(Clearwisdom.net) In mid November 2004, Peru Falun Dafa practitioners
held a series of activities to introduce Falun Dafa during the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation Summit held in Chile. The following are some related
reports.
I.
On November 16, 2004, practitioners from Peru arrived in Santiago, the
capital city of Chile, and joined practitioners from France, Spain, Sweden, the
US, Mexico, Australia, Dominica, Venezuela and Chile. We practiced the exercises
and studied the Fa in a small park opposite the hotel where we stayed. At noon,
practitioners from Chile showed us where we could demonstrate the exercises in a
downtown square. A television station reporter conducted an interview of us
there. When we arrived at the square, we found that the police were setting up
road blocks to the square. Practitioners handed out flyers to the police and
clarified the truth about Falun Gong to them. The police showed us to a park in
nearby residential area. We began practicing the exercises. Reporters from TV
stations interviewed practitioners from Chile, Peru, Australia and the US.
 
Downtown square |
Anti-torture exhibit touches people's hearts |
Practicing the exercises in front of the APEC conference center |
Media conducting interviews outside the conference center |
Interview by Japanese media |
Sending forth righteous thoughts in front of the APEC conference center |
Displaying a banner in front of the APEC conference center |
Display boards depicting the persecution of Falun Gong in front of the
APEC conference center |
Handing out flyers to people in cars headed for the APEC meetings |
On November 17, we went to the downtown square to demonstrate the Falun Gong
exercises and display picture boards in Spanish exposing the Jiang faction's
persecution of Falun Gong. Many people stopped, looked at the boards and
requested flyers. We often heard people exclaim in great surprise that
practitioners were different from what the Chinese Embassy described on TV. VOA
Broadcasting Station interviewed the practitioners.
In the afternoon, we went to the Chinese Embassy to send forth righteous
thoughts. Before reaching the embassy, we found the police standing in lines
blocking our way. I was surprised why there were so many police. I smiled and
greeted these police officers whose faces were tight and expressionless. I
handed out Falun Gong truth clarification flyers to them, but they did not let
us go near the embassy. They said during the APEC summit, considering the
Chinese leaders' security issue, we had to hold activities at designated areas.
We hung up banners, set up truth clarification display boards and began sending
forth righteous thoughts on the street opposite the embassy. Some practitioners
distributed flyers to tourists. The police took turns looking at our display
boards and gradually left. Opposite the street, four police officers stood still
facing us. Peru practitioners walked up to them and gave them flyers. At the
beginning, they did not accept our flyers, and asked the practitioners to leave.
With our strong righteous thoughts, they began to feel relaxed, and peacefully
listened to practitioners explaining the facts about the Jiang faction's
persecution of Falun Gong. They had been observing us the whole time, and they
couldn't help but say, "You just do this (making gesture of erecting a
palm) and this (making gesture of lotus palm), and then practice exercises. You
are very quiet and peaceful, without doing anything extreme." They pointed
at the Chinese Embassy and said, "Why are they so afraid of you? They asked
our boss to send more people here, and said the more the better. A hundred
police came here at 5 o'clock in the morning, and we haven't had our lunch
yet."
II.
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was held from November
18-21, 2004 in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Chinese president Hu Jintao
visited Argentina first and arrived in Santiago with the Chinese delegation on
November 18.
In the afternoon, practitioners from Peru, France, Spain, Venezuela, and the
Dominican Republic went to the hotel where the Chinese president stayed to send
forth righteous thoughts. The staff of the hotel told us that the Chinese
president selected this hotel, and the Chinese delegation occupied the 14th
to 25th floors (the hotel has 28 floors in total).
On November 20, the APEC summit began. In early morning, practitioners from
Spain, France, the UK, the US, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia and practitioners who
just arrived the day before from Argentina gathered at the entrance to the
conference center of APEC to practice the exercises. They divided into two
groups and waited at the two sides of the conference center.
Practitioners stood at the roadside while holding a banner reading: "Falun
Dafa is great" and banners calling for an end to the persecution.
Motorcades with media staff from various countries continuously passed us. A
Japanese TV station showed great interest and interviewed practitioners. The
area the police designated for us to hold activities was the park not far from
the APEC conference center. The road where we stood was the way in for vehicles
to the conference center. People in the vehicles could see clearly the banners
and truth clarification display boards we placed at the roadside. Several media
interviewed us.
A large bus full of Chinese people stopped in front of us, the driver got out
to remove the road blocks. The woman sitting in the front seat saw us standing
at the door. She quickly stood up to close the door, but seeing that she could
not move the door, she used the small curtain to try and wrap her body. We were
surprised that she was so scared. The man sitting behind her waved his fist at
us. I smiled and said to him, "Falun Dafa is great." Other Chinese
people in the bus dared not accept our flyers, but most of them looked favorably
at us.
Several thousand flyers were quickly distributed. Some practitioners went
back to our hotel to get more. We distributed flyers until nightfall. We went
directly to the hotel where Chinese president Hu Jintao stayed. We practiced the
exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts at the police designated area
opposite the hotel. Banners hanging at both side of the road were facing the
road where the Chinese delegation's motorcade would pass. The lights of vehicles
shone on the banner reading "Falun Dafa is great," making the words
very eye catching. When we about to leave, the police came to help us hail
taxis.
The banner hung opposite the hotel where the Chinese delegation stayed |
Being interviewed by a local TV station while introducing Falun Dafa in
Iquique, in northern Chile |
A man learning the exercises |
On November 21, as the APEC summit concluded, leaders and delegations from
various countries began leaving Chile. In the morning, the police did not allow
us to move near the hotel. We guessed that the Chinese delegation had not left
yet. Two practitioners and I stayed at the airport overnight to wait for the
arrival of the Chinese delegation. On the morning of November 22, we stood at
the roadside of the airport entrance and sent forth righteous thoughts. A police
officer came over to talk to us. We told him that we were waiting for the
Chinese delegation. He understood and told us that the Chinese delegation was
leaving today, and pointed out which plane was theirs.
When the Chinese plane stopped at the gate, the motorcade of the Chinese
delegation slowly drove into the airport. As we could not hold banners at the
airport, each of us wore a yellow T-shirt inside our overcoat. When the
motorcade of the Chinese delegation passed us, we took off our overcoats. I
shouted loudly to the motorcade, "Falun Dafa is great!" The police
around us gave us a path to show our T-shirts. I made a big stride forward and
waved to each car and shouted "Falun Dafa is great!" I believe all
Chinese people in the motorcade saw us Falun Gong practitioners wearing yellow
T-shirts, and also heard us saying, "Falun Dafa is great!"
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