Publications

• The Daily Texan: Artist hopes to raise awareness

  2002-10-18
  In 1996, Cuiying suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis that inhibited her from painting. A year later, she was introduced to Falun Gong and her arthritis disappeared completely. She attributes it to the exercise and meditation..."Soon after I started practicing Falun Gong, [the arthritis] went away. I could paint again."
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• BBC Monitoring: Hong Kong grants permission for Falun Gong show

  2002-10-17
  The government has granted permission for Falun Gong [practitioners] to hold a variety show at the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun town halls despite repeated applications from the group being rejected since last year. They have also been allowed to hold a photo exhibition at one of the venues.
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• SCMP: Regina Ip slugs it out with critics at rowdy forum

  2002-10-17
  Secretary for Security Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee was drawn into a [heated discussion] yesterday at a forum on the proposed anti-subversion law, during which she endured a 90-minute barrage of criticism.
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• The Standard: University Librarians In Subversion Law Plea

  2002-10-17
  [If Article 23 were passed] police [would] be granted the power to enter and search libraries if they are suspected to have publications which are seen as seditious. Librarians fear this may infringe academic freedom and the freedom of information.
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• Houston Chronicle: Falun Gong plans Texas protest

  2002-10-17
  About 50 Falun Gong [practitioners] demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy on Monday plan to carry their protest to Texas next week for President Bush's meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
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• AFP (Agence France-Presse): China's Jiang to visit Chicago, Houston, San Francisco on US trip

  2002-10-17
  Chinese President Jiang Zemin will visit the US cities of Chicago, Houston and San Francisco as well as President George W. Bush's Texas ranch on a trip from next week, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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• South China Morning Post: Draconian measures threaten HK freedoms

  2002-10-16
  Margaret Ng, a legislator representing the legal profession in Hong Kong, wrote in the SCMP, "A careful reading of the consultation paper reveals numerous draconian measures and serious pitfalls. These proposals surrender to the central authorities a fundamentally important part of the autonomy provided under the Basic Law." She supports the call for a white bill for further consultation.
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• SCMP: Article 23: let us debate the language of the law (Excerpt)

  2002-10-15
  The proposed legislation states; "we should defer to the decision of the central authorities based on the comprehensive information it possesses". [...]That means if the Chinese government proscribes Falun Gong on national security grounds, Hong Kong will follow suit, since Beijing knows best what is a threat to its national security.
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• Catholic News Service: President Bush urged to press China on religious, human rights

  2002-10-15
  A coalition of human and religious rights advocates called on President Bush to make human rights a top agenda item in meetings with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in late October.
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• Orange County Register: Chinese leadership feels pressure from many directions (Excerpt)

  2002-10-15
  President George W. Bush is expected to express his concerns about [..] repression when he hosts Chinese leader Jiang Zemin at his Texas ranch this month...
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• Chicago Tribune: Grass-roots war heats up against government Web blocks (Excerpt)

  2002-10-15
  Google's main site is no longer blocked by China, although search requests are being filtered. The words "Falun Gong," for example, [...] do not return search results.
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• Taipei Times (Taiwan): Coming full circle

  2002-10-14
  "While the Chinese government outlaws Falun Gong and condemns its practitioners, the group is finding increasing acceptance on college campuses in Taiwan."
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• Associated Press: China Imposes New Web Cafe Rules

  2002-10-13
  "But the new rules also reflect the fear of China's communist leaders that the Internet could nurture subversion...Already, China operates a special force to police the Internet for content deemed subversive. Scores of Web sites are blocked due to their content and the search engines Google and AltaVista have been blocked because they permit access to information on the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and other sensitive topics."
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• Reuters: CHINA: Subversion law to give HK powerful arsenal

  2002-10-12
  An anti-subversion bill proposed by the Hong Kong government is like a powerful arsenal which could be used against anyone leaders in Beijing or the territory find objectionable, a legal expert said on Friday.
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• International Herald Tribune: Liberties in doubt

  2002-10-12
  Autonomy under the "one country, two systems" formula must be strongly defended. The United States, the EU, Canada, Japan, Australia and others should speak up, privately and publicly, to support full protection of Hong Kong's civil and political rights.
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