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What ‘Journey to the West’ Can Teach Us About the Deceitfulness of the CCP

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What ‘Journey to the West’ Can Teach Us About the Deceitfulness of the CCP
An image of the Monkey King and his companions from The Journey to The West. courtesy of Shen Yun
Chin Jin
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There is a classic story from “Journey to the West” where on three separate occasions, a demon transformed into a girl, an old man, and then an old woman to deceive the Monk Tang Sanzang.

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Chin Jin
Chin Jin
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Australia-based Dr. Chin Jin is the global chair of the Federation for a Democratic China. The group advocates for the democratization of China through opposition to the Communist Party and support for human rights. It was founded following the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests. Chin himself experienced first-hand the tragedies of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
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