A Little About Wenyi Wang
Dr. Wenyi Wang ( aka Wen Yi Wang) was arrested a few days ago for shouting at Chinese President Hu Jintao during his visit to the White House. She's been charged for heckling, which in this particular case is "a federal misdemeanor punishable by six months in prison and a fine of $5,000."
Dr. Wang received her press pass from the The Epoch Times. While the CNN story claims she is a journalist for them, I couldn't find any articles she wrote for them. But there is proof that she is connected: the statement released by the paper today:
But wait, there's more:
Yeah, that's right: doctors are reportedly harvesting organs from people while they are still alive. What's more is that they are specifically targetting groups like the Falun Gong (of which Dr. Wang is a practitioner). So I really can't blame Dr. Wang for risking her career (and possibly her life) for bringing such an issue to light. And I think embarrasing President Hu, while rude, was minor compared to what's happening in his country.
Side note: in a bit of irony, a CNN reporter was kicked out of a Hu reception for asking about the Falun Gong.
Dr. Wang received her press pass from the The Epoch Times. While the CNN story claims she is a journalist for them, I couldn't find any articles she wrote for them. But there is proof that she is connected: the statement released by the paper today:
Dr. Wang attended this event on Epoch Times press credentials. However, her actions were her own. In protesting in this manner, she did not act on behalf of The Epoch Times . Moreover, she had not consulted any of her Epoch Times colleagues beforehand about her staging this protest.
If The Epoch Times had known of her intention to use this event to protest, we would have seen that her press credentials were withdrawn.
But wait, there's more:
The Epoch Times apologizes to President Bush and the White House for Dr. Wang's actions. However, while The Epoch Times does not approve of the methods used by Dr. Wang, we think the world does need to understand what might have moved a respected medical professional such as Dr. Wang to take such unconventional actions.
The Epoch Times has reported that, based on the statements of doctors performing organ transplants in China, in the next eleven days thousands of Falun Gong practitioners will be slaughtered in China in a particularly horrifying manner: through having their organs harvested while they are still living. The only hope for saving the lives of these practitioners lies in bringing sufficient pressure to bear on the Chinese regime.
Yeah, that's right: doctors are reportedly harvesting organs from people while they are still alive. What's more is that they are specifically targetting groups like the Falun Gong (of which Dr. Wang is a practitioner). So I really can't blame Dr. Wang for risking her career (and possibly her life) for bringing such an issue to light. And I think embarrasing President Hu, while rude, was minor compared to what's happening in his country.
Side note: in a bit of irony, a CNN reporter was kicked out of a Hu reception for asking about the Falun Gong.
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