中国社会民主党

--中国社会民主党主席刘国凯

 

2007年5月，中国社会民主党主席刘国凯、国际联络部长周延风借到布鲁塞尔参加全球支持中国和亚洲民主化大会之机拜访了比利时社会党、丹麦社会民主党、法国社会党。参与去年访欧的秘书长刘因全因有关证件过期，且来不及办延期手续，此次未能成行。

赴欧之前，中国社会民主党国际联络部长周延风与欧洲一些社会民主主义政党进行了联络。其中丹麦社会民主党明确回复将于5月17日下午5时会见中国社会民主党代表团；法国社会党明确回复将于5月21日上午11时会见中国社会民主党代表团。比利时社会党由于联系不到其中央党部而未能确定会见日期。

5月14号上午，刘国凯、周延风找到比利时社会进步选择党总部，经询问，方明白比利时分法语区和荷兰语区。比利时社会党也于1995年分成法语地区的社会民主党和佛莱芒语地区的社会进步选择党，故此没有一般概念上的中央党部。

由于没有预先联络确定，比利时佛莱芒语区社会进步选择党的国际联络部长外出不在，由其秘书蓟斡邯腽蒽德罱傩螣（Miss Johan Uande Lanotte）接待。刘国凯、周延风向她简单介绍了中国社会民主党的概况，交给她今年3月中国社会民主党第二次代表大会部分文件汇编等英文资料，她答应将中国社会民主党代表团到访的情况转告他们的国际联络部长。

5月16日下午，刘国凯、周延风到达比利时法语区社会民主党总部。其国际联络部长钋珥醢黑擘畦（Miss Poll Hehih Boch）接待了他们。钋珥醢黑擘畦（Miss PollHehih Boch）对中国社会民主党代表团的到访表示欢迎。并说她已从欧洲社会党互通的信息中对中国社会民主党有所了解。但她同时致歉说，由于没有预先约定，她是在原已预定的工作日程中挤出时间来会见，因此时间不太充裕。刘国凯和周延风遂抓紧时间向她介绍了中国社会民主党概况，如在中国内地建立了8个省、市级党部，在中国大陆之外的香港、台湾、日本、美国、欧洲建立了许多党部，。由于国内存在着共产党的政治高压，国内的党部和党员都是处于秘密状态。但尽管这样还是遭到共产党的打击迫害。许多秘密党员都被共产党传讯关押，其中最严酷的是中国社会民主党北京党部成员、中央理论研究室主任王小宁被判10年重刑。刘国凯、周延风希望比利时社会党能通过可能的渠道向中国共产党施加正义压力，促使中共早日释放王小宁。

钋珥醢黑擘畦（Miss Poll Hehih Boch）说他们党与中国共产党有联系。他们会在联系中向中国共产党提出王小宁的案件。刘国凯亦向钋珥醢黑擘畦（Miss Poll HehihBoch）部长递交了中国社会民主党第二次代表大会部分文件汇编等资料。

5月17日下午5时30分由主席刘国凯、国际联络部长周延风、国内联络部长张国亭、丹麦党部主任萧虹组成的中国社会民主党代表团到达丹麦社会民主党总部进行友好访问。之前的访问都是由国际联络部长周延风作英语翻译。此次为使沟通更加直接，中国社会民主党邀请中国民阵丹麦分部主席刘刚作丹麦语翻译。

5月17号是丹麦的公众节日，丹麦社会民主党秘书长毗螣.筢珥畲蓟先生（ Mr.Peter Palshej）和国际联络部长玛汭.篪腽俟沓诃珥.靺仂女士（Mrs. MarieTraasdahl Moller）牺牲休息的时间热情接待了中国社会民主党代表团。其国际联络部长刚从外地回到哥本哈根，直接从机场赶回丹麦社会民主党总部进行接待。会谈约进行了两个小时。双方进行了亲切友好的谈话，就许多议题交流了意见。

刘国凯首先向他们简单介绍了中国社会民主党的基本情况，表达了中国社会民主主义者对社会民主主义的深刻理解和坚定信仰。

刘国凯接着指出，现今中国共产党在统治方法上是发生了许多变化，如给予民众某些人身自由权利，现在中国民众可以申请牌照创办私人工商企业，可以申请护照出国旅游探亲，可以自由辞工另选择工作，城市居民可以自由迁徙流动，取消投考大学的年龄限制，甚至大学生可以结婚等等。共产党不但完全放弃毛泽东猜忌、打击知识分子的做法，反而大力拉拢知识分子，甚至提出资本家都可以加入共产党......如果不加细致分析，会以为共产党产生了质的变化。然而实际上并非如此。共产党的这些变化不但不会削弱它一党垄断社会公权力政治格局，有时还可以加强。如，给民众某些人身自由有利于诱导民众去为个人经济利益奋斗，忘却或淡视共产党专制的各种弊病。拉拢知识分子可以获取开明的美名，还可使知识分子为之涂脂抹粉。让资本家入党，既骗取了改革开放的好评，又可以解决许多共产党官员摇身变成资产者的政治身份困扰。共产党员同时又是资本家极有利于共产党既控制政权又大量攫取社会财富。

刘国凯针国际社会对中国的“经济起飞”而产生的迷茫分析说：“近十几年来中国共产党以资本主义经营方式代替计划经济，促使社会生产得以持续高速发展。共产党并以此重建它流失殆尽的政权合法性。对此，我们中国社会民主党对此有这样三点看法。第一，以2005年的统计数字为例，中共政权"经济起飞"是在对自然资源作毁灭性的消耗为代价。它消耗了世界钢铁的27%、煤炭的36%、棉花的40%、水泥的42% 、木材的50%，才创造出了占世界总GDP的4.4%。第二，中共政权的"经济发展" 没有给广大底层民众带来利益。根据美国波士顿咨询公司的统计数字是，当今在中国0.4%的人占有了70%的社会财富！该报告还指出：中国一亿元以上的富豪有3220人，其中官员的配偶或子女有2932人。另一间总部设在美国的"中国资讯中心" 的一篇报告指出：在金融、外贸、国土开发、大型工程和证券五大经济命脉行业中，85-90%的主要职务由高级官员的配偶或子女担任。由此可见中共政权的经济"奇迹" 是建筑在对底层劳动人民残酷剥削的基础上。比一百几十年前欧洲的那种不人道的资本主义还要坏。因为它既有早期资本主义的不人道，还有共产党特权的强力介入、钱权交易、黑箱作业。第三，共产党式的经济发展直接导致全民族道德沦丧。当今的共产党诱使民众都去追逐金钱物质，这除了达到共产党让人们都去孜孜一已之利而无视共产党专制制度存在的目的外，还导致许多人为了赚钱而不顾最起码的公德。假酒、假药、毒米等的极度泛滥只是那坑蒙拐骗良知泯灭的冰山一角。”

刘国凯最后谈到在艰难困苦中奋斗的中国社会民主党人非常希望得到欧洲各国社会民主主义党的支持。刘国凯特别说明自力更生的中国社会民主党绝不向欧洲各国社会民主主义政党寻求经济支持。中国社会民主党只向他们寻求道义上的支持。譬如，现时中国社会民主党就非常希望欧洲各国社会民主主义政党能够通过各种途径向中国共产党施加正义的压力，促使中国共产党早日释放仅仅用文字宣传社会民主主义理念的王小宁先生。

刘国凯说：“无论国内国外的中国社会民主党党员都有自己一份全职的工作。我们都是自食其力地生活、自力更生地推动社会民主主义事业。党的所有活动经费都来自党的成员的自愿奉献，党的领导群体奉献量更大。我们所渴望的是得到社会民主主义的发源地——欧洲的社会民主主义政党的道义支持。可是很感惋惜的是，我们发现现在欧洲支持中国民主事业的都不是欧洲民主社会的左翼——社会民主主义政党，而是欧洲民主社会的右翼政党和人士。例如2006年5月几个中国海外民主运动组织在柏林开会，到会支持中国民主运动的是欧洲一些国家的右翼政党代表或右翼人士。今年（2007年）5 月，这几个组织又在布鲁塞尔举行会议，到会的一些欧洲国家的政治人物又无一例外是右翼人士。我们多么希望在这些会议上能看到欧洲社会民主主义政党的代表，可是我们一次又一次失望了？怎么总是欧洲右翼出席这些会议，而左翼总是不来？难道真的只有欧洲的右翼才关心中国的民主事业？而左翼则漠然视之？当然我们并不责怪你们。这些会议的组织者也有责任，是他们与欧洲的右翼联络而没有与左翼联络。现在我们专门跟你们左翼联络，我们希望今后中国海外民主组织所举行的会议上能看到欧洲左派的人士出席。”

丹麦社会民主党国际联络部长玛汭.篪腽俟沓诃珥.靺仂女士（Mrs. MarieTraasdahl Moller）对刘国凯的看法表示赞同。她说：“一些东欧国家实现民主转型后，整个社会会急剧向右转。让那些本来对劳工阶级、社会底层民众的利益并不关注的大资产阶级代表人物主导了社会。这实际上是中下阶层民众的损失。”

她还向中国社会民主党提出建议说：“你们在传播阐述社会民主主义理念时一定要注意把社会民主主义与共产党常说的社会主义清晰区别开来。因为在欧洲就有这样的情况，某些右翼政治人物故意把社会民主主义与共产党的‘社会主义’混淆起来，力图使民众以为社会民主党所推崇的社会民主主义与共产党搞的所谓‘社会主义’是同一回事，利用民众对共产党的厌恶来压缩社会民主主义的影响力，从而使右翼获取更多的支持。”

刘国凯表示完全同意玛汭.篪腽俟沓诃珥.靺仂女士（Mrs. Marie TraasdahlMoller）的看法和接受她的建议，并说："其实社会主义的思想实质与社会民主主义是相通的。社会主义的原意就是强调社会公正。问题是共产党是盗用了这个词。共产党把他们那一套政治专制主义下的国营经济——实质上的党营经济说成是社会主义。这显然是对社会主义的歪曲、糟蹋和诬陷。可是，久而久之，许多民众也就以为社会主义真的就是那种糟糕的东西，於是也都反对社会主义。在这种情况下，我们才不得不把我们的理念称之为社会民主主义或民主社会主义，以跟共产党专制的、假的社会主义区别开来。”

周延风补充说：“其实当今中国共产党实行的也已经不是毛泽东时期的社会主义了。那时是典型的贫穷社会主义，即政治专制主义加党有经济。而现在中国共产党实行的是政治专制主义加资本主义经营方式。当然，这个“加”并不是简单的加上，而是权钱交易，是政治特权渗入经济运作。这就使共产党的资本主义比历史上欧洲的早期资本主义还要不人道、还要卑劣。当年老资本家发财致富，通常都是经过几十年甚至几代人的辛劳。而今中共新贵单凭巧取豪夺，一夜之间就能将多年的全民所有企业变成私有财产！而劳工阶级，尤其是辛勤劳动一辈子的退休老工人，改革前共产党许诺保障的福利，一夜之间丧失殆尽！刘国凯主席刚才讲的一些统计数据，如，0.4%的人占有了70%的财富等，就说明了当今中国在共产党权贵资本主义的盛行下，贫富悬殊、两极分化到了什么地步。”

周延风还强调指出：“中国共产党动辄说西方资本主义如何如何虚伪，其实稍微了解一点欧美近代史，如美国“罗斯福新政”的人都知道，西欧、北欧和北美国家实行的是社会民主主义或人道资本主义。共产党高喊“消灭私有制”，自己却变成了垄断资本家。而社会民主主义者“和平渐进”的改良，则使以往不共戴天的工人阶级和资产阶级双利双赢。正如马同驴子交配之后，产生的是非驴子非马的新品种——骡子。而今原本意义上的资本主义，即未经吸收社会主义因素的坏资本主义在哪里？在非洲、在南美、在东南亚，尤其是在中国！”

丹麦社会民主党秘书长毗螣.筢珥畲蓟先生（Mr. Peter Palshej）说：“我们丹麦的工会组织与中国的工会组织有所联系。我们的努力是，通过这些联系促使中国的工会组织更多些关注工人的工作条件和工资收入，以改善工人的生活状况，你们对此有什么看法？”

刘国凯说：“我们对你们的努力表示尊敬。也明白你们为改善中国工人处境的一片真诚心意。但是我估计你们的努力未必能取得你们希望得到的成果。这是因为中国根本没有真实意义上的工会组织。中国的工会都在共产党的绝对领导和控制之下。它们绝对听从共产党的指令。或许在你们的关注和敦促下，某个单位、某个地区的工人处境会有所改善，但就全局而言，是无法改善的。因为共产党官僚阶级的奢华生活必须以整体性盘剥劳工阶级为前提。劳工阶层处境的全面改善只能在实现社会民主主义之后。”

在谈到王小宁案件时，玛汭.篪腽俟沓诃珥.靺仂女士（Mrs. Marie Traasdahl Moller）表示丹麦社会民主党一定会加以关注，并将通过可能的途径作促使王小宁早日得到释放的努力。她还表示，如果中国社会民主党想要成为社会党国际的观察员，丹麦社会民主党愿意作证。中国社会民主党代表团的全体成员都表示衷心感谢。

宾主交谈约2个小时后，丹麦社会民主党秘书长毗螣.筢珥畲蓟先生（Mr.Peter Palshej）和国际联络部长玛汭.篪腽俟沓诃珥.靺仂女士（Mrs. MarieTraasdahl Moller）在一家意大利餐厅设晚宴招待中国社会民主党代表团。席间宾主频频举杯，为社会民主主义的国际友谊、为在中国和全世界实现社会民主主义的理想干杯。

5月21日上午11点正，由主席刘国凯、国际联络部长周延风、丹麦党部主任萧虹、法国党部主任张健组成的中国社会民主党代表团到达法国社会党总部。法国社会党国际联络部长毗晔珥.托玛斯先生（Mr.Pierre Thomas）热情地接待了他们。会谈进行了一个多小时。由于托玛斯预定于12时还有另一个安排，故会谈不得不在12时15分结束，双方都有言犹未尽之感。

会谈中刘国凯作了与丹麦社会民主党会谈内容基本相同的发言，周延风作了补充。张健谈到前不久的法国总统选举说：“我所工作的单位，百分之五十几的人都投法国社会党候选人的票。我们在理念上、情感上都向法国社会党认同。”托玛斯对此表示感谢。萧虹发言说：“中国社会民主党前两次代表大会，都是在美国召开的。我们衷心希望，下一次中国社会民主党代表大会，能够在社会民主主义的故乡欧洲举办,这对在中国国内进行艰苦卓绝地奋斗的中国社会民主主义者，将是一个极大的鼓舞。我们希望包括贵党在内的欧洲各社会民主党，给予道义上的支持。”托玛斯对此表示赞成。

中国社会民主党代表团向托玛斯递交了中国社会民主党第二次代表大会部分英语文件汇编，和王小宁案件资料。托玛斯说：“我可以告诉你们两件事情。一是今天上午我刚跟我们党的秘书长讨论了王小宁案件。现在你们又送来了材料，很好！我们一定会关注王小宁案件，并作各种努力促使他早日得到释放。另一件是，通过我们对你们的了解，我们法国社会党愿意在你们申请成为社会党国际的观察员时，给你们作证。”中国社会民主党代表团的全体成员表示衷心的感谢！

继去年5月中国社会民主党代表团第一次访问欧洲社会民主主义政党之后，今年5月又进行了第二次访问，这对加深欧洲各社会民主主义政党对中国社会民主党的了解；对中国社会民主主义运动融入世界社会民主主义潮流起了相当大的作用。中国社会民主党人将从中获得极大的鼓舞和力量，更加坚决地、锲而不舍地将中国的社会民主主义运动推向前进。

 

 2007年6月7日

 

Report of the Chinese Social Democratic Party’s Second Trip to Europe

 

In May 2007, the chairman of the Chinese Social Democratic Party, Mr. Guokai Liu, and the director of international communications, Mr. Yanfeng Zhou, attended the Conference on the Democratization of China and Asia in Brussels, Belgium. During this conference, our party leaders exchanged ideas with the Social Democratic party delegations from Belgium, Denmark and France. Due to some unexpected difficulties with the travel documents, the secretary general, Mr. Yingquan Liu was not able to attend the conference this year.

 

Before flying to Europe, Mr. Zhou had already contacted other delegates who would attend this conference. In a reply, the Denmark and French Social Democratic parties confirmed that they would meet with our delegates respectively on May 17^th, at 5 p.m. and May 21^st, 2007 at 11 a.m. Unable to reach the headquarters of the Belgium Social Democratic Party, we did not confirm an appointment.

 

On the morning of May 14^th, 2007, we finally located the headquarters of the Belgium Social Progressive Party. However, we were informed that the Belgium Social Progressive party had two centers, one for the French speaking group and the other for the Dutch speaking group. As it turned out, the director of International Relations of the Dutch speaking group was not present. Instead, we were greeted by the secretary general Ms. Johan Uande Lanotte. Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou briefly described the situation of our party and gave some of the documents in Chinese and English from the last Europe trip in 2006. And Ms. Johan agreed to inform their director of international relations of these documents.

 

On the afternoon of May 16^th, 2007, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou arrived at the headquarters of the French speaking group of the Belgium Social Democratic Party. Their international relations director, Ms. Poll Hehih Boch greeted us. Ms. Poll Hehih Boch said she had learned about our party from other European Social Democratic parties. Because this appointment had not been scheduled in advance, we only had limited time for this meeting. We proceeded to inform Ms. Boch that there are many branches of the Chinese Social Democratic Party in both mainland China and abroad. Because of the unrelenting political persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, the eight branches in mainland China operate underground.  One of our members and a leader of a local branch in mainland China, Xiaoning Wang, was sentenced to prison for 10 years on September 12, 2002. Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou hoped that the Belgium Party could bring pressure to bear on the Chinese Communist government to release Mr. Wang. Ms. Boch stated she would make the report to her party as soon as possible. In the end, we submitted some of our documents from our Second General Assembly.

 

On May 17^th, 2007 at 5:30 p.m., Mr. Liu, Mr. Zhou, the director of Chinese communications, Mr. Guoting Zhang, and the director of the Denmark branch, Mr. Hong Xiao visited the headquarters of the Denmark Social Democratic Party. To facilitate the meeting, we invited the director of the Denmark Branch, the Chinese Democratic United Front, Mr. Gang Li, to serve as the Chinese-Dutch bilingual translator.

Despite the fact that May 17^th, 2007 was a national holiday in Denmark, the secretary general of the Denmark SDP, Mr. Peter Palshej and the director of international relations, Mrs. Marie Traasdahl Moller took their personal time to meet with us. The meeting lasted two hours as we discussed and exchanged many ideas.

 

Our chairman, Mr. Liu, pointed out that it seems that the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) has changed a lot by granting much freedom and improving the society, but the reality is not as one looks beneath the superficial prosperity. The CCP has still ruled as a one-party dictatorship and transformed itself into a fascist regime which intends to perpetuate this fascist dictatorship at all costs. To date, the CCP has accomplished economically this by giving some people an opportunity to make money, and those who have been benefited from the government policies are happily obliged in ignoring the political and social problems created by such polices. The CCP has also bought off much of the intelligentsia who continue to live off the government’s largess and march to the government’s beat of drum, painting a picture of an openness and arguing that the CCP’s iron rule is not only beneficial but necessary. Those few conscious independent intellectuals who dare to sound off and criticize the government are promptly and ruthlessly shut up. The CCP has also allowed the emerging entrepreneurs and capitalists to join the CCP, to further promote its image of reform and tolerance.

 

Mr. Liu stated his opinions on the economic situation of China. First, the economic growth has come at too high a cost, driven by often irreversible destruction of the limited natural resources. Based on 2005 figures, China spent 27% of the world’s iron, 36% of the world’s coal, 40% in cotton, 42 percent in cement, 50% in wood, but only contributing 4.4% of the world’s GDP. Second, the growing economy has not brought benefit to millions of average Chinese and created a sharply polarized society. According to a report from a Boston-based watch group, 0.4% of the population owns 70% of nation’s wealth. There are 3,220 people who own assets more than 100 millions RMB. Of all, 2,932 are relatives of high profile officials who work inside the government. A recent report released by the U.S.-based company named Sino Information Center indicates that of the five major industries, banking and finance, export, development, construction and engineering, and securities, 85 to 90% of their executives are either spouses or children of high-ranking CCP officials. Thus, it is a government dominated economic pyramid that is built on exploitation of the powerless voiceless mass. This CCP model is much worse than the early phase of capitalism. The CCP economy is as ruthless as un-humanitarian with unchecked government intervention. In essence, the CCP is both the government and the largest capitalist in China. Thirdly, the skewed economic expansion directly leads to the demoralization of the public. Lured by the pursuit of wealth, many disregard the morality. Piracy and low quality products are most common forms of the demoralization.

 

Mr. Liu stressed at length the importance of gaining the support from other Social Democratic parties around the world. Although the Chinese Social Democratic Party faces some difficult situations, we will not seek other Social Democratic parties as a source of financial income. We only seek for moral support. We would like other parties to put pressures on the CCP and help win early release our party member Xiaoning Wang.

Chairman Liu stated, every member in the Chinese Social Democratic Party has a full time job outside this party activity. All of our activity expenses are paid out of our own pocket. All we expect from the bastion of social democracy is moral support. Unfortunately, nowadays, the ones who support our ideas are not from the left wings, the Social Democratic parties, but the right. For example, in May 2006, where several overseas Chinese democratic parties jointly held a conference on China’s democracy in Berlin, and only European right wing parties sent representatives. In May 2007, these overseas Chinese democratic parties held their 2007 conference in Brussels. And again, only the right wing sent representatives. Part of the problem was the lack of communications between our fellow Chinese democratic activists and the European Social Democratic parties. In the past, we were not able to communicate with you. Now, we have. As always, we look forward to seeing European Social Democratic parties’ representatives in the upcoming conferences.

 

Mrs. Marie Traasdahl Moller from the Denmark Social Democratic Party agreed with Mr. Liu’s statement, saying that after the fall of Berlin Wall, many of Eastern European countries took a sharp turn to the right in terms of political orientation. This represented a loss for the middle class. She also suggested that we should clearly explain the difference between social democracy and socialism. In Europe, some people have tried to confuse these two ideas to jeopardize the effort of our parties.

 

Chairman Liu voiced his support to Mrs. Marie Traasdahl Moller, stating “the idea of socialism and social democracy are interrelated. At the hearts of socialism lies the quest for justice. However, in China, the CCP usurped this term and used it to describe its state-owned economy under its totalitarian regime. In fact, the CCP equates its party-run economy as socialism. Over the years, many people have related the worst aspects of such dictatorship with socialism. As a result, we have to quote the term “social democracy” to separate itself from the CCP’s corrupted usage.

 

Mr. Zhou pointed out that the CCP has purposely misled the public in terms of the idea of capitalism. In the U.S history, the reality was quite different. The New Deal from Roosevelt period was on the basis of socialism and progressivism. The CCP has called for the end of private property. In the end, the members of CCP have all become the biggest capitalists and private owners. He also emphasized the worst example of capitalism is not in the U.S but in China. After the unspeakable cross of the worst of the capitalism and that of communism, the evil product is what China is today.

 

Secretary General Peter Palshe said, “The labor unions have close contacts with the Chinese labor unions. Our goal is to pressure these labor unions to care for the working condition and acceptable wage for the average worker.”

 

In a response, Chairman Liu said, “We respect your suggestion. However your effort may be in vain because real labor unions do not exist in China. All the existing labor unions are under the direct control of the CCP. It might be possible to urge individual company to raise wages for workers. Nevertheless, it is impossible to raise the wage and improve the working condition on a national level through the existing labor unions. This cannot happen until social democracy takes hold in China.”

Regarding the wrongfully imprisoned Xiaoning Wang, Mrs. Marie Traasdahl Moller stated she would try to help Mr. Wang to be released in any possible way. And also she would provide help to let the Chinese Social Democratic Party become a member in the Socialist International. The conversation lasted around two hours. Mr.Peter Palshe and Mrs. MarieTraasdahl Moller invited us to an Italian restaurant. At the dinner, the hosts and the guests toasted to the ideals of social democracy.

 

On May 21^st, 2007 at 11 a.m., our delegation reached the French Social Democratic Party headquarters. Mr. Pierre Thomas greeted us and the conversation lasted over an hour. Because of a scheduled appointment at 12 p.m. Mr. Pierre had to wrap up the meeting at 12 p.m. During the one hour time, Chairman Liu made a similar report as before. Our local member, Mr. Jian Zhang, stated that in his company, over 50% voted for the Socialist candidate in the presidential election. Hong Xiao said, “The previous two general assemblies were held in the U.S. We would like to hold next general assembly in the hometown of social democracy, France, and we believe this will be a momentous event and uplift the spirits of those social democrats fighting in mainland China.”

 

Mr. Thomas expressed his agreements to this opinion. Later we presented him with the documents in both Chinese and English. Then Mr. Thomas said “I have two things to tell you. We just discussed the situation of Xiaoning Wang. We will keep that in mind and do our best to help him get an early release. The other thing is that we would like to help you become a member of the Socialist International.” All members of the delegations expressed our gratefulness.

 

The May 2007 trip marks the second time the Chinese Social Democratic Party visited the European Social Democratic parties. This trip helps deepen the mutual understanding of the parties and carry the on-going dialogue forward. This also helps advance our cause of establishing social democracy in China by winning moral support from our European brethren. Our members are greatly encouraged by the support of the European Social Democratic parties and continue to dedicate our efforts to achieve a democratic China in the near future.

 

 

Date:   New York, NY

            June 25, 2007

 

                                                            The Chinese Social Democratic Party

                                                            International Communications