Los Angeles Times: The Different Faces of 21st Century China


July 16, 2002

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Different Faces of 21st Century China

Re "[Group Transited] Into TV, China Says," July 9: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, and I had the opportunity to live in China and teach English there three years ago, when it was safe to practice Falun Gong exercises in public. I asked one of my students to teach me, and in a short time I was waking at sunrise to practice the tai chi-like exercises and meditation in a nearby park, which was brimming every morning with Falun Gong practitioners. What was notable about the practitioners I met was their tranquility; they were quiet, yet friendly.

I left China in July 1999. Since then, my former student and his mother have been jailed because they practice Falun Gong, and another Chinese friend has been tortured by police. The Chinese government's persecution against the Falun Gong is well documented.

Now, Falun Gong practitioners are allegedly disrupting China's state-run broadcasts with images of the meditation practice. China's leadership publicly vows to punish Falun Gong practitioners for this "crime." Let's take a step back. This month marks three years that Chinese police have slandered, tortured and murdered Falun Gong practitioners. I think it is easy to see who has committed the crime.

Albert Roman

Palos Verdes Peninsula

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