(I)

While Chinese representatives were doing their utmost to preserve national dignity by fighting against the anti-China motion at the 56th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights proposed by USA-led Western countries, a few "Falun Gong" diehards brazenly stood by the USA and, using "safeguarding human rights" as a camouflage, attempted to cover the anti-science, anti-government nature of the "Falun Gong" cult. On March 20, 2000, they distributed a so-called statement in Geneva to defend themselves. However, anyone who analyses the facts, will immediately find the falseness of this statement.

In the statement, several fictitious examples are given as the basis of the following conclusion: "The only 'crime' of these persons is that they tried to enjoy freedoms of religious belief, assembly and speech, which are stipulated in the Constitution of China." It may well be asked: Why did the Chinese government ban only "Falun Gong," while granting Moslems, Buddhists, Christians and other religious believers those very same freedoms? The reason is very simple: "Falun Gong" is not a religion but an evil cult.

Duped by "Falun Gong," an enormous number of innocent practitioners became depressed and isolated from their families and friends. When they fell ill they did not go to see a doctor or take medicine and as a result, some of them became disabled or died. Many families therefore lost relatives or were broken up. Hoodwinked by the cult, many practitioners even openly protested against the government and disturbed public order. A great number of facts prove that "Falun Gong" is an out-and-out anti-science, anti-society, anti-government cult. The vast majority of "Falun Gong" practitioners have broken with the organization after coming to understand its nature of deceiving the public and ruining lives, and declared this in a variety of ways. Also, many countries have supported the Chinese government's banning of "Falun Gong."

The Constitution of China protects citizens' legitimate freedoms of religious belief, assembly and speech. Cracking down on an evil cult like "Falun Gong" is in order to safeguard the lawful rights of the vast majority of the country's citizens.

A handful of "Falun Gong" diehards have tried in vain to use the Constitution to defend themselves. However, it is the "Falun Gong" organization's actions that have violated the Constitution.

(II)

In the "statement," the author gives the following description of "Falun Gong": "As a traditional form of spiritual cultivation, 'Falun Gong' originates in ancient China's Buddhism and Taoism. It demands that people observe the common principles of 'truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance,' and shows them a road to peace and wisdom…. Apart from its clear health benefits, 'Falun Gong' has an enormous attraction for many people with its traditional values and mental outlook. As a form of peaceful cultivation, it does not set up organizations, encourage worship of its founder or conduct religious rituals. However, its purpose is the same as that of other great religions in the world-to cultivate more perfect people with a mental outlook of a higher level."

If this were true, wouldn't Li Hongzhi be Sakyamuni or Jesus? "Falun Gong" has all along boasted itself as a "supernatural power" and the only "orthodox law," so when did it come to condescendingly admit that it "originates in ancient China's Buddhism and Taoism"? If "Falun Gong" is beneficial to health, how can one explain the fact that over 1,500 practitioners have died over the past several years and that a large number of practitioners have become disabled or schizophrenic? Could it be said that replacing scientific medical treatment with anti-science, blind "cultivation" is "beneficial to people's health"?

As a result of plunging into "Falun Dafa," many practitioners have become stupefied and isolated themselves from their families and friends, their normal life being completely changed. Their symptoms mainly include hysterical crying and laughing, refusing to eat, clouding of consciousness, disturbance of consciousness, insomnia, anxiety, restlessness, incendiarism, disordered speech, compulsive behavior, cenesthesiopathy, feelings of guilt, suicidal tendencies and violence. What's more, some of them believed that those who tried to dissuade them from practicing "Falun Gong," including their parents, were "demons," and attacked them violently or killed them cruelly. Are these the "traditional values and mental outlook" that have "an enormous attraction for many people"? Are such practitioners "more perfect people with a mental outlook of a higher level"? It is simply self-deception to say that there is "no worshipping of the founder" and that there is "no organization"; if this were true, it would have been impossible for more than ten thousand "Falun Gong" practitioners from various places of the country to stage a sit-in outside Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Central Government.

(III)

The end of the "statement" reads: "We are delighted to see that the government of the United States is going to put forward a motion criticizing China's human rights record in 1999 at the UN human rights conference held in Geneva."-Do they have no shame, acting as the paws of the tiger?

Every year the United States issues a human rights report criticizing and condemning other countries. Instead of helping them to improve their human rights situation, it uses human rights as a camouflage to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Last year's "Kosovo War" is a clear example of this. With its own human rights situation in a complete mess, the United States continually makes irresponsible remarks about those of other countries. It is ridiculous and detestable that "Falun Gong" diehards would go so far as to take such a country as their Savior. Since they have "Master" Li Hongzhi as their omnipotent Savior, why do they need to turn to the United States for protection? They stood by the USA's interference in China's internal affairs and took advantage of such an opportunity to issue this "statement," and yet they claim that they are not concerned with politics. "Falun Gong," stop your playacting. The more you try to cover up your misdeeds, the more obvious they become.

(Compiled by New Star Publishers, Aug., 2000)