【新唐人2014年06月20日讯】19号中共总理李克强结束了对英国的访问,飞往希腊。在北京派发出300亿美元的订单同时,英国各界——从副首相到多家知名媒体,从华人抗议团体到维族、藏族,甚至越南人和英国人,批评中共侵犯人权的声音始终如影同行。
李克强如愿获得英国女王伊丽莎白二世的接见,外界说北京在国际上赚足面子后,就与英方签定了300亿美元的采购合同。然而英国朝野,从政要到媒体,从民间团体到个人,都对中共的人权问题大声说“不”!
英国副首相克莱格(Nick Clegg)17号在自由民主党一个活动中致辞时表示﹕我们不能忽视中国(中共)至今仍然存在的大规模和有系统的侵犯人权事件,以及死刑的广泛使用。克莱格认为,中国在政治上仍然是一党制国家,与民主社会呈“对立面”。
以监督政府而闻名的西方媒体也纷纷发言。英国《独立报》在对比分析了英、中两国贸易和经济实力后,坦言“我们不需要对北京‘毕恭毕敬’。我们两国的关系是基于一个明确的,相互的经济利益。”
中国南方街头公民运动参与者欧彪峰:“我觉得任何一个社会,只要它真是想要朝着一个文明进步发展的话,人权与法治、基本的这个普世价值是不能违背的。这次给出几百亿经济蛋糕,但是同样还是受到民众,包括英国副首相的批判。”
在英国跟随李克强一路抗议的民间团体,有“六四”民运人士、香港人、藏族人、维族人和法轮功学员,还有英国人和越南人。抗议的藏人戴着手铐,揭露中共对西藏民众的暴力镇压。旅英香港人举着“香港前途,香港自决”的牌子,法轮功学员展示的横幅是“法办江泽民、法办罗干、法办刘京、法办周永康”,和“在中国15年对法轮功的迫害——马上停止”等。路过的行人在了解情况后,纷纷在“制止强摘法轮功学员器官”的呼吁书上签名。
大陆维权律师李向阳:“强权的共产党政府尽管用尽了手段,比如这一次300亿的订单,其实这是一种公开的贿赂、收买的伎俩,但是民众、政府官员都是看得很清楚的,对他们这种低劣的、不光彩的行为,都不欣赏的。”
参与抗议的英国人迈克尔‧佩罗特(Michael Perrott)表示,如果认为金钱高于人权,是非常错误的。
李向阳:“真正要想得到世界的认可,得到整个国际社会的尊重,只有实行多党制。当前中共政权为了维护他们的既得利益,是不可能主动进行政改,还人民新闻、言论自由的。正是世界人民看到了他们邪恶的本质,所以掀起了各个阶层的抗议、反抗。”
而中共再次搬出套话,强调人权之上首先是“生存权”。
欧彪峰:“这是非常荒唐!非常这个荒谬的!中国民众的言论自由也没有,选举权也没有。就只要有饭吃就可以了。它把这个人权定为是一种生存权,这个事非常荒谬的!人权的话不只是生存权,还有他的尊严,他的精神层面的这些追求。”
中国“南方街头运动”参与者欧彪峰也看到:中国人不能享有人权的原因就在于社会制度。
欧彪峰:“极权统治之下人权是没有任何保障的,它可以任意的拘捕、任意的关押,恐吓。中国极权主义社会里面,每一个人没有严格意义上的这个人权的,精神都是扭曲的。”
这次李克强英国之旅中,引人注意的是,中方并没有安排李克强和克莱格会面,而且,英方派出接机的官员是﹕长期关注中国人权问题的外交部国务大臣史怀尔(Hugo Swire)。史怀尔过去不但对西藏自焚事件表达严正关切,还曾撰文支持香港应有真正的民主普选。
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Li Keqiang Signs Deals But Meets Protests on UK Visit
On June 19, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended UK visit
and headed to Greece.
Although Beijing has sealed trading deals worth $30 billion
during Li’s visit, voices criticizing China’s human rights
abuses were heard wherever he went.
The voices came from UK’s Deputy Prime Minister (PM),
several mainstream media, Chinese protest groups, Uyghurs,
Vietnamese and British people.
Li Keqiang was received by UK’s Queen Elizabeth II.
Observers say that China and the UK were reportedly
expected to sign deals worth more than $30 billion after
Beijing has won back enough face in the world.
Meanwhile various groups and individuals spoke out in the UK
and condemned China’s human rights abuses.
UK Deputy PM Nick Clegg said at his monthly press
conference that large scale, systematic human rights abuses
and widespread use of the death penalty
still continue in China to this day.
Clegg stated that Chinese people are “shackled” to a one-party
communist regime that is the “antithesis” of a democratic society.
Western mainstream media also published reports.
The Independent newspaper analyzed British and China’s
trading and economic strength,
also saying that the UK is not going “cap in hand” to Beijing.
The relations between the two nations are based on
clear, mutual, economic interest.
Chinese activist Ou Biaofeng: “I think in any society,
as long as progress is made towards the development
of a civilization generally, human rights, the rule of law
and universal values cannot be violated.
This time China gives away billions of ‘economic cake’, but
is still criticized by the public including UK Deputy PM.”
Several protest groups followed Li Keqiang in the UK,
including democrats of June 4, Hong Kong people,
Tibetans, Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners.
British and Vietnamese also participated in the protest.
Tibetan protesters demonstrated with handcuffs, exposing
the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal suppression of Tibet.
British-Hong Kong people held placards worded
“Hong Kong’s future, Hong Kong people decide”.
Falun Gong group’s banners say “Bring Jiang Zemin, Lu Gan,
Liu Jing, Zhou Yongkang to Justice”,
“15 Years of Persecution of Falun Gong In China- End it Now!”
People have signed the petition calling for “end the organ
harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners”.
China-based activist lawyer Li Xiangyang: “The CCP regime
used all the means, the $30 billion deals likely
become open bribery and tricks.
However, the public, British officials can see it clearly,
They seem not to appreciate this disgraceful behavior.”
Protester Michael Perrott says that it was wrong to consider
money more important than human rights.
Li Xiangyang: “Only by implementing a multi-party system,
can China be recognized and respected in the world.
In order to maintain its short term interests,
it is impossible for the CCP to carry out political reform,
or resume freedom of expression and publication to its people.
People in the world can see through their evil nature,
thus protests from all walks of life have taken place.”
The CCP again played its common tricks, stressing that a
right to live is above human rights.
Ou Biaofeng: “It is ridiculous! Very nonsense! Chinese
people neither have freedom of expression nor have right of vote.
Is only having food to survive enough? The CCP classifies
human rights a right of survival, it is ridiculous!
Human rights not only refers to right to survive, but also
has its dignity, and spiritual aspects.”
Ou Biaofeng also observes that the CCP’s social system
is the reason why people cannot enjoy their rights.
Ou Biaofeng: “There is no human rights protection under
totalitarian rule, the regime can arbitrarily arrest, detain and
threaten its citizens at will.
People in that totalitarian society have no real human rights,
People’s spirits are distorted.”
It is noticeable that Chinese officials didn’t arrange
for Li Keqiang to meet with Nick Clegg.
UK officially sent Hugo Swire, Minister of State at the
Foreign Office, who has long been concerned with China’s
human rights abuses, to welcome Li at the airport.
In the past, Swire has shown his concerns regarding
Tibetan self-immolations, he also showed his support of
Hong Kong’s democratic election in writing.
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