Statement by The Epoch Times On the Events at the White House
At the welcoming ceremony for Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao on the south lawn of the White House on Thursday morning, Dr. Wenyi Wang stood up in the press corps and shouted slogans.
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Epoch Times had known of her intention to use this event to protest, we would have seen that her press credentials were withdrawn.
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.
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Dr. Wang has played a very important role in developing this story. She has been able to use her medical expertise to help evaluate the reports of organ harvesting. And she has worked closely with our two original sources.
At the same time, as a physician, Dr. Wang has felt acutely the nightmare of doctors violating their trust in this horrifying way.
The crimes against humanity first uncovered at Sujiatun are only the latest form taken by the persecution of Falun Gong in China. That persecution has seen all of the might of a giant totalitarian regime used to try to "eradicate" a peaceful meditation practice that believes in following the principles of "truthfulness-compassion-tolerance."
This is a desperate situation. "Peter," the journalist from China who first told us of what was happening at Sujiatun, understands this. At a press conference today, he said, "I am willing to use my life, if that is the price I have to pay to expose this crime."
Dr. Wang also clearly understands this is a desperate situation. She took matters in her own hands today to try to let the world know what is happening.
Notice they did not apologize to Hu.