False Fire
On January 23, 2001, 18 months after the persecution started, it was reported that five people set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. A week later, CCTV, the Chinese government’s television station, broadcasted a program showing a video of the incident. They claimed that these are Falun Gong practitioners committing suicide. By fomenting the public’s hatred towards Falun Gong, the government hoped to justify the long-lasting violent crackdown against Falun Gong.
The true facts about this “self- immolation” incident are:
1.1. Falun Gong’s teaching clearly prohibits violence and killing which includes suicide. Killing lives will incur great amount of sinful karma and will make one unable to practice cultivation. The teachings prohibit killing and suicide and this point was clarified in depth during the BU club seminar.
1.2. Since its introduction in 1992, Falun Gong has improved many practitioners’ spiritual and physical health. Why would a practitioner kill oneself while trying to improve his/her health? It defies common logic. Falun Gong, in fact is beneficial to society, and practitioners are required to conduct themselves according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, & Tolerance.
1.3. This issue has been covered by international press. Washington Post reporter, Philip Pan, went to victims’ home and found that none of their neighbors ever saw the victims practice Falun Gong.
1.4. By analyzing the video from the government TV station CCTV, it clearly shows that the incident was staged. To see the full analysis, please go to http://falsefire.com/
1.5. Falun Gong has spread to over 100 countries since 1992 even during Chinese government’s massive propaganda campaign against Falun Gong beyond China’s border. There’s not even one single immolation or criminal case caused by the practice of Falun Gong around the world except in China, where the state control media tells nothing but lies.
1.6. On August 14, 2001, at a meeting of the United Nations the NGO International Education Development made a formal statement which declared, “The Chinese regime points to a supposed self-immolation incident in Tiananmen Square on January 23, 2001, as proof to slander Falun Gong. However, we have obtained a video of that incident that in our view proves that this event was staged by the government. We have copies of this video here and those interested can pick up a copy.” The United Nations, Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International, The Washington Post, and The Epoch Times have all acknowledged holes in the official story. In 2002, a documentary deconstructing the CCTV video footage, False Fire, received an honorary award at the 51st Columbus International Film Festival.新唐人电视台制作之影片《伪火》获第51届哥伦布国际电影电视节荣誉奖（2002年1月制作）。
1.7. 54 Facts That Reveal How the ‘Self-Immolation’ on Tiananmen Square Was Actually Staged for Propaganda Purposes
False Fire: China’s Tragic New Standard in State Deception
『天安門自焚』追查報告
國際調查組織-追查國際的調查證明，2001年1月23日發生在北京天安門廣場的『自焚』事件，是江澤民、羅乾等當時中共最高層策劃的一場構陷法輪功的陰謀。其目地是誣衊法輪功，欺騙全國民眾，使民眾盲從中共迫害法輪功的政策。