Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A544-O162

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A544-O162

Release Date: May 23, 2010

发布日：2010年5月23日

Topic: Fu Shenqi's Speech at the Dinner Party in Celebration of Wei Jingsheng's 60th Birthday and Photos of the Celebration

标题: 傅申奇代表中国民主党全国委员会在魏京生60寿辰宴会上的讲话及寿筵的照片

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Fu Shenqi's Speech at the Dinner Party in Celebration of Wei Jingsheng's 60th Birthday and Photos of the Celebration

Note by the editor: May 20, 2010 was the 60th birthday of Wei Jingsheng. On that day, many human rights activists inside of China talked to Wei Jingsheng directly to wish his a happy birthday and to continue the undertaking of Chinese democracy and human rights. Later, about 60 friends gathered together at a celebration in Washington DC area, on May 22, 2010. Some of them came from as far away as Chicago, Connecticut, and New York. The dinner party sponsored by several close friends included a photo exhibition and a video show composed of photos of Wei Jingsheng with family and friends, as well as interviews and speeches, specially made for this birthday. During the party, friends made moving public speeches and inspiring private talks in admiration of Wei Jingsheng's contribution in thoughts and actions toward Chinese freedom and democracy. At the end of the party, participating friends received gifts and had them autographed by Wei Jingsheng. These gifts included Wei Jingsheng's book "Courage to Stand Alone - Letters from Prison", "Heroes Bring Glory to the Place - Wei Jingsheng" -- a 5 part TV series DVD by the New Tang Dynasty TV, and copies of artworks depicting Wei Jingsheng and other human rights activists. All the received private donations were forwarded to the Wei Jingsheng Foundation, a US tax-exempt and non-profit organization.

The following is the speech by Mr. Fu Shenqi, one of several friends from New York who attended the party.

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Dear friends, new or old:

My name is Fu Shenqi. I am very happy to get together with all of you here today, in celebration of Wei Jingsheng's 60th birthday. Today, I am representing the Chinese Democratic Party National Convention, and its co-chairmen Wang Youcai and Wang Juntao. We wish a happy birthday to Wei Jingsheng, the flag bearer of the democracy movement and the chairman of the advisory board of the Chinese Democratic Party National Convention. We wish Mr. Wei continued health and more contributions to the undertaking of Chinese democracy!

By the way, I need to talk about a regretted matter I had concerning Wei Jingsheng. It was more than 31 years ago when I received a booklet "Wei Jingsheng's biography" from friends in Beijing (while I was in Shanghai). I started immediately to transcribe and copy it. However, only after I had distributed all of my booklets, I found out that I made a mistake by putting an additional point in the word of "biography". For this mistake, I have been deeply regretful since then.

In reviewing the history of the modern democracy movement in China in the past 30 some years, I have the feeling as described by poet Li Bai more than 1200 years ago: "As we review our path, we see a vast and hazy covered bluish green hillside". I totally agree with what Wei Jingsheng just said: "We do not have any reason to self-belittle". We have already played a remarkable checks and balances function to the rulers; we have already contributed to the social progress in the Chinese society; we shall carry more historic responsibility to the democratic transition in China. As the 1911 Revolution reaches its century mark, I want to say: "Democracy has yet to be realized; Comrades must work hard together!" I wish all of us work together: to end the one-party dictatorship; to realize constitutionalism and democracy.

Today, on the birthday commemoration book, I wrote the following famous poem by Cao Cao of 1800 years ago. I am reading it here again:

An old warhorse cherishes further exploration,

With a long term goal of the thousand mile journey;

As the martyr reaches his later age,

Lofty inspiration carries on!

I wish Wei Jingsheng will fight for another round of 60 years, to watch the overturn of the universe with smiles.

Thank you all.

Related photos:

1. The dinner party celebrates Wei Jingsheng's 60th birthday:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2010/newsletters2010-2/WeiJSbirthday100522celebration.jpg

2. Wei Jingsheng cheers with guests:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2010/newsletters2010-2/FuSQ100522WeiJS.jpg

3. A light moment of sharing:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2010/newsletters2010-2/WeiJSbirthday100522sharing.jpg

4. Wei Jingsheng signs his book "Letters from Prisons" for friends:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2010/newsletters2010-2/WeiJSbook100522signing.jpg

5. Wei Jingsheng signs copies of artwork for friends who attended the party:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2010/newsletters2010-2/WeiJSpainting100522signing.jpg

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中文版

Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A544-O162

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A544-O162

Release Date: May 23, 2010

发布日：2010年5月23日

Topic: Fu Shenqi's Speech at the Dinner Party in Celebration of Wei Jingsheng's 60th Birthday and Photos of the Celebration

标题: 傅申奇代表中国民主党全国委员会在魏京生60寿辰宴会上的讲话及寿筵的照片

Original Language Version: English (Chinese version at the end)

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傅申奇代表中国民主党全国委员会在魏京生60寿辰宴会上的讲话及寿筵的照片

编者按：2010年5月20日是魏京生先生的60大寿。当天，中外民主自由支持者们与魏京生先生通话，祝他生日愉快。之后，包括远道而来的芝加哥、康州、纽约、和华盛顿的约60位朋友于2010年5月22日在美国首都华盛顿地区为魏京生举行了生日筵宴。庆祝活动包括魏京生及其亲朋的照片展及放映专门为这次生日制作的录像片。在公开的讲话和私下的交流中，朋友们对魏京生长久以来为中国的民主自由事业所作的贡献表示敬意。最后，主持者向来宾们分发了包括时报文化出版公司出版的“魏京生狱中书信集”；新唐人电视台制作的“人杰地灵-魏京生”光盘；及有关魏京生艺术画的复制品。所有相关捐款都已转交魏京生基金会。

以下是来自纽约的傅申奇先生的发言稿。

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各位新老朋友：

我叫傅申奇，很高兴今天和各位相聚一堂庆贺老魏六十岁的生日，今天我代表中国民主党全国委员会，代表王有才、王军涛主席，向民主运动的旗手、中国民主党全国委员会顾问团主席魏京生先生祝贺生日快乐！祝愿魏京生先生身体健康，为中国的民主大业作出更大的贡献！

我想顺便讲一件与老魏有关的遗憾事：三十一年前，我接到北京朋友寄来的小册子《魏京生传》，我着手翻印，等我全部散发完毕后，突然发现传字多加了一点，成了错别字，我一直为这个无法补救的错误非常遗憾。

回想三十多年来，当代民主运动的历程，“却顾所来径，苍苍横翠微”之感。我十分赞同老魏刚才所讲的，“我们没有任何理由自我贬低。”我们已经对统治者起到了相当的制衡作用，我们已经为中国的社会进步作出了贡献，我们还将为中国的民主转型承担历史的责任。在辛亥革命将近一百年周年的时候，我要说：民主尚未实现，同人乃须努力！愿在座的各位一起努力，结束一党专制，实现宪政民主。

今天，我在留言本上写下了曹操的名句送给老魏，我再念一下：

老骥伏枥，

志在千里；

烈士暮年，

壮心未已！

愿老魏再战一甲子，笑看天地翻覆。

谢谢大家！

5月22日