Korean peace advocate visits China in historic journey

A KOREAN WAR veteran, Man Hee Lee, who represents the Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light – a non-profit, non-governmental international organization – and his world peace delegation, have recently embarked on a historic six-day journey to China where he had a meeting with Zhang Meiying, the Vice President of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, to discuss peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.

At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Lee urged leaders of every country to sign a peace agreement that will bring the cessation of war and world peace. Following Lee’s speech, Zhang agreed to his claim and announced she will also strive for peace in China.

Inspired by his speech and work for peace, the Zhang granted Lee the prestigious Peace Advocate of World Peace award.

During Lee’s visit to China on August 14, various meetings were held – on August 17, he had a meeting with the President of Social and Population Management Graduate School of Renmin University of China and held a press conference with the media on the topic of peace.

The next day, a peace forum was hosted with various national and community leaders to discuss how to achieve peace in Northeast Asia and the world. A high-profiled delegate who participated in the forum mentioned that the world peace can be achieved when the people of Korea and China become one and focus on the work of peace.

Lee’s visit to China was part of his 13th Peace World Tour to spread the message of peace. Territorial disputes in Asia and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula were the two topics discussed during the forum. The international media, including the Chinese media – Central Radio Station, China Daily News, and People’s Daily, covered the peace forum and the activities of Lee.

Last January, Mr. Lee brought peace to the war-torn region of Mindanao in southern Philippines where religious conflicts between Catholics and Muslims caused over 10,000 casualties. This time around before visiting China, the representative of HWPL hosted a Peace Walk with about 12,000 participants in Zamboanga City and showed the world that world peace is possible.  (With a report from the Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper)