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Re: A LETTER FROM CHINA ABOUT EXPO (fwd)
- To: fair-exec@park.org
- Subject: Re: A LETTER FROM CHINA ABOUT EXPO (fwd)
- From: "Carl Malamud [IMS]" <carl@radio.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:24:35 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Internet Multicasting Service
Figured you folks want to see this one. Why can't people just play nice?
James -- don't worry about it. I don't expect them to do anything real and as long as we stick to our "no countries" policy we are ok. Do you happen to know who is responsible for that piece in the Taiwan papers? Really didn't help things to mischaracterize the nature of Taiwan's representation (e.g., we have no "founding countries.")
Carl
According to Carl Malamud [IMS]:
> From carl@radio.com Thu Dec 21 11:20:01 1995
> From: "Carl Malamud [IMS]" <carl@radio.com>
> Message-Id: <199512211616.LAA10002@trystero.radio.com>
> Subject: Re: A LETTER FROM CHINA ABOUT EXPO
> To: bii@iui.iuol.cn.net
> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:16:46 -0500 (EST)
> Cc: fairmaster@park.org, ricky@apnic.net
> In-Reply-To: <9512212303.aa08643@iui.iuol.cn.net> from "bii@iui.iuol.cn.net" at Dec 21, 95 10:03:36 am
> Organization: Internet Multicasting Service
> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25]
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>
> Dear Dr. Dong:
>
> I believe you might have been misinformed. The Internet 1996 World
> Exposition does not recognize any government as participating in
> the fair. We have regional committees, including the one that represents
> the areas of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. We're sorry if you
> took offense at an inaccurate newspaper account, but I think you will
> see that we have explicitely avoided having national representatives
> for that very reason.
>
> However, I would like to point out that the region of Taiwan has
> produced a great deal of good for the Internet at large as part of
> this Exposition. They have raised money, contributed computers to
> other countries, and have participated actively in the Exposition.
> They have been very careful about how their participation is
> characterized because they would not like to preclude your participation.
>
> Your group, on the other hand, has been moving quite slowly. The only
> communications I've had from you are previous requests for paperwork
> and your current protest. As you know, Dr. Murai and Dr. Conrad have
> invested quite a bit of time in working with you and are quite committed
> to helping your country. Many people around the world are prepared
> to work with you, but to date your group has been unable to move beyond
> the investigation stage and start taking an active part.
>
> I would suggest that at this point you should concentrate on concrete
> plans on how you will participate or you may find that the Exposition
> has concluded before you have started. I appreciate your concern with
> geopolitical matters, but this World Exposition is not a political
> process and we will not be part of regional issues. You are free to
> participate, and we welcome the participation, but you will not be
> able to keep individuals in other regions from doing real work.
>
> I look forward to your concrete plans on specific ways that China will
> join committees from at least 35 other regions around the world that
> are helping to build a public park for the global village.
>
> Regards,
>
> Carl Malamud
> Secretary-General
> Internet 1996 World Exposition
>
> According to bii@iui.iuol.cn.net:
> >
> > Dear Carl Malamud
> >
> > We have pleasure in informing you that we are Beijing Internet-networking
> > Institute,our country has a great interest in the 1996 Internet World Expositon
> > that you have initiated. Authorized by the Chinese Government, we are now
> > doing preparatory work for Chinese Government's participation in the above the
> > Expo.
> >
> > The decision of the Chinese Government to participate was made following the
> > proposal put forth by Mr.Jun Murai of WIDE Project and Mr.David Conrad of APNIC
> > at the Beijing Internet Symposium in August 1995 which was sponsored by the
> > Chinese Government and our Institute. The preparatory we are doing now is widely
> > supported by Chinese and overseas businesses and reaearch organizations. We are
> > about to send in our application for the participation on behalf of the Chinese
> > Government.
> >
> > We are greatly surprised , however, to find that on Novement 29,one of the
> > newspaper in Taiwan reported that the NII Group of Taiwan will apply for the
> > participation in the Expo. in the capacity of a founding country. As is well
> > known, the Chinese Goverment is very sensitive about the Taiwan question. If
> > Taiwan should participate in the Expo. as a founding country instead of a
> > representative of China's Taipei district, we are afraid the Chinese Government
> > would not only refuse participation in the Expo, but would take opposing
> > measures.
> >
> > To straighten the matter out , we hold that Taiwan can only be present at the
> > Expo. as a member district (like Hongkong),not as a member country or a founding
> > country. If you will give your consideratrion to this and let us have your
> > assurance to the above effect, we believe that the Chinese Government ,free from
> > disgivings, will take an active attitude toward the informationization progrom,
> > which will no doubt be beneficial to the world and to China as well.
> >
> > We are anxiously awaiting your reply.
> >
> > Sincerely yours
> >
> > Liu Dong
> > Director of Beijing Internet-networking Institute
> > P.O. Box 4018, Beijing P.R.C. 100001
> > TEL: +86-10-427-6027 FAX: +86-10-427-6079
> > E-mail: bii@iui.iuol.cn.net
> >
> >
> >
>
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