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Exposing the Truth About A 1999 TV Report that Slandered Falun Gong By Chang Xiufang, a Practitioner from Beining City (Clearwisdom.net) In August 1999, the program Common People
broadcast on a Liaoning Province TV Station falsely reported that Chang Xiufang
divorced her husband Song Yongqing because she practiced Falun Gong. I am Chang
Xiufang. That report was false. Let me tell you the true story. In May 1994, I met Song Yongqing and we were married in February 1995. After
we got married, his violent nature became obvious. He got drunk frequently and
often beat me and cursed me. We began to fight on the ninth day of our marriage.
By June, our fighting had become so violent that we began the process to
divorce. A marriage less than 100 days old was being dissolved. It often seemed
that he wanted to beat me to death. I could no longer tolerate the abuse and
wanted a divorce. He refused to divorce. He gathered the parents from both of
our families, the officials from our work units and friends to persuade me. Song
swore many times in front of many people that he would no longer beat or curse
me. He knelt down to the ground to beg for my forgiveness with tears running
down his cheeks. My heart was softened and I forgave him for everything,
sincerely hoping that he could truly become better. However, my hopes died
shortly thereafter. I gradually formed the idea of suicide, thinking everything
would be over when I die. I lived in this shadow day after day, miserably. In July 1996, I heard that Falun Gong was very good and began practicing so
that I could improve my health and broaden my mind. I heard that people who used
to fight stopped fighting, couples used to quarrelling became harmonious. I
started practicing Falun Gong. Through studying Falun Dafa, I came to understand
the true meaning of life, the reason for being a good person and many things
that I did not understand before. Gradually, my heart brightened and smiles came
back to my face. Our quarrelling gradually dissipated. "This Falun Gong is
so good," said Song, "but I could not practice it." Song also
said he would ask the wife of his friend to practice Falun Gong as well. After I practiced Falun Gong for a while, the people around me started to
accept it. My cultivation became more diligent. Every day, I scheduled my time
conscientiously. At work, I did my job well. At home, I actively did all the
chores. Song did not do any chores at home and of course stopped complaining. I
stayed busy every day but I didn't feel tired, instead, I felt very fulfilled.
Even so, Song often still tried to find fault with me and curse me. Whenever
this happened, I would think: "This is a test for me, I must bear with it,
I must bear with it." One time, Song said: "You truly can tolerate
what I couldn't." I smiled. Unfortunately, Song took advantage of the tolerance of a Dafa practitioner
and committed bad deeds without restraint. He often came back home past midnight
and sometimes not at all. Whenever I asked him, he would be very annoyed and
asked me not to interfere with his business. Time and again he ignored my
persuasion and covered up his deeds with all kind of excuses. One night in June
1996, Song told me: "I am sorry, let's divorce." I asked:
"Why?" He said: "Since we have to divorce no matter what, let me
tell you all about it. I have had an affair with Xiao Wang for quite a long
time. I can not get rid of her. She asked me to divorce you. I don't want to
divorce. But I could not bear the consequences if she exposes our relationship.
I won't be able to remain a teacher." Song is a teacher of physical
education at the second high school. I asked: "What does she do? How old is
she?" He said: "She is a student of the third year, about 16 or 17
years old, she already had one abortion and now she is pregnant again." I could not believe what had happened. Song asked Xiao Wang to our house. I
knew clearly what had really happened. With great patience, I told them my
understanding of the principles of how to be a good person, what a student is
supposed to do, what a teacher is supposed to do and how youth should be spent.
Both cried under my compassionate thoughts. They were determined to act better
and that they would terminate their relationship. To save this young lady, I
went to her home to talk to her mother several times. Her mother was very
thankful and promised to work with me to stop their relationship. Several months
past; however, the relationship between Song and Wang continued. In March 1999, Song asked me again for a divorce. I thought, our relationship
may have to come to an end and maybe it should be ended. We went to court. I
signed my name on a blank mediation form. He could fill anything in the form as
he wished. Thus, we divorced on the basis of incompatibility in our
relationship. After the divorce, Song moved, fearing that I might fight with him
for property. On July 20, 1999, the Chinese government started to persecute Falun Gong, TV
stations actively collected materials against Falun Gong. Song thought the time
for him to become famous had arrived. He accepted an interview with the Liaoning
Provincial TV Station. He and his father made up many lies. They lied that I was
very kind before practicing Falun Gong and became bad after practicing Falun
Gong. They maliciously spread slanderous words. Realizing that it had found
materials against Falun Gong and the opportunity to win awards, the TV station
videotaped the interview, a photo of Song and I, and Song's room. Song's room
was very messy. His bathroom was full of dirty clothes. They showed one scene
after another that made people sick. The staff of the TV station found my work unit and my telephone number. They
called and asked me: "whether our divorce was due to practicing Falun
Gong?" I clearly told them: "I did not divorce him because of Falun
Gong." The staff of the Liaoning TV Station went ahead and showed their interview on
the program Common People without verifying the story and without my
consent. The TV station deceived people and attacked the founder of Falun Dafa
and practitioners. Every person has the right to form an opinion after listening to my
statement. The shows attacking Dafa on TV are all fabricated. Please do not be
deceived by them again. Please believe that Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa and
please remember "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" and treat
Dafa and its practitioners kindly. You can accumulate virtue and have a
beautiful future. I wish you all a very beautiful future. The four staff members that participated in the interview from the Liaoning
TV Station: Li Dong, Wang Wei, Li Fahui, Wang Fujun. February 28, 2004. Posting date: 3/16/2004 |