Communist Youth League Central Committee official, Bai Xi, says the self immolation by seven Falun Gong practitioners has further exposed the evil nature of the cult, and cult leader Li Hongzhi's determination to attain his political goals at any cost.

He expressed sympathy for the twelve-year-old girl Liu Siying, one of the victims of the suicidal blaze. He says the incident is a typical case of violating minors' legitimate interests and rights, because the girl was coerced into the act by adult Falun Gong practitioners, including her mother.

Headmaster of the primary school affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music, Liu Xiangyan, says that he is appalled by the suicide attempt of Chen Guo.

He says the pretty nineteen-year-old was a talented student at the Central Conservatory, but the evil cult had blinded her and made her step into hell, rather than the so-called heaven.

Mi Ruqun, a teacher at Nanjing Normal University in Jiangsu Province, calls on educational bodies to keep the new generation far away from the Falun Gong cult.

(China Radio International 02/01/2001)