Recently, the Burmese people rose up in protest. Almost 20 years after 1988, another wave of civilian resistance against the rule of the Burmese military government started again. Once again, the Burmese military government has suppressed this uprising, which resulted bloody tragedies. To cover up the reality and truth, the Burmese military government has already obstructed and cutoff the normal communication channels between Rangoon and the outside.

The international society has responded. Western countries have expressed their serious concern over the situation in Burma, calling on China, India and Eastern countries to exercise their influence, in a collective effort.

We think that the violent behavior of the Burmese military government is a result of its despotic governing nature, with an even larger despotic country in support behind, in open and in the dark. Burma behaves just like a Southwestern province of China. To ask the Chinese government to dissuade the Burmese military government from violence would be a fruitless approach. The Chinese government needs the Burmese military government to be able to control Burma politics in a stable and long-term means. This would be beneficial for China to remain the only large autocratic nation in the world, with the mutual help from Burma, Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba. When the Burmese political situation is not stable, as evidenced by stronger civilian resistance, the suppression of the military government strengthens as well. As this time, the Chinese government supports for sure will be the Burmese military government, instead of the Burmese civilian resistance forces. We hope the international society would see this issue clearly, instead of holding too much excessive and unrealistic illusion. The Chinese Communist autocracy is the friend and backing force of all the despotic powers of this world.

Various Chinese democracy organizations in exile are calling the international society, especially those allied nations that overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, namely the USA, England, Australia, Italy, and Spain, etc, out of courage and wisdom of world leaders at this time, to actively intervene, instead of serving simple oral "attention and concern." To directly intervene in the atrocity of the Burmese military government would not be viewed as pursuing interest, but a reflection of morality, justice, and value in this world. Only intervention can really solve the turbulent political situation in Burma, to avoid further human miseries. We hope you will once again display the courage and responsibility of 1998 at the intervention of Kosovo's genocide.

We strongly condemn the atrocity by the Burmese military government. We urge the Burmese military to stay away from massacre and stop its despotic rule, and return government power to the people, to release detained peaceful demonstrators without any condition, and to release the symbol of Burmese democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi who has been put under house arrest for a long time.

The Chinese democracy organizations in exile express our full understanding and support for the Burmese monks and civilians. Although we are not in the same nation, we pursue the same goal, and we are in the same boat to help each other.

Co-signed by:

The Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition
Chinese Freedom and Democracy Party
Federation for a Democratic China France
Federation for a Democratic China Denmark
Federation for a Democratic China Netherlands
Federation for a Democratic China New Zealand
Federation for a Democratic China Germany
Federation for a Democratic China Australia
Federation for a Democratic China England
Federation for a Democratic China Hong Kong
Federation for a Democratic China, Japan Chapter
Federation and Alliance for a Democratic China -- CFDP
Chinese Democracy Party, Netherlands Chapter
Hong Kong Alliance to Promote Democracy in China
Hong Kong Human Rights Forum
Chinese Democracy Party, Hong Kong Chapter
Hong Kong Chinese Citizen Association
Caring Hong Kong's Future Group
European Alliance for Human Rights Olympic Promotion

From WeiJingSheng.org