Monday, April 14, 2003
Standing on the sun-drenched boulevard across from the grey-stone Chinese
Embassy yesterday, Yuzhi Wang made a pledge: Not to stay silent.
Gesturing while she spoke through an interpreter, the petite 46-year-old said
nothing will stop her from trying to save her siblings, whose whereabouts are
being withheld by the Chinese government.
"I will not be silenced because they will take revenge against me."
As a Falun Gong practitioner, Wang said she was detained by the Chinese
government and endured beatings and brainwashing.
On the verge of death and nearly blind, the former small business owner from
Harbin City was temporarily released from custody.
Reunited with Hubby, Son
She managed to leave China for the United Arab Emirates, but was arrested at the
insistence of Chinese officials.
A plea for help to Canadian Falun Gong practitioners led to the Canadian
government intervening on Wang's behalf. She received a special visa and arrived
in Vancouver last November, where she was reunited with her husband and son.
Wang, along with other practitioners, spent the weekend in front of the Chinese
Embassy, protesting the illegal detention of her siblings -- Chengyuan Wang, 37,
Chunyu Wang, 48, and Yuxiang Wang, 42 -- by the Chinese government.
Although they don't practise Falun Gong, Wang said they were arrested for their
connection to her.
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