Beijing’s coverup of the coronavirus outbreak, its heavy-handed tactics in Hong Kong, and what some are calling a genocide of the Uyghurs have forced many people to awaken to the chilling realities of the Chinese Communist Party.
But practitioners of Falun Gong have faced this every day, since July 20, 1999, when the Chinese regime banned Falun Gong and sought to “eradicate” the popular spiritual practice.
For the past 21 years, practitioners have been demonized, tortured, and even had their organs forcibly extracted.
In this episode, we sit down with Crystal Chen, a Falun Gong practitioner and torture survivor, and Levi Browde, the executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center. Their stories and insights offer a window into the threat China’s ruling regime poses to not just Hong Kongers and the Chinese people, but also to the rest of the world.
Key Moments
0:00 21 years of persecution
1:42 Life before July 20, 1999
6:20 Appeal in Beijing
10:29 Jiang Zemin's plan to "eradicate" Falun Gong
19:51 Forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners
27:49 How the regime demonized practitioners
33:34 What happened to Crystal's family?
38:17 Implications of the Hong Kong security law
40:17 Gestapo-like police
42:15 Chinese regime's influence on media globally
52:51 Hope for Hong Kong?
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