Falun Gong Representative Spoke at Council on Foreign Relations

March 4th, 2000

On March 3, at the invitation of Council on Foreign Relations, Erping Zhang, Falun Gong representative and guest speaker, spoke at a luncheon to over sixty guests, including foreign diplomats in the U.S. and former U.S. Ambassador to China, the media, scholars and experts on China, and corporate leaders in the U.S. At the luncheon, Mr. Zhang introduced to the audience facts about Falun Gong and answered questions regarding the situations of Falun Gong in China. The audience also watched the documentary video "Falun Gong--The Real Story." By presenting objective facts, this luncheon program has helped the audience gain a greater understanding of Falun Gong and Chinese government's brutality toward Falun Gong. After the luncheon, many guests expressed their sympathy and support for the legal rights of Falun Gong practitioners in China.