Subject: Re: Invitation

From: Xiao Ping Hu <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1992 22:34:27 -0600

WELCOME TO CHINA STUDY FORUM

              We are not gulfs, but waves --
              The ships are on our shoulders 
              And we push them forward.
              We surge against rocks, 
              Smashing ourselves, 
              And thence demonstrate
              Our lives and strength.

	China Study Forum (CSF) is a discussion group in which members 
exchange ideas on topics related to China.  Any and all articles are 
welcome, and members can join and withdraw at any time, under no obligation. 
The only guideline is that articles should be well developed and that
"discussions" undertaken with random thought and instant writing be avoided. 

	With the rapid changes in China and the world, where the happiness
and ideals of billions are being challenged and questioned, those who care
about China should take every opportunity to calmly, frankly, and sincerely
discuss pertinent issues and to put forth ideas and dreams about a future
China, in a well-connected environment in which all are equal. CSF provides
such a free, open forum. The world today is being internationalized,
therefore, the problems of China are also the problems of the world. CSF also
discusses affairs that occur in other countries and welcomes people from all
over the world to share their experiences, observations, and perspectives.
 
  	CSF has traditionally contained high quality discussions, serious
academic treatises, book introductions, as well as thoughtful and 
personal accounts, through which every member has the opportunity to learn 
from every other by sharing opinions and exchanging knowledge and information. 
CSF is a place to make friends, to sharpen and elaborate ideas, and to seek 
and answer the challenges of today.

The technical aspects of subscribing to CSF are summarized below:

To subscribe to CSF, send mail to

    [email-masked]

To post articles to CSF, send mail to

    [email-masked]

To make suggestions or register complaints, send mail to the Editorial Board at

    [email-masked]

o  Special CSF services:

1.  CSF archives

CSF archives are available for mail; ask for them by sending mail to

    [email-masked]

2.  CSF Occasional Readers service

You can be an Occasional Reader and get mails in packages.  To subscribe 
to CSF this way, please specify this to the list maintainer in subscription
request to csf-adm.

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