(Clearwisdom.net) From March 29 to April 4, Li Changchun, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Japan. Li has been actively involved in the persecution of Falun Gong in China over the last 10 years. During his visit, he encountered many protests.
Protest in Kobe
Clarifying the truth about Falun Gong in Kobe
Protests in front of the hotel where Li stayed
Before Li visited Japan, Falun Gong practitioners from Japan submitted appeal letters to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, asking the Japanese government to reject Li's attempt to enter Japan.
On March 29, on the first day of Li's visit, Falun Gong practitioners in Tokyo held a large scale march in protest. On the same day, Falun Gong practitioners in Kobe also held activities, exposing Li's role in the persecution. Many citizens accepted flyers and condemned the persecution and other human rights abuses in China.
On the second day, practitioners submitted appeal letters to the mayors and local councils in Hyogo and Kobe, in which practitioners listed Li's crimes in persecuting Falun Gong in China.
On April 2, practitioners held up a lot of banners in front of the hotel in which Li stayed. The banners exposed Li's role in persecuting Falun Gong.
On April 3, practitioners held banners in front of the hotel again. Since Li and his subordinates saw the banners the night before, they didn't go out the front door, but used a side door instead. One policeman said that it looked like Li did do something bad, otherwise he wouldn't have to go out the side door.
Practitioners held up banners at places where Li went to visit that day, and some of the practitioners stayed at the hotel holding the banners. Li and his men saw protests everywhere they went.
On April 4, when Li left Japan, practitioners held anti-persecution banners on both sides of the street. As Li's cars drove by, practitioners clearly saw that some of the Chinese government officials in the cars were giving a "thumbs-up" to the practitioners.
From April 4 to 7, Li visited Korea, where he faced similar protests.
Category: Rallies & Protests
