[Apologetics] China Rips U.S. House Bill on Persecution

[Art Kelly]

Tuesday June 13, 2006 12:16 PM
China Rips U.S. House Bill on Persecution 

By GILLIAN WONG 
Associated Press Writer 

BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday
said a resolution by U.S. lawmakers condemning Beijing
for allegedly stepping up religious persecution was a
``groundless accusation'' that interfered in China's
internal affairs. 

The House of Representatives on Monday approved the
resolution condemning China for rising persecution of
religious believers. 

The resolution ``constitutes a gross interference in
China's internal affairs,'' said Jiang Yu, a Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman. ``We express strong
dissatisfaction and firm opposition.'' 

Jiang said the passing of the resolution was a
``groundless accusation and attack against China's
religious and human rights.'' 

U.S. lawmakers also approved two other resolutions:
one condemning China's appointment of Catholic bishops
without the Vatican's approval, and the other urging
remembrance of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy
demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. 

China's state-sanctioned Catholic church, the Chinese
Patriotic Catholic Association, has appointed several
bishops in recent weeks without the pope's blessing.
The Vatican invoked a rule ordering those who took
part in the ordination to be excommunicated. 

China's communist government maintains that the
Tiananmen crackdown was justified because it laid the
basis for the country's rapid economic development. 

``We advise the U.S. to take more care of their own
issues and do more to address the human rights
violation issues in the United States,'' Jiang said.
``They should stop interfering with other countries'
internal affairs under the pretext of religious
affairs and human rights.'' 

China maintains tight control over all religions.
Those who practice Falun Gong, a banned spiritual
movement, or who attend underground Protestant or
Catholic churches routinely face detention, harassment
and sometimes imprisonment. 

``The Chinese government protects the freedom of
religious beliefs of citizens in accordance with the
law,'' Jiang said. ``After reform and opening up ...
we have made great progress in our human rights and
people's livelihoods. This is obvious for all to
see.''





                           
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