美聯社：馬來西亞取消法輪功“神韻晚會”
中國反邪教
2018年5月31日星期四
【美聯社2008年3月24日】馬來西亞政府取消了原定於3月22、23日在馬舉行的法輪功神韻歌舞晚會。
來自馬來西亞一位政府官員稱，政府部門取消法輪功晚會是因為中國大使館反對晚會的組織者——駐美國的新唐人電視臺。新唐人電視臺是法輪功的支持者，而北京把法輪功定為危險的邪教。
“晚會沒什麼，但我們擔心這件事背後的影響。”這名因未經授權與媒體通話而拒絕透露姓名的官員說：“我們必須注意與中國的關係，這非常重要。”
新唐人電視臺專案組織者Wong Mei Yee批評馬來西亞的決定。她承認晚會的部分節目“通過一種藝術的方式”暗含對法輪功練習者的迫害。
中國政府公開指責新唐人電視臺是法輪功的喉舌。總部在紐約的新唐人電視臺通過衛星用漢語、廣東話和英文進行播報。許多電視臺的工作人員為法輪功練習者，但電視臺堅稱它是獨立的。
神韻晚會原計畫於3月22、23日在馬來西亞進行表演，演職人員來自澳大利亞、加拿大、中國、德國、美國和其他一些國家。
一位中國大使館官員拒絕就此發表評論。（完）
Malaysia cancels Falun Gong show
The Malaysian government canceled a dance performance containing acts alluding to the Falun Gong spiritual movement, an official and the U.S.-based organizer said Monday, sources from AP on March 24.
The ministry revoked the show's permit because the Chinese Embassy complained that the organizers — U.S.-based New Tang Dynasty Television station — were supporters of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that Beijing bans as a dangerous cult, said a ministry official.
"The show is nothing, but we're scared of the influence behind it," said the official, who declined to be named because she is not authorized to speak to the media. "We have to take care of our relationship with China. It's very important."
Wong Mei Yee, project manager with NTDTV, blasted Malaysia's decision. She acknowledged that parts of the performance hinted at the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners "in an artistic way" but said that should not matter.
Chinese authorities have denounced NTDTV, which is based in New York and broadcasts by satellite in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, as a mouthpiece for Falun Gong. Many of the station's staffers are Falun Gong practitioners, but NTDTV insists it is independent.
The March 22-23 show titled "Chinese Spectacular" was to have been performed by an international cast from Australia, Canada, China, Germany, the U.S. and other countries.
A Chinese Embassy official declined to comment.
(Facts.org.cn, March 26, 2008)
