Reporter : Zhong Xuan
Editor : Yang Xiao
Publisher : Sound Of Hope
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July 20 this year marks the 21st anniversary of the anti-persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The executive branch of the US government also took a series of actions this year, supporting Falun Gong openly and loudly as never before, and demanding that the CCP stop persecuting Falun Gong.
From U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo’s heavy speech "The Future of the Communist Party and the Free World" at the Nixon Library on July 23, we can see that the United States’ attitude towards the CCP has completely changed. The U.S. is very aware of the CCP’s ideology and also I have a very clear understanding of the cunning and rogue methods of the CCP. At the same time, Pompeo also suggested that the United States should contact the Chinese people and receive a large number of dissidents from China to understand the wishes of the Chinese people.
In his speech, Pompeo also emphasized that to change China, it is not only the power of the United States, but the input of its allies and all Chinese people. Therefore, in his speech on July 23, Pompeo also invited the famous Chinese democracy leaders Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan to attend.
In answering questions, Pompeo also mentioned that the United States will always support those Hong Kong people, Taiwanese, and Uyghurs who fight for freedom and democracy. He said that this policy is not short-lived, but will last for decades. Therefore, the United States has greatly changed its actions. In particular, the public support for Falun Gong on July 20 was a landmark move.
The order to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston on July 21 is even more important in this series of actions.
The United States Congress and the Executive China Committee (CECC) and other federal government agencies, as well as 35 federal senators and congressmen, also expressed solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners.
US Secretary of State issued an official statement calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong
On July 20, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued an official US statement demanding that the CCP stop persecuting Falun Gong.
He wrote in the statement: "We request the government of the People’s Republic of China (CCP) to immediately stop the abuse and humiliation of Falun Gong practitioners through despicable means, release those imprisoned for their beliefs, such as Ma Zhenyu, etc., and announce the disappearance of the practitioners. whereabouts."
He also said: "The 21-year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has taken too long and must be terminated."
The U.S. Embassy in China forwards Pompeo's statement in both Chinese and English
On July 20, the Chinese and English websites of the US embassy and consulates in China also forwarded the full text of the Chinese and English statements of US Secretary of State Pompeo demanding that the CCP stop persecuting Falun Gong.
Senior officials from the US State Department met with five Falun Gong practitioners
On July 20th, Robert Destro, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor Affairs of the US State Department, met with five Falun Gong practitioner representatives at the State Department. And Samuel Brownback, the International Religious Freedom Ambassador of the State Department, also participated in the meeting by telephone.
During this meeting, Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, told officials of the US State Department that the persecution of Falun Gong is the first large-scale persecution initiated by the CCP after entering the 21st century; moreover, even if During the severe epidemic in China, the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners did not stop. So far, the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong has shown no signs of abating. "Live organ harvesting" continues.
Assistant Secretary of State Destro and Religious Freedom Ambassador Brownback both asked in detail about the persecution of Falun Gong; they paid special attention to the issue of "living organ harvesting" and the impact of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law on Falun Gong practitioners in Hong Kong. Ambassador Brownback also stated that the CCP first persecuted Falun Gong and then used the same methods to persecute other groups.
Among the Falun Gong practitioners invited this time, one is Dr. Zhang Yuhua, and her husband, Ma Zhenyu, is still detained and persecuted in Suzhou Prison. In his statement, Pompeo also specifically mentioned the names of Zhang Yuhua and Ma Zhenyu.
The religious freedom ambassador hopes that there will be no "22nd anniversary of persecution"
The U.S. State Department’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, wrote on his official Twitter: “Faced with the threat of pressure from the CCP and forced abandonment of their faith, Falun Gong practitioners have been persevering, and I am deeply inspired.”
Before that, Brownback also sent a very inspiring video. He said in the video: "Let next year no longer be the 22nd anniversary of the persecution, but the first year that Falun Gong practitioners embrace freedom and every Chinese can practice their faith freely."
He also said: "The Chinese Communist Party is fighting faith. This is a war they cannot win... (because) the soul is stronger than the government."
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom requests the U.S. government to thoroughly investigate the CCP’s practice of organ harvesting
The United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a cross-party US federal government agency. This year, Commissioner Gary Bauer said in a video sent to Falun Gong practitioners:
"This committee urges the U.S. government to conduct a thorough and comprehensive investigation of all these allegations. We believe that this investigation by the U.S. government can expose the CCP’s crimes and receive the support of the international community that is needed to take concrete actions against this crime. . In the 21st century, there should not be any place where the crime of live organ harvesting should be allowed.”
Congress Chairman CECC calls on the CCP to stop the persecution
On July 21, the US Congress and Executive Committee on China (CECC) also issued an official Twitter requesting that the CCP stop persecuting Falun Gong.
The tweet read: "In the past 21 years, Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to arbitrary detention, torture, forced labor, and other shocking violations of human rights. The chairperson of the committee called for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong and asked the UN Special Rapporteur to respond The Chinese Communist government investigates human rights violations."
The current chairman of CECC is Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern (Rep. Jim McGovern), and the current co-chair is very anti-Communist Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (Sen. Marco Rubio).
35 members of Congress condemn the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong
Thirty-five U.S. Senators and Representatives expressed their solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners in the form of letters, statements, or in interviews. At the same time, they condemned the CCP's persecution and demanded to stop the persecution of Falun Gong. Some of the statements are summarized as follows:
Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democratic federal senator, wrote in a statement: "Falungong is a traditional Chinese belief based on the concept of "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance." The plight of Falun Gong in China requires our attention and condemnation."
Democratic Senator Sen. Chris Van Hollen wrote in the letter of solidarity: "On this heavy Good Friday, my heart is with Falun Gong practitioners. I am deeply grateful to the Washington DC Falun Dafa Society and the rest of the world. The efforts of Falun Gong practitioners in China to convey this important truth to the Chinese people.”
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican, wrote: "In the past 21 years, the CCP has carried out an in-depth, all-round, and merciless attack on Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China... Dafa practitioners are still strong , Unite against the oppression of the CCP, I applaud your continued determination and perseverance.”
Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican federal senator, wrote: "I am proud to speak up for Falun Gong practitioners and condemn the CCP's continued persecution of them in mainland China."
Democratic Federal Representative Rep. Mark Pocan wrote: "In the face of evidence, the arbitrary detention and torture of Falun Gong practitioners (the Chinese Communist Party) must stop. This cruelty must stop."
Democrat Rep. Paul Tonko wrote: "Despite years of persecution, the influence of Falun Gong continues to grow."
Republican Congressman Chris Smith said: "I and my colleagues in Congress are asking the CCP to stop persecuting Falun Gong."
Republican Representative Rep. Ken Calvert wrote: "Falungong practitioners have been abused, tortured, illegally imprisoned, and extremely cruel to harvest their organs. Such cruel persecution cannot be tolerated and must stop."
Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Republican member of the Union, wrote: "When Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted for 21 years, we must continue to demand that the CCP be held accountable."
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