My View on Satellite Tapping

By Man Tuntun (meaning "a slow man")

(Clearwisdom.net) After reading the Jiang regime's ever-escalating rhetoric against Falun Gong, and on the other hand, Falun Gong's praise of the TV tapping and playing truth clarification as an action of justice, I want to say some words of my own.

The Jiang regime is well known for its slander of Falun Gong, why does it talk about this satellite tapping? According to me, there are several reasons for this:

First, it's because of pressure. Most likely, lately Falun Gong has not only widely used cable TV tapping, they probably have also tried the technology of satellite tapping, which has made covering up such news very difficult in China.

The authorities could no longer hide these facts, so they had to reveal them and make it known to the public. Before, they claimed that the "self-immolation" and "anthrax letter" were done by Falun Gong practitioners. They will continue to try to incite hatred for Falun Gong.

Second, the influence of satellite tapping is too great. If the Chinese government can create an international voice against Falun Gong so it won't be able to do it in the future, then the information blockade in China and their policy to keep people in the dark will be able to last a little longer.

People around the world know that Falun Gong practitioners in Changchun City tapped into a cable TV system and played some programs, but most likely there are many similar cases that have not yet been reported. A Falun Gong website says, "This is in fact returning the media, a tool of the public, to the people, and returning the right to know the information deprived by a dictator to the people. Such action is not only upholding their own right to speech and beliefs, in fact, at the same time when they uphold their own right to speech and beliefs, they are also upholding all Chinese people's rights to speech and beliefs, which is also upholding the Chinese constitution and international treaties, which acknowledge these rights."

From these words, we can see that Falun Gong will continue to use this method to get their message across, but Jiang's regime is most afraid of the truth being exposed. Falun Gong is continually "clarifying the truth" on an increasingly larger scale. Xinhua Net's report about the Xin'nuo No. 1 Satellite is an attempt to stop this from happening.

Third, using the law to create a difficult environment for overseas Falun Gong.

On the Chinese New Year's Day this year, a friend told me that all associate officials at Chinese consulates abroad were called back to China to attend a special meeting. They brought back two assignments with them: 1. Reinforce their infiltration of Falun Gong abroad, and 2. Use the law to create difficulties for overseas Falun Gong. We see that the case of "street obstruction" in Hong Kong has not yet finished, and the report of the Xin'nuo No. 1 Satellite is already on stage. The report especially mentions that it was done by "Overseas Falun Gong." Although devoid of any evidence, the report still directly aims at Falun Gong abroad.

Fourth, the Chinese government wants to find an excuse to destroy Falun Gong in Hong Kong and get rid of a nuisance brought about by the policy of "one nation, two systems."

According to Hong Kong's Mingbao July 10 report, after the Chinese communications satellite was interrupted by Falun Gong signals, Hong Kong became a target area where the mainland police department investigated the source of satellite tapping. The Hong Kong police also participated in the investigation.

Furthermore, Hong Kong police charged Falun Gong practitioners who sat peacefully outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong. They also barred entry for Falun Gong practitioners coming to peacefully appeal.

Xinhua Net published a headline report on July 8 that used many inflammatory words to stir up people's emotions. This report calls Falun Gong "uncivilized," "illegal," "against international treaties," "terrorist" and other things. Don't they remember the fiasco of their trying to pin the "anthrax letters" on Falun Gong? Didn't they lose a lot of face over that? This time, will their accusations of "terrorism" really make it hard for overseas Falun Gong? The people at Xinhua are probably not so sure themselves. The countries abroad advocate freedom of speech, so what will the result be? I, Man Tuntun, shall wait and see.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2002/7/11/33136.html

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