Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A237-O60
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A237-O60
Release Date: October 22, 2006
发布日：2006年10月22日
Topic: Wei Jingsheng Visits Japan for the First Time - Received Media Interviews and Gave Speeches, as well as Expressed Gratitude to Friends Who Once Helped Him
标题：魏京生首次访日 -- 进行演讲并接受媒体采访，及向当年为他的释放呼吁并努力的日本友人表示感谢（快讯）
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Flashing News: Wei Jingsheng Visits Japan for the First Time
- Receiving Media Interviews and Delivering Speeches, as well as Expressing Gratitude to Friends Who Once Helped Him
In the evening of October 21, 2006, the Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition (OCDC), Mr. Wei Jingsheng arrived Japan to visit for the first time since his freedom in 1997. Ms. Huang Ciping, the Secretary-General of the OCDC, accompanied him. A number of friends came as far away as Tokyo and Hong Kong, including news media, waited at the Kansai Airport of Osaka, to greet and interview him.
The group is head by Mr. LIN Fei, the OCDC Japan's representative and Mr. Kitai Daisuke of the Amnesty International Japan, the inviter.
Within the first 24 hours of Mr. Wei's arrival, a number of news media of newspapers, TV and radio station have already interviewed him. These include but not limited to: Kyodo News (of both Osaka and Kobe), Asahi News Agency, Radio Free Asia (Japan), the Epoch Times (Japan).
In the afternoon of Sunday, October 22, 2006, Wei Jingsheng and 9 of his companies visited the headquarter of Kobe Charter of Amnesty International to express his gratitude to these friends of rescuing effort during his prison time, including a letter writing campaign that kept going for many years and encouraged him tremendously. Now in return, he encouraged these members and volunteers to continue their effort to pay attention and support to these political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
Later, introduced by the leader of the effort, the chief priest of Myohokkein of the Lotus Center (a Buddhist temple), Mr. Wei presented a seminar to a full room of audience on his life and thoughts in prison, and the ongoing human rights especially labor rights abuses in China. The seminar was finished by a Q&A session and followed by a welcome dinner hosted by the AI members and other friends.
For more detailed reports of Mr. Wei's Japan visit, please stay tuned.
Related photos:
1. Mr. WEI Jingsheng arrives Japan and receives his first interview in the airport:
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/Osaka061021interview-Kyodo-c-3.jpg
2. Mr. Wei writes to Amnesty International's Kobe Charter to express gratitude:
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSappreciation-5.jpg
1. Mr. Wei Jingsheng speaks at the seminar (translated by: Mr. LI Song):
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSseminar-5.jpg
1. AI Kobe Charter members and friends with Mr. Wei after dinner:
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSdinner-c-4.jpg
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Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A237-O60
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A237-O60
Release Date: October 22, 2006
发布日：2006年10月22日
Topic: Wei Jingsheng Visits Japan for the First Time - Received Media Interviews and Gave Speeches, as well as Expressed Gratitude to Friends Who Once Helped Him标题：魏京生首次访日 -- 进行演讲并接受媒体采访，及向当年为他的释放呼吁并努力的日本友人表示感谢（快讯）
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快讯: 魏京生首次访日
-- 进行演讲并接受媒体采访，及向当年为他的释放呼吁并努力的日本友人表示感谢
2006年10月21日傍晚，中国民主运动海外联席会议主席魏京生先生抵达日本。这是魏京生先生自他1997年11月获得自由后第一次对日本进行的访问。前往陪同的还有：联席会议秘书长黄慈萍女士。
由联席会议日本代表林飞先生及邀请单位国际大赦（日本）的代表北井大浦先生所带领的远自香港与东京的朋友及新闻媒体多人抵达大阪的关西机场迎接。
在魏先生抵达的24小时内，多种报纸、电台、与电视的新闻媒体抢先对他进行了采访与报道。这其中包括有：共同通讯社（分别来自大阪与神户的支社）、朝日新闻、自由亚洲电台（日本）、大纪元（日本）。
2006年10月22日下午，魏京生先生及9名随行朋友抵达国际大赦神户支部的总部妙法华院。魏先生向其领导人及成员表示感谢，感谢他们在他入狱期间多年的关切及努力，并对此国际关注及援助表示支持与鼓励。
之后，经妙法华院的主持新间智照的介绍，魏京生先生对座无虚席的听众进行演讲并回答问题。重点地谈到他的狱中生活与感受，及中国的人权尤其是劳工权益问题。
22日以大赦国际神户分部为魏京生先生所举行的欢迎晚餐而结束。
欲知更多详情，请留意近期报道。
有关活动照片：
1. 魏京生先生抵达大阪关西机场，并接受在那里等候的日本共同通讯社大阪支社的采访：
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/Osaka061021interview-Kyodo-c-3.jpg
2. 魏京生先生在神户大赦国际分部书写感谢：
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSappreciation-5.jpg
3. 魏京生先生在神户演讲（翻译：李松）：
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSseminar-5.jpg
4. 神户大赦国际分部成员及朋友宴请魏京生先生并合影留念：
http://weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2006/newsletters2006-8/KobeAI061022WJSdinner-c-4.jpg
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