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1,216 Falun Gong Practitioners Reported Arrested and Harassed in January 2021

China News, World NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

After a frenzy of arrests and harassment of Falun Gong practitioners in 2020, the first month of 2021 saw the Chinese Communist Party continue its persecution of Falun Gong – a futile effort that began in July 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.…

The Testimony of a Renowned Chinese Calligrapher and Artist (Part 2)

China News, World NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

Twice Detained in Forced Labor Camps The police broke into his house soon after Mr. Wang got home. “They took me to the Lize Police Station before I even had time to catch up with my family,” Mr. Wang said. “They then transferred me to Binzhou Detention Centre on the afternoon of January 23,…

The Testimony of a Renowned Chinese Calligrapher and Artist (Part 1)

China News, World NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

Mr. Wang Jianzhong, 62, is a famous Chinese calligrapher and painter. His calligraphy and paintings have been exhibited in the National Museum of China, in museums in Hong Kong and Tokyo, as well as in the Louvre. In 2010, one of his works won the gold medal at the 10th China Cultural and Art Exchange…

15,235 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in 2020

China News, World NewsJanuary 24, 20210Comments

While China was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, its ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has continued its persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline also known as Falun Dafa that is based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Pandemic Didn’t Stop the CCP from Persecuting Falun Gong …

The Process of Forced Organ Harvesting Revealed by a Witness

China News, World NewsJanuary 24, 20210Comments

In the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and among all kinds of human rights violations in the modern world, forced organ harvesting is the gravest known atrocity. First reported in 2006, it has been referred to as “an unprecedented evil on this planet” by human rights attorneys. In the past 14 years, over 2,000…

Crimes Committed by the CCP’s Supreme Court President Against Falun Gong

China NewsJanuary 24, 20210Comments

Zhou Qiang, chief justice and president of the Supreme People's Court of China, is a member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) as well as the 610 Office Leadership Team. In the past, he served as the first secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Youth League, governor of Hunan Province, and…

2,038 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in November 2020

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

In November 2020, at least 754 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and 1,284 harassed for their faith, bringing the year-to-date arrest and harassment cases to 5,933 and 7,192, respectively. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Among…

13-year-old Boy Orphaned by the Persecution of Falun Gong

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

Having lost his father and grandparents to the persecution of their shared faith in Falun Gong, a 13-year-old boy in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province became an orphan after his mother died on November 2, 2020 from the persecution. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.…

The World Awakens to the Threat of Communist China after Decades-Long Misconceptions

China News, World NewsDecember 4, 20200Comments

In 1936, 30-year-old American journalist Edgar Snow spent three months in the Chinese Red Army-controlled northwest region of China. His extensive interviews with Mao Zedong and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) top leaders led to the book Red Star Over China a year later. This book was lauded by the communists. “I want to urge…

47 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in October 2020

China News, World NewsNovember 15, 20200Comments

According to information collected by the Minghui.org website, another 47 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced in October 2020 for their faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The 47 practitioners came from 17 provinces and municipalities. Shandong Province topped the…

Why Is the Chinese Communist Party So Afraid of Intellectuals?

China News, World NewsNovember 1, 20200Comments

Intellectuals in China have suffered tremendously since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) usurped state power in 1949. They have been targeted again and again in a series of political campaigns, struggling under ideological suppression and subjected to both physical torture and mental torment. Why is the CCP so afraid of intellectuals, and why does it…

Appreciation of the Calligraphy by Yue Fei, a National Hero of China

China News, World NewsNovember 1, 20200Comments

Yue Fei has been a household name in China since the 12th century when, in the Song Dynasty, he served as a general in the wars against the aggressive invasion by the Jurchen-ruled Jin Dynasty in northern China. He was determined to push north and recover all the lost Chinese territory. But a group of…