United States: Heart Warming Letters to Secretary of State from US Public Requesting Help for Charles Li's Release

Letter 1

Dear Secretary of State Colin Powell,

I am writing to urge you to use all your power to help get US citizen Charles Li back. Charles worked in our office briefly, and he is a very nice colleague to work with. He shouldn't be punished for being a Falun Gong practitioner.

When I told my family about Charles' arrest in China, they are all shocked and want to show their support. We hope that you can do everything possible to bring this gentleman back home.

Thank you.

T. F. and family

Letter 2

Dear Secretary of State Colin Powell,

My name is [...] and I am a friend of Charles Li, the American citizen arrested in China for being a Falun Gong practitioner. I am writing in hopes that you will do everything you can to help bring Charles back to the US. He is a kind and gentle soul, who just wanted to visit his family in China, and shouldn't be punished.

We are all very disturbed by this shocking news so please do what you can to help get him back.

Thank you.

K. K.

Letter 3

Dear Secretary of State Colin Powell,

I am a resident in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am appalled to hear the comments from San Francisco Chinese Consulate spokesperson in a recent TV interview about his country's arrest of US Citizen Charles Li. The spokesperson, Lei Hong, said that people who practise Falun Gong should not go to China during the Chinese New Year as it would increase burden to the already busy Chinese police. He then continued shamelessly that the Consulate is in control of a full list of the overseas Falun Gong practitioners. He seemed to be proud that they had been successful in spying over the Falun Gong practitioners in the U.S. As President Bush said in his State of the Union speech, "the price of indifference would be catastrophic." Americans should not tolerate such abuse to freedom of beliefs and human rights. Let's get our countryman back.

Sincerely,

A. K.

Letter 4

Dear Secretary of State Colin Powell,

I was shocked to hear that Charles Li was arrested in China and is facing groundless charges. I am very concerned about the matter as 3 of my employees also practise Falun Gong, so I know how serious the persecution is of Falun Gong practitioners. It happened to one of my employees when she went to China around Christmas time in 1999 that she was detained for 2 weeks simply because she was a Falun Gong practitioner.

I hope that our government will do whatever we can to bring Charles back soon.

Sincerely,

D. S.