The Latest on Gao

April 8, 2010
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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China Aid, Gao
Screen shot 2010-04-08 at 12.37.23 PM 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

Yesterday we posted the latest from China Aid about Bob Fu's interaction with Gao, and today China Aid has updated their latest information.  Click here to read the full report.

Here's an excerpt.

BEIJING--Gao Zhisheng told reporters from the Associated Press on April 7 that he would cease his legal activism in the hopes of reuniting with his family in the future. The reporters captured the first live images of Gao in their discussion, since his arrest in February 2009. (See the AP Report) While international supporters have expressed concern in seeing such a strong figure agree to back down from his position, ChinaAid President Bob Fu says Gao's decision is understandable.


"Gao Zhisheng is a man of integrity and heart. Facing such enormous pressure and knowing that his family needs him, he has chosen to fulfill his duty as a father to his children, and husband to his wife. I understand that decision. He has faced a long and painful separation, and it is a tragedy that he still cannot see his family."