United States, Britain and Canada are among the nations raising
questions, and many here doubt the “trust me” approach.
“Talk is baseless,” said Falun Gong spokeswoman Sharon Xu. “It’s not legally
binding.”
I was also eager to keep my mother company. But the Chinese consulate delayed my visa; and as a result my mother and I were not able to see each other for the last time.
Nowadays, there is always a pair of stone lions in front of the Changchun police bureaus and stations. It has been said by insiders that the accident rate in the police system in recent years has been extremely high.
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Western diplomats involved in human-rights talks with China say that a couple
of years ago indications of possible reform were somewhat more encouraging.
The Chinese have now gone quiet on reform, says one envoy. One reason, he
suggests, is the campaign against Falun Gong, which has resulted in thousands
of its followers being sent to RTL camps since 1999.
On 23rd December in the afternoon, the gathering of anti Hong Kong Article 23 was held in front of the Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne.
Stepping into a growing political storm over Hong Kong’s planned anti-subversion law, the top U.S. diplomat here said the government should release the exact wording as quickly as possible.
We ask that you please be alert to the potential for abuse in this proposed legislation where the totalitarian regime of the mainland can instill fear into the people of Hong Kong when anyone who criticizes the central government could be prosecuted for “treason” and “sedition”.
An attack on freedom anywhere in the world undermines that freedom everywhere else. If enough voices are raised in opposition to Article 23 it can be stopped.
On Thursday 19th December 2002, the winds of change blew the sails of freedom and justice for all, from Circular Quay and Town Hall in Sydney Australia, to the heart of Beijing, China. Over seventy people staged peaceful rallies to raise public awareness of the proposed changes to Hong Kongýs Basic Law through Article 23.
