PCCh contra Falun Gong: La persecución más cruel del mundo

On July 20 1999 23 years ago the Chinese Communist Party began to suppress Officially known as Falun Gong We heard from a practitioner of the meditation discipline about how he refused to give in to this persecution At the same time events were organized in the United States to raise awareness about the persecution in China And lawmakers in Washington showed their support It has long been believed that Beijing exerts significant influence over the NBA Now a star athlete turned activist presents recordings as evidence of this suspicion And an official Chinese report states that at least 10 new variants of COVID-19 were detected in the last two weeks Authorities call it a warning sign before a new wave Welcome to China in Focus my name is Julián Bertone On July 20 it marked 23 years since the Chinese Communist Party officially banned The Falun Gong spiritual practice launching a national suppression campaign against the meditation discipline NTD spoke with a Falun Gong practitioner to hear what he endured inside a Chinese concentration camp and how he found the strength to go on This is the question Steven Yu asked when the Chinese Communist Party bega The persecution campaign against Falun Gong on July 20 1999 To understand its history let's start from the beginning He began practicing spiritual discipline in 1998 after witnessing the miraculous recovery of a friend's mother Mrs Sun was in a critical condition She had a cervical herniated disc and was on the verge of death I went to visit her because I wanted to say goodbye thinking it would be the last time we would see each other but to my surprise she radiated good health It practically jumped when it saw me and gave me the book "Zhuan Falun " Falun Dafa's main teaching book is the "Chuan Falun " When it was published in 1996 it became a national bestseller in China I felt that it was something I had been searching for all my life When I was in college I was already thinking about this My studies were very intense at that time and I wondered if my life would always be like that I wondered why I put so much effort into my studies Is it to achieve a high-ranking job or to become rich But after reading Falun Gong I came to understand its true purpose Life that is improving oneself and eventually returning to the place from which we came to heaven Discipline spread rapidly throughout the country In seven years it is estimated that between 70 and 100 million people practiced it making In one of the largest spiritual communities in China But in 1999 the communist regime considered the popularity of the practice to be a It posed a threat to their power and launched a brutal campaign of persecution against Falun Gong On July 22 Yu and other Falun Gong practitioners were detained by the police for half a day He said that at that moment he reflected deeply on the situation and decided not to give up practice no matter what In 2000 Yu was arrested again and taken to the Changyongwu labor camp There he was confined for about a year Falun Dafa is another name for Falun Gong but Yu explained why he never gave up After years of trying Yu finally escaped from China at the beginning of this year He arrived in the United States in March You say you will continue telling your story and working to expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong Numerous events were held in the United States to raise awareness about the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China Let's look at some of them and how lawmakers in Washington showed their support And the Chinese Communist Party has largely concealed the persecution for 23 years The U S Department of State stated last Thursday that the persecution is unacceptable and must end Also on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the start of the persecution and raise awareness Around her Falun Gong practitioners from all over the United States gathered in the capital of the country Before Thursday's rally in Washington Senator John Boozman praised them for their perseverance saying Rashad Hussein U S Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom He turned to Twitter to express his support for the millions of people suffering persecution in China He wrote This unfair campaign must end Senator Ron Johnson also praised the Falun Gong practitioners for their continued persistence in the face of what he called a The congressman Stephen Lynch wrote in a letter tha And while the Chinese government continues these atrocious violations of basic human rights we cannot and will not stand by with our arms crossed This ongoing campaign of persecution is drawing increasing condemnation of the Chinese regime around the world Guided by pure authenticity beauty and goodness It invites you to join us on a journey back to traditional art For more details vis Now let's move on to NBA player and human rights activist Enes Freedom who It has been working to reveal how the Chinese communist regime influences the American professional basketball league This week he appeared on Tucker Carlson's show and presented what he believes is the evidence that Beijing controls the NBA He has an inside view of the NBA after playing 11 years in the league and criticized it for supporting Black Lives Matter While remaining silent about the human rights atrocities committed In foreign countries under brutal regimes such as the Chinese Communist Party The 30-year-old player who also wore special shoes on the court tha They showed slogans like "Free Tibet Free China and Free Uyghurs " and was fired in February Since then he was not hired by another team and his stance on the issues is assumed Human rights issues in China rather than their game on the court is the reaso Because it was banned from showing the NBA's games in China an important commercial partner But Freedom never presented evidence of the league' s reasons until Wednesday night with Tucker Carlson A recording featuring the lawyer of the Players' Association appeared on the show From the NBA Rom Klemner talking about what the specific problem was A recording of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about the Freedom shoes issue also appeared Freedom then joined the program and said this is proof of how a 100% American company is controlled by the Chinese dictatorship Meanwhile the 1 meter 86 centimeters tall player still hasn't signed with any team and the NBA season starts on October 19th Next let's move to central China where the number of new COVID-19 infections reached a two-month high And everything is happening as the country faces an enormous heatwave Chinese authorities reported more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases at the end of Last week This according to data from the National Health Center of the country But taking into account Beijing's history of concealing cases the number of infected could be much higher These new cases set a record since May Many are emerging in the central regions of the country and are spreading Inland from the main coastal centers or near-coast cities such as Beijing and Shanghai cities that also had outbreaks early this year But there is another problem Under China's zero-tolerance policy towards the peach virus Due to COVID-19 cities discovering new cases face partial or total closures And all of this is happening alongside a heatwave in the country In various regions temperatures are exceeding the scorching 42 degrees Celsius And to make matters worse in the first half of 2022 China suffered dramatic losses Economic due to the long-term lockdowns caused by the virus The country's manufacturing and supply chains were severely affected and many Foreign companies are moving their factories out of China to deal with the situation It is possible that China is facing a new wave of the virus with at least 10 new Omicron variants detected in two weeks That is what an official report from the communist regime says For now China claims that the new variants originate from outside its borders It appears that their origins include the United States India and some European countries For example the city of Chengdu in southwest China reported a new variant on Sunday Authorities say it was first detected in the United States in early [year] This year and that played a dominant role in local broadcasts A report cites a Chinese public health expert who says China should take action They are strict in both directions blocking any possibility of case imports and maintaining the country's strict zero-COVID policy The report warns that variants should not be taken lightly and points out that the Grapes may not cause severe symptoms for most people but they can evade detection Easily the immune system spreading rapidly and mutating into more new variants Our mission is for you to deeply understand what is happening in our communities We are here so you don't miss what is important Watch us on YouTube and on Epoch TV The Epoch Times in Spanish from Monday to Saturday at 10:30 PM Eastern Time We are waiting for you Until soon They took away even the right to mourn That's what a resident said on the anniversary of the severe flood of the year past in a central Chinese metropolis How many died during the catastrophe It remains a mystery This Wednesday will mark one year since the Zhengzhou flood but Chinese citizens say they are being prevented from publicly mourning Last year around this time the city of Zhengzhou was largely flooded In one of the worst incidents recorded hundreds of passengers and long lines of vehicles They became trapped in a tunnel when the water started flowing rapidly It happened in a matter of minutes Speculation continues about a cover-up as the number of victims from the disaster remains uncertain a year later Now there is no truth in that society How many people died in Zhengzhou The official figure is 400 but some say 40 000 or 4 000 All are different It is very dark and the Chinese Communist Party is doing everything possible to cover up the truth And this year authorities could suppress the commemorative acts of the victims An Internet user shared their experience online saying that they ordered flowers and planned to visit the tunnel after work It was then that she received a call from the florist informing her of a notice above which probably means it comes from the Chinese authorities The announcement stated that all businesses in the city were banned from selling flowers for reasons of mourning Stores were also asked to confirm one by one the reasons for purchasing the flowers This is what another resident said It is normal to remember a deceased family member or friend but the Communist Party believes it threatens its regime If this type of mourning is observed it will bring back memories to people That is exactly what they fear After the news some say they even lost the right to mourn American legislators are intensifying their calls to deter the Chinese Communist Party And it happens as they cite the growing threats that China poses to Taiwan and the United States The leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives and the members of the Group The US arms sales to Taiwan are being pushed by the US-China working group The debate arises as China warns it will take strong actions if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan to show her support A journey that according to Biden But legislators say the United States must deter the growing aggression of the communist regime They are also supporting legislation to prevent delays in delivering weapons already sold to Taiwan Meanwhile President Biden said on Wednesday And Congressman Guy Rosenthaler pointed out the following Biden said on multiple occasions that the United States would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack But later White House officials retracted those comments And it is not yet clear whether Biden's plans to speak with Xi Jinping will proceed Those affected by the fact that the president tested positive for COVID-19 That's all for today on China En Foco Thank you for joining us and see you tomorrow