China strongly condemns and resolutely opposes the resolution
passed by US House of Representatives on Falun Gong, a leading
official of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National People's
Congress (NPC) announced in Beijing Thursday.
On
July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives, disregarding China's
serious representations and facts, passed a resolution demanding
China to cease so-called "persecution" of Falun Gong.
Falun Gong's nature as a civil cult has been testified by numerous
crimes committed by itself. Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong's chief, lured
people to join his organization by pretending to "promote building
up health," and then controled their minds with his fallacy about
"doom of the world" and "ascending to Heaven." Li also forbids his
followers who are sick to see a doctor or takemedicine, having
caused the deaths of over 1,700 Falun Gong practitioners, the
official noted.
All facts prove Falun Gong is an evil cult, and no responsible
government will take a laissez-faire policy toward such a cult that
harms society and destroys lives, he said.
The resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives, however, said
China's forbidding Falun Gong practitioners to practice
theirbeliefs, "violates China's own constitution as well as the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights."
"Such an assertion constitutes a vicious attack on China out of
ulterior motives," the official said.
The Chinese government banned and dealt with Falun Gong in 1999in
accordance with the Chinese constitution, criminal law and
regulations passed by NPC Standing Committee. The move
safeguardedthe human rights of the people and therefore won firm
support by people all over China, he said.
The ban of Falun Gong also conforms to the provision of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which says
"Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall
be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived ofhis
life," the official pointed out.
In
banning Falun Gong, the Chinese government has protected
thefundamental human rights and freedoms of the Chinese people, and
fully respected and resolutely safeguarded human rights. A small
number of US congressmen, disregarding such facts, support Falun
Gong and slander the Chinese government -- "We just want to know
what they are up to?" the official asked.
The evil cult is a common vermin to humanity and all nations should
join efforts to crack down on it. China advises the few
U.S.Congressmen to get a clear understanding of Falun Gong's nature
asan evil cult and its political motive to sabotage the Sino-US
relations and friendship between the two peoples, the official
said.
Those Congressmen should stop interfering in China's domestic
affairs by making use of the Falun Gong issue, and stop
supportingand abetting the evil cult, or they will meet with
opposition by fair-minded people all over the world, including the
Chinese and American peoples, the official said.
(Xinhua News
Agency July 26, 2002)