Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A128-W54
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A128-W54

Release Date: May 20, 2005
发布日：2005年5月20日

Topic: Mr. WEI Jingsheng Attended an International Conference on Post-Communist Russia, China and Eastern Europe in Prague, Czech Republic
标题：魏京生先生应邀出席在捷克布拉格举行的关于后共产主义时期俄国、中国和东欧国家的国际研讨会

Original Language Version: English (Chinese version at the end)
此号以英文为准（英文在前，中文在后）

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Mr. WEI Jingsheng Attends an International Conference on Post-Communist Russia, China and Eastern Europe in Prague, Czech Republic


Invited by the BELL - Association for Freedom and Democracy of the Czech Republic, Mr. WEI Jingsheng attended an international conference on post-communist Russia, China and Eastern Europe.  The conference was held in Prague, Czech Republic on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, 2005.  Over 60 people attended the conference; among them were former and current dissidents from Czech, China, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.  Also present at the conference were representatives of various organizations from the US, England and Taiwan.

The conference concentrated on two main topics: the influence / control of Russia on eastern European countries and the role of China in global insecurity.  Most of the energy supplies in eastern European countries come from Russia; therefore, improvement of the democratic system in Russia has a crucial impact on these former communist countries in Eastern Europe.  The deep roots of the former Soviet Union (mainly the KGB) still exist in all government as well as business operations in eastern Europe.  As a result, it is very difficult to make much progress in democratic reform of these eastern European countries.  China, as a recognized economic power, is still under tight control by the communist party.  The recently enacted "Anti-Secession" law makes war from Mainland China against Taiwan a real possibility.  Yet visits to the mainland by the leaders of the Taiwan opposition parties make the cross Taiwan Strait issue even more complicated.

Mr. Wei gave opening remarks for two of the total eight sessions.  In his speeches, Mr. Wei pointed out that the post-communist democratic reform in eastern European countries provides Chinese a reference and mirror for the future democratization of China.  There are signs indicating that the "elite groups" of communist government officials, the equivalent of the Mafia, are actively operating in controlling private and government businesses both inside and outside China.    Regarding the issue of "what to do", Mr. Wei stated that establishing and maintaining strong and functional opposition parties, as well as educating the people about democracy, and thus effectively monitoring what the government is doing, is vital to ensure a successful democratic reform in Russia and other former communist countries of central and Eastern Europe.

In his opening remarks at the session on China, Mr. Wei warned the audience that in order to maintain themselves in power, the Chinese communist leaders could start a war against Taiwan.  The so-called "Anti-Secession" law recently passed by the Chinese government is a clear indication of such intention.  Similar tactics were used by Mao Zedong (the Korean War in the 1950s) and Deng XiaoPing (the Vietnam War in the 1970s) when there were political and/or economical crises within China.  Mr. Wei further stated that it was very unwise for the leaders of the Taiwan opposition parties to go to China at this moment.  It helped the Chinese communist government in propaganda yet damaged the Taiwan opposition party's image among both the Chinese and Taiwanese people.

After the conference, Mr. Wei had private meetings with the host Mr. Petr Vancura, Director of the BELL - Association for Freedom and Democracy, Czech Republic.  The two discussed mutual interests in democratic reform after communism and future cooperation.  Mr. Wei also invited Senator Antoni Macierewicz from Poland (the former Speaker of the Polish Parliament) for dinner and had discussions over the potential of several exchange programs.  On May 9, 2005, Mr. Wei had an interview with a German journalist.  During the interview, Mr. Wei restated his view of the current situation between Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as the importance of establishing strong and functional opposition parties in the post-communist era.  Mr. Wei returned to the US on May 10, 2005.


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中文版

Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A128-W54
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A128-W54

Release Date: May 20, 2005
发布日：2005年5月20日

Topic: Mr. WEI Jingsheng Attended an International Conference on Post-Communist Russia, China and Eastern Europe in Prague, Czech Republic
标题：魏京生先生应邀出席在捷克布拉格举行的关于后共产主义时期俄国、中国和东欧国家的国际研讨会

Original Language Version: English (Chinese version at the end)
此号以英文为准（英文在前，中文在后）

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魏京生先生应邀出席在捷克布拉格举行的关于后共产主义时期俄国、中国和东欧国家的国际研讨会


应捷克共和国贝尔自由民主协会的邀请，魏京生先生于五月六日至七日出席了在布拉格举行的关于后共产主义时期俄国、中国和东欧国家的国际研讨会并做了主题发言。应邀出席研讨会的包括前苏联及东欧各国的六十多名代表。


此次研讨会共有两个主题：1）俄国对前苏联其它国家及东欧各国的影响和控制，2）中国对全球稳定局势的威胁。前苏联其它国家及东欧各国的能源供应绝大多数来自与俄国，因此俄国对这些国家的影响和控制是不可忽视的。前KGB所建的关系网在前苏联及东欧各国依然根深蒂固，严重地阻碍了这些国家的民主化进展。经济强大的中国依然处在共产党的独裁统治之下。中国最近通过的《反分裂法》为其武力攻打台湾提供了随时可以利用的借口。台湾在野党领导人对大陆的访问使两岸关系变得更加复杂。

研讨会共对八项议题进行了深入的讨论。魏京生先生为其中两个有关中国的议题做了开题演讲并解答了代表们的相关问题。魏京生先生表示前苏联及东欧各国民主化的进程及其所遇到的困难为中国在共产党倒台之后的民主体制建设提供了一面镜子。有迹象表明，中共当权者的亲信们正在试图或已经操控了许多国内外的大型企业。这对中国未来的民主化将是一个严重的威胁。在谈到目前东欧及前苏联各国政府有偏离民主而靠近独裁的迹象时，魏京生先生指出，建立强有力的反对党、唤醒民众的良知继而对政府进行有效的监督是必不可少的。

在关于台海两岸局势发展的问题上，魏京生先生认为中共为了维护其独裁统治、转移缓解国内政治经济危机会不惜一切代价对台开战。五十年代（毛泽东时期）的朝鲜战争和七十年代（邓小平时期）的越南战争就是先例。魏先生接着表示，台湾在野党的领导人在目前的情况下到大陆访问是极不明智的。

魏京生先生在研讨会之后又先后与贝尔自由民主协会会长以及波兰议会前议长进行了会谈。魏先生还在稍后接受了德国记者的采访并于五月十日返回美国。


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