By a practitioner in Vancouver
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 15, 2005, one day before the arrival of
Hu Jintao, Vancouver practitioners held a press conference in front of the
Chinese Consulate. Vancouver residents Ms. Tianxiao Zhang and Ms. Chunyu Zhang
hoped that during the meeting with Hu, British Columbia's Premier Gordon
Campbell and Canada Prime Minister Martin will ask Hu Jintao to release their
relatives that are being unlawfully imprisoned in China. Practitioner Sofia said that practitioners handed over an open letter to
Premier Campbell and asked him to give it to Hu Jintao on September 16. She said
that Premier Campbell should ask Hu to release eight practitioners who are
illegally imprisoned in China for persisting in practicing Falun Gong and have
family connections with British Columbia. The letter asked Hu Jintao to free
their relatives and all practitioners, and to bring to justice Jiang Zemin, Luo
Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang. The letter reminded Hu that "the time
Heaven and the people are giving him is limited" and hoped that he would
immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Tianxiao Zhang called on Prime Minister Martin and Premier Campbell to
rescue her sister. Her brother-in-law was tortured to death in a Chinese
Communist Party's forced labor camp. Her mother passed away while facing the
tragedy. Her sister was arrested in February 2002, and no further information
about her whereabouts is known. Ms. Chunyu Zhang hoped that the meeting would
help her mother and sister leave the notorious Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Falun Gong spokesperson Li Ying said that they would appeal during Hu
Jintao's visit to Vancouver to help him see the wide spread of Falun Gong
overseas and hear the practitioners' voice. The practitioners hoped that Hu
Jintao would stop Jiang Zemin's policy and end the persecution. More than a dozen English and Chinese media covered the event. Chinese version available at
Press conference venue
Press conference venue
Reporter interview
Reporter interview
Posting date: 9/17/2005
Original article date: 9/17/2005
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/9/16/110567.html