...suspension of military exchanges previously announced. This action is being taken in response to the wave of violence and reprisals by the Chinese authorities against those who have called for democracy. The United States has supported the legitimate democratic aspirations for freedom of peoples throughout...

...Tiananmen incident, however, whether the sanctions were intended to address merely our narrower objective, or also our broader goal of supporting democracy....Chinese authorities against those who have called for democracy."60 The objectives of these added sanctions were identified in a formal petition to Chinese...

...of weapons and the suspension of high level military exchanges. On June 20, 1989, in response to the wave of violence and reprisals by the Chinese authorities against those who have called for democracy," all participation in high level exchanges between government officials was suspended, including a visit...