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Taiwan President “Hasn’t Really Stood Up” to Free Citizen in China

Friday, August 10, 2012 19:01
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After more than 50 days of Chung Ting-pang's detention in China, Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeoh has finally spoken about his case. On Thursday, Ma's office asked Taiwanese officials to proactively secure his release. [Fan Chiang Tai-chi, Presidential Office spokesman] “President Ma Ying-jeoh is paying a lot of attention to Mr. Chung Ting-pang's case. He's asked the administrative offices to actively provide assistance, and asked them to give timely updates so that Mr. Chung Ting-pang can be released as soon as possible and return to Taiwan.” Chung Ting-pang is a Falun Gong practitioner. Chinese authorities placed him under residential surveillance in June after he paid a short visit to family in Jiangxi province. State-run media has accused him of “endangering state secrets,” while offering vague details. Falun Gong is a spiritual practice that is severely persecuted in China. Ma's message came after his government signed a long awaited investment agreement with China. Several rights organizations and Taiwan's opposition legislators have been pressing his office to do more to secure Chung's release. Teresa Chu, a human rights lawyer for Falun Gong in Taiwan, says Ma's statement does not go far enough. She wants him to call directly on Chinese authorities to free Chung Ting-pang. [Teresa Chu, Taiwanese Human Rights Lawyer for Falun Gong] “Ma's words are directed internally to Taiwanese officials, but not asking the Chinese Communist Party to release Chung. He hasn't
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