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North American Officials Honor Shen Yun in Person: “So Well Earned”

World NewsApril 2, 20250Comments

March 30, 2025 | By Minghui correspondent Gao Siyu (Minghui.org) As Shen Yun tours across the United States and Canada, the company consistently receives recognition and congratulatory remarks from government officials at various levels. Some officials come to see the performances and present the congratulations in person. Canadian Officials Welcome Shen Yun Shen Yun kicked off…

Why the U.S. Can No Longer Tolerate the CCP’s Unrestricted Warfare

World NewsJanuary 4, 20250Comments

Jan. 1, 2025 | By Zhang Ming (Minghui.org) Having inherited its communist ideology from Karl Marx and the Soviet Union, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ultimately seeks to dominate the world. To achieve this goal, it first needs to defeat the United States. This is why the CCP has always viewed the U.S. as its No. 1…

Shen Yun Launches 2025 World Tour in Japan and United States

World NewsDecember 29, 20240Comments

Dec. 26, 2024 | By Minghui correspondent Li Jingfei (Minghui.org) New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off its 2025 world tour on December 23, 2024, in Nagoya, Japan, and Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. This is Shen Yun’s 19th tour season since its founding. This year, Shen Yun’s eight touring companies are scheduled to present their…

Shen Yun Performs in the U.S., France, Italy, the U.K., and Japan: “It Brings You Joy”

World NewsFebruary 10, 20240Comments

Feb. 8, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents Li Jingfei, Li Ruoyun, and Ming Yue (Minghui.org) During the week of January 29–February 4, Shen Yun’s eight touring companies shared China’s pre-communist culture with cities in the United States, Japan, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., where…

Shen Yun Impresses Audiences in New Zealand, Italy, France, United Kingdom, and United States: “It’s a Masterpiece”

World NewsMay 3, 20230Comments

April 30, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Gao Siyu (Minghui.org) During mid-to-late April 2023, Shen Yun Performing Arts continued to tour globally with performances in New Zealand, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with frequent sold-out performances. Shen Yun Touring Company at the Eventim Apollo in London, United Kingdom, on April 14. The company…

Shen Yun Inspires Audiences in Denmark, Spain, Czech Republic, Canada, and United States: “Leads the Audience to Seek the Truth”

World NewsMarch 19, 20230Comments

March 17, 2023 | By Minghui correspondents Xue Li and Li Ruoyun (Minghui.org) During the week of March 6–13, 2023, Shen Yun Performing Arts presented 31 performances in Aarhus, Denmark; Sevilla, Spain; Prague, Czech Republic; Calgary, Canada; and the American states of California, Colorado, and Florida. “An Incredible Performance, Truly Artistic” Bernadette Geronazzo, the executive director…

Audiences in Poland, Spain, and the U.S. Captivated by Shen Yun: “Beautiful Like a Myth”

World NewsMarch 12, 20230Comments

March 11, 2023 | By Minghui correspondents Ji Zhenyan and Jing Ruyu (Minghui.org) Shen Yun Performing Arts continued to tour Europe and North America from February 27 to March 5, 2023 with performances in Bydgoszcz and Lublin, Poland; Logroño, Spain; and the American states of South Dakota, California, Illinois, North Carolina, Montana, and Indiana. The company presented…

French, German, and American Theatergoers Find Deep Spirituality in Shen Yun: “Return to Who We Are”

World NewsFebruary 26, 20230Comments

Feb. 25, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Xue Li (Minghui.org) During the week of February 14–19, 2023, Shen Yun Performing Arts presented 34 performances in Paris, France; Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; and Texas, California, Arizona, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Idaho in the U.S. “A Performance That Truly Displayed Deep Divinity” Stefan Gaßmann, the spokesperson of the…

Italian, German, and American Audiences Cherish Shen Yun: “Truly Heavenly Beings Who Danced”

World NewsJune 12, 20220Comments

June 8, 2022 | By Minghui correspondent Xue Li _________________________________ (Minghui.org) Shen Yun Performing Arts presented fourteen performances on May 31 through June 5, 2022, in five cities in Italy, Germany, and the United States. A number of audience members spoke about feeling impressed by Shen Yun’s artistic talents as well as its messages of hope, harmony,…

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2009

Events, Media Release, Scrolling, Top Article, World NewsOctober 20, 20090Comments

2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the government’s formal ban on Falun Gong, a spiritual movement based on the teachings of its founder, Li Hongzhi,and Chinese meditative exercises called qigong. Viewing the 10th anniversary as sensitive, the central government held fast in 2009 with its 2008 pre-Olympics efforts to ferret out and punish Falun Gong…

Organ Transplants in China:Developments and Controversies

Events, Main Page, Media Release, Scrolling, World NewsOctober 20, 20090Comments

In the past year, allegations of organ harvesting from nonconsenting Falun Gong prisoners have emerged again, further raising concerns about possible abuses in China’s organ transplant industry. In December 2008, the UN Committee against Torture (UNCAT) indicated in its report on China that the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, had noted ‘‘an increase…

US Congress Holds Hearing on CCP’s Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners (Photos)

Events, Main Page, Media Release, Scrolling, World NewsOctober 3, 20060Comments

September 29, 2006, the United States Congress held its first hearing on allegations of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. Four witnesses testified at the hearing. More than 100 people, including House representatives, legislative assistants, officials and advisers from the US government, and reporters attended the hearing.