Every morning at around 7 a.m., Mr. Huang Tianjin drives to the Sizihwan Bay parking lot in Kaohsiung city and broadcasts news and information about the persecution of Falun Gong from his car.
This broadcast vehicle has been the target of vandalism over the past two months. On Nov. 22, a police report was filed after the car’s tires were found slashed.
This broadcast vehicle has been the target of vandalism over the past two months. On Nov. 22, a police report was filed after the car’s tires were found slashed.
Ms. Zheng Qimei, Falun Gong spokesperson in southern Taiwan, suspects that agents of the Chinese regime are responsible for the damage; she notes that similar incidents have happened to Falun Gong activists in cities around the world.
Huang said that it was not the first time the vehicle was vandalized. On Nov. 21, two tires were punctured; on Nov. 22, all four tires were punctured. Huang said that one tire had also been damaged on Nov. 16.
Other recent attacks include filling the muffler with polymer foam, gluing a door shut with quick-drying adhesive, cutting the speaker system wires, and damaging the keyhole, she said.
Ms. Tsai Xiuzhi, another Falun Gong practitioner, said that the vehicle had been purchased for the sole purpose of broadcasting to tourists from China information about the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong. She explained that it is difficult for people from the mainland to hear such news, because of the regime’s extensive system of censorship and media control. In the early years of the anti-Falun Gong campaign, mainlanders were inundated with propaganda against the group.
Zheng said the vandalism would not deter Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners from continuing to let people know about what is happening to adherents in China. “In the land of freedom in Taiwan, we are protected by the law. Such malicious acts of vandalism will be punished.”
“As long as the persecution is going on, our truth clarifying activities will go on peacefully and rationally. We will continue to expose the evil deeds of the CCP to tourists who come to Sizihwan Bay,” she said. “In the meantime, we are grateful for the police protection. And we hope that the criminals will soon face justice.”
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Huang said that it was not the first time the vehicle was vandalized. On Nov. 21, two tires were punctured; on Nov. 22, all four tires were punctured. Huang said that one tire had also been damaged on Nov. 16.
Other recent attacks include filling the muffler with polymer foam, gluing a door shut with quick-drying adhesive, cutting the speaker system wires, and damaging the keyhole, she said.
Ms. Tsai Xiuzhi, another Falun Gong practitioner, said that the vehicle had been purchased for the sole purpose of broadcasting to tourists from China information about the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong. She explained that it is difficult for people from the mainland to hear such news, because of the regime’s extensive system of censorship and media control. In the early years of the anti-Falun Gong campaign, mainlanders were inundated with propaganda against the group.
Zheng said the vandalism would not deter Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners from continuing to let people know about what is happening to adherents in China. “In the land of freedom in Taiwan, we are protected by the law. Such malicious acts of vandalism will be punished.”
“As long as the persecution is going on, our truth clarifying activities will go on peacefully and rationally. We will continue to expose the evil deeds of the CCP to tourists who come to Sizihwan Bay,” she said. “In the meantime, we are grateful for the police protection. And we hope that the criminals will soon face justice.”
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