profession's credibility and crush political dissent.

2) End China's bullying toward its neighboring nations by force.

President Xi's regime needs to stop from purposely escalating military tension in the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the South China Sea.

3) Respect the rights and choices of the people of Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan.

Since coming to power, President Xi has escalated the repression and forced assimilation of Uyghurs in their homeland of Xinjiang. Meanwhile, even moderate forms of resistance by Uyghurs are framed as terrorism and swiftly crushed by the Chinese military. Tibetans continue to endure similar repression by Xi's government. Tibetan and all religious groups strongly demand the freedom of religion and release religious and political prisoners in China. And in Hong Kong, the 2014 massive protests that sparked the Umbrella Movement were met with police violence, surveillance, and harassment.

Taiwan, a sovereignty nation with its own Government, should not be claimed as part of China's territory. China has no right to block Taiwan's efforts to join the international community, as it continues to do at every opportunity.

4) Allow religious freedom to all the citizens of China.

Finally, we call on all the corporate leaders participating in this forum, including the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, and Apple, not to discard your ethical principles for temporary economic gains in your dealings with the Chinese government, to the detriment of the interests of those who strive for democracy and human rights. The realization of their “Chinese Dream” will be a shining beacon to all those who yearn for democracy and peace all over the world.

Chinese Democracy & Human Rights Alliance

Tibetan Association