(Clearwisdom.net) Minghui correspondent Xin Yu reports from Sydney: former Chinese diplomat Chen Yonglin left the Chinese consulate and sought political asylum from Australia in May 2005, stating that he no longer wanted to monitor Falun Gong and other dissident groups. After 43 days in hiding, the Australian Immigration Department granted Mr. Chen Yonglin a permanent protection visa. On July 10, Chen Yonglin attended a press conference and a forum with the local Chinese community. He thanked people for their concern and again exposed the CCP's infiltration into and manipulation of overseas Chinese communities. He also presented other evidence, showing how CCP-hired informants provide Chinese consulates with personal information about overseas Falun Gong practitioners and Falun Gong group activities.

Chen Yonglin attends a press conference and forum with Chinese community

Chen Yonglin points to documents containing Falun Gong practitioners' personal information provided by CCP informers

At the press conference, Chen Yonglin said the CCP was not satisfied with control and manipulation of people inside China and has extended its reach abroad. He exposed how the CCP controls the overseas media through investments, advertisements and purchases of newspapers, which disseminated verbatim CCP propaganda in Australia. The media and audience were shocked.

Chen Yonglin also displayed some official documents at the press conference from the Chinese consulate that proved the existence of a large number of Chinese spies in Australia, which he had previously indicated. He further permitted the reporters to photograph these documents. Among the documents was detailed personal information of Falun Gong practitioner Kong Huiling and her family from Sydney; information on the Falun Gong group in Australia and the names of more than 300 Falun Gong practitioners the consulate had collected through various means. On the document was the signature of the Deputy Consul-General (of Sydney).

Chen Yonglin said that CCP spies and informants in Australia had provided all the information on the documents. Because of his work, he has a list of names of the spies and informants, but he does not want to publicize this list just yet. He said, "Many of them are young; some of them acted on impulse, and some went after money and other personal interests and were used by the CCP. They all have a family and relatives and I don't want them to get hurt. However, just as Fu Ying had said, 'CCP officials will flee like water escaping a dam after the floodgate opened.' If the CCP collapses, it's very likely that their names and personal information will be published, and they will be punished according to Australian laws. I advise them to free themselves from the CCP's shackles as soon as possible and stop assisting the evil CCP; only by doing this will they be saved."

At the forum, Chen Yonglin explained in detail the reasons for leaving the consulate and the difficulties that confronted him before he was granted a permanent protection visa. He said, "It shows the concepts of democracy and freedom are deeply rooted in the Australian people's hearts. The CCP has tried in vain to enlist Australia as part of its 'clique'." "I am very happy here in Australia, like everyone else, to breath the air of democracy and freedom. This is the feeling of being human, when I can say what's on my mind and do what I want to do. I hope all Chinese people will live with human dignity."

On the topic of his decision to defect, Chen Yonglin said the second reason for leaving the consulate was because he helped Falun Gong practitioners when he worked there. His successor will know about it and report him, and as a result he could be persecuted upon returning to China.

Chen Yonglin stated, "Usually, the CCP government regards Falun Gong practitioners as dangerous characters and refuses to issue them a visa extension. They would also confiscate their passports. According to CCP policies, a passport is the property of the government and can be confiscated as deemed necessary. The CCP's goal is to make the practitioners' lives difficult; in other words, it's persecution. When civil rights activist Mr. Yuan Hongbing first arrived in Sydney, the Deputy Consul-General and Fu Ying, the Chinese ambassador in Canberra, pressured the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Department of Immigration to deny Yuan Hongbing a visa. Their logic was Yuan was applying for a tourist visa; as there are so many tourists from China every year, if Yuan Hongbing was granted a visa, could Australia handle many more Chinese people (following suit)? It is the same reasoning that she (Ms. Fu Ying, current Chinese ambassador in Australia) used a few days ago when she warned the Australia government was 'opening the flood gates' by issuing me a visa. They pressured the Australian government not to give Yuan Hongbing a visa. All they wanted was just to create difficulties in Yuan's life; to make him feel unsafe and to burden his mind. That is her (Ms. Fu Ying) true purpose."

Chen Yonglin said the name of his successor is Gao Li, and he talked to her on the phone before she arrived in Australia. "She should have arrived at the beginning of June, and if she takes over my work she will soon find out what I have done, especially as there was a list of over 800 Falun Gong practitioners. Most of the names don't have passport details or birth data information attached to them, and the list was to be verified by the general consulate. I have deleted these names from the computer at the general consulate, and these practitioners should now have no difficulty applying for a visa. I have dealt with Falun Gong practitioners, and I sympathize with them because they follow Truthfulness- Compassion-Tolerance. I particularly feel their honesty and kindness. The reason the CCP thinks Falun Gong is easy to control and persecute is because the practitioners are very honest. When they come to the consulate to apply for a visa and we ask them if they practice Falun Gong, they would either answer yes or they wouldn't say anything. It's therefore easy to tell, because they don't lie."

"In 2003, Yuan Jing, the deputy director of the Central Office to Prevent and Deal With *** Cult, told me that at the moment 60,000 Falun Gong practitioners were being put under persecution. Among those, 30,000 were held in prisons and labor camps, and 30,000 were being brainwashed and monitored by the local government, the district government and the Street Party Committee. These numbers shocked me. The CCP claims it usually resorts to the policy of 'unite, educate and reform' in dealing with Falun Gong practitioners. The so-called 'unite' and 'educate' actually means brainwashing, and it is the same method that is used on CCP members. Since the massacre on June 4, 1989, the CCP has been brainwashing people with theories specifically targeting civil rights. Later, Jiang's 'Three Talks' and 'Three Represents' and Hu Jintao's 'Education of Maintaining Advancements' came out. At the end of last year, the general consulate in Sydney told me to write a summary report, the gist of which is, the general consulate in Sydney has gained much progress with its Education of Maintaining Advancements, and we will put an end to this period of Education of Maintaining Advancements. All of these are indicative of the true nature of the CCP."

It was learned that Chen Yonglin has submitted a list of local Falun Gong practitioners' names to the Australian government. Chen Yonglin says this list is enough to prove that the Chinese government has dispatched or hired many informants in Chinese communities throughout Australia.

According to the Australia Broadcast Company (ABC), Chen Yonglin also said he has a list of the names of CCP spies in Australia, and he would publish this list if necessary. He said there are two types of Chinese diplomats in Australia: the first deals with foreign affairs and administrative tasks; and the other collects information.

Chen Yonglin called on these spies to quickly give up their job and truly become part of a democratic society. Chen Yonglin said many of these people have families, and he hopes they can stop participating in espionage activities so as not to bring harm to themselves and their families.

It is said that the Intelligence Agency in Australia has expressed interest in Chen Yonglin's claims and will keep in touch with him.