China’s Top Security Official Should Be Held Accountable for Persecuting Falun Gong
Painting "Come Back Daddy" displayed in an outdoor art exhibit, part of an event to commemorate the 26 years of persecution of the spiritual meditation of Falun Dafa by the Chinese Communist Party in China, at Ruocco Park, San Diego, on July 12, 2025. The painting is based on a true story. The young girl lost her dad when she was 8 months old. The girl's dad was tortured to death in China because he did not give up his faith. Courtesy of San Diego Falun Dafa Association
Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its brutal persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, under then-top leader Jiang Zemin, it has systematically tortured and killed countless practitioners in an attempt to force them to renounce their faith. This created a nationwide network of repression involving the Party’s Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC), police, state security, courts, and all levels of government.
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.
