Communist China brutalizing its own people is a well documented fact
China the most populous country in the world is under siege for many decades now. The citizens are denied basic rights and any access to information apart from state controlled and heavily censored media. The regime has systematically purged intellectuals and activists, many people whose ideas conflicted with the State have been brutally dealt. They repressed religion and any forms of worship, in a blatant attempt to control people. But Chinese are patient and hardworking people one wonders how long they will carry this burden of abuse. Market has provided short term respite but individual right is basic of any civilized society.
Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice introduced in China by Li Hongzi. It is a system of exercises, meditations, and teachings that renew the body and mind. Three of the main principles in this practice are truthfulness (to be true to yourself and others, return to your true self), compassion (to have kindness and consideration to all beings), and forbearance (to bear humbly the trials and tribulations at each stage of your growth ). It soon became very popular. Either one agrees to Falun Gong or not is not the question here but the way it is dealt in China. Chinese regime will have to be civilized in dealing with dissent.
So what is wrong with something as peaceful as Falun Gong? Consider most countries around the w
China the most populous country in the world is under siege for many decades now. The citizens are denied basic rights and any access to information apart from state controlled and heavily censored media. The regime has systematically purged intellectuals and activists, many people whose ideas conflicted with the State have been brutally dealt. They repressed religion and any forms of worship, in a blatant attempt to control people. But Chinese are patient and hardworking people one wonders how long they will carry this burden of abuse. Market has provided short term respite but individual right is basic of any civilized society. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice introduced in China by Li Hongzi. It is a system of exercises, meditations, and teachings that renew the body and mind. Three of the main principles in this practice are truthfulness (to be true to yourself and others, return to your true self), compassion (to have kindness and consideration to all beings), and forbearance (to bear humbly the trials and tribulations at each stage of your growth ). It soon became very popular. Either one agrees to Falun Gong or not is not the question here but the way it is dealt in China. Chinese regime will have to be civilized in dealing with dissent.
So what is wrong with something as peaceful as Falun Gong? Consider most countries around the w
orld where people of different religions, sects and other diversities live in tolerance. But the dictators in china cannot tolerate differences, anything apart from their ideology has to be eliminated. History has taught us how vicious communists can be (history will also teach us how dangerous uncontrolled Market system can be!!). Communists like Market lack soul they are systems where humans have to fit in. The problem is humans are not really into fitting in (if you look at it the fundamentalists of all religion have the same problem).
Respecting differences is not for regime in china. So thousands of followers of Falun Gong were massacred and maimed. They were crushed with such severity that only communists can muster. State run newspaper Xinhua used words like ‘decisive victory’ against “poisonous torrent” “people gone mad” (also note the language used against Tibetans, shows how uncivilized the mindset of dictators are). Except probably Gorbachov (he was a great man) if you look at the communist top brass you will see almost always people who are seriously deficient of basic intelligence and compassion. They are dogmatic and lacking tolerance (democracy also throws such people occasionally, Bush is no exception!!), although they have a very keen understanding of rhetoric and organizational skills. Crackdown on Falun Gong incidentally violated even the Chinese constitution that guarantees freedom of association and religious belief (Art.35-36), but then china doesn’t really have any opposition, at the best it is party infighting.
China recently has acquired a status thanks to its size and Market, so it is a economic power. Corporate world has been pumping their resources into china as they are assured returns (it surely is a safer place, harmonious!!). It is very shocking that a country that doesn’t guarantee basic rights to it citizen is permanent member of UNSC that too with veto right. China has been blatantly supporting oppressive regime around the world.
Chinese support to Sudanese massacres it is a well documented case in recent time the Chinese complicity in Darfur and the misery. China vetoed peacekeeping mission in darfur recently reason being ‘non interference’ while the government sponsored Janjaweed have massacred 200,000 people and driven out 2.5 million people from their homes in last four years (Spielberg quit the Beijing Olympic Organization committee in disgust). Quite clearly China is using its position in UN to justify its human right violations.
Chinese support for Military regime in Burma the oppressive junta in Burma is very much supported by china is no secret (even the monkeys in Indian government are trying that one, the scoundrels call it strategic alliance).
China recently has acquired a status thanks to its size and Market, so it is a economic power. Corporate world has been pumping their resources into china as they are assured returns (it surely is a safer place, harmonious!!). It is very shocking that a country that doesn’t guarantee basic rights to it citizen is permanent member of UNSC that too with veto right. China has been blatantly supporting oppressive regime around the world.
Chinese support to Sudanese massacres it is a well documented case in recent time the Chinese complicity in Darfur and the misery. China vetoed peacekeeping mission in darfur recently reason being ‘non interference’ while the government sponsored Janjaweed have massacred 200,000 people and driven out 2.5 million people from their homes in last four years (Spielberg quit the Beijing Olympic Organization committee in disgust). Quite clearly China is using its position in UN to justify its human right violations.
Chinese support for Military regime in Burma the oppressive junta in Burma is very much supported by china is no secret (even the monkeys in Indian government are trying that one, the scoundrels call it strategic alliance).
