Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Chinese Government’s Suppression of the Tibetan Protests March 24, 2008 “I am deeply concerned about the heavy-handed tactics used by the Chinese government in response to the Tibetan protests. I encourage the Chinese government to negotiate with the Dalai Lama and to respect the rights of the Tibetan people. With its suppression of the Tibetan protests, China continues to compound its abysmal record on human rights. While I welcome Secretary of State Rice’s call today for China to consider a new policy towards Tibet, the administration has been slow to react to the crisis. The President should clearly condemn the harsh, repressive tactics of the Chinese government in Tibet.” Senator Feingold is a fifteen-year member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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