(Clearwisdom.net) My job is doing business management in China. I would like to share my insights and experiences gained while clarifying the truth in the business world.
The following is a question raised, and its answer from Teacher, in "Teaching the Fa at the Western U.S. International Fa Conference," February 26, 2005:
Disciple: Some students are businesspeople but their goods come from Mainland China. Should they do that kind of business?
Teacher: That little bit of business you do is negligible when there are those international financial syndicates out there that keep providing life support [to the CCP]. Our students need to make a living, validate the Fa, and have conditions for validating the Fa, so that doesn't amount to a big issue for us. And besides, if those big financial syndicates were to stop what they are doing, that little bit of business you provide couldn't revive the CCP anyway. Also, with anything Dafa disciples do, elements of Dafa disciples' validating the Fa are involved.
I realized from this teaching that the vicious persecution in China needs to be supported by some financial means. While persecuting Dafa practitioners, many vicious Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members have shouted: "As long as the Chinese Communist Party gives me money, I will do whatever they want." Much of the CCP's money comes from the taxation of Chinese citizens, but a large portion also comes from overseas investment from places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and other parts of the world . Business investors in China are routinely misled by falsified financial data fabricated and disseminated by the CCP. Vicious spirits from other dimensions are causing people to think that China has golden opportunities awaiting those who invest in its undeveloped markets. Investment funds intended for such things as the purchase of land and development of factories are, once deposited into China's banks, diverted by the CCP-controlled financial system. These funds are then used to maintain the machinery of the state, including the financial support necessary to persecute Falun Dafa and its practitioners. In this way, foreign business investors are, without knowing the truth, helping the CCP do evil things. By providing the necessary lifeblood to the evil forces with their capital, these investors are unwittingly burdening themselves with heavy karmic debts. Because of the seriousness of this situation, it is very important for us to clarify the truth to these people.
When I come into contact with either foreign investors or other travelers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, I tell them the facts about the situation in China, according to whatever level they can comprehend. Sometimes I explain from a historical perspective, how foreign investment in Nazi Germany was what made the horrendous persecution of the Jews possible. I try to give them some understanding of Falun Dafa, or at least help them develop a more balanced view, and thereby plant righteous seeds in their minds.
For example, with a relative's boyfriend who is Malaysian, I told him the facts about Falun Dafa and all the harm that was made possible by investing in China. During this same period, overseas practitioners had also been clarifying the truth to him. When he finally understood the facts, he withdrew his investments from China. A Taiwanese individual, despite knowing that investing in China is a risky business, and suffering many difficulties from both the CCP and the business community within China, still made investments there; he chose to ignore the facts and embraced the idea of "fat opportunities in turbulent times." He lost money this way for three years. On several occasions, during social events or business meetings, I told him and other Taiwanese people the facts about Falun Dafa, the facts of investing in China, and the results it would bring to them. Some of these people have come into contact with Falun Dafa practitioners, some have neighbors who are Dafa practitioners, and some have even witnessed the police harassment of practitioners.
I also would like to suggest to overseas practitioners that they vigorously clarify the truth to those making investments in China. Potential investors can be given both positive and negative examples from a historical perspective, including the fact (now also verified overseas) that large numbers of Falun Dafa practitioners are being persecuted. Through various approaches, we can help them know the full consequences of their investing in China.
I also tell people that our goal is not to achieve any political purpose, nor to overthrow any regime, carry out any sort of trade embargo, or initiate any economic sanctions. We only want to secure the most basic of human rights and to end the persecution as soon as possible.
