–Saving People and Awakening the Conscience
of Humanity Is the Prime Duty
Ms. Wang Wenyi who drew attention Saving People is the Prime Duty Ms. Wang Wenyi said that her actions must be seen against the background that On March 8, 2006, the atrocity of harvesting Wang Wenyi said the World Ms. Wang earned her PhD in Pharmacology from the University Ms. Wang said, “Last Thursday, when I was Witnesses present themselves The Peter Another witness of the Sujiatun atrocities, Ms. Annie Choose between conscience and profit Spokesperson Mr. Zhang Some media asked Ms. Ms. Wang answered, “At the time, I only put saving Mr. Zhang Erping added, it may be impossible Mr. Chen Jun, the interpreter at the press conference also expressed Over
from the world's media during the welcoming ceremony at the White House one
week ago, held a press conference on April 26, 2006 in the Marriott Hotel, Arlington,
Virginia, in which she talked about the experiences that led to her actions on
the South lawn of the White House. Two witnesses, Annie and Peter, who exposed
the atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in the
CCP's Sujiatun Concentration Camp, also attended.
Wang Wenyi speaks, to the right is witness Annie
Witness Peter speaks
DC press conference site
many Falun Gong practitioners may be killed at any moment and have their organs
removed while they are still alive.
organs from living Falun Gong practitioners at Sujiatun was exposed to the public.
Many Falun Gong practitioners were pushed onto the operating tables while being
administered very little anesthetic. Their corneas, kidneys and livers were removed
and sold to international transplantation centers for profit. Ms. Wang said, “This
is the darkest page of the persecution that has lasted nearly seven years, and
it was not exposed until now. Actually, during the persecution in the past years,
tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have inexplicably disappeared. Some
have been missing for several years, and their families also have no idea where
they are. Cases of liver and kidney transplants in the past few years in China
have been soaring, actually, gives a relevant answer to this question [the
inexplicable disappearance of practitioners].”
Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) discovered
that organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners has taken place extensively
throughout China. On March 27, the first “Interim on Human Organ Transplant Regulations”
was issued, and hospitals all informed their patients to receive organ transplants
prior to July 1. This indicates that they are hastening to destroy the evidence
and kill witnesses.
in Chicago and currently is chief editor of Medical Life, a journal published
in North America. She said that as a doctor, she took treating illnesses and saving
people as her prime duty. In face of such an urgent situation, she once wrote
many letters to appeal, and has visited many governmental and non-governmental
organizations and the media, but the international community and the media have
seemed uncaring and unconcerned.
facing two leaders who are able to stop the atrocity, I thought when could I again
have such an opportunity to face them. As a doctor, I once swore to take saving
people as my prime duty, so under such circumstances, I chose that day at the
White House, I called out to the current Chinese leader, Hu Jintao. Though the
chief culprit for persecuting Falun Gong is his former leader Jiang Zemin, and
the ones who have gone all out to carry out the persecution are Jiang's followers,
Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkang, Liu Jing and Zeng Qinghong, Hu Jintao is after all current
Chinese leader, I called out to him to immediately stop the atrocities happening
in China. I believe the time for him to choose to do so is very urgent and limited.
I hope that he can try his best to stop the atrocities, not only for his own good,
but for all Chinese people.”
first witness who came out to expose the tragedy of harvesting organs from living
Falun Gong practitioners, Peter, said at the press conference that he learned
about the Sujiatun tragedy when he investigated the SARS Epidemic in China. As
a journalist, he had hoped to expose such things, but it is impossible in China.
For five whole weeks, Ms. Wang Wenyi and he went to almost all media outlets in
the US, to the US Congress and House of Representatives, in hopes of exposing
the matter through his efforts. But unfortunately, governments and congressmen
in the US did not offer a sufficient response, neither have the media paid enough
attention. After the revelation of Sujiatun Concentration Camp, the CCP rapidly
destroyed all evidence there and relocated Falun Gong practitioners detained there.
Three weeks later, the US State Department sent people to Sujiatun to investigate,
under permission and guidance by the CCP, and of course no evidence could be found.
said, “Actually, it's not just Sujiatun. In many places throughout China
there are such facilities where such Nazi-like atrocities are being carried out.
The Sujiatun case is only the tip of the iceberg. A large number of such phenomena
have occurred throughout China. I hope the media present make full use of this
report on the rally, and pay attention to this matter. We came to America to expose
this matter risking our lives. This is a very serious topic. Actually, many doctors
and staff members have learned the truth, and I hope they can stand out to help
us provide these evidence.”
Ms. Annie, recounted to the media some detailed information she obtained from
her ex-husband about the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners.
Annie said that after her ex-husband participated in removing corneas from live
Falun Gong practitioners, his conscience was greatly tormented. In the end, his
hand that held the scalpel trembled. When he decided to wash his hands of the
job, he was pursued in China. Ms. Annie said she was stabbed in the lower back
when she blocked one assassination attempt, which left a scar. Some doctors who
participated in live organ harvesting successively disappeared or died. Her ex-husband
has been in great pain, and wants to speak out but is very frightened.
said, “In China, even if someone believes it they dare not report on it. Actually
many people in hospitals want to disclose this truth, but they do not have the
chance. Many hospitals are doing this, because the CCP ordered that beating Falun
Gong practitioners to death means nothing, and is counted as suicide. Many local
officials wante to make a profit out of this. It is very cruel. I call on insiders
to step forward to speak out, one should be one's own master, not be the
slave of money!”
for Falun Gong Zhang Erping spoke on behalf of the Falun Dafa Information Center
at the press conference. He said, “Ms. Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mahatma
Gandhi are all praised highly. We cannot discuss their actions without considering
the background of why they did what they did. Wang Wenyi's action is out
of her own conscience, and should also be respected. Chinese Falun Gong practitioners
have been imprisoned, tortured, and even had their organs harvested for profit
for not renouncing their belief. Think about it, if your children, or your mother
had their organs removed on the operation table, would you remain silent? Wang
Wenyi, such a petite looking woman, the mother of two children, used her own action
to cry out to stop the killing. She should be respected like Ms. Rosa Parks.”
Zhang Erping called upon the United Nations and the American government to conduct
a deep and independent investigation into the atrocities of live organ harvesting
and the persecution of Falun Gong in forced labor camps throughout China. He also
called for dismissing the charges against Ms. Wang Wenyi. He said, “They should
sincerely ask their conscience: what crime has Ms .Wang truly committed?”
Erping also said, the CCP's atrocities against Falun Gong, is not only the
matter targeting one or two persons, but a crime against humanity. History will
not forgive those who pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Wang Wenyi, “Do you regret your action? If such a thing happened again, would
you choose the same way?”
people as priority, so I took that action. I believe human nature is above all.
I hope live organ harvesting can be exposed through the media, and there should
no longer be such atrocities happening. Even if it happened, there would be some
normal channels to expose it.”
to discuss clearly if Ms. Wang Wenyi should cry out to stop the killing out of
a doctor's prime duty, or should she obey the conventions of a reporter.
But one point is certain: when such atrocities as harvesting organs from living
Falun Gong practitioners were happening every day, the media remained silent,
and the leaders shook hands and enjoyed entertainment, ardently discussing trade
for large sums of money. Only when a woman like Wang Wenyi stepped forward on
that occasion to cry out was attention drawn, and yet even now the discussion
is still focused on if her shouting was legal or not. This is truly a shame of
humanity.
his opinion. He said that the media has continued to ask Ms. Wang Wenyi if there
were another chance next time, would she do the same thing. Actually before asking
this question, all of us should first ask two other questions: One, we should
ask the CCP if it still continues the persecution of Falun Gong; the other is
to ask all the media and western governments, regarding atrocities like live organ
harvesting, if we still intend to turn a blind eye to it and remain apathetic.
a dozen Chinese and Western media attended the press conference.
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date: 29/April/2006
Original article date: 28/April/2006
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