Re: BBC: China raps US in sect row

[ThuanQ Tran <thuanqt@yahoo.com>]

> 
>The Chinese statement said: "Our laws
> protect citizens' freedom of association,
> speech, assembly and religious belief. But we
> will notallow any one to abuse this freedom to
> engage in activities that sabotage social
> order.'' 
> 

Sound like a conflicting statement !!!!

>             Tuesday that the Communist Party had
> warned that core members of Falun Gong "must >be punished in
accordance with the law". 
> 

Power rules!


> 
> And Li Peng, second in the ruling
> Politburo,said the emergence of Falun Gong was a
> warning that officials and members of
> the public need more education about socialism. 
> 

And he wasn't kidding nor threatening.  He was serious.
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