(Clearwisdom.net) "Protect Taiwan's Human Rights, Stop Savage -- Round Island Bike Tour" east route arrived in Keelung on the afternoon of October 28. The following day, participants held a press conference at Keelung Culture Center at 10:00 a.m. The Mayor of Keelung City, Legislative Committee members, council members and representatives from different walks of the society were paying attention to this event and eight representatives gave the supportive speech at the press conference. They affirmed the principle of Falun Dafa "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" and many expressed their interest in learning Falun Dafa. Major medias showed up for the press conference. At 11:00 a.m., the press conference completed and the members of the "Round-Island Bike Tour" set off for next stop.
Hereafter are the excerpts of the speeches:
Mayor's assistant and secretary Chiao Tiesuo indicated that Falun Gong was originated from Mainland but couldn't be promoted in Mainland, which was unimaginable. On the contrary, it developed fast in Taiwan which is only a small place. The Falun Gong practitioners were all healthy and energetic, and worthy of our respect. Cultivating the mind and body and conform to the principle of the universe "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" is a common aim of the human being. He wished the practitioners on the bike tour to be safe and wished their persistent action would evoke more support to Falun Gong and stop the Communist party's violation of human rights. He wished the practitioners' request would become reality soon.
Former Mayor of Keelung City, Professor of Ocean University, Yang Wenheng said that Lin Shiaokai was of his same occupation that doing researches about ocean engineering. The association was very concerned about this matter. There were four wives of Taiwanese were also illegally detained in China. The Keelung people welcomed the bike tour to appeal for the human rights, and hoped those four women would return to Taiwan soon.
Director Chen from "People First Party" Committee member Liu Wenxiong's office said Falun Gong practitioners cared about others just like themselves. They started the campaign to rescue four Taiwan bridegrooms illegally detained in China. Their hearts of loving the Taiwan people and their members were respectable. Committee Member Liu Wenxiong will push the legislative council to fully support Falun Gong and pressure on China to release the Taiwan bridegrooms as soon as possible.
Democratic Progressive Party Committee Member Wang Tuo office vice director Cai Shiying said China Jiang's regime violated the basic human rights of Taiwan people and Taiwan bridegrooms. They were treated unfair in Mainland China. The same happened to tourists and businessmen. They arrest at will Taiwanese people without legal procedure. We want to join the appeal. We want to let China know their behavior was not acceptable to Taiwanese people.
Representative and director Cheng Guangliang from council member Shi Shiming's office encouraged the practitioners and said that they still had a long road to go and they would reach their aim eventually.
Committee member of China Human Rights Association Wu Huilin said that Lin Shiaokai was released from China in a short time. This showed that the voice of the people would not be ignored. Facing unfair, injustice and wrong matters, one should step up and not to avoid and encourage the evil. This will make the evils scared. China is a country of long history of etiquette. After ten years of Cultural Revolution, the virtue and morality were gone. After twenty years of economic reform and development, it was corrupted. The free countries should help China to pay attention to human rights and to protect human rights.
In the end, Falun Gong representative, practitioner Fu Wenlong gave a speech and shared his experiences about health improvement after practicing the exercises, wanting to let more people know the exercises and let people know the persecution going on in China. He wanted to evoke more support from the people and rescue the practitioners illegally detained and promote Falun Dafa to benefit the world.
Category: Rallies & Protests
