Chinese Ambassador Condemns U.S. House Resolution on China's Cult
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Li Zhaoxing has strongly condemned a concurrent resolution of the U.S. House on Falun Gong, a cult banned by the Chinese government.
Li described the resolution as "groundless accusation and vicious attack" on China's handling of the Falun Gong case, saying it was an interference in China's internal affairs.
The resolution, adopted on November 18 with presence of only five or six congressmen before the winter recess of the Congress, asked the Chinese government to "stop its persecution" of Falun
Gong practitioners while urging the U.S. administration to pressure China into releasing detained Falun Gong members and allowing them freedom to practice.
Li noted that facts have proved that Falun Gong is neither a religious nor a Qigong organization, it is a cult which has led to death of more than 1,400 people. The U.S. House resolution was passed regardless of these facts, and "was strongly resented and opposed by the Chinese government and people," Li said in a November 22 speech at a university in Kentucky State.
No responsible government in the world will leave cults go unpunished, Li said, adding that Germany, Japan, Belgium and France have recently also cracked down on cults.
The Chinese ambassador said it is a "double standard" practice for the U.S. Congress to attack China on its handling of the Falun Gong case while raising no objection to the crackdown on cults by the U.S. government and its allies.
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