CIA Operations in China       

   "Is the United States on a collision course with the People's Republic of 
China? All-too-familiar patterns of deception and demonization as a precursor 
to U.S. aggression appear in the U.S. media in a wave of anti-China 
propaganda.  The propaganda casts China in various roles: aggressor 
against Taiwan, violator of human rights against dissidents at home, 
torturer of its orphans, and proliferator of nuclear weapons to Pakistan, 
Iran and other developing nations."

   In testimony to Congress in 1996, Deutch declared the CIA will be 
paying its closest attention to China because that nation has the greatest 
military power for the foreseeable future. This, of course, conceals the 
overwhelming issue of the tremendous economic power building in China 
that threatens an Asian economic Falling Dominoes -- the same reason we 
began the Vietnam war. This, more than China's current military strength, 
concerns our elite policymakers -- ensuring major CIA covert operations
to discredit, demonize and overthrow the current government.

   The current operations appear now to occur under the rubric of the 
National Endowment for Democracy such as Harry Wu's Laogai foundation, 
and the other 17 openly funded operations of NED to alter the government 
of China.

   An operation whose sponsorship is becoming clearer is Human Rights 
Watch/Asia.  This organization appears to be an offshoot of the Helsinki 
Watch, in part funded by NED (CIA?). It was a report by Human Rights 
Watch/Asia on the treatment of orphans in China that kicked off a media 
frenzy, especially when tied to the testimonials about human rights 
abuses by Harry Wu of the U.S.-financed Laogai Foundation.  

   This on-going campaign re human rights violations in China, finds
NED totally emersed in the publicity and permits us to see more clearly 
the direct link between NED and CIA and NED's "Human Rights" campaign
and the CIA's Operation Yellow Bird.

   Operation Yellow Bird - is the name for clandestine rescue from
China of most important pro-democracy leaders. For 6 months after the June
crackdown, CIA's most valued agents in China, Hong Kong, and Macao provided
A safe haven and means of escape. Wuer kaixi and Li Lu disappeared, later
Other leading dissidents wan Runnan and Yan Jaiqi, made it to west. During
Last week in may, U.S. Ambassador Lilley handed out more than 200 visas to
Intellectuals, scientists, and students and on several occasions lent money
To escapees. In absence of credible CIA leadership in China, Lilley was
Once again CIA's Beijing COS. Chinese astrophysicist, Feng Lizhi, went to
Embassy for safe haven. Perry, m. (1992). Eclipse: the last days of the 
CIA 247-8

   President Bush ordered a covert action that rescued Pro-democracy 
leaders in China. CIA coordinated underground railroad that smuggled 
perhaps hundreds to Hong Kong in Operation Yellow Bird that involved 
the use of CIA-supplied disguises, scrambler telephones, night-vision
Gunsights, infra-red signalers, speedboats and weapons for off-shore ops.
For a 6 month period following crackdown, a network of dozens of CIA's most
valued agents in China, Hong Kong and Macao provided a safe haven and means
of escape for most important organizers. Bush's finding endorsed a program
already underway.  Mark Perry's, "Eclipse: the last days of
The CIA." Washington times 9/17/92 a6

   Operation Yellowbird was a daring plot to help dissidents escape. Over 
the past 7 years 500 Chinese dissidents rescued including Wuer Kaixi. Op an
alliance of human-rights advocates, western diplomats, businessmen,
professional smugglers, and kings of Hong Kong's underworld. More than 80
mainland dissidents are still stuck in Hong Kong, waiting for asylum
somewhere. Some have been there for years. Operation Yellowbird was 
born night of Beijing massacre. Within hours 40 pro-democracy activists 
united to form Yellowbird. They collected money from the business community 
(comment - probably the CIA) and conspired with mob bosses and smugglers. 
On at least five occasions extraction teams were sent into China to find and 
rescue top dissidents they had scrambler devices, night-vision goggles, 
infrared signalers, even make-up artists. Some saw hand of CIA but 
these accusations denied. Worked with cooperative Local officials. 
In aftermath of 89 the U.S. And France threw open their doors for 
escaping students. The group that takes care of new arrivals is,
The Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China. 
Wuer Kaixi is now a student in California, he plans to help coordinate 
protests In Hong Kong. Newsweek 4/1/96 45. (Comment -- Newsweek either 
did not check the public record or may be relying on officialdom in denying 
CIA involvement). 
 
   Recently the CIA began publicizing China's shipment of magnets
to Pakistan. (One aspect not mentioned in all of this is that
the CIA's 1980s operation to arm radical Islamic fundamentalists
in Afghanistan via Pakistan, facilitating the contacts leading to
trade in arms links now between China and Pakistan).  

   My fears are that our policymaking elite may be determined to fight 
the growth of China's power in world affairs and may order more aggressive 
covert, and later possibly even military operations, aimed at China. 
We have the book "Intervention" by the much consulted (especially re China) 
Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Haass' book 
argues that the American military be used in intervention operations 
around the world. Haass is the same man who honchoed the 1996 CFR Study, 
"Making Intelligence Smarter," which argues for more activism and power 
for the CIA. 

   The current military and economic domination of the U.S. in world
affairs, the increasing activism of the U.S. elite, their lack of restraint, 
their control of the U.S. "intelligence" product, their domination of 
media coverage, their ability to manage perceptions while demonizing 
targets, the naivety of the Americans who want to believe their leaders, 
all warn about the future of United States relations with China.  

   The CIA-initiated Vietnam-like Quagmire may be repeated with even 
direr consequences for the United States.  My fervent caution to 
all -- do not trust the CIA, especially its intelligence. It could be 
our downfall.
 
Ralph McGehee
CIABASE