During Beijing’s 2005 annual government conferences on the night of March 14 around 9:35- 9:45 p.m., more than eight provincial TV stations and more than six satellite TV stations were interrupted with broadcasts about The Nine Commentaries on the CCP.

Initially, many people thought it was a message introducing the beginning session of the CCP Congress. However, as they continued watching and saw that it was exposing the CCP, it dawned on them that the TV program signals had been intercepted. The interception lasted for one to two minutes.

According to responses from viewers and Beijing investigators, the scope of this interception covered eight TV stations including Heilongjiang province, Liaoning province, Jiangsu province, Guangxi province, Henan province and Hunan province. Since it happened during prime time viewing at night, many people saw the contents of The Nine Commentaries.

Viewers in Shenzhen said programs in the four satellite TV stations in Shanghai, Guangxi, Sichuan and Shenzhen stopped suddenly following the interruption and their TV screens went blank.

Yesterday, Beijing citizen Mr. Zhao and his neighbors were watching television together. They saw the intercepted program, Nine Commentaries as well.

Our reporter interviewed Mr. Zhao on March 15. Here is an excerpt of the interview:

Mr. Zhao: A few of us saw the intercepted Nine Commentaries. It was a coincidence yesterday. We were just switching channels and then The Nine Commentaries on the CCP appeared. We saw it first on the Heilongjiang TV station.

Reporter: Were you very surprised at seeing this?

Mr. Zhao: Not at all, I was glad because we depend on outside media to understand the situation in China. Everything they (the CCP) propagate are lies, nothing they say is true. We need to hear a different voice; we can’t let them continue to deceive people everyday.

People in Beijing call them (the CCP) “the embezzlement party”- they come from all walks of life and come together for a common goal, embezzlement.

Reporter (laughing): It seems you are trying to be funny?

Mr. Zhao: Yes, people in Beijing can only try to find a balance through our own efforts. The TV interception that happened yesterday was a good thing. It would be best if there is a segment everyday.

Reporter: Is there anyone who does not know what the Nine Commentaries is about?

Mr. Zhao: We all know because we have read it. The Nine Commentaries has been passed amongst ten different people that I’m acquainted with. Everyone commented that it is well-written.

Another Beijing female viewer commented: I did not see the interception. That’s excellent! This is great news. All the police in our station have seen The Nine Commentaries. They always read The Epoch Times. I tell them to keep an escape route ready for themselves.