(The following is an excerpt from the Kyodo news story about the Democratic National Party Platform."

CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 1996 (Kyodo) - On China, however, the draft adds, ''The party supports the administration's policy of steady engagement to encourage a stable, open and prosperous China a China that respects human rights throughout its land and in Tibet, that joins international efforts against weapons proliferation, and that plays by the rules of free trade.''

Forwarded by: Kunzang Yuthok and Dan Hodel, TRC, Seattle