Article: Falun Gong Founder Says Gov't Envious

MIN LEE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-21-2004
Dateline: HONG KONG


A small crowd gathers to watch a rare televised appearance by Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi shown in Hong Kong Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Li criticized the Chinese government's crackdown on his group, saying it was rooted in jealousy of Falun Gong's big following. The movement remains legal in Hong Kong, a former British colony that has kept Western-style civil liberties since returning to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP Photo/Lo Sai-hung)

In a rare televised appearance, Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi said Wednesday that Beijing cracked down on the meditation group because government leaders envied its popularity.

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