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I believe that if it is up to the Chinese government or the majority of the Chinese population, based on their consideration of maintaining power (face, pride) and the interests of the majority, I (Kai Chen) and my book (One in a Billion) should not exist, therefore my existence and my book should be denied, banned, trashed and eliminated.
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My existence and my book's existence, and their true meaning, are only in the eyes of God, in your (the reader's) conscience and soul. --- Kai Chen
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The effort is organized by Los Angeles resident Kai Chen.
He said he has printed up 500 T-shirts with his own money, and that he plans to begin a campaign asking athletes and tourists to wear his T-shirt when they take part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The front of the white cotton shirt bears the words "Beijing 1989 Tiananmen," with the red font dripping down onto "2008 Olympics".
It is accompanied by the famous Tiananmen Square photo of an unknown man standing before tanks.
No country has expressed intentions to boycott the games, but some organizations, such as pro-Tibetan independence groups, have.
Chen said the 2008 Olympics brings to his mind the 1936 Games that were held in Berlin.
Awarded before the Nazi Party came to power, the sporting event was used to help broadcast Nazi ideology.
A former Chinese national basketball player and crusader for reform, Chen has lobbied before against a government he says continues to oppress its people.
In February, he protested a portrait of communist former leader Mao Zedong that was hung in Alhambra City Hall as part of an exhibition marking the Lunar New Year.
The print was removed, which then angered the artist, who said his work was not a statement about Mao.
The slogan for next year's games, "One World One Dream," "expresses the firm belief of a great nation, with a long history of 5,000 years and on its way towards modernization, that is committed to peaceful development, harmonious society and people's happiness," according to the official Web site.
In addition to distributing T-shirts, organizers say they are planning a 5-mile run Aug. 5 that will begin in Los Angeles' Chinatown.
Chen said he wants to stage other runs in major U.S. cities such as San Francisco, New York, and Washington D.C., as well as in cities all over the world.
"I'm determined to do this," Chen said.
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This is the wish of author and founder of the Olympic Freedom T-shirt Movement, Kai Chen.
Kai Chen released his autobiographical book 'One in a Billion' earlier this year. (The Epoch Times)
A new movement has surfaced in Southern California, but it will probably reach all the way to Beijing by next August when the Olympics begin.
This movement began in the heart of its founder Kai Chen, during the dark days of the Cultural Revolution in China.
"No athletics at all" existed in China between 1966 and1971, during China's Cultural Revolution, according to eyewitness, Kai Chen, a former Chinese National Team basketball player.
Chen is the voice behind the Olympic Freedom T-shirt Movement.
In 1971, sports resumed in China, but the Cultural Revolution continued for five more years until Mao's death.
During the Cultural Revolution, some teenage children of intellectuals or families that had relatives in Taiwan were sent to rural areas to be reeducated as peasants.
Once far away from the city and their families, they were seen as prospects for Chinese national teams.
These teams were to be developed to open up China to other countries, according to Chen.
Chen tells the story of 15 kids that were packed up and sent to Beijing.
Two remained with Chen on the Chinese National Team.
Chen was selected for the basketball team.
Chen's teenage friend, Xiao, was at first selected for the national track and field team.
But since his father served for the Kuo Min Tang Army, which opposed the Communist Regime, he was later expelled from the team.
Xiao died in despair.
"Once you're born on Earth to do this, and this is taken away, is there anything more cruel?
People lose their purpose in life."
Chen added, "The communist party denies what you love."
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In 1979, Chen had hoped to be picked for the 1980 Chinese National Olympic Team, but because China boycotted the Moscow Olympics, his dream ended, similar to the way Xiao's had.
Turning Defeat into Inspiring Book
Instead of giving up, Chen decided to stay strong.
He decided to put his energy into telling his story and revealing the nature of Chinese national athletic system in a book.
One in a Billion-Journey Toward Freedom (The Story of a Pro Basketball Player in China), was released earlier this year.
Chen completed the book in 1993, but because he was raising small children, he delayed publishing the book.
Now with his children grown up and the Olympics approaching, he could not wait any longer.
"My conscience tortured me. Innocent people died.
All this was screaming in the back of my head," says Chen.
Chen is not bitter for not being in the Olympics, nor is he insisting on boycotting the Beijing Olympics.
Instead he asks that people wear his Olympic Freedom T-shirt during their travels to China.
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Chen shared his thoughts about the Chinese Communist Regime.
Chen said that the political culture in China is to be a "cog in a machine."
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最åŽè¿›è¡Œç¼-辑的是 Kai Chen on Thu May 01, 2008 5:46 am, 总计第 1 次ç¼-辑
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You are always a unique existence by God. --- Kai Chen
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This is a true story (Kai Chen's personal story) of one person's journey from slavery toward freedom, from pain and misery toward joy and happiness.
Youpai.org will also post "My Way" soon.
I hope all of you who watch this program will be inspired by my story, will pluck up your own courage, pay your own price to find your own true freedom and happiness. --- Kai Chen
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