Illawarra Mercury: Hunt For Falun Gong Member
BEIJING.- Australia’s embassy in China is trying to contact one of its
nationals who has apparently been kidnapped by Chinese agents because of
her
membership of the Falun Gong spiritual group.
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BEIJING.- Australia’s embassy in China is trying to contact one of its
nationals who has apparently been kidnapped by Chinese agents because of
her
membership of the Falun Gong spiritual group.
The Australian embassy has confirmed with Chinese authorities that Ms Chen is being detained but no reason was given.
Two embassy officials from Beijing are attempting to fly to Chengdu today.
Chen’s parents have been contacted by officials from the National Security Bureau who threatened them if the husband made the incident public in Australia or on the internet, it said.
Wollongong’s Falun Dafa group was invited to celebrate Australia Day on January 26th with other community groups for the third consecutive year by the Australia Day committee.
While visiting family members in Yongan, Mr. Chan Wing Yuen, then a 70-year-old man, was arrested on 12 December 2001 for displaying a small banner in a street that read “Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance”
The Australian embassy in Beijing is trying to locate Sydney Falun Gong practitioner Nancy Chen, who disappeared in the city of Yibin, Sichuan province, last Wednesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is seeking urgent confirmation of reports
that an Australian woman has been detained in China.
The Australian embassy in Beijing said Friday it was
investigating claims that one of its nationals has been kidnapped in China’s
southwestern Chengdu province.
(SFDI) – Nancy Chen, 34, a resident of Canterbury, was kidnapped by the Chinese National Security Bureau in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China, on 22 January 2003.
AN Australian woman has been snatched off the street by police while
visiting relatives in China.
Friends believe she has been arrested because of her spiritual beliefs.