Press release: NZ Quit the CCP Service Centre 12 April 2007
For Immediate Release

20 million Chinese Communist Party members QUIT

New Zealand feels Chinese regime's attempts to influence politicians as collapse looms

Event: Rally at Aotea Square, Auckland City
Date: Saturday 14 April, 2007
Times: 11:00am - Rally
12:45pm – March

1) 20 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and affiliated organisations (Youth League and Young Pioneers), have publicly renounced their membership since November 2004 – at a current rate of over 20,000-30,000 per day.

2) New Zealand's freedoms have been threatened as the CCP tries to extend its reach into our country. Recently, respected journalist Nick Wang was ousted from parliament at the behest of a CCP official. Last week, Auckland regional mayors were contacted by the Chinese Consulate urging them not to attend the Divine Performing Arts cultural show.

3) New Zealand must be careful not to tie our fate to the imminent collapse of the CCP. Compromising human rights to become the first OECD country to have a free trade agreement with China is condoning such violations and is a short-term and short-sighted view. A regime that has caused 80 million deaths of its own country people cannot be regarded as a good business partner.

Human rights under the CCP are appalling and gross violations occur every day. Below is an outline of the human rights violations of particular concern from Amnesty International and independent investigators:

‘Re-education through labour’: over 250,000 people detained without trial.
Torture: widespread, including beating, sleep deprivation and electric shocks.
Death Penalty: Up to 15,000 executed each year without fair trial, organs harvested.

Repression of spiritual and religious groups: including Falun Gong practitioners.

Repression of internet and media: journalists and bloggers imprisoned.
Inadequate labour rights: appalling working conditions for internal migrants.

Organ harvesting: On March 9, 2006, the first witness from mainland China came forward to disclose shocking news of the CCP harvesting organs from living prisoners and selling them for enormous profits. A Canadian independent investigation team has released two ground-breaking reports confirming the practice taking place. www.organharvestinvestigation.net

Speakers at Saturday's 20 million Quit the CCP Rally:
NZ Epoch Times Editor-in-Chief: Sam Murphy
China Democracy Movement NZ: Pang Qing
World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong – NZ branch: Kerry Gore
NZ Quit the CCP Service Centre: Kerry Chen
Democracy advocate: Defector Jia Jia’s son, Mr. Kuo Jia

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