On the morning of July 20, 2007, thousands of people from all over the world gathered at the northern side of the Washington Monument at the U.S. Capitol to support 24 million Chinese people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Dozens of Chinese people from New York and Boston declared their withdrawal from the CCP at the rally and more than 20 people in mainland China declared their withdrawal from the CCP via the Sound of Hope International Radio Station.
The following is the speech given by Yuan Sheng at the rally (transcribed from the recording of his speech).
“Greetings! My name is Yuan Sheng, formerly a flight captain for China Eastern Airlines. I was accused because I promoted Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party (The Nine Commentaries) at Shanghai airport. When my life was in danger, I had to stay in the U.S. to avoid potential persecution if I went back to China.
