Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners from Penghu Island Commemorate Fellow Practitioners Who Died in the Persecution (Photos)

By Kaixin

(Clearwisdom.net) In order to rescue fellow Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China who are suffering the Chinese communist regime's persecution, and to allow more people to learn about and pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong in China that has been going on for nearly seven years, Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners from Penghu held a press conference on the evening of May 5, 2006. In the press conference, practitioners supported the 10 million Chinese people's withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and commemorated fellow practitioners on the Mainland who died from the persecution. Practitioners hope that Taiwanese righteous and independent media coverage of the event will help urge the international society to conduct a thorough investigation into the persecution.

Mr. Chen Guangfu, chief committee member of the Democratic Progressive Party of Penghu County, attends the press conference to express his support

Penghu Times, a major local newspaper, reports on the Falun Gong practitioners' sit-in to protest the Chinese communist regime's atrocity.

The event host, Kaixin Lin, first introduced the purpose of the press conference. She explained that since July 20, 1999, the Chinese communist regime has used genocidal means to persecute Falun Gong practitioners who follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. In March of this year, a senior reporter who fled from the CCP's control to the U.S. disclosed that the CCP had a secret concentration camp in Sujiatun, Shenyang, where Falun Gong practitioners were detained and their organs were harvested while they were still alive. A short while later, a former employee from Liaoning Provincial Thrombus Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, whose ex-husband was one of the surgeons in charge of removing organs, verified the shocking news that a great amount of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners occurred in her hospital.

Another witness who identified himself as "a veteran military doctor in the General Logistics Department of the Shenyang Military Region" stepped forward to point out that the Sujiatun Concentration Camp indeed exists, but said that the Sujiatun facility is only one of 36 similar concentration camps across the country. The exposed facts aroused attention from the international community. Many human rights organizations expressed their astonishment and condemnation. However, the Chinese communist regime did its utmost to cover up its bloody crimes and eliminate all evidence at Sujiatun. The regime also sent a great number of plainclothes agents disguised as common people to wander around Sujiatun to deceive investigators from all over the world.

The persecution is still going on and there are still a great number of Falun Gong practitioners incarcerated in China's jails, labor camps and concentration camps. Innocent people are facing the danger of death. Kaixin Lin called on people to help rescue those people and condemn the CCP's atrocities.

On the other hand, more than 10 million Chinese people who have realized the CCP's nature have chosen to quit the CCP and its related organizations. They are courageous enough to choose conscience and justice and therefore they have chosen a bright future for themselves. We should congratulate them.

Through the introduction, honored guests and people at the press conference learned some basic facts about the current situation. A video program exposing the organ harvesting in China was then played. Tape recordings of the voices of Mainland medical doctors indicated that most of the organs harvested were from living Falun Gong practitioners. Police officers on duty at the press conference to maintain the public security also attentively watched the video program and asked questions from time to time.

Several honored guests attended the press conference. Mr. Chen Guangfu, chief committee member of the Democratic Progressive Party of Penghu County, first gave a speech. He asked, "Falun Gong practitioners cultivate themselves to seek for the truth. What's wrong was that?" He condemned the CCP's atrocities and asked how we could still allow the CCP to exist. It must be demolished, he said. Mr. Chen also expressed his respect towards Falun Gong practitioners for their selfless efforts to clarify the truth and expose the persecution in recent years.

The speaker of the Penghu County Council called to express his regret for not being able to attend the press conference, as he had to attend a meeting. The county magistrate and Director of Tourist Bureau also expressed their regrets for scheduling conflicts.

Ms. Nie Shuwen, a former pediatrician from Shanghai, pointed out that it's very hard to find a match for organ transplants. Sometimes people have to wait for several years. Now, many hospitals in Mainland China have asked patients who need organ transplants to come over and have the operation done as soon as possible. They even claimed that the transplantation can be done within a week after the patient comes to the hospital. Some hospitals even said when taking phone interviews that they could do it in two days. This is very suspicious. Unless there is a relatively large living organ bank, it's impossible to find a match so quickly. Dr. Nie called on people not to randomly go to the Mainland to have organ transplant surgery. It might involve legal issues and it's quite possible it would result in innocent people being killed.

Lu Qiyuan, director of The Epoch Times, Penghu Office said that since The Epoch Times published the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party in November 2004, people from Mainland China have learned about the series of commentaries through various channels including shortwave radio, breaking through the Internet blockade, and receiving phone calls and faxes from countries outside China. Consequently, people have truly realized the evil nature of the CCP and one after another, people are quitting the CCP and its related organizations. As of now, more than 10 million have withdrawn from the party, and the CCP is facing its demise.

Other speakers at the press conference included a Buddhist person, a local merchant, teachers and a clerk. They expressed their support for Falun Gong practitioners who are still imprisoned in Mainland China's labor camps, and called for a stop to the CCP's atrocities. They also encouraged people to learn the truth of Falun Gong.

Penghu is in a busy sightseeing season right now. From time to time, tourists stopped to listen to the speeches. They couldn't believe that such bloody crimes are still committed in today's world. Some immediately condemned the CCP's cruelty and signed a petition on a piece of white cloth to support Falun Gong.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/5/9/127209.html

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