Latest News from China - 05/13/2001

[Liaoning Province] Reporters from a TV Station Pay Off a Local Villager to Provide Phony Testimony to Slander Dafa

There was an old couple living in the village, and the wife unfortunately passed away not long ago. Coincidentally, a television crew came to the village for a news production. When they heard that this old man had just lost his wife, they were quite happy -- here was an opportunity to gather phony evidence to slander Falun Gong. They visited the old man at home and explained to him the purpose of their visit. These people from the TV station coached and encouraged this old man to lie, "You just say that your wife died from practicing Falun Gong." At the beginning, the old man refused. The crew kept working on him, "If you do what we say, we' pay you 100 Yuan (the average monthly income in rural area is around 183 Yuan) every time you say it." It seemed so easy -- a few words could generate 100 Yuan. How much work in the fields equates 100 Yuan! As a result, lured by the money, this old man said things against his conscience twice, and he made 200 Yuan.

Both Heaven and Earth Celebrate Master Li's Ninth Anniversary of Fa-Teaching

May 13, 2001

[Minghui Net] -- news from Changchun City :

Heaven: On May 12, 2001, people in the city of Changchun in Jilin Province Note: Changchun is Master Li's hometown where he started to teach Falun Dafa on May 13, 1992. May 13 was thus established as World Falun Dafa Day) witnessed a special phenomenon that lasted in the sky from 9:00 am to about 2:00 pm. The blue sky was decorated with silk-like white clouds, while the shining sun wore a huge aureate ring that radiated rainbow-colored beams. Many citizens lifted their heads and stared at this rare and beautiful scene. Some were eager to tell others about this splendid vista, while others seemed enlightened by it. The huge aureate ring hung in the sky for about five hours. Of course, those people with their third eye (celestial eye) opened saw a lot of amazing and wonderful things.

Falun Gong Introduction Class in Bali, Indonesia Draws a Crowd of Hundreds

April 23, 2001

Residents of the island of Bali had been largely unfamiliar with Falun Gong. They have had only access to the little information in newspapers, bookstores, or the Internet.

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