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April 28, 2000

A Practitioner's Letter to New York Times

Assistant Professor of Economics

Department of Social Science

Pace University

New York, NY 10038

April 25, 2000

Mr. Andy Rosenthal

Foreign Editor

New York Times

Dear Mr. Rosenthal:

It brought deep sorrow to me when I read the article China Sect Shows Its Colors, and 50 Followers Are Arrested by Craig Smith in the April 14' issue of New York Times.

The Long-term "thoughts transformation class" in Cheng-du City

The Ying-men-kou Police Station of Cheng-du City has become the base in Jin-niu District of Cheng-du City for holding "thoughts transformation classes" for Falun Gong practitioners since November of 1999. Recently, the police station received a notice from the higher authorities that the "classes" should be held in a long run. For the past 5 months, practitioners have fully experienced the cheating and threatening from the police officers. Because of their determination about Falun Dafa, many practitioners have been sent to the detention center many times and some have even been sent to the labor camp. Practitioners always conduct themselves according to the criterion of a practitioner, and have changed the "class" to a good cultivation environment.

Harsh Treatment A Scientist Received in China

The victim, Li Baoqing, is a prestigious researcher at the Geographical Institute of the Chinese Academy of Science, advisor to Ph.D. students, and receiver of a government special allowance. He is also a recipient of the Outstanding Employee Award of the Chinese Academy of Science for the "7th five-year Major Science and Technology Tasks". He has been listed in "The Dictionary of International Famous People" edited by the Center for International Famous People, Cambridge, England, v. 25, P233, 1997.

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