A letter from a group of mainland Chinese readers to Epoch Times revealed that the Shanghai Branch of The People’s’ Bank of China recently hanged posters in residential areas that read: “Prohibition of intentionally destroying or scribbling on national currency, forbidding scribbling on currency.”
The letter points out that this was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s desperate and weak countermeasure against Chinese people spreading the messages of withdrawing from the CCP by writing “Nine Commentaries” and “The Three Withdrawals” on national currency.
Gao Dawei, head of The Global Service Center of Quitting CCP, said that this is the first time he has ever heard of any bank placing posters in public places and propagandizing stipulations. Gao believes that the CCP is afraid of people using national currency to spread information about quitting the CCP, and it is too scared to confront citizens and tell the truth.
On the posters it also stated that, “protecting the currency is commended, while destroying the currency is illegal” and “financial institutions which handle savings and withdrawal services should replace the damaged or spoiled currency for free.”
The letter says the posters did not mention what was written on the currency, fearing it would spark curiosity in people who did not know what was going on, or bring ridicule from those who did.
The poster also warned: “Whoever intentionally destroys currency purposely will receive a warning from the police and be fined up to 10,000 yuan (US $1,250).”
Spreading ‘The Three Withdrawals’ on Currency
Over 12.5 million Chinese people have thus far quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. The main method used for withdrawing from the Party is to publish a resignation statement on the Epoch Times website. Many people also paste their announcements on public bulletin boards, bus station boards, and electricity poles. The aforementioned methods are used to circumnavigate the Internet blockade used by the CCP which prevents a great number of people from publishing their resignation statements online.
