【明慧网二零一四年三月二十三日】（明慧记者德祥德国柏林报道）“什么？！您说的是在中国吧？真的在柏林？他们居然要在柏林干扰神韵演出，太令人气愤了！”
从二零一四年三月十八日开始，在德国柏林陆续十几处地方都有法轮功学员在拉横幅和分发资料，曝光中共妄图干扰神韵演出的丑行。看到横幅拿到资料的德国民众，很多都发出了以上的惊呼，人们几乎不敢相信他们听到和看到的事情，很多人表示要到剧院看演出，以声援神韵艺术团。
德国民众声援神韵艺术团
Deme先生拿到报纸后，表示要先回去看看。之后，他又转回来对法轮功学员说：“我把每一篇文章都读过了，这下我明白了为什么中共要干扰神韵演出，因为神韵是要帮助人们恢复传统文化。”
在亚历山大广场值勤的警察对法轮功学员说：“我们支持你们，他们（指中共使馆）这样做太过分了。”两位警察看到神韵介绍的短片之后，说：“太好看了，中共到底在害怕什么？！”
一位女教师表示：“我原来是东德人，太了解共产党那一套了。”因为柏林曾被分割成东西两座城市，柏林人对共产党认识得非常清楚。不少人都跟法轮功学员提到他们原来是东柏林人，深知共产党会做出什么样的坏事。
很多人询问如何才能帮助神韵艺术团，法轮功学员告诉他们，最好的方法是到剧院去，亲自体验一下神韵到底在演什么，中共到底在害怕什么。用自己的行动来对中共说不。不少人都表示一定要去看演出，声援神韵艺术团。还有人当场拨打神韵演出票务的热线电话，也有人询问是否可以签名来声援，还有人要了不少资料，要带到公司或政府机构分发。
柏林最有影响力的主流媒体曝光中共干扰神韵失败
近来，柏林最有影响力的两家主流媒体分别报道了有关中共使馆官员给柏林波茨坦广场Stage剧院施压、企图干扰神韵在柏林上演和最后中共以失败告终的消息。
《柏林日报》（Berliner Zeitung）二零一四年二月十二日以《波茨坦广场的冷战——中国大使馆要阻止舞蹈演出》为题，曝光中共使馆因神韵艺术团将在柏林演出，派官员陈平到演出的剧场施压。文章一开始就把中使馆对神韵的干扰与前东德对艺术作品和文章的审查联系在一起。文章中写道：“自从东西德合并以来，在柏林就没有发生过对艺术领域的审查事件。但是，中共使馆却试图干扰神韵艺术团在柏林的演出。”
《柏林日报》的记者很惊讶，没想到这种似乎早已被丢进历史垃圾桶的行径竟然出现在柏林。
另一家受柏林中上层社会喜爱的《每日镜报》（Der Tagesspiegel）也于三月十九日用《舞蹈对抗审查——中使馆试图阻止芭蕾舞演出，因为神韵维护传统文化》为题，报道了中使馆企图阻止神韵演出的消息。报道中提到，中使馆对神韵演出的干扰没有成功，还起到了意想不到的宣传效果，法兰克福中领馆似乎已经放弃了给剧院施压的尝试。
文章引用主办方郑女士的话说：“不仅在柏林，中共在其它地方也曾经试图干扰演出。五年前慕尼黑也曾经上演过神韵晚会，当时就有媒体曝光中使馆阻止人们观看演出的行为，后来反而有更多人来看演出。”
中共使馆干扰神韵屡屡碰壁
神韵艺术团于二零零六年成立，以复兴中华神传文化为己任，将五千年中华传统文化以及真正的中国古典舞带上了世界舞台。在经济低迷、文艺演出市场不景气的境况下，神韵逆势而上，在各地创下票房奇迹，成为世界一流的演出品牌。
神韵的成功引起中共的恐慌，这些年来，中共动用了外交、特务等手段进行破坏，在德国也不例外。
二零零八年三月，中共驻慕尼黑领事馆的官员频频向慕尼黑托尼卡尔演出公司施压，先是每隔十分钟的电话轰炸，三月十一日，中领馆副总领事王彦敏及其同事陈某还登门进行威胁，试图阻止托尼卡尔公司邀请神韵艺术团到慕尼黑演出，被该公司总经理海尔穆特·保利气愤地拒绝，并称中领馆“行为可耻”。
二零零九年一月，当时的法兰克福总领事李海雁以外交公函形式致信黑森州政府，还照会各国外交代表机构，试图阻拦他们观看神韵。这封公函被德国人权组织曝光，成为中共滥用外交特权在海外渗透的又一佐证。
二零一三年三月，两家与神韵合作的德国公司分别接到法兰克福中领馆的电话，要求他们收回合作，都遭到拒绝。其中一家公司的主管说：“我们在德国有言论自由，要怎么做是我们自己的事情。”
此次，中共使馆对柏林神韵演出的干扰依旧失败，目前法轮功学员正在柏林地区大面积揭露中共的卑鄙行径。这些活动得到了很多德国民众的支持。
(Minghui.org) “I’m from the former East Germany. Among the Chinese, it was the same as our [East German] rulers. They are afraid.” said Mr. Jörg Seefeld, director of the event department at the Stage Theater at Potsdamer Plaza, where Shen Yun is scheduled for four performances during March 23 and 26, 2014.
The Berliner Zeitung , a daily newspaper in Berlin, reported the above in its February 12 article “Chinese Embassy Tries to Block Dance Theater.” It compared the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) interference of Shen Yun performances with the arts censorship in the former East Germany and called it “Cold War at Potsdamer Plaza.”
Chinese Embassy official Chen Ping visited the Stage Theater to pressure the theater to cancel its contract for the four Shen Yun performances there.
Der Tagesspiegel (the Daily Mirror), another influential daily newspaper, also reported the interference on March 19 in an article titled “Dance against Censorship: Chinese Embassy Tries to Prevent a Ballet Performance Because Shen Yun Maintains Old Culture.”
According to the report, the CCP has tried to interfere with Shen Yun performances in many locations in addition to Berlin. It did similar things five years ago in Munich. Media reported the censorship attempt, and more people went to see the performance as a result. Because of this, the Chinese consulate in Frankfurt abandoned a similar plan.
Germans Support Shen Yun Performing Arts
“What?! Are you talking about China? This really happened in Berlin? They tried to stop Shen Yun’s performances here? This is outrageous!” Many Berliners share this sentiment when told about what had happened.
Falun Gong practitioners have set up sites on the street to expose the interference since March 18, 2014. Many passersby who viewed these displays were outraged by the CCP’s interference. They said that as a result, they would go see the performance to support Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Mr. Deme told practitioners that he had read the media articles: “Now I understand why China interferes with Shen Yun performances. Because Shen Yun helps Chinese people restore their traditional culture.”
A policeman at the Alexander Plaza said to practitioners: “I support you. What they [CCP] have done was too much!” Another two policemen saw the Shen Yun trailer and commented: “This is so beautiful! What is the CCP afraid of?”
A teacher shared with practitioners: “I am originally from East Germany. I’m all too familiar with the communist tricks.” Many people who used to live in East Berlin expressed similar sentiments.
A lot of Germans asked how they could help Shen Yun. Practitioners told them: “The best way is to experience Shen Yun for yourselves in the theater. You will find out what the performance is about, and what the CCP is so afraid of. Say ‘no’ to the CCP with your actions.” Some of them also took extra copies of materials to spread the information.
Past CCP Interference
Shen Yun Performing Arts is headquartered in New York. Its mission is to revive the divine-inspired Chinese traditional culture, and has successfully created a globally recognized presence. Meanwhile, the CCP has been trying to sabotage Shen Yun by diplomatic and espionage means all over the world. Germany has been no exception.
Two German corporations that partnered with Shen Yun received phone calls from the Chinese consulate in Frankfurt in March 2013. The companies refused to comply with the CCP’s demand that they withdraw from the partnership. One company responded by saying, “We have freedom of speech in Germany. We decide what we want to do.”
In attempts to prevent Shen Yun from performing in Frankfurt, Li Haiyan, then-Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in Frankfurt, wrote to the Prime Minister of the State of Holstein, denigrating Shen Yun in the form of a state diplomatic letter, on January 6, 2009.
He also contacted consulates of other countries in Frankfurt, and lobbied them not to attend the Shen Yun shows. These attempts not only failed to stop the shows, but actually encouraged more people to see the shows. A German human rights organization exposed Li Haiyan’s letter to the Prime Minister, which became evidence of the CCP’s abuse of diplomatic power.
In March 2008, the local Shen Yun promoter, the Tonicale Concert Agency in Munich, was threatened by the Munich Chinese consulate. Tonicale first received harassing phone calls roughly every 10 minutes and then a personal visit from the Chinese vice-consul Wang Yanmin on March 11. Tonicale’s managing director was threatened that, if the show were not canceled, he might never be able to enter China again and the agency would be blacklisted from conducting business with Chinese partners.
Despite the pressure, the German agency held its ground and the shows were successfully held on schedule.
