Bush assails China over religious repression and condemns China's Persecution against Falun Gong

AFP report from WASHINGTON, May 3, 2001 - US President George W. Bush in a speech Thursday sharply assailed Beijing's "unreasonable and unworthy" religious persecution and pointed out that adherents of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have been singled out for arrest and abuse.

"The Journey of Falun Dafa" Photo Exhibition Opens in New York City

[Clearwisdom.net] "The Journey of Falun Dafa -- A Return to Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" photo exhibition held its opening reception today at Gallery Stendhal in New York City. This is the first large-scale public photo exhibition in the United States documenting the development of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) over the past nine years.

The Far Eastern Economic Review: Editorial - Falun Gong Owed Hong Kong Rights

May 2, 2001

A STATEMENT last week from Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa wasn' your usual bumf. In it, he warned the Falun Gong in Hong Kong not to interfere with a conference next week to be attended by President Jiang Zemin. The government "will not allow {the group} to abuse Hong Kong' freedoms and tolerance."

Reuters: Falun Gong to Protest in HK During Jiang Visit

05/03/2001

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in Hong Kong said on Thursday they had received police permission to protest during Chinese President Jiang Zemin' planned visit to the territory next week. A leader of the movement in Hong Kong told Reuters he expected over 200 people to participate in mass outdoor exercises to take place on May 8, the first day of the three-day Fortune Global Forum which Jiang is scheduled to attend.

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