NEW YORK—Hundreds rallied in Brooklyn’s Chinatown on Sunday to support over 90 million people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since December 2004.
The Tian Guo (Celestial Band) marching band in blue uniforms led hundreds of people who have recently quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, as well as others who were there to support their decision, in a parade around the center of Chinatown.
The number of resignations reached the 90-million mark one month ago, and nearly two million more have quit the CCP since that time.
At the rally, speakers from various organizations supporting freedom in China urged the rest of the Chinese population to renounce the communist regime.
Dr. Dayong Li, spokesman for the Global Service for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party, said that the CCP in no way represents China or its people.
“Only by disbanding [the CCP] can the persecution of [China’s] people be stopped. Only by disbanding the Party can their society be stable and at peace,” he said. “Only without the Party can the Chinese people truly be free.”
Li emphasized that China’s communist regime has taken liberties away from its people. He said that although from the outside it may look like things have been improving since the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, the Chinese people are still denied basic rights.
The Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP is a nonprofit organization established in 2005. It has over 100 service centers in more than 30 countries.
About 25 people who recently withdrew from the CCP stood by the colorful banners and held certificates verifying their withdrawal. Many more came up to resign on the spot during the rally.
Mr. Xiang Huang, an advocate for democracy in China, stood for the third consecutive year with those who had quit the CCP. He said he hoped this would be the last time, expressing his hope that maybe this time next year, the CCP will have already been dissolved.
“What’s happening around the world? Just this word: democracy,” he said, referencing the recent protests springing up in the Middle East. “And the number one perpetrator is China—because it holds the most power over its people. This is a very crucial time.”
Dr. Zhi Yuan Wang, president of the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG), urged the Chinese people to make an effort to understand what the CCP has done to the country, adding torture to the list of reasons this is not a party one would want to be associated with.
Beginning in 1999, the CCP has severely persecuted Falun Gong, a peaceful meditation practice that teaches truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
The WOIPFG seeks to investigate criminal conduct of organizations and individuals involved in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and their families, which has ranged from slander to organ harvesting. Wang played a recording of an interview with a woman who had been imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured for her belief in Falun Gong, including being force-fed salt water.
“When you really understand the [CCP’s] despicable deeds, I think it’s dangerous [for yourself] if you don’t quit,” Wang said.
The Tian Guo (Celestial Band) marching band in blue uniforms led hundreds of people who have recently quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, as well as others who were there to support their decision, in a parade around the center of Chinatown.
The number of resignations reached the 90-million mark one month ago, and nearly two million more have quit the CCP since that time.
At the rally, speakers from various organizations supporting freedom in China urged the rest of the Chinese population to renounce the communist regime.
Dr. Dayong Li, spokesman for the Global Service for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party, said that the CCP in no way represents China or its people.
“Only by disbanding [the CCP] can the persecution of [China’s] people be stopped. Only by disbanding the Party can their society be stable and at peace,” he said. “Only without the Party can the Chinese people truly be free.”
Li emphasized that China’s communist regime has taken liberties away from its people. He said that although from the outside it may look like things have been improving since the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, the Chinese people are still denied basic rights.
The Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP is a nonprofit organization established in 2005. It has over 100 service centers in more than 30 countries.
About 25 people who recently withdrew from the CCP stood by the colorful banners and held certificates verifying their withdrawal. Many more came up to resign on the spot during the rally.
Mr. Xiang Huang, an advocate for democracy in China, stood for the third consecutive year with those who had quit the CCP. He said he hoped this would be the last time, expressing his hope that maybe this time next year, the CCP will have already been dissolved.
“What’s happening around the world? Just this word: democracy,” he said, referencing the recent protests springing up in the Middle East. “And the number one perpetrator is China—because it holds the most power over its people. This is a very crucial time.”
Dr. Zhi Yuan Wang, president of the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG), urged the Chinese people to make an effort to understand what the CCP has done to the country, adding torture to the list of reasons this is not a party one would want to be associated with.
Beginning in 1999, the CCP has severely persecuted Falun Gong, a peaceful meditation practice that teaches truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
The WOIPFG seeks to investigate criminal conduct of organizations and individuals involved in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and their families, which has ranged from slander to organ harvesting. Wang played a recording of an interview with a woman who had been imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured for her belief in Falun Gong, including being force-fed salt water.
“When you really understand the [CCP’s] despicable deeds, I think it’s dangerous [for yourself] if you don’t quit,” Wang said.
