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"en.20100224.20.3-240"2
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"Mr President, this evening, I attended a reception for the Shen Yun Performing Arts Group in the Members’ Salon. Last year, I had the pleasure of seeing the Shen Yun Show in London. Its purpose is to revive interest in and to illustrate traditional Chinese culture, a culture of course that the Chinese Communist Party and government have done their best to destroy over the last 60 years.
I was appalled to learn this evening that a planned performance in Romania in April had been cancelled because of pressure from the Chinese Government. It is completely unacceptable that Romania, a country that claims to be a democracy, allows itself to be pressurised in this way by a Communist tyranny. I should also say that Shen Yun promotes the philosophy of truthfulness, tolerance and compassion so it is not surprising that the Chinese Government and Communist Party fear that contrary ideology.
I would like to suggest to the President, Mr Buzek, that we redress the situation by inviting Shen Yun to stage a sample performance in the Parliament at the earliest convenient date. This would be a clear gesture of support to those incomparably brave Chinese democracy activists."@en1
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