Issued by Clearwisdom Net

Beginning January 20, four NTDTV Spectacular shows will be held in Taiwan in Tainan, Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung, respectively. The show has attracted attention from all circles, and Taiwan's President and other political leaders have sent congratulatory greetings and wishes for the show's success.

President Chen Hsui-Bian stated that the Global Chinese Spectacular provides Chinese people around the world with rich and diverse arts performances for the Chinese New Year: "Hsui-Bian presents his most sincere blessing and wishes all Chinese people a Happy New Year."

Vice President Lu Hsiu-Lien praised NTDTV for its promotion of human rights. She emphasized, "Each year NTDTV holds a wonderful Spectacular, which makes a great contribution to promoting East and West cultural exchange and understanding. I wish success for the Spectacular."

The newly-elected Mayor of Taipei, Hau Lung-bin, sent congratulatory greetings to the Spectacular and Chinese New Year greetings to all Chinese people around the world through NTDTV: "Chinese culture is broad and profound. I sincerely wish the Spectacular to be successful and all Chinese people Happy New Year!"

The newly-elected Kaohsiung Mayor, Chen Chu, praised NTDV's promotion of Traditional Chinese culture. She said, "I congratulate NTDTV's Spectacular shows in many cities around the world and the spreading of Chinese traditional culture and art."

Mayor Hu Chi-chiang of Taichung sent congratulatory greetings: "I hope your TV station continues to make efforts to provide correct information to Chinese people worldwide and enhance reporting on global Chinese to strengthen east and west cultural exchanges. I'd like to encourage your station and wish your Spectacular shows success. I wish Chinese people around the world Happy New Year and good health."

Mayor Hsu Tien-tsai stated in his congratulatory greeting, "NTDTV promotes equality and will lead Chinese people to a change in mindset and values and to explore new realms of humanity. In this New Year Spectacular, we will see NTDTV bringing us new values and manifestations as an expression of Chinese culture."

He continued, "I believe that NTDTV is the most welcome and popular TV station in the world, because it offers the highest quality programs and has the most volunteers. The new values and future of the twenty-first century can be found at NTDTV!"

The NTDTV spectacular in Taiwan received twenty congratulatory greetings from the President, Vice-President, twelve mayors or county heads, and six political leaders, all of whom wished the Spectacular success.

On January 11th, 2007, a forum entitled, "What Is Peace? How to Achieve Peace?" was held at the French Senate. David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia Pacific, delivered a speech. Mr. Kilgour believes that the human rights situation in China has been continuously deteriorating. After the forum, Mr. Kilgour told a reporter from Sound of Hope Radio that he touched upon many human rights issues in China. He said that the forum was very successful.

Mr. Kilgour stated: "China had promised to improve human rights when it was applying to host the Olympic Games. But the actual development is contrary to its promise. Taking [human rights attorney] Gao Zhisheng as an example, he and his family have been continuously subjected to abuses. This issue will let more governments and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) realize that from now to 2008, many people will decide not to go to China for the Olympic Games if such issues continue. The Chinese communist regime has not done anything to improve human rights."

Mr. Kilgour added: "The forum held at the French Senate played a very positive role in helping the senators to realize that the human rights problems in China are caused by the Chinese Communist government. Many French senators, media outlets and NGOs are changing their views and they want to figure out what has really happened in China."

The forum was sponsored by the France-based Action for Human Rights Association and co-sponsored by the United Nations’ Western Europe Information Centre, the French National Human Rights Advisory Committee, the New Tang Dynasty TV and the Sound of Hope Radio Sweden. Partners of the forum includes: France-Israel Association, Lawyers Without Borders, CILAME, the UN NGO Committee, the Association Solidarite Chine, Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and the Association of World Citizens. French Senator Mr. Vendasi also sponsored this forum.

Invited speakers also included the following noted figures: Mr. Bugada, the United Nations’ Western Europe Information Centre; Mr. Michel Forest, the general secretary of the French National Human Rights Advisory Committee; Mr. Goldnadel, the chair of Lawyers Without Borders; Mr. Wu Baozhang, former director of Radio France International Chinese programmes; Mrs. Holzman, sinologist and president of the Association Solidarite Chine; Mr. Tang Hanlong, chair of the French Falun Gong Association; Mr. Michel Taube, the chair of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.