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Cult leader Li Hongzhi becomes anti-China tool (04/18/2001)
On April 13, more than 100 "Falun Gong" activists held
an illegal gathering on Tian'anmen Square in the center of Beijing,
but they were immediately stopped by people and police on the spot.
The evil scheme by the Falun Gong cult to make chaos in the Chinese
capital ended in failure.
Shortly afterwards, however, the overseas media reported the event
based on exaggerated reports faxed by the so-called "Information
Center for Human Rights and Democratic Movement in China" in
Hong Kong, which claimed that more than 200 "Falun Gong"
practitioners protested and were arrested in Beijing's Tian'anmen
Square, and linked it to the issue of human rights.
Since April 25, 1999, when "Falun Gong" followers held
a large-scale gathering in Beijing, the Li Hongzhi-led cult group
has never halted their confrontation with the government and law,
consistently organizing and agitating "Falun Gong" believers
to hold illegal gatherings around China.
Last Thursday's illegal gathering was nothing new, and is but another
law-defying and anti-government activity, though it was better organized
and planned this time.
However, what was unusual this time was the speed with which the
foreign media exaggerated their reports of the event. Now, some
"Falun Gong"-sponsored overseas websites have exposed
the secret: Now that the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
is planning to vote on a US-raised proposal to condemn China, the
Falun Gong cult needs to co-operate with the the US' actions step
by step.
These people have forgotten Li Hongzhi's pledge that Falun Gong
organizations will "never be involved in politics, never oppose
the government, and never throw in their lot with any domestic or
foreign political force."
These days, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights has been
holding its 56th session in Geneva, Switzerland. Some Americans
who are making irresponsible remarks on the pretext of "human
rights" have made Falun Gong an important part of their anti-China
proposal, and tried to interfere in China's internal affairs.
Anti-China forces in the United States are paying much "attention"
to the Falun Gong cult and they have valued lies such as, the Chinese
government has suppressed "civilians" and "persecuted
Falun Gong practitioners on a large scale," all fabricated
by the cult leader and his followers.
However, they have not paid the least "attention" to
the fact that many Falun Gong practitioners have suffered from the
cult, with over 1,500 losing their lives and over 600 developing
serious mental illnesses.
This is not because the anti-China elements in the United States
love cults, but because the Falun Gong cult still is somewhat capable
of raising the devil in China.
In this year's anti-China proposal to the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights, Li Hongzhi and his cult have become a new tool
for anti-China elements in the United States.
This tool has been used by anti-China forces in the United States
on several occasions.
On March 2, a Chinese-American Falun Gong follower spread rumors
at a hearing on "Human Rights Issues in China and Tibet"
held by the US Congress Foreign Relations Committee. The speaker,
who claimed he was detained for eight days in Beijing a month before
for "protecting Falun Gong," won the appreciation of some
members of the committee.
On March 16, Zhang Erping, a close aide to Li Hongzhi, and Wei
Jingsheng attended a hearing on "Religious Freedom in China
and Tibet" held by the US Commission on International Religious
Freedom. In his speech, Wei urged foreign countries concerned to
block China's entry into the World Trade Organization.
On March 20, when the 56th session of the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights was inaugurated, Li Hongzhi held a news conference
in Geneva and publicized a "news announcement" claiming
they were very happy to see that the US government was preparing
to raise a proposal criticizing China's human rights record in 1999
at the session, and that human rights violations must not be regarded
as an internal affair.
So far, at this session of the United Nations Commission on Human
Rights, Li Hongzhi, Wei Jingsheng, and other advocates of "Taiwan
independence," "Tibet independence," and a "democratic
movement," have been lobbying for the US-sponsored anti-China
proposal.
Why did Li Hongzhi and his ilk decide to give up their cloak of
"not interfering in politics, no opposition to the government,
and no seeking refuge with political forces at home or abroad"
and then do all they could to serve as a pawn of anti-China forces?
The reason is very simple: they hope to sustain the declining fate
of the Falun Gong cult, the article said.
Since April 25, 1999, and especially since July 22, 1999, Li and
his like never stopped organizing the core members of the cult to
stir up trouble.
However, all of their schemes failed, and the majority of Falun
Gong practitioners who had been deceived into believing saw through
the evil essence of Li and broke away from the organization. Li
and his followers residing abroad attempted to ask some governments
to exert pressure on China. But there was no positive response.
To prolong their existence, they shifted their strategy and tried
to seek some political forces which hoped to use them to sabotage
China's social and political stability.
To meet the needs of the anti-China forces, Li and his like often
defamed the Chinese government as one which violated human rights
and interfered in religious freedom.
At the same time, the anti-China forces in the US also showed their
increased interest in Li, and some even began to voice their support
of the cult.
For example, a few US congressmen made public their displeasure
with China's move against the Falun Gong cult, and a month later,
some congressmen asked the US administration to publicly censure
China for its crackdown on Falun Gong.
In October 1999, Amnesty International made public their support
of Falun Gong. A month later, the immigration authorities in San
Francisco speedily granted political asylum to a Falun Gong practitioner.
On December 6, 1999, a high-ranking official in the US administration
said publicly for the first time that the US was worried about the
Chinese government's ban on Falun Gong.
By then, the anti-China forces had accepted, for their own political
needs, Li Hongzhi and the Falun Gong cult.
Incidents of the past several months show that Li Hongzhi and his
ilk had political ambitions and tried to confront the Chinese government.
Now, they have given them up to the anti-China forces, and have
become the tools of anti-China activists.
Also, it seems that Li and his like are not satisfied with their
ugly performances, and will continue their attempts to oppose the
Chinese government and the Chinese people.
On April 16, a leading member of the Falun Gong cult organized
some members to make trouble in Victoria Park in Hong Kong to show
their support for Li's activities in Geneva.
In addition, Li and his followers approached the Dalai Lama clique,
which also showed interest in Falun Gong. These two groups of political
forces also joined hands in Geneva to work for the US anti-China
motion.
It's a pity that Li has degraded from a cult leader of omnipotence
to a pawn of international anti-China forces.
It's even more lamentable that history has proved time and again
that persons who have become the enemies of the country, people
and nation will be eventually doomed.
(Xinhua-Chinadaily.com.cn)
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