Special Topic: | Self-Immolation |
on Tiananmen Square, CHINA |
Research Project on China - Fall 2001
After the immolation incident occurred on January 23, 2001, the Chinese Government's mouthpiece, Xinhua News Agency, immediately published a report on the incident entirely blaming practitioners for the immolation. This was in stark contrast to the way news is usually handled in China, where lower-level officials report to their superiors and so on until the top officials allow the news to be published. Soon after the news was released, the Information Center in New York published a press release on the morning of January 23 (US eastern time) condemning the Xinhua News Agency for spreading unfounded, defamatory claims about . It also called on the PRC regime to allow the world media and international human rights groups to investigate this case to clarify the facts. |
Posters in Chinese (downloadable in .jpg format)
Then? | ||
A week later, CCTV, the Chinese Central Government's official TV station, broadcasted heartbreaking pictures of the 12-year-old Liu Siying, who was severely burned. Her mother Liu Chunling died from the self-immolation. The government is intensifying the campaign against by forcing every citizen to sign a form condemning They are using the pictures of Liu Siying to instigate the public's hatred towards , causing the Chinese people to fight amongst themselves. This kind of inciting the people to fight against each other was one of the main tactics used in the Cultural Revolution in China decades ago. |
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Facts | ||
On February 4, 2001, Washington Post published a stunning front-page investigative report entitled: "Human Fire Ignites Chinese Mystery -- Motive for Public Burning Intensifies Fight Over ." The article provided several facts including the following: |
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* Liu Chunling was not a native of Kaifeng and made a living as a hostess in a nightclub; | ||
* Liu Chunling would beat her elderly mother and young daughter from time to time; | ||
* No one ever saw Liu practiced the exercises. | ||
Evidence (Video of Self-Immolation on Tiananmen) | ||
Videos in Chinese (if you live inside China, it is possible that you are unable to access these videos due to China's media blockade.) | ||
1. 是自焚还是骗局?(更新版) (中文发音,25分15秒) 在线观看[宽带| 窄带| 下载观看[宽带| 窄带| AVI| MPEG] |
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2. 天安门自焚疑案 (中文发音、中文字幕,9分59秒) 在线观看[宽带 | 窄带] 下载观看[宽带 | 窄带 | MPEG] |
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Evidence (Video of Self-Immolation on Tiananmen) | ||
The following links may be accessible to those living inside China. So, give it a try.) | ||
3. 是自焚还是骗局?(更新版) |
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4. 天安门自焚疑案 (中文发音、中文字幕,9分59秒) 在线观看[窄带] |
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Video in English | ||
STAGED TRAGEDY: Self-Immolation in Tiananmen Square (00:12:35) Watch Online [ Hi | Low ] Download [ Hi | Low | MPEG | Script] |
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Analysis and Media Reports | ||
Washington Post: China Mulls Murder Charges for Foreign Journalists | ||
Other Important Videos (Multiple links are provided. Some links may not be accessible to people who are living inside China because of China's information blockade which prevents its people from knowing the true situation.) |
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1. (Witness - in Chinese) REAL 播放连接 .ram 文件 | 56k | 256k More link [56k] |
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2. 2002 |
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3. Witness (in English) Watch Online [ 256k | 56k ] Download [ 256k | 56k | MPEG ] More link [ 56k ] |
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4. Witness 2002 (in English) | ||
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Persecution of
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A Worldwide Campaign by Jiang Zemin (00:12:20) |
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6. Under the Cloud of Blacklist (in English) Watch Online [ Hi ] Download [ Hi ] More link [] |
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7. Terror in China
(00:23:30) Watch Online [ Hi | Low ] Download [ Hi | Low | Avi ] |
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8.
Free Zhao Ming
(00:20:30) Watch Online [ Hi | Low] Download [ Hi | Low | Script ] |
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9.
Around
the World(00:15:47) Watch Online [ Hi | Low ] Download [ Hi | Low | Script] |
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Other Useful Links | ||
Compassion magazine - a journal providing news and information about around the world. Download [pdf ] | ||
Jiang's Personal Crusade - why the Chinese Communist Party leader moved against and how his anti-campaign has come to dominate his agenda. Download [ pdf ] | ||
Freedom Under Attack - the persecution of targets U.S. officials, citizens and residents in America. Download [ pdf ] | ||
New ! New ! | ||
World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of : Formation of the International Committee to Investigate the So-Called Self-Immolation in Tiananmen Square (Photos) | ||
More materials are being added every now and then. These materials are obtained from various
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