The Face of Shame

Shame is a concept known all around the world. The people of every nation on earth know what shame is.

Often, when a person is being led away from a court trial on his way to prison, you can see the prisoner trying to hide his face. He does not want people to know what he has done. Why is that? It is nothing less than shame, a strong embarrassment about being caught in performing a dishonorable act.

Now we see a Nation "hiding its face in shame." Who is it? It is the People's Republic of China (PRC).

This once proud and revered nation has, under the direction of President Jiang Zemin, proven to the world that it is ashamed of its suppression of human rights. It is especially ashamed of its official persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

The clear evidence is contained in the recent intensification of it's laws aimed at persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. On June 10, 2001 the high court in PRC announced it's intention to prosecute anyone who provides information to foreign journalists about the government's crackdown of Falun Gong.

In other words, the government is "hiding its face in shame" by attempting to prevent the world from knowing what it is doing to it's own citizens. Instead of projecting an image of a nation ruled by law, this latest action presents China as a nation hiding behind the law.