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Falun Gong Practitioners from Taiwan Clarify the Truth in South Africa By Chen Jiayu (Clearwisdom.net) Zeng Qinghong is a member of Jiang Zemin's clique, which
is persecuting Falun Gong. After learning that he would visit South Africa, two
Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan went to South Africa, in hopes of helping
the South African government and populace become aware of Zeng Qinghong's
crimes and bring him to justice. Nine Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan,
Sweden, and South Africa went to protest peacefully at the hotel where Zeng
Qinghong stayed. Some reporters came to interview the practitioners.
That same night, Falun Gong practitioners from Australia arrived in
Johannesburg. While driving on the highway from the airport to South Africa's
capital, they were shot by people from another vehicle that passed them. At
least five shots hit the Falun Gong practitioner's van. Driver David Liang's
two feet were hit and the van was damaged seriously. The several attackers
didn't attempt any robbery and escaped after the attack. All evidence indicates
that the attack was directed at them because they are Falun Gong practitioners.
The next day, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners outside the hotel
where Zeng Qinghong stayed. Several police cars came and the police searched
practitioners' bodies and luggage, but did not find anything dangerous.
Practitioners informed the police of the facts. As a result, the police came to
understand that Falun Gong practitioners are all nice people and they wished
practitioners success in going to heavily populated areas to introduce the
practice and perform the exercises. The practitioners realized that Zeng
Qinghong must have spread rumors to slander Falun Gong, thus making the police
wary at first. At 1:00 p.m., Zeng Qinghong's car drove out of the hotel, and
Australian practitioners unfurled banners in front of him. At 3:00 p.m., some
practitioners parked in an urban area to distribute information and practice
the Falun Dafa exercises.
Local newspapers put the news of the shooting on their front page. On the
third day, Falun Gong practitioners called a press conference in the hotel to
explain the entire incident and the fact that Falun Gong is being persecuted in
Mainland China. Several dozen reporters came and raised many questions.
On the fourth day, Falun Gong practitioners visited Taiwan's liaison office
in South Africa. The director Zhan Kunai and his assistants met with them. The
two practitioners informed them of the facts. Mr. Zhan was very concerned with
the Taiwanese citizens' safety. He carefully asked for the details of the
shooting, and said that he hoped that practitioners would be careful while in
South Africa.
After that, the two practitioners visited Congressman Mr. Lin Qingqin who
emigrated from Taiwan to South Africa many years ago. The practitioners said
that the persecution of Falun Gong has extended to overseas, and has become
even worse. If the persecution is not stopped, it will grow even more heinous.
Since the senior officials involved in persecuting Falun Gong were accused in
courts overseas, they became so ruffled that they hired thugs to try and murder
them. Mr. Lin came to understand the truth and asked them to be careful.
On the fifth day, a torture exhibit was held in Johannesburg's Chinatown. In
the early morning, Falun Gong practitioners prepared pictures to reveal the
truth. At noon, when there were very few people around. Six young Chinese guys
came,destroyed all the pictures, ranted abusively, and beat up one male
practitioner. They also threatened the practitioners. The practitioners called
the police, and the police department sent several police to protect them.
There was a torture demonstration in the afternoon. Many Chinese people were
walking by and most of them stopped to watch, even drivers stopped to take a
look. Some people raised questions, and the practitioners answered on the spot.
Most people said that this was too cruel. Some righteous people said that Jiang
Zemin was too evil.
On the sixth day, the practitioners went to another city to hold the torture
exhibit. A big crowd surrounded them to watch. They were so shocked to find out
that such atrocities were happening in China.
On the way back home, two Taiwan practitioners switched flights in Hong
Kong, where they met many people from Mainland China. The practitioners gave
out all of the materials they had about the persecution. People accepted them
willingly, and read them carefully in their seats. Posting date: 7/13/2004 |