The Ban of Falun Gong Is at People's Will
2004-03-09 11:53
The Chinese Government banned the Falun Gong cult
because the
Chinese people demanded action against it, a spokesman of the
Information Office of the State
Council said on January 15 in Beijing.
Before the ban, the spokesman said in an interview with Xinhua,
people across the country called on the government to contain the
spread of Falun Gong.
On June 17, 1996, Guangming Daily, one of the leading newspapers in
China, published an article saying that the book "Zhuan Falun"
written by Li Hongzhi is based on pseudo-science. In April 1998,
Qilu Evening News, a local newspaper published in Shandong Province,
reported some Falun Gong practitioners who died of illness because
they refused medical treatment. A month later, Beijing Television
aired a segment about a doctoral candidate who became paralyzed when
he was practicing Falun Gong. In April 1999, Chinese scientist He
Zuoxiu criticized the Falun Gong in his article published by The
Education College Journal of Tianjin Normal University.
In retaliation, Li Hongzhi organized non-approved protests outside
the TV station, newspaper office and college campus.
To maintain social stability and protect people's life and property
-- which is the government's main responsibility, the Chinese
Government banned the Falun Gong cult on July 22, 1999 according to
law, the spokesman said.
The spokesman reiterated the government's policy on dealing with the
members of Falun Gong, saying that the majority of Falun Gong
practitioners were deceived by the cult and they should be educated
to free themselves from the cult's spiritual shackles. Only a
handful of backbone Falun Gong members have been punished for their
violation of Chinese law.
According to the Law on Gatherings, Parades and Demonstrations, said
the spokesman, public demonstrations must have prior approval from
the public security department. Falun Gong activists' recent
gatherings at the Tian'anmen Square were not approved and are
illegal. The cult members who traveled to Beijing to participate in
illegal demonstration and resorted to violence were led away
forcefully by police so that order could be restored quickly and
tourists and visitors at the Tian'anmen Square could enjoy their
sightseeing normally.
As to those who were sent to labor camps, the spokesman pointed out,
those who disturbed social order, refused to break their ties with
the cult, or committed cult-related crimes would be sent to labor
camps for transformation according to law. They were sent there not
because they practiced Falun Gong but because they participated in
illegal demonstrations that disturbed social order and the people's
normal life as well.
Chinese people demanded action against it, a spokesman of the
Information Office of the State
Council said on January 15 in Beijing.
Before the ban, the spokesman said in an interview with Xinhua,
people across the country called on the government to contain the
spread of Falun Gong.
On June 17, 1996, Guangming Daily, one of the leading newspapers in
China, published an article saying that the book "Zhuan Falun"
written by Li Hongzhi is based on pseudo-science. In April 1998,
Qilu Evening News, a local newspaper published in Shandong Province,
reported some Falun Gong practitioners who died of illness because
they refused medical treatment. A month later, Beijing Television
aired a segment about a doctoral candidate who became paralyzed when
he was practicing Falun Gong. In April 1999, Chinese scientist He
Zuoxiu criticized the Falun Gong in his article published by The
Education College Journal of Tianjin Normal University.
In retaliation, Li Hongzhi organized non-approved protests outside
the TV station, newspaper office and college campus.
To maintain social stability and protect people's life and property
-- which is the government's main responsibility, the Chinese
Government banned the Falun Gong cult on July 22, 1999 according to
law, the spokesman said.
The spokesman reiterated the government's policy on dealing with the
members of Falun Gong, saying that the majority of Falun Gong
practitioners were deceived by the cult and they should be educated
to free themselves from the cult's spiritual shackles. Only a
handful of backbone Falun Gong members have been punished for their
violation of Chinese law.
According to the Law on Gatherings, Parades and Demonstrations, said
the spokesman, public demonstrations must have prior approval from
the public security department. Falun Gong activists' recent
gatherings at the Tian'anmen Square were not approved and are
illegal. The cult members who traveled to Beijing to participate in
illegal demonstration and resorted to violence were led away
forcefully by police so that order could be restored quickly and
tourists and visitors at the Tian'anmen Square could enjoy their
sightseeing normally.
As to those who were sent to labor camps, the spokesman pointed out,
those who disturbed social order, refused to break their ties with
the cult, or committed cult-related crimes would be sent to labor
camps for transformation according to law. They were sent there not
because they practiced Falun Gong but because they participated in
illegal demonstrations that disturbed social order and the people's
normal life as well.