Mr. Kaneko had been verbally promised by Chinese authorities that he could visit his wife on a monthly basis. But later on he received a notice dated September 6th saying that his travel application was denied. The words on the denial notice said: "you should know the reason."

Ms. Gu, a Canadian Falun Gong practitioner, said, "We learned through a private inquiry of certain Mexican government officials that a blacklist with names of Falun Gong practitioners does exist, and that it had been provided by the Jiang government. Since Jiang is here to attend the APEC meeting, his regime put pressure on the Mexican government, citing "safety concerns." Ms. Gu added, "Although there is a blacklist, the Mexican government has not blocked the entrance of any Falun Gong practitioner into Mexico so far."

On Saturday September 28, 2002, Falun Dafa practitioners of Mexico City had a group practice in a wooded park in Mexico City. Practitioners later went to the Chinese Embassy to practice and Fa Zheng Nian [this can be understood as a type of meditation].