Congresswoman Requests U.S. Embassy in Beijing to Help Charles Li

(clearwisdom.net)

January 30, 2003

The Honorable Clark T. Randt, Jr., Ambassador

American Embassy Beijing

3 Xiu Shui Bei Jie, Chaoyang District

Beijing, China

Dear Ambassador Randt,

My constituent and United States citizen, Charles Li, was arrested at Guangzhou Airport on January 22, 2003 and transferred to Yangzhou Detention Center in Jiangsu Province where, to my knowledge, he is presently detained. Mr. Li has been charged with sabotaging T.V. and/or radio equipment; he denies these charges and believes he has been arrested because of his practice of Falun Gong.

I respectfully and urgently request you do everything possible to ensure Mr. Li's safety and effect his immediate release. Should you have any questions, you may contact Yvoone Gavrilis in my Palo Alto office at 650-323-2984.

Sincerely,

Anna G. Eshoo

Member of Congress