William Helms: “I am a cosponsor of Senator Dole's amendment which is an excellent amendment. It encourages the administration to do…”

“I am a cosponsor of Senator Dole's amendment which is an excellent amendment. It encourages the administration to do what it already should have done: make a strong protest to the Chinese over the arrest and detention of the American citizen and friend of many of us in the Congress, Harry Wu. Just 2 weeks ago, I met with Harry Wu's wife in my office. Jing Lee is a lovely person. She said privately, and then again on the lawn of the White House, the United States should refrain from sending a delegation to the United Nations Fourth Conference on Women in Beijing until Harry Wu is released safely. She asked, ever so insightfully, 'Why would the United States wish to confer international recognition and legitimacy on the Chinese Government at a time when it is holding an American citizen in captivity?' After the President goes through with that meeting, and Harry Wu is not released, then we absolutely have no business sending any Americans over to that conference in Beijing.”