"Each time Gao Zhisheng calmed down, there was always someone who would prod him to talk to the public, " said Caoan Jushi, who was in Toronto on Aug. 26 to attend a seminar on China's economy. Caoan explained that various factions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wanted to use events such as those around Gao Zhisheng and the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong prisoners to force Hu Jintao to take a stance.
Hu Refuses to Budge While Zeng Keeps Prodding
"The CCP's system dictates that when one does something, one will make mistakes; and when one makes mistakes, one will risk being forced to step down," Caoan Jushi said. "That is why Zeng Qinghong [current Standing Member of CCP's Central Politburo, Deputy President and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee] always prodded Hu Jintao to do something, so that he could find fault with Hu. But Hu didn't budge, prepared to use his age advantage against Jiang Zemin and Zeng Qinghong."
"Each time Gao Zhisheng calmed down, there was always someone who would prod him to talk to the public," Caoan Jushi disclosed, explaining that Zeng Qinghong, who is in charge of the state security system, tried to force Hu Jintao to take a stance by making this kind of trouble before the CCP's 17th National Congress.
"The CCP is not afraid of its own people's opposing voice, but fears the concern of foreign governments," Caoan said. He further observed that the concerns expressed by foreign governments can be used as an excuse to attack opponents and force them to shift position in the power struggle within the CCP.
The CCP Manipulates the West to Divert Attention from Organ Harvesting
"The CCP knows that Gao Zhisheng is not afraid to die and Ho Chun Yan [current member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and human rights attorney], who has been engaged in activities against the CCP for a dozen years or so, will not give in because of the punches and kicks he received. But why did the CCP do what it did?" Caoan Jushi explained that the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and other western nations that have diplomatic relations with China cannot intervene in matters related to a certain political party within China, as stipulated in diplomatic regulations.
"Western nations hold the notion that human rights are above sovereignty. So western governments and media can air their grave concerns about the persecution of human rights activists," Caoan said. "In this way the CCP managed to divert international attention from the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners to Gao Zhisheng and Ho Chun Yan."
Caoan said that the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners is a repeat of the Nazis' atrocities committed 60 years ago. When it is confirmed, the CCP will become the enemy of all the governments in the world. The factions that are waiting for their chance within the CCP and the forces against the CCP in China will rise to overthrow the CCP.
Veterans—the Major Force in Rights Advocacy
When asked how the Chinese people, though resentful of the communist government, can rebel against the CCP when they are kept under strict control, Caoan replied that one of his relatives who worked in the public security system told him that the "police collects and confiscates over 200,000 guns a year."
When commenting on the attitude of China's military toward the CCP, Caoan said that all the veteran officers of whom he knew at the regional level swear at the CCP, this being a result of the CCP's settlement policy for retired military officers.
"I know a military officer at the regiment level who has come to the U.S. He made 7,000–8,000 yuan a month (approximately US$1,000) when he was in the army. When he retired, he was assigned to work as a security guard for a factory," Caoan said. "The major problem is, there are simply too many people to settle. So, the more salaries increase for those serving in the military, the more upset the retired officers feel."
"At present, leaders of human rights advocacy groups in various places are not laid-off workers or farmers; instead, they are retired soldiers," Caoan said. "These people have very strong organizing and coordinating abilities."
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