THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT RESOLUTIONS CONGRATULATING DOCTOR YANG JIANLI

THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT

RESOLUTIONS

CONGRATULATING DOCTOR YANG JIANLI

WHEREAS, DOCTOR YANG JIANLI, AN ESTEEMED LIFELONG ACTIVIST FOR DEMOCRACY IN CHINA, HAS RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER UNJUSTIFIABLY SERVING 5 YEARS IN CHINESE PRISONS; AND

WHEREAS, DOCTOR YANG JIANLI CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1986 TO PURSUE HIS FIRST PH.D. AND RETURNED TO BEIJING IN 1989 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE FOURTH TIANANMEN SQUARE UPRSING; AND

WHEREAS, AFTER THIS POWERFUL EXPERIENCE, DOCTOR YANG JIANLI DECIDED TO DEDICATE HIS LIFE TO THE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT; AND

WHEREAS, OVER THE COURSE OF HIS IMPRESSIVE CAREER, DOCTOR YANG JIANLI CO-FOUNDED AND BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION FOR CHINA IN THE 21ST CENRURY, A GROUP THAT ADVOCATES FOR POLITICAL REFORM IN CHINA; AND

WHEREAS, DOCTOR YANG JIANLI WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE LARGEST OVERSEAS CHINESE PRO-DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATION, THE FEDERATION FOR A DEMOCRACTIC CHINA, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN PARIS IN 1989; AND

WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO BEING A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE FIGHING FOR DEMORACY AND REFORM; DOCTOR YANG JIANLI HAS WON THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF HIS PEERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, DUE TO HIS INTEGRITY AND DETERMINATION; THEREFORE BE IT

RESLOVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT HEREBY CONGRATULATES DOCTOR YANG JIANLI ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RELEASE FROM DETENTION, FOR HIS SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE AND FOR HIS FIGHTING SPIRIT TO MAKE DEMOCRACY A REALITY FOR CHINA AND EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE BEST WISHES FOR HIS SAFE RETURN TO HIS BROOKLINE HOME; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT A COPY THESE RESOLUTIONS BE FORWARDED BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO DOCTOR YANG JIANLI.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ADOPTED, JANUARY 23, 2008

                                 SALVATORE F. DIMASI (SIGNAURE)

                                       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

                                 STEVEN J. JAMES (SIGNATURE)

                                       CLERK OF THE HOUSE

                         SENATE, ADOPTED IN CONCURRENCE, JANUARY 24, 2008

                                 THERESE MURRAY (SIGNATURE)

                                       PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

                                 WILLIAM F. WELCH (SIGNATURE)

                                       CLERK OF THE SENATE

                                          OFFERRED BY

                                 REPRESENTATIVE FRANK I. SMIZIK (SIGNATURE)

                                 SENATOR CYTHIA STONE CREEM (SIGNATURE)

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