More on the Theft of State Secrets by ``Falun Gong"

By Qi Ren

One morning, I read an absurd argument by a certain Wu on the Internet, titled "On the Case of the Leakage of Secrets by 'Falun Gong'" written by a "Falun Gong" practitioner. Its logic is confusing and ambiguous, although the article is full of skilful quibbles. My fingers itch to write a refutation in order to clear the air. Let a master teach him sophistry.

Mr. Wu asks, ``Are the documents obtained and divulged by the 'Falun Gong' organization really political, economic and military secrets of the government?" He insists that those papers are only government guidelines. But cannot ``guidelines" also be secrets? He declares that "Falun Gong" practitioners never interfered in politics, but were concerned only with practicing their faith, so they would never reveal real secrets which might jeopardize national security. In his opinion, the 59 state secret papers stolen and divulged by the cult are not in the range of state secrets. It is fallacious reasoning.

Wu even falsely alleges that "practitioners took government guidelines to use them at a conference to stop the spreading of chaos on a large scale." First, state secret papers and ``guidelines" have distinct meanings. Second, the more he tries to hide, the more he is exposed---When China is practicing the policy of reform and opening up, and improving people's living conditions, "Falun Gong" creates nationwide chaos. Third, he asks with perfect assurance, but Li Hongzhi and other stubborn fellows have committed crimes, which are anti-government, anti-social, and anti-humanity. They will be punished by the law and cast aside by their countrymen.

(Compiled by New Star Publishers, Dec., 1999)