Libei and fellow PhD student Qiang Zhang have just completed their
UK tour which stopped at Leicester on Saturday 18th August and plan
further demonstrations against what they say are infringements on
their basic human rights. Demonstrations include a 72-hour hunger
strike outside the Chinese Embassy in London.
There are
an estimated over 100 million practitioners of the belief in the world
and Libei says the practice does not pose any risk to China and its
practices.
"Falun Gong
is a kind of body, mind and spirit practice it is very good for people's
health and also morality improvements. We believe in truthfulness,
compassion and tolerance. Normally we can practice together in the
park and also at home," explained Libei.
"They
(Chinese authorities) look at us in a different direction just because
of the large popularity of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Some
Communist Party members practice Falun Gong and that is why the government
treats Falun Gong as a threat to their power," says Libei.
"In one
of the city councils we went to along our route, the secretary to
the Lord Mayor mentioned that they received an information packet
from the Chinese Embassy defaming Falun Gong," says Qiang.
"They have been trying to depict Falun Gong as something dangerous
to people, something that can lead people to kill or commit suicide.
But according to the teachings of Falun Gong killing and suicide
are both crimes," commented Qiang.
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