Let me put it straight. I’m fine with Tibetan, Uighur Muslims, democracy activists and pro-independence Taiwanese, but I, as an educated mainlander, just can’t accept you western media included Falun Gong with them, even , to my surprise, The Economist did so.

I can only accept that it is an organisation that goes against the Chinese communist party. And I fine with the idea that enemy’s enemy is a friend. But it can’t justify what it is. And you’d better not categorise it with the rest of the democracy activists.

To be bold, in my eyes, it’s kind of humiliation and it only discredit any initiatives you mean to convey democratic message. Because Falun Gong is something in Chinese people’s eyes, put aside the political stance, it is sth unscientific. And due to your lack of Chinese culture (just admit it, you westerners don’t care, a ...