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The NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular received long-lasting applause from the nearly seven thousand in attendance at the show's two performances. The profound meaning of authentic traditional Chinese culture is cultivation. Dance performances such as "Return to the Rightful Place," and "Candlelight Vigil" and singing "Finding the Truth" displayed to the audience the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China, and manifested practitioners' views on today's world and cherishing life.

Dance Performance "Return to the Rightful Place"

What do Western and Chinese audiences think of the programs? Here are highlights of some interviews conducted after the Chicago show:

A professor from UIC (University of Illinois, Chicago) and his Chinese wife Ms. Chen both had an interview with the reporter. Ms. Chen said that they had much knowledge about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong, and they had even heard of Falun Gong practitioners having their organs harvested and sold at high price. She appreciated and admired the show for putting on a program exposing the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. She liked the program very much. Ms. Chen added that she loved watching dancing since she was young. As soon as the dance performances "The Dunhuang Dream" and "Return to the Rightful Place" began, a voice in her mind reminded her to pay close attention. The dances left deep a impression on her. She felt they were the best performances she has ever watched since childhood, refreshing and touching. Before the couple left they said they would definitely bring their children to come next year when their children's ages meet the requirement, because the performance is the most authentic display of traditional Chinese culture.

Chicago resident Mr. Steve said, when being asked if he could understand the implied meaning of dance performances, that he could completely understand. He liked the program "The Dunhuang Dream" and the dance performance depicting the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners ("Return to the Rightful Place"). The dance showed a woman Falun Gong practitioner brutally beaten and faint on the ground, a heavenly deity land on the earth and escort her to heaven, where the scene is really beautiful.

Pharmaceutist Su Meizhen and her husband Jerry Lasky came to watch the show for the first time. A friend had told them about it. Mr. Lasky learned about the persecution of Falun Gong through the programs and he showed great sympathy. He said there is no freedom of speech in China, while in the Western society, it is very significant to raise awareness of the true situation of the persecution to the public in the form of arts.

Su Meizhen had learned about CCP interference in the show in the Chicago Sun-Times. She said, "It's inconceivable. On the soil of the United States, it is ridiculous that they could do such a foolish thing. Why is the CCP afraid of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance"? People should have their right to belief."

Ms. Emmie said that the show was a brainstorm for her. She learned a lot, such as divine-inspired culture, the truth on Tiananmen Square, the principle of "Reaping What is Sown," and the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa. She appreciated having the problems expressed in such a way, thinking the show was very good, and very special.

Ms. Sukit from Thailand is a paramedic. She liked dance performance "The Dunhuang Dream" very much. She said that the show reminded her of her ethical culture. Asian cultures have something in common. When talking about the program "Return to the Rightful Place," Ms. Sukit said that though people have different beliefs, beliefs can help people know the principle of "reaping what is sown." There are too much injustice in today's society. Heaven's punishment to bad people should be quick, so as to stop the bad people from doing evil.

Joyce and her daughter from Kansas watched the show together. Joyce said the show was very good. She liked the program "Candlelight Vigil." Joyce said while her eyes were red, that while watching the dance performance, she kept shedding tears. People should pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China, and only when more people have learned about the truth, will the persecution of the innocent people be stopped.

Maie is a business person dealing with product development. When talking about the program about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, she said that the stage should often express subjects in real life, so that people can learn what is kind, what is evil, and help Westerners learn more about what is happening in China. Evil should not be hidden.

In a letter to Falun Gong practitioner on February 28, 2007, Mr. Stockwell Day, M.P, the Minister of Public Safety of Canada said: "CCTV4 is licensed by CRTC and there should be a requirement for Rogers to monitor further programming."

Mr. Stockwell Day is giving a speech at a rally supporting Falun Gong.

In the letter to Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Xiaoheng, the Minister of Public Safety said: "As you point out, the CRTC has itself made record of its opinion that comments on CCTV4 in the past regarding Falun Gong has been 'abusive' and has tended to 'expose that group to hatred and contempt'."

"There are of course limits to the responsibility of government vis-a-vis broadcasting rights. But I do see merit in your suggestion." "CCTV4 is licensed by CRTC and there should be a requirement for Rogers to monitor further programming as you say was done in the case of Al Jazeera."

At a rally on Parliament Hill requesting the government to overturn the CRTC decision to allow the CCTV broadcasts in Canada, Mr. Brian McAdam, a former diplomat, pointed out: "The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) - responsible for the deaths of more people than Hitler or Stalin combined: an estimated 47-75 million people and carries out human rights abuses such as forced abortions, religious and political repression, selling prisoner's organs, mass executions,  torture, and genocide - was given permission last month by the Canadian Radio and Television Committee (CRTC) to broadcast nine TV channels into Canada - it says: "to inform, enlighten, and entertain its audience."

"The fundamental news source for these nine channels is the Xinhua News Agency, dubbed 'Xinhua: The World's biggest propaganda agency' by Reporters Without Borders.  A report released by RSF exposes the CCP-controlled Xinhua News' distortion of facts, hatred for the enemies of the CCP - particularly the United States and Japan - and its support, through the treatment of international news, for the world's worst regimes."

The former editor of the People's Daily said in his article Turning everybody into a Censor "Based on my own experience and stories I witnessed and heard for 22 years working for the Chinese Communist Party, as well as my 45 years of living in China, I have come to one conclusion: there is no evil the Communist Party of China is not capable of. The limit is only in our imagination." He said that the Communist Party controls the media through controlling everybody. It controls everybody physically, spiritually, materially and mentally.

Mr. Brian McAdam pointed out: "China's application to broadcast nine TV channels into Canada should never be thought of as a normal cultural and educational addition to the Canadian mosaic.  It is a ploy by a cunning, murderous regime to expand its global influence."

"In an Orwellian fashion, the CCP uses 'culture' to deceive and distort and manipulate. In their own words: 'culture is a 'soft' component of our nation's power...Compared with economic diplomacy and political diplomacy, cultural diplomacy is able to have our target audience unknowingly accept [our propaganda]. Such cultural infiltration through subtle influence cannot be underestimated'."

"Stirling Seagrave in his book Lords of the Rim details the invisible empire of the overseas Chinese, a vast highly interconnected net of 60 million expatriate Chinese, with assets of up to $2 trillion, who not only dominate the Pacific Rim, but are making inroads into the West as well."

In his book The Coming decline of the Chinese Empire, Victor E Louis said: "The overseas Chinese 'are a powerful instrument of Beijing...and Beijing uses that instrument very flexibly: from financing and setting up anti-government insurgent groups to conducting ...propaganda among the population'." "China is re-linking itself with the overseas Chinese as never before."

Mr. Brian McAdam pointed out: "As a propaganda organ of the CCP, the broadcasting of the Great Wall channels would be an attempt to:

• gain control of the ethnic Chinese wherever they live, including Canada;
• prevent criticism of the regime by the overseas Chinese media;
• sway the Chinese community to be pro-Beijing;
• shape public opinion;
• mobilize the overseas Chinese to carry out their bidding;
• destroy any opposition;
• put a Communist spin on Canadian news and Canadian government policies.

"The core mandate of CRTC is to ensure that what is broadcast in Canada reflects Canadian identity, attitudes and opinions." Mr. Brian McAdam pointed out, "Has the spread of hatred now become a Canadian value?   The Communist regime in China personifies evil and is a threat to the world."

"Many Western countries knowingly co-operated with another master of propaganda - the Nazi government - during the 1930s and 1940s while Jews were sent to concentration camps." "The post-Holocaust world said: 'Never again,' but history is repeating itself as members of religious faiths and spiritual groups, and advocates of democracy are incarcerated, tortured and murdered in China. Meanwhile the CRTC decided to enable the CCP propaganda to reach Canada"

Mr. Brian McAdam said: "The caucus must reverse the decision. We have, however, a brief opportunity to prevent this propaganda effort within our borders.  The CRTC made a monstrous mistake that the Conservative Party caucus must correct by over-ruling their decision."

The first trial regarding fundamental human right across the Straits was held in the Hong Kong Supreme Court on March 5. Regarding the request of four plaintiffs from Taiwan and Hong Kong for judicial examination on the Immigration Department's denying entrance and forcing deportation, Justice Hartmann of the Supreme Court convened the four-day trial. This case has been through four years of procedural examination and is now in the final period of the actual trial. In the first day's court investigation, senior lawyer Paul Harris, SC, attorney for the plaintiffs, and Justice Hartmann all mentioned that Falun Gong has been persecuted in China and the evidence that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) created a "blacklist" of Falun Gong practitioners and put pressure on the governments of other countries.

According to a report on March 2, 2007, by Central Radio Station of Taiwan, nearly 100 Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan went to Hong Kong to attend a Falun Gong-related event in 2003. Over 80 of them were deported by the Hong Kong government. Five practitioners from both Taiwan and Hong Kong then sued the Hong Kong Government. The case was tried on March 5. Liu Te-hsun, the Deputy Chief Officer of Mainland Affairs Council, indicated that religious freedom and freedom of belief are fundamental to any democratic country. As matter of fact, the Hong Kong Government did not then protect the rights of the Taiwanese people. The Mainland Affairs Council will provide the Taiwanese people necessary assistance.

Liu Te-hsun stated that, with regard to this incident, the Mainland Affairs Council ordered the Liaison Office in Hong Kong to urgently request the Hong Kong government to stop its unfriendly behavior and not to commit similar acts. Liu Te-hsun said, "We have said again and again to the Hong Kong government that we think religious freedom and the freedom of belief are fundamental to any democratic country. Hong Kong is an international city. We would like to believe that Hong Kong would treat fairly all people, related events, or social activities in Hong Kong and uphold religious freedom and freedom of belief."

Liu Te-hsun indicated that the Hong Kong government should reconsider how to respect human rights and freedom of belief. Otherwise, the image of a free and democratic Hong Kong will be severely damaged.

Liu Te-hsun said that the Hong Kong government should realize that relations between the governments of Hong Kong and Taiwan will, to some extent, be influenced by individual cases. Therefore, he wished that the Hong Kong government would protect the rights of people from Taiwan and pay more attention to their safety during their stay in Hong Kong.

Liu Te-hsun stressed that the Mainland Affairs Council would ask the Taiwan Liaison Office in Hong Kong to watch the progress of the trial and provide necessary assistance.