As a businessman, I have many high-placed contacts and have been hearing about the suppression of Falun Gong for quite a while. I am familiar with the internal affairs of the police department, but did not pay much attention because my mind was on my business. Even though this incident has already occurred, I would still like to say a few words about it.

Ever since September 1999, I had information that a "self-immolation" would happen. I heard about it from my acquaintances within the police department. They said that even though Jiang Zemin had created much propaganda regarding the persecution of Falun Gong, he could not find any justifiable or legitimate excuse for the persecution. He needed to be able to put Falun Gong in the same category as the American Branch Davidians and Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese Truth Cult, in order to continue the crackdown, otherwise his actions would appear to be unjustified both domestically and internationally. However, in order to place Falun Gong in the same ranks as those cults, intricate planning and falsified material were needed. There is a group of people within the police department who are responsible for these plots and this was where I heard about the "self-immolation" issue in 1999. I knew then that they were going to create some incident regarding Falun Gong so that it could be grouped with those other cults, creating the justification for the persecution.

The Chinese government is using this incident for extensive propaganda and media coverage. However, many people are still able to look at a situation with an unbiased attitude. Regarding the self-immolation incident, do not put too much emphasis onto the identity of the people involved. No matter who they are, their actions are tragic to both themselves and the country. Giving such extensive media coverage to the self-immolation is an immoral act. According to history, self-immolations have marked the beginning of the collapse of an empire. According to Falun Gong's principles, killing and suicide are forbidden, but the Chinese government can always invent situations to contravene this point. However, social problems will surface in the face of too much harsh persecution and suppression. Under Communist rule, when social issues are not addressed, there are also suicides. Dictatorship is not the solution. Regarding the self-immolation incident, I believe that the truth and internal matters will finally be released; it is only a matter of time. By analysing the original video clip of the self-immolation, it can also be seen that the Chinese government planned the whole incident.

Even though I knew of the situation beforehand, I did not come public with the news because, first, it did not concern me, and secondly, even if I had, it would not have made a difference, as the plan would have gone ahead anyway.

The Chinese government's next step is to connect Falun Gong with international democracy movements, the invasion of Tibet, the Taiwan issue, cults and the anti-Chinese movement overseas. They are fabricating facts in order to obtain the justification for further persecution of Falun Gong. Right now the government has started to activate all overseas secret agents in preparation for the fabrication of the next incident. The nation-wide searching and raiding of people's homes is a preparation for this next step.

From a insider on the situation

23 February 2001