中新社悉尼2004年1月21日电(记者刘雨生) 中国驻悉尼总领事馆发言人今天就“法轮功”组织问题发表谈话说，“法轮功”邪教组织近年来在悉尼地区成立团体，这些团体声称自己是华人的组织，面向华人，为华人服务，其实质是从事“法轮功”邪教和反华宣传。
发言人说，一九九九年中国政府取缔“法轮功”邪教组织后，“法轮功”已经臭名昭著。为了继续进行邪教和反华的欺骗宣传，近几年“法轮功”组织改头换面，在悉尼地区成立了至少四个团体。
发言人指出，“法轮功”是与日本“奥姆真理教”一样的、彻头彻尾的邪教组织，曾在中国害死一千七百多人，而现在仍在毒害一些不明真相的人们。它们打着气功健身和宣扬“真善忍”的幌子，以各种手段竭力掩盖其邪教真面目，不择手段地进行反华宣传和反华活动，沾污中国国家和人民的形象。
发言人说，“法轮功”的上述团体打着宣扬中华文化和为华人服务的旗号，行宣扬邪教之实，是对中华文化的亵渎，对广大华侨华人的污辱。希望澳大利亚民众认清其本质，不要上当，不要被其利用，不要参与和支持其活动。
Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Sydney comments on Falun Gong
Today the Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Sydney commented on Falun Gong organization in Australia, saying that the real intention of Falun Gong groups founded in Sydney in recent years were preaching the Falun Gong cult and have anti-Chinese propagation instead of serving overseas Chinese as they alleged.
The spokesperson said that since Chinese government outlawed the Falun Gong cult organization in 1999, Falun Gong had been notorious. In recent years, in order to go on with its cult preaching and fraudulent anti-Chinese propagation, the Falun Gong organization changed its face and founded in Sydney several groups.
According to the spokesperson, Falun Gong was an arrant cult organization just like the Aum Shinri Kyo Cult. It had caused more that 1700 deaths in China and was still poisoning people who didn't know the truth about Falun Gong. Under the camouflage of Qigong and "Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance" preaching, Falun Gong tried to covered its cult nature while did anything possible to have anti-Chinese propagation and conducted anti-Chinese activities in smearing the image of China and Chinese people.
The spokesperson commented that the Falun Gong groups preached Falun Gong cult under the camouflage of spreading Chinese culture and serving overseas Chinese. By doing this, it in fact humiliated Chinese culture and overseas Chinese. The spokesperson finally reminded the Australian public to be vigilant against Falun Gong Cult, be alert not to be deceived and exploited by the cult and not to participate them or support their activities.
(Chinanews, January 21, 2004)