 Chinese Ambassador Pressures Satellite Company
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July 19, 2008
CHEN: In a recent recording obtained by NTDTV, China's ambassador to Italy, Sun Yuxi admitted that the Chinese Communist Party is behind Eutelsat stopping NTDTV's signal into China. The recording, from the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) shows that Sun also told Eutelsat chiefs to cooperate closely with the Chinese regime. [Sun Yuxi, Chinese Ambassador to Italy]: I talked to their [Eutelsat] CEO and vice CEO because they were helping Falun Gong with their channel. But they explained to me repeatedly that they didn't do it on purpose, that they [Falun Gong] got it on [the satellite] without their knowledge [of the broadcast content], etc. Anyway, that's their explanation. After they turned off [NTDTV], they [Eutelsat] came to the counselor for science and technology at our embassy and asked him to relay to me that since I've told them many times, they have now taken care of it, and they will never again allow anything related to Falun Gong to show up. We encouraged them and told them, 'Don't ever get involved with Falun Gong, you should work with us and promote a positive image of China.' They apologized many times and guaranteed such a thing will never occur again. They want to work with CCTV [Chinese state television], and for now, they want to work with China Aerospace and use our rocket to launch their communications satellite and weather satellite." On July 10, Reporters Without Borders published the tran scri pt of a conversation between a Eutelsat employee and someone who he thought was a Chinese official, which revealed a supposed "power anomaly" as the reason for signal cutoff, was in fact a politically motivated decision due to pressure from the Chinese regime. Sun's words along with New York Consul General Peng Keyu's recording last month show Chinese diplomats engage in activities outside of their job duties. Exporting human rights violations to foreign soil and interfering with foreign business operations have now become routine practice for the Communist regime. Author: NTDTV Keywords: Ntd Ntdtv News Chinese-Ambassador CCP Satellite Company Eutelsat CEO China CCTV WOIPFG NTDTV-broadcast Added: July 18, 2008
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