(Clearwisdom.net September 20, 2003) More than 10 overseas Chinese organizations have co-signed a letter to the U.S. government, asking them to impose legal sanctions on Liang Guanjun and his underlings for the beating of Falun Gong practitioners.

The letter recounted the incident of June 23rd of this year, in which Liang Guanjun and his cohorts beat Falun Gong practitioners in New York City's Chinatown, a violent action that the Chinese Consulate openly supported in the media the next day. These organizations were shocked and uneasy that the Chinese authorities, led by Jiang Zemin, have extended their persecution of Falun Gong into the U.S., a land of freedom and democracy.

The letter stated that Falun Gong has always been peaceful and rational during all protests and has never resorted to violence. This violent incident was obviously provoked and escalated by Liang and his people. Liang Guanjun dared to break the laws of the United States and violate human rights on American soil, where freedom and justice reign. We cannot ignore this outrageous incident.

Four years ago, the former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin initiated this inhuman, brutal persecution and suppression, which has resulted in nearly 800 confirmed deaths, thousands detained in mental hospitals, tens of thousands sent to labor camps, countless families broken apart, and seniors and young children neglected. We are deeply grieved in our hearts. We hope that Jiang and his regime can turn back before it is too late, that Jiang's regime will immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong, along with other groups in China with different points of view. Otherwise, they will not be able to escape the course of justice.

The letter called on the U.S. government to investigate the ongoing harassment and unlawful conduct by Jiang's regime and its diplomats towards those U.S. citizens who practice Falun Gong, and even towards U.S. officials who support Falun Gong. The U.S. government should take proper actions, including enforcing immigration laws against those people and institutions of the PRC who are conducting unlawful acts on American soil.

The letter thanked the U.S. government for its longstanding support of those being persecuted in China and urged the U.S. government to further investigate Liang Guanjun's case and bring the guilty parties to justice.

Those who co-signed the letter include, in no particular order:

Wei Jingshen, President of the Wei Jingshen Foundation,
Xue Wei, General Manager of Beijing Spring magazine,
Ni Yuxian, President of the Chinese Independent Democratic Party,
Xu Shuiliang, Chair of the Chinese Democracy Alliance,
Yang Zi from the Chinese Democratic Party overseas,
Du Zhifu, President of Democratic China - Ottawa,
Wu Fan, head of China Affairs magazine,
Zhang Xianliang, Chair of Amnesty China,
Qin Jin, Chair of the Democratic China Front in Australia and representative for the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation - Australia,
Zhang Jian, the Chinese Youth Democratic Leagues - France,
Wang Longmeng, Home of Democracy - France,
Xie Zhongzhi, Chairman of China Democracy and Long March Foundation of Boston,
Liu Guokai, Chairman of the Chinese Social Democratic Party,
Sheng Xie, Chair of the "6.4" Incident Investigation Committee,
Tang Boqiao, Chair of China Peace.