For 15 Years, the ‘Nine Commentaries’ Has Taken the Lead in Humanity’s Break With Communism

Since Nov. 19, 2004, when The Epoch Times began publishing its seminal editorial series, over 300 million Chinese have renounced their ties to the Communist Party, and the international community is waking up to the communist menace

Cover of the "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party," a collection of editorials that catalyzed the Tuidang movement and outlines its philosophy. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times

Thirty years ago, a group of East Germans yearning for freedom toppled the Berlin Wall, the Cold War-symbol of communist brutality. However, the specter of communism remains at large in an axis of authoritarian regimes led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules a growing superpower of 1.4 billion captive subjects.

In the generation since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet bloc, the CCP has expanded its malign influence around the globe, promoting its totalitarian model in a direct challenge to the democratic values of the free world.