Overseas Chinese in Russia Denounce Falun GongOverseas Chinese residing in Russian held a meeting recently to condemn the Falun Gong cult in Moscow.All participants condemned the evil nature of the cult and expressed their determination to fight it to the end. Addressing the meeting, Han Cunli, president of the Overseas Chinese General Council in Moscow, said that the Chinese Government encourages efforts to invigorate China through science and education. But Li Hongzhi, the ringleader of the cult, opposes science while indulging in feudal superstition, he noted. Zhao Lin, chairwoman of the Overseas Chinese Women's Federation in Moscow, said that irrefutable facts have shown Falun Gong cult's reactionary nature of opposing society and killing innocent people. "The International Olympic Committee will vote in Moscow in July to decide on the 2008 Olympic hosting city. We will never permit the diehard Falun Gong followers to prevent China from bidding the Olympic Game," said Wen Jinhua, chairman of the Great Wall Hotel in Moscow. The declaration adopted by the meeting states that overseas Chinese residing in Moscow and Russians of Chinese origin resolutely support the Chinese Government stand to ban the Falun Gong cult. It also appeals to the Russian Government to take measure to prevent the Falun Gong from infiltrating into Russia. Wu Tao, China's ambassador to Russia, said that the Falun Gong cult has thrown itself into the lap of the anti-China forces in the West and become the enemy of the Chinese people and the instrument of the anti-China forces. He asked all overseas Chinese to heighten their vigilance and act to halt the cult from causing disturbances in Russia. Jiang Shiyun, a leader of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Saint Petersburg, said that Falun Gong Cult has become the tool of the Li Hongzhi in his attempt to overthrow the Chinese Government. Chen Yichu, China's consul-general in Saint Petersburg said, "Falun Gong Cult is a major scourge in the world and a big malignant tumor of the Chinese society. If the tumor were not removed, China would not enjoy social stability." He also called on all Chinese residing in Saint Petersburg to wage tit-for-tat struggle against the Falun Gong cult. |
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