----- Original Message ----- From: Mathaba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:44 AM Subject: Re: [STOPNATO] XINHUA STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG Please Kole, can you post the article original as you posted on this list, also to the religion community in ANSWER to the post already there about religious persecution in China? Thanks a lot! To make easy here the URL then follow common sense from there: http://mathaba.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/community.pl?ClientI D=72628&NodeID=82859 ========================================== www.mathaba.net - voice of freedom please use correct email addresses: for link requests only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for site problems only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for news items only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for human rights only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for comments: guestbook on main site for notices: notice board on main site for monthly updates: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for any other matters: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Konstantin Kilibarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STOP NATO! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:10 AM Subject: [STOPNATO] XINHUA > STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG > > Chinese Religious Leader Denies Religious Persecution in China > > WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A prominent Chinese religious > leader Monday refuted the allegation by U.S. State Department that > religious persecution was increasing in China. > "I don't think this is the case. I deeply regret that the U.S. > government made allegation without too much real investigation and > knowing the real situation," said Han Wenzao, President of China > Christian Council(CCC). > The U.S. government, made the allegation against China in State > Department's human rights report of the year 1999, is planning to > lodge a draft resolution concerning China at the United Nations > conference on human rights in Geneva. > Han Wenzao told a press conference in the Chinese Embassy in > the United States that Chinese people enjoy religious freedom > guaranteed in the constitution. > The religious leader, who is currently visiting the U.S. as > head of a CCC delegation, said 130,000 churches were reopened and > 23 million Bibles were printed in China by the end of last year. > Han Wenzao said there is a "big deep misunderstanding" in the > west about the religious situation in China. > However, he acknowledged that cases concerning violation of > religious rights do occur from time to time in China. > "You can't expect implementation of policies will be the same > everywhere," he said. "Such cases could happen, did happen and > will happen from time to time, here and there." he said. > "It is our duty to refer such cases and complaints to the upper > level and ask for investigation and rectification," he said. > Han said the religious freedom in China was not affected by > China's crackdown on Falungong cult. > "Falungong has nothing to do with religion," he said. > The CCC delegation held a meeting with representatives of the > Presbyterian Church of the U.S. and discussed cooperation of the > churches between the two countries in Lousville of Kentucky State > from March 19 to 21. > > Jiang on Sino-Russian Relations > > BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin > said here this afternoon that both the fundamental interests of > China and Russia and the special responsibilities taken by the two > countries for the world require the two countries to further > consolidate and deepen their strategic partnership of cooperation. > He made the remarks in a hotline phone call with newly-elected > Russian President Vladimir Putin, who won a victory in the Russian > presidential elections. > Jiang said that he believes that Sino-Russian relations will > surely see better development in the new century with concerted > efforts made by both sides. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ > Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com > ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com
