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Falun Gong: A Glorious Key Player in this Historic Drama --Commentary on New Tang Dynasty TV's exclusive interview with the founder of Falun Gong (Clearwisdom.net) In the beginning of 2004, Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder
of Falun Gong, accepted an exclusive interview with North America's NTD TV (New
Tang Dynasty TV). This was the first time that Mr. Li had appeared publicly in
the media in the past four years, since the end of 1999. This event was
broadcast around the globe via four satellites. Several dozen TV stations,
newspapers and websites around the world reported the news. Regarding the persecution of Falun Gong in China, Mr. Li pointed out that
"jealousy" on the part of "the most evil person in China,"
who cannot tolerate so many people practicing Falun Gong, caused this terrible
persecution. On January 20, 2004, Canada announced that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) has collected names on a monitoring list that includes 15 Chinese
officials. Some of them are Jiang Zemin, Li Lanqing, Luo Gan and Liu Qi and
others who are accused of being involved in the persecution of Falun Gong. If
any one of them enters Canada, the RCMP will start an investigation of the
crimes for which these individuals stand accused. Falun Gong practitioners
stated that they would continue to provide more names, perhaps even ten thousand
people who are or have been involved in such persecution. It is obvious that Falun Gong's current situation is quite different from
what it was four year ago: it has gained support from the international
community, has spread all over the world, has attracted wide attention, and the
status of Falun Gong in China has also changed dramatically. The assumption that
Jiang's regime could eliminate Falun Gong has by now been completely shattered. Viewing China: On July 20, 1999, Jiang went against the decision by other high-ranking
officials, and by use of his dictatorial authority and as the highest-placed
holder of power, launched the savage and deadly persecution of Falun Gong. A more than four-year, continuous effort from Falun Gong practitioners has
widely publicized the truth of Falun Gong, has exposed the Jiang regime's lies.
People looking at the facts of the persecution started to realize just how much
money, manpower and other resources have been thrown into this persecution. They
realize the damage to human nature, and they have become aware of the
international condemnation of China regarding the persecution. Due to deeply
entrenched worries about China's domestic problems, and being faced with
tremendous pressures from the outside world, differing opinions within the
Chinese government about continuing the persecution can no longer be denied or
kept hidden. On the first day of the New Year 2004, news reported on Clearwisdom Net
stated, "Several national security agents and police officers from Mainland
China and overseas sent their regards to Mr. Li Hongzhi to express their respect
and send New Year's greetings." It said, "On New Year's Day of 2004,
some national security agents and police officials (non-practitioners) from
Beijing, Liaoning Province, Shandong Province, Jiangxi Province, Hubei Province,
Hunan Province, Sichuan Province, Chongqing City and some agents working
overseas sent their New Year's greetings to and expressed their respect to Mr.
Li Hongzhi! In their letters they said that more and more agents and police
officers are awakening to the truth about Falun Dafa and they will use their
abilities to protect Dafa practitioners, compensate for their past wrong-doings
and resist the Jiang regime's persecution. A news report published in November 2003 on Clearwisdom Net had this to say,
"Recently, big changes have been noticed in some areas in China where the
facts of Falun Gong are known widely. For example, all of the detained Dafa
disciples in Xiangcheng City, Henan Province have been released." It has been stated in some news reports that Jiang had covered up the true
situation about the persecution in various places. What was not mentioned
previously were ruthless acts including torture, shootings and especially the
resistance and dissenting opinions from local officials. Many top Chinese
governing officials and even high-ranking persons such as those at the Politburo
do not even know clearly that Jiang commanded the "610 Office" to
use brutal torture. They also do not know the actual amounts of money used for
such purposes. But, through various channels, the crimes committed in this persecution
against Falun Gong are gradually being exposed to the people. This is especially
true of the national security agents and policemen who are on the front lines of
executing persecution orders, as are those groups of government staff who have
most direct information regarding the truth of the Falun Gong persecution. The
initial reactions and responses from these people have substantial significance. Mr. Li mentioned in his special interview that Falun Gong has never
considered wresting power from the Chinese Communist Party. We just would like
to practice and cultivate according to our spiritual belief. In fact, we are
just focusing on the persecution and we are just against the persecution. We are
only targeting those who participated in the persecution. New information tells us that top Chinese governing officials had a meeting
recently, discussing the Falun Gong issue. There are very differing internal
opinions as to whether or not to continue the persecution. The new government is
facing difficulties maintaining the current persecution at various levels, in
the face of economic problems, the stability of the society, political issues
and so on. Viewing the world: In the beginning, when Jiang's regime suddenly started to persecute and kill
a group of people with numerous members, the overseas media did not know what
was going on and repeated those fabricated, slanderous news releases from the
Chinese media, the mouthpiece for Jiang's regime. Jiang himself advocated his
lies to the international community, capitalizing on his visits abroad and using
every opportunity to spread the lies. Regarding the Falun Gong issue, Jiang had
deceived people all over the world. Faced with these difficulties under the persecution for the past four plus
years, though, Falun Gong practitioners have persistently stood up against the
persecution, using peaceful and rational means. They have clarified the truth
worldwide and as a result, people around the world now have a good understanding
about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. The honesty, kindness,
persistence, tolerance and wisdom of Falun Gong practitioners have won respect
and support from governments of various countries and people around the world. One additional comment from Mr. Li in his TV interview regarding the
"evil ringleader" Jiang: "The whole world has seen his cruelty
and stupidity." Beginning in October 2002, Jiang Zemin was first sued in the United States
for his "crimes of genocide," "crimes against humanity" and
"torture." Similar charges against Jiang for these crimes have
subsequently been levied in many countries, such as Belgium, Spain, Germany,
Taiwan, Korea and other nations. The main persecutors of Falun Gong, including
Jiang, the people from the "610 Office" and other Chinese top
government officials are facing several lawsuits around the world. Organizations that aim to widely and systematically investigate crimes of
persecution against Falun Gong have been established in several countries around
the world. On January 20, 2003, the Worldwide Organization to Investigate the
Persecution of Falun Gong was formally established. This organization
is vigorously working and reporting their investigational results and are
documenting evidence for important events such as the "Tiananmen
Self-immolation incident" as well as tallying the amount of Chinese
financial resources that Jiang's regime has expended on the Falun Gong
persecution. Another organization that aims to bring the persecutors of Falun
Gong to justice is called the Global Association to Bring Jiang to Justice.
It's formation was announced in Washington D.C., on September 30, 2003. Almost
one hundred organizations and individual supporters from four continents
including Europe, Asia, America and Australia joined the association. On October
6, 2003, the association handed over a public letter to the Secretary General of
the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, requesting the UN and all countries to help
stop Jiang's damage to human society and form a special tribunal for him to face
his crimes that he has committed against humanity. Mr. Li Hongzhi pointed out the power of righteous belief, using the
historical example of the Christian persecution, which lasted three hundred
years, and yet the Christians in the end were not destroyed but instead
flourished. Falun Gong has experienced four years of persecution, yet it has not
disappeared within three months, as Jiang claimed that it would. Instead, Falun
Gong has endured successfully, peacefully and rationally through the vicious and
extremely insidious persecution. Falun Gong now stands openly and nobly on the world's stage and has become
the glorious key player in this historical drama, where truth and compassion
will overcome the evil. (Drafted by Lu Hua, a Minghui reporter) January 28, 2004 Posting date: 2/8/2004 |