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The paper said in an editorial that China is facing more than enough crises already, from the economy to relations with Taiwan, and it should focus on these problems rather than "launch a massive crackdown against a group which has never done anything more harmful than organise peaceful protests."
Another WP front-pager reports that China has arrested over 4,000 Beijing residents in its efforts to suppress the Falun Gong sect, making this the largest government crackdown since the days of the Tiananmen Square uprising.
I'm hoping the recent crackdown will change this habit.)
Lin’s crackdown was indeed severe.
Already criticized for its tough crackdown on protestors during President Jiang's recent visit to France, the French government came under renewed attack Friday for overprotecting President Mohammed Khatami of Iran against critics of his regime.