US Congressman David Price: The Shooting of Falun Gong Practitioner in South Africa Suggests a Disturbing Conspiratorial Pattern of Harassment and Intimidation Perpetrated by the Jiang Regime

(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, US Congressman David Price from North Carolina wrote to a Falun Gong practitioner in support of Falun Gong. The Congressman said: "The shooting of Australian citizen David Liang while in South Africa is extremely troubling. This and other assaults assumed to be perpetrated by the Jiang regime suggest a disturbing conspiratorial pattern of harassment and intimidation that follows Falun Gong practitioners not only in China, but throughout the world." Below is the letter from Congressman Price.

Dear Dr. (name omitted):

Because you are a resident of the Fourth District of North Carolina, your letter to Representative Brad Miller was forwarded to me. I am happy to address your concerns about the incident involving Australian Falun Gong practitioners in South Africa.

I know of your support for practitioners of Falun Gong, and I share your concern about the baseless, reactionary persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese government. The shooting of Australian citizen David Liang while in South Africa is extremely troubling. This and other assaults assumed to be perpetrated by the Jiang regime suggest a disturbing conspiratorial pattern of harassment and intimidation that follows Falun Gong practitioners not only in China, but throughout the world.

Mounting evidence that Falun Gong practitioners are experiencing the same sort of terrorization on American soil has moved Congress to express its concern about Falun Gong persecution. As you know, earlier this year the House passed legislation, of which I was a cosponsor, to urge the United States' representative at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution encouraging China to put an end to human rights violations. In addition, the House recently passed H. Con. Res. 304, which I also cosponsored. This resolution would express the sense of Congress that China should end the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. It now awaits action in the Senate.

I will continue to monitor this human rights issue and to voice my support for ending the oppression of Falun Gong. Thank you for your letter, and I hope you will continue to be in touch with me about issues before Congress.

Sincerely,

DAVID PRICE
Member of Congress

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/10/29/87868.html

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