CCP’s Tombstone Planted on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA—Two overseas Chinese have erected a tombstone in front of the Canadian Parliament that says: “Here lies Chinese Communist Party,” in English and Chinese.

The two men say that they and their families are victims of forced demolition in China, and that they have been unable to get fair compensation, or even a hearing, in China. They are fed up with the Chinese regime’s injustice and abuse of common people, and are now resorting to this novel approach to get attention, shame the Chinese regime, and vent their frustration.

Sun Wujun, originally from Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, came to Canada five years ago as a student for advanced studies. He now lives in Ottawa.

Sun said in June 2010, the homes of his parents and his uncle in Ningbo were forcibly torn down. Knowing that his relatives had no means of appealing to higher authorities in China, Sun and his wife submitted several petitions to the Chinese Embassy in Canada, but never received any response.

Then Sun decided to make his appeal public by displaying banners and distributing flyers on Parliament Hill. After doing that for seven months, he had the idea to erect a tombstone for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the lawn at Parliament Hill as it might create more attention and expressed his sentiments towards the CCP.

Zhang Xiangyang, a Toronto resident originally from Henan, China, joined Sun’s protest on Parliament Hill on June 18. Zhang related a similar experience of forced demolition in China.

He said his residence was located in a flourishing business district of Zhengzhou City. The local government seized it and tore it down, offering Zhang very low compensation, about US$34 per square foot.

“Behind the real estate developer were corrupt CCP officials,” Zhang said.

“Due to the local authorities’ forced expropriation of private properties, there have been countless instances of frustrated appeals ending in protests, self-immolation, and even bombings of state buildings in China,” he said.

Putting his right foot on the tombstone expresses his feelings of contempt for the CCP and his hope for its swift demise, Zhang said.

“The social contradictions between haves and have-nots have accumulated to the tipping point. Every event, regardless of how minor, can trigger conflicts between authorities and citizens,” he said.

Zhang said he chose to publicly protest to upholding his rights, and in addition to convey the voices of thousands upon thousands of oppressed Chinese people, who aren’t able to make their voices heard.

 

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