The two key sources who revealed live harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners’ organs at Sujiatun Concentration Camp spoke publicly for the first time on April 20, at McPherson Square, Washington, D.C. At a press conference attended by hundreds of people, they testified about the CCP harvesting organs from living Falun Dafa practitioners.  Below is the […]

Two weeks after the exposure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s organ harvesting from live Falun Gong practitioners, officials from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S. consulate in Liaoning's Shenyang City went to Sujiatun to “investigate” but found no evidence. Lin Mu, secretary to Hu Yaobang, the former Chinese Communist Party Secretary General, […]

It was common for Hong Kong residents to go to China for kidney transplant operations. In recent times a family member of a Hong Kong resident went to China for a kidney transplant operation and found that the doctors were reluctant to discuss the process of the kidney transplant details with the patient. During a […]

Clashes between police and civilians are frequently occurring in Guangdong Province, China, although Guangdong Provincial Governor, Zhang Dejiang took a tough stand against civil rights activities after the Shanwei Massacre on December 6, 2005. Two conflicts developed in Shantou City and Luohu, Shenzhen on the same day, April 12. A villager was killed by police […]

On March 9 The Epoch Times website first reported organ removal from living Falun Gong practitioners in the Sujiatun District of Shenyang City in Northeast China. On April 12 major wire services published accounts of a press briefing held by the Chinese State Council on April 11. Officials of the Sujiatun District of Shenyang City […]

HONG KONG – According to reports, farmers in Foshan City, Guandong Province suspected a local Township Committee of illegally acquiring more than 2,000 mu (330 acres) of the farmers' land. The farmers' dissatisfaction of the farmers has exploded into violent protest. On April 5, over a thousand local residents gathered in Foshan's Titian Township to […]

On April 3,2006, when Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visited Australia, he stated that China's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$853.6 billion as of last February. This was the first official confirmation that China overtook Japan to become the world's largest holder of foreign exchange reserves. According to official figures publicized by the Japanese government, Japan's […]

In recent years, academic behavior has become increasingly more disreputable in China. In March, the National Natural Science Foundation of China Supervisory Committee issued its first notice for 2006. Among the 20 illegal cases mentioned in the notice, 18 cases involved fraudulent project applications, and two cases involved plagiarism. According to the China Youth Daily […]

The world was shocked by the exposure of live organ harvesting being done on Falun Gong practitioners at the Sujiatun Concentration Camp in Shenyang City. This may be one of the cruelest tragedies in the history of humanity. Western society has very strict medical requirements and standards regarding organ transplants. In addition, there is a […]

Hong Kong's newly appointed cardinal Bishop, Joseph Zen Ze Kiun, released a written statement on Thursday in response to earlier criticism made by Liu Bainian – Vice Chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, that Pope Benedict XVI is opposing China. Liu Bainian criticized the Pope's election of Joseph Zen as a move to challenge […]

A long-time reporter who worked for a Japanese non-governmental television news agency and specialized in news on China told The Epoch Times that some little-known and very frightening things are happening in China today. To protect his identity, The Epoch Times will refer to him as Mr. R. CCP is Hiding Bird Flu from the […]

Gao Zhisheng sits alone in what was once his law firm's Beijing office. His phone has been cut off. His Internet shut down. He has been surrounded by secret police for over 100 days and his family is under 24-hours surveillance. He is on hunger strike and he is optimistic. Meanwhile, Zeng Jinyan feels paralyzed […]

Gao Zhisheng sits alone in what was once his law firm's Beijing office. His phone has been cut off. His Internet shut down. He has been surrounded by secret police for over 100 days and his family is under 24-hours surveillance. He is on hunger strike and he is optimistic. Meanwhile, Zeng Jinyan feels paralyzed […]

In February 2006, the monthly withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations [the Communist Youth League (CYL) and the Communist Young Pioneers (CYP)], have reached a new high of 881,874, with the daily average of 31,495. These withdrawals were made on The Epoch Times' Tuidang (Quitting the CCP) Website. On February […]

To uphold human rights and call for law and order, we are beginning a worldwide relay hunger strike to protest the ongoing persecution of the citizens of China. We are calling for global participation in this event which will begin on March 6, Beijing time. In Mainland China today, where the political environment is in […]

HONG KONG – 200 million Chinese workers suffer from occupational diseases. About 90 percent of them, or 180 million people, are agricultural workers. One-third of China's working population suffers severely from occupational diseases. This is just one of the huge concerns hidden behind China's rapid economic growth. An recent article in the Hong Kong Sun […]

On February 22, after the ten-province joint hunger held on February 15, the nationwide relay hunger strike to protest violence, initiated by attorney Gao Zhisheng, had a new development. This time, sixteen provinces spontaneously held a joint 24-hour hunger strike. Gao told Sound of Hope that, “There were hundreds of civilians signed up to participate […]

BEIJING — Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju, ranked sixth in the Communist Party hierarchy, has been diagnosed with cancer, two Chinese sources with close ties to the leadership and a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. The South China Morning Post said Huang, an ally of former party boss Jiang Zemin, was “expected soon to quit […]

The Relay Hunger Strike for Human Rights, launched recently all across mainland China, has met with enormous resistance from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government. Several supporters and co-workers of Attorney Gao Zhisheng, the civil rights lawyers whose pursuit of justice motivated this movement, who helped with planning the relay hunger strikes have either been […]

TAIPEI – A resident of Kangzhuang Town in Yanqing County was struck and killed instantly by a bolt of lightning while answering his phone. Grief-stricken family members are demanding that China Netcom Group Corporation, their phone service provider, pay compensation. Hong Kong China News Agency reports that plaintiff Ms. Guo claims her husband Mr. Zhang […]

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, some employers have recently been using criteria other than an applicant's education and experience to decide who should be hired. These employers focus on an applicant's birth date, Asian zodiac sign, name, birth star, and a calculation to determine that one's birthday does not conflict with the company. Expert numerologists […]

Many families and friends gather to celebrate Chinese New Year in China. This provided a good opportunity for people to promote the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and to provide information about quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). During the New Year, various methods were used to let more people know about the Nine […]

The former First Secretary of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney, Chen Yonglin, began a hunger strike outside the Consulate on Friday February 10. The action is in support for the Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and other activists inside China, who recently began a relay hunger strike to protest increasing state violence against activists […]

Linyi Village is in a state of emergency as police officers and thugs hired by the communist Regime attacked and beat villagers. Chen Guangcheng from Linyi Village in Shandong province has been put under house arrest for 164 days by thugs from the Communist regime because he tried to help the villagers that were being […]

New Victims Need Support: Citizens Persecuted by the Communist Regime 1. Ma Yalian, a human rights seeker in Shanghai Ma Yalian's home was forcibly demolished in order to create space for a new housing development. She repeatedly appealed to the government, but was only treated with persecution by the Huangpu branch of the Public Security […]

HONG KONG – Hong Kong's Relay Hunger Strike for Human Rights Support Group (RHSHRSG) declared its support for renowned Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng, by sponsoring a relay hunger strike to protest the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of human rights activists. Legislative congressman and attorney He Junren is fasting for 20 to 30 hours […]

On February 3, Mr. Guo Feixiong, a Chinese citizen in Guangdong Province, and Mr. Gao Kunwu, a citizen in Shanghai, were beaten by thugs from the Communist regime. Prior to that, Prof. Ai Xiaomin; attorneys Guo Yan, Tang Jinling, and Li Fangping, rights activists Xu Zhiyong, Chen Guangcheng, Zao Xin, Qi Zhiyong, and Hu Jia, […]

Increasing numbers of patients with liver cirrhosis or renal failure from regions including South East Asia, North America, Europe and Australia are flying to China for organ transplants. China has become the world's center for organ trade and transplants. But, what China may not be revealing to the world, is that the main source for […]

BANGKOK—Four Falun Gong refugees incarcerated by Thai authorities for the past month for protesting the persecution of their peers in China took an early morning flight to Norway on Tuesday, January 24. Wang Yajun, Liu Ying, Li Jianhui, and Miao Miao, accompanied by four family members including two children, flew to freedom and permanent asylum […]

Precisely how long is the Great Wall of China? Because historical records and measurements differ, officials in China have decided to survey the length and orientation of the Great Wall, using the latest techniques and a budget of 200 million yuan (approximately US$ 25 million). Hong Kong's Mingpao Newspaper reports that The Information Center for […]