Chen Yonglin, a former Chinese consulate staff member stationed in Sydney, Australia, arrived in Toronto on June 4 and is currently touring Canada. During press conferences held in Toronto and the Ottawa Parliament, he revealed how the Communist regime controls overseas Chinese communities, infiltrates the media, and sets up traps for western politicians. [1]
Beijing Think Tank on How Western Hostile Forces Are “Westernizing and Dividing” China
A Beijing government think tank undertook a priority research project in 2004 and has published a three-part outline of its research entitled, "Research on New Characteristics and Circumstances of Western Hostile Forces Westernizing and Dividing China." The research paper states that the anti-China forces inside the Bush Administration are rising due to the unity between U.S. Defense Department and the blue team of extreme conservatives. The paper recommends that China continue to "engage and cooperate" with the United States for the sake of China’s economic development and technological advancement, but should "increase communications with Japan, Russia, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, India, Brazil," and neighboring countries. The paper suggests that China can use the United Nations as a means to "contain" the United States.
Falun Gong – a Top but Secret Issue for the Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party has kept the Falun Gong issue at the top of its agenda and accused the United States and other Western countries of supporting Faluln Gong for the purpose of political penetration and the peaceful transformation of China. The Communist Party acknowledges that there are a lot more Falun Gong practitioners in China than what the Chinese media have previously reported. The Communist Party has directed the Chinese media not to report this specific Party directive.
China Reform Foundation Report: Urban Resident’s Grey Income as High as 4 Trillion Yuan
On June 11, Wang Xiaolu, the Vice Director of the National Economic Research Institute of the China Reform Foundation, released a report about "grey income," the income that is never officially reported. He found that the urban population has "4.4 trillion Yuan (0.55 trillion $US) of grey income that is not accounted for in China’s national statistics."
A Communist Party Directive on Media Controls
In November 2006, the propaganda department of a county Communist Party Committee affirmed that news reporting is a matter of politics. "Media is the mouthpiece of the Party." The Party should carefully guide public opinion by following "the principle of ‘enhancing positive publicity, blocking negative reports, and handling sensitive reports with caution." The directive calls for implementation of a mechanism of censorship so that "no person shall collect and publish news reports on problems and hot issues without the approval of the County Committee’s Propaganda Department." Topics banned from news reporting include disparity of income, lawsuits against the Party and the authorities, embezzlement and anything that will "bring instability to our society." News reporting of international events must be consistent with that of the central government. Violators will be publicly reprimanded.
Chinese Police’ “Hidden Front” – How They Suppress Faith Based Groups
The annual report from the Hangzhou City Public Security Bureau shows that the suppression of faith-based groups has gone underground – it has become the "hidden front." The Chinese police waste no time on enforcement. Internet censorship and control of social unrest continue to be the focus of Chinese law enforcement.
Communist Party School on the Important Issues of Building a Harmonious Society
Marxism remains the "guiding ideology" and "fundamental principle" for Chinese Communist Party and "the soul of social ideologies." In March 2007, a professor from the Party School of the Communist Party of China published a paper entitled "Important Issues for Future In-depth Studies on Building a Harmonious Socialist Society." Hu Jintao set forth the goal of a harmonious society at the Party’s Sixth Plenary Session held in October 2006.
China’s Government Think Tanks on Taiwan Politics
Xiamen Star issued a "2006 Taiwan Report" authored by a group of experts and scholars from Mainland China and Taiwan. Those from Mainland China allege that Taiwan has entered a new period of political turmoil, color revolution is taking place in Taiwan and public opinion will decide who is the winner in Taiwan election.