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Police authorities informed Ms. Qiu that her detention was in connection with her affiliation with Falun Gong.

The Government's information is unambiguous in that Ms. Qiu is being proceeded against because of her affiliation with Falun Gong.

Mr. Gong met teacher Zhang after getting off the bus and came into conflicts with her again, leaving an unhappy end.

It was also said that the repression of Falun Gong is so harsh that no one dares to assist Ms. Qiu.

The Falun Gong organization has repeatedly engaged in destructive activities of every kind, violating public morals and seriously endangering public security.

As the rule of law prevails in China, however, the steps taken to counter the Falun Gong organization are strictly legal.

Falun Gong is not a religion but an anti social, anti scientific, misanthropic sect whose violent leanings are becoming daily more manifest.

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Due to pressure from the police, Mr. Gong surrendered himself to the Wutonghu police station of the Liangzihu branch of the Ezhou Municipal Public Security Bureau on August 10.

The Government offers warm hearted assistance and patient education to the vast majority of deluded Falun Gong practitioners, fully guaranteeing all their rights and helping them return to normal life.

It is also concerned at reports that children of families practising their religion, notably the Falun Gong, are subject to harassment, threats and other negative actions, including re education through labour.

Over the past 20 years, laid off workers, dispossessed farmers, Falun Gong practitioners, and angry Tibetans have organized protests. No student led, urban protests like those of Tiananmen Square of 1989, however, have occurred.

Therefore, to render an opinion in this case, the Working Group is not called upon to take a position on whether Falun Gong is a religion, a religious denomination, a sect, or a belief.

Referring to the allegation of the source that Ms. Qiu is being persecuted because of her religious convictions, the Government argues that Falun Gong is not a religion, but rather an anti social and anti scientific sect.

A general reference to the dangers of practising Falun Gong did not convince the Working Group that in the context of this particular case the deprivation of liberty imposed on Ms. Qiu is necessary and, if so, is proportionate to the aim pursued.

In the case under review, the Government failed to adduce any argument explaining why and how Ms. Qiu's affiliation with, or profession of, the ideas or principles of Falun Gong was or could have been detrimental to the society as a whole, or to other individuals.

If a Chinese blogger criticizes the government over its crackdown on Falun Gong, or supports Tibet s opposition, the Internet police rush to the scene of the supposed crime. But if the blogosphere emits jingoistic calls for more raw materials, the government salutes and works harder to obtain them.

Activists with grievances over Tibet, Taiwan, Burma, Darfur, and dozens of other political, environmental, and human rights issues are already making plans. Is China ready for Greenpeace, Human Rights in China, Amnesty International, and Falun Gong supporters to take to the streets, with thousands of foreign journalists hungry for stories and asking questions that the authorities are unaccustomed to answering?

The exceptions to this state of affairs are when the Party initiates a propaganda campaign, such as the one associated with the turnover of Hong Kong in 1997, or the more recent anti Falun Gong blitzkrieg. At such times, directives are issued to produce programming with specific ideological content, and such shows dubbed renwu (duties) are perfunctorily overseen by TV producers, after which the more bottom up mode returns.

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Great Leap Forward, when 20 40 million Chinese died of starvation, as well as the tenth anniversary of the government s ban on Falun gong, an organization of self claimed religious and meditation practitioners that has challenged the Communist Party s legitimacy. Though largely discredited inside the country, this militant movement still has a following around the world, and further protests may come at any time and in unpredictable forms.